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y(>l ^ SEWAKD, ALASKA.TrHUKSUA\ EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1914 iNQ.90
HI-YU DANCING
BY IGLOO NO. 9
Igloo No. 9, Pioneers of Alaska,
went into active training for their first
big sourdough dance that will take
place February 14 last night.
At this affair it is the intention of
the Pioneers to can and taboo the
Tango, and for the evening drop back
to the dance of the days of Forty Mile
and to pull off the light fantastic stunts
that were in vogue when Juneau was
a trading post and> Mount McKinley
m was a hole in the ground.
Last night to graceful modern melo
dies played by the Misses Root and
. White, the old-timers went through
the evolutions of Money Musk, Pop
Goes the Weasel, Money in Both Pock
ets, the Gee Pole Glide and many
others, with Harry Hoben handling
the reins in the capacity of shift boss.
At the time of the Riel Rebellion
Hoben was considered one of the best
single handed “callers” in the Eastern !
Canadian woods, and his work last
night shows that he has lost none of
his cunning.
Near the close of the evening re- j
freshments w*ere served and the close
came all too soon for the members and
their delighted guests.
WILL SALVAGE
THE OLYMPIA
Mersrs. Walter McCray and C. F.
Stagger, of Seattle, were passengers
on the Mariposa on her last trip up,
enroute to Ellamar, from which place
they will arrange to salvage the steam
ship Olympia. These gentlemen, who
* are both deep sea divers, have pur
chased the wrecked steamship and
will dismantle her completely. While it
1 has been stated that the ship had been
stripped of everything that was of any
value, these men say there are several j
thousand dollars worth of ictas still
aboard the vessel. Mr. Stagger is a
noted diver and has gained quite an
enviable reputation in his calling. He
recently surveyed the wreck of the
State of California and reported that
the vessel was too deep in the water
to do anything with.
, THEY WILL FIND
OTHER SOLUTION
Tokio, Jan. 22.—Foreign Minister j
Makinos tells parliament that they will I
have to find some other solution to the i
situation in California. The American
replies to the first and second notes i
sent, have been very unsatirfactory he
{J says, and the third sent to Washing
ton has never been replied to. Mak
inos’ entire address was cabled to
Washington.
Submarine Has Been Located.
Plymouth, Jan. 22.—The British
submarine, No. 17. has been found in
twenty-three fathoms of water near
the shore. She will be raised today.
Ladies, try a NuBone Corset. Mrs.
T. R. Needham, general manager for
* Alaska. Phone 132.
f Meet meat the Branca.
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Washington Jan. 22.--The senate be
gan balloting on the Alaska railroad
bill at 4 o’clock today.
Senator Pittman of Nevada, in mak
ing the last speech on the bill said: “If
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the government won’t develop Alaska’s
resources, it should turn the country
over to those who will.”
Washington, Jan. 22.—Consideration
of the Alaska railway bill was con
tinued in the house yesterday. A test
vote was taken on the bill and resulted
as follows: Two hundred and seventy
nine for the bill to sixty-five against.
Debate on the bill has been limited to
thirteen hours and the actual consid
eration of the bill will occur Febru
ary 4. It is now cortain that the bill
will pass on the 11th or 18th of Febru- <
ary.
President Wilson has assui ed Heif- j
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ner, of Washington, that the adminis
! tration will use all pressure it can
brin£ to bear with the members, es
pecially in the senate, where the bill
seems to have more enemies than had
been expected.
There is now no question but that
the Alaska railway bill will soon be
come a law.
Senator Norris of Nebraska has
served notice to the senate that he will
renew his steamship line amendment
to the Alaska railway bill which the
committee on territories rejected.
Washington, Jan. 22.—The com
mittee having the Smoot homestead
bill under consideration has reported
favorably on the same.
Senator Lippit, of Rhode Island, in
a speech -before the senate declared
that neither Morgan or the Guggen
helms contemplated effecting a trans
portation monopoly, and read a letter
from Morgan personally denying the
charge.
The Morgans have also written that
besides their holdings in the Copper
River railroad and Alaska Steamship
Co., they own only live per cent of the
Northern Commercial company and a
small interest in the Alaska Northern,
SULZER GETS A I
CHANCE AT LAST
New York, Jan. 22.—In the probe
now being made into the highway graft
it looks as though Murphy would soon
have a chance to defend himself on
serious charges. Gov. Sulzer, one of
the chief witnesses, testified that Mur
phy threatened to wreck his (Sulzer’s)
administration unless Gaffney was ap
pointed commissioner of highways.
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Al. Wolf, who recently started a
road-house at Mile 59, has agreed to
keep the tunnel at Mile 54 in as good
condition as possible. He will also
see to it that the trail out in that sec
| tion is kept in good order. Al. Wolf
is an old musher and realizes what a
good trail means to the boys who are
compelled to mush over the country.
Oh, those delicious Augustine &
Kyer’s chocolate butter crisps. A fresh
supply just received at Butts’. *
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
A STATESMAN
PASSED AWAY
London, Jan. 22.—Lord Strathcona
is dead. He was a leading fignre dn
the affairs of Canada, having held
many high positions in that province.
He was born in Scotland in 1820, and
ever since reaching his majority has
been prominently identified with the
upbuilding of Canada.
A letter from Mr. Pendergast, a
former Sewardite who is now in the
Nelchinagold camp, has baen received
by a friend in Seward in which he
stated that things in that camp look
good to him and that he thinks that
the camp will make good. The miners’
meeting recently held ih the camp was
held in Mr. Pendergast’s cabin.
T. R. Wilson of Knik, arrived in
Seward with Col. Revelle and will re
maiu until the arrival of the Sampson,
when he will make a trip to the out
side. __
Budweiser beer at ibe Branch.
SUES BARONESS
FUR THOUSANDS
London, Jan. 22.—Dr. Appleby, for
merly infatuated with the Baroness
Pollandt, is nowsueing her for $20,000,
money he says he gave her over the
gambling tables at Monte Carlo. He
claims that her profits from the use of
the money for one year were $60,000,
but not from gambling. The judge
and counsel vainly tried to learn her
system.
St. Paul -Dr. Appleby was formerly
lecturer in the Minnesota state uni
versity. His wife died and left over a
million dollars to charity anb be did
all in his power to break the will, but
was unsuccessful.
IT PAYS TU
BE A HERO
Pittsburg, Jan. 22.—Thirty more
Carnegie medals have been awarded
to different people who committed acts
of bravery in the year just closed. In
the past ten years eight hundred and
seventy medals for bravery have been
given out.
SHE REPENTS
AND TELLS ALL
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Galesburg, Jan. 22.—Julia Flake,
the fifteen-year-old girl that planned
the death of her mother to secure the
legacy that would come to her, has re
pented and turned states evidence
against Robert Higgins who is charg
j ed with the murder of the girl’s
j mother.
Word has been received that a love
ly girl baby has come to the home of
| Dr. and Mrs. David, at Knik. The
j many friend of this happy couple in
| Seward join in hearty congratulations
over this event. Dr. and Mrs. David
! were former residents of Seward. The
•doctor is now engaged in the drug
busiuess at Knik and is also U. S. Com
missioner at that place.
When Meyers, the new Carstens
man, came to Seward he was looking
around for some bright youngster to
help him out with the delivery work
and make himself useful about the
shop. One morning a wise looking
youngster applied and was asked what
he could do. “Anything," the youth
replied, “how much is there in the
job?” “Three dollars per week." “All
right,” said the kid, “what do you
want me to do?” “Get busy," said
Meyers, “can you dress a chicken?”
“Not on three dollars per week; it
can’t be done.” That youngster is a
good judge of values.
Hardly Worth Mentioning
London, Jan. 22.—Churchill’s naval
program has caused a deficitit of
twenty-five million dollars.
Snow shoes and snow shoe filling at
J. L. Graef’s. t
Meet me at the Branch *
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. . t