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SEWARD. ALASKA. SATURDAY. MARCH 18. 1916.
That war in Mexico looks like a little parody on something reall) blood}. j
The message yesterday that flying machines were preceding the troops sounds
like poking fun at the whole thing. The old United States could swamp
Mexico any time and could do so without even letting New Yorkers know
that it had ever gone to war. It could not only eat up Mexico in as quick a
time as it could walk through it but the task would be so easy that it could
hardly be called war. Now when American troops go over to catch a bandit
like Villa it seems to be impossible for the press service to speak of it in an}
other way than that in which we speak about the big war. l>o you realize the
significance of all thus? We have suddenly got martial. The great war,
instead of helping to kill all wars, will make war more popular. It is just
like kids taking up something and becoming obsessed by it.
There is apparently now no qusetion about having that aerial mail
service. The United Press has evidently got to the back of the minds of
Washington and hits shown that the cold and all that has been taken into
account and that still the authorities are convinced that airships can travel
in Alaska, and not onl> travel but save money for the post office department.
We are very close to that extraordinary day when we shall walk down with
a letter to give the aviator as the last thing just before he rises and swoops
over Porcupine City. It’s a funny old world.
Fairbanks defeated the proposal to elect paid officials of the city separ
ately and Seward voted for it. The chances art' that the local political affairs
of Fairbanks were different from our> in some way or another. The majority
of eight was very small up there and it shows that there is a very strong
body of opinion in favor of the idea, notwithstanding the failure of it to get
through.
“THE KEY’*
Seward-made candies. Johnston
Chocolates fresh from the factory.
Also fruits. 12-16—tf
Gold Medal Waterproof slicker
clothing. The kind that IS WATER
PROOF. Brown & Hawkins, “Qual
ity First.”
Meet me at The Branch
For Rent: Fourteen room house on
Fifth Ave. Just remodeled.—See
' Cooper. 2-29—tf.
fr
PIANO FOR SALE—Inquire of
Wright, Cor. Second and Adams—
old Krefting place. tf
Noodle Cafe. Phone Mkin 111.
Tray service receives prompt at
tention. 10-5—tf.
BRUTAL MURDERS
ARE UNPUNISHED
More Than Two Dozen Alaskans Have
Disappeared or Been Murdered and
Slayers Escape—Governor Advo
cates Money for Detective Force.
In connection with an article urg
ing the federal government to allow
the marshals of Alaska larger sums
of money in order that they might im-*
mediately undertake the work of in
vestigation when murders are report
ed*ihc Juneau Dispatch prints the fol
lowing long list of persons who have
been murdered in tho north without
anyone having been brought to jus
tice:
“Dutch” Marie Schmidt, on Koyu
kuk; Blueberry Kid suspected.
John Homberg, on Koyukuk; Blue
berry Kid suspected.
Frank Adams, on Koyukuk; Blue
berry Kid suspected.
Mary George, quarter-breed, and
her aunt and uncle, Hans George and
“Stikine Mary” George, murdered
near Wrangell; Blueberry Kid sus
pected.
- Brown and W. S. Slayton,
disappeared from Ketchikan; last seen
with Blueberry Kid.
- Smith, mining engineer, A.
J. Whittington and Crocket of New
York; taken from Juneau bound for
Lituya Bay by Blueberry Kid; never
heard from.
Two men started down the river
with Blueberry Kid; never heard
*from.
Two men taken up the Maloz Kach
et river on the Seal Pup by Blueberry
Kid; never heard from.
Mrs. Harp, of Ester Creek, brutally
murdered in Fairbanks; no arrests.
Mrs. Roe, roadhouse keeper of
Olness, brutally murdered on the trail
near Fairbanks; suspect by name of
Miller arrested, and held for trial.
Four murders on the Kantishna
River; only one arrest and conviction.
Louis Schoenberg, brutally murder
ed on the Chisana; had $10,000; one
arrest; no evidence; no conviction.
-Anderson, shot in back on
Valdez trail near Chitina; no arrest.
- Nelson, killed on Valdez
trail; shot in head and back; no ar
rest.
-r- Smith, murdered on Valdez
trail near Chitina roadhouse; shot in
back of head ami in back; no arrest.
Unknown man on Valdez trail;
We Outfit Men
/'^UR Stock is Complete in Men’s
Furnishings and it is our aim
to satisfy every customer.
BEFORE UUYlXti YOUR OUT
F1T COME IX .1X0 SEE US.
WE WOY’T ASK YOU TO
BUY; YOU WILL WAXT TO
\VHEX_ YOU SEE THE QUAL
ITY AXO LEARX TI1E BRICES
10'S
The "Lialx**
If you are going on the trail
you want Good Clothing—we
have it.
If you stay in town you want
to dress well—We have the
means when we say Shoenbrun
Hand-Tailored Clothing.
Join our List of Satisfied Customers
Meet the \
“Blair” sir.
It’s the modish Link-But
ton Sack with all the sparkle
and dash so pleasing to you
young fellows. And the
patterns we show are just as
classy as the models. There’s
real elegance in
Scboenbron
Say “Shayne-Brun"
Tailoring
real service, real economy. And
that’s merely another way of say
ing real satisfaction.
Leave your measure today.
THE MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER. Manager
Phone Adams 131 “Don’t Forget the Parcel Post’* Seward, Alaska
head smashed and robbed; never
identified; no arrest. ^
Another man lost on Valdez trail.
Captain Jas. Plunkett of Juneau
disappears; Edward Kraus© now held
in Federal jail suspected, body not
found.
John Moc, of Juneau disappears;!
Krause suspected; no body found.
Wm. Chirstie of Douglas disap
pears; last seen with Krause; body
not found.
Japanese cannery foreman disap
pears with money; last seen with
Krause; no body found.
Another man seen with Krause dis
appeared; no body found.
- Knickerbocker, of Juneau
disappears; Krause suspeeted.
Deputy United States Fish Com
missioner Irwin, accompanied by De
Costa and Clarke, leave Ketchikan on
inspection trip, never returned, bodies
not found; evidence they*were mur
dered; Finlanders suspected.
Japanese pirl with $5,000 murder
ed in Iditarod; no arrest.
Smith and partner, prospectors, on
Chandler river; no arrests.
JEAN CRONES BOASTS OF
POISONINGS IN CHICAGO
fTEbn crones |
[Throughout the city of Now York the
police set their wits hard to work In t: e
effort to catch Jean or Kugene Crones,
the man who In letters to a New York
newspaper confessed he was the poison
er of Roman Catholic prelates and oth
ers at the Chicago banquet In h9nor of
Archbishop Mundelein The police post
ed photographs and descriptions of
Crones In the elevated and subway sta
tions. at newsstands and other publto
places ]
L. Urbach; specialist in working-*
men’s clothes.
The Seward
General Hospital
desires to acquaint the general hospi
tal interests of this country with the
facilities of this institution for giving
the latest devised methods of nursing,
care to persons requiring medical or
surgical treatment. Special attention
given to patients requiring gyne
cological treatment. Hydrotherapeu
tic treatments carefully followed.
This building, just complete, electric |
lighted, steam heated, hot and cold
water. Physicians placing patients in
our care will receive every ethical at
tention. Prompt readiness for acci
dents, obstretrics and. emergencies,
day or night. For further particulars
address,
SISTER SUPERIOR.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ALASKAN ENGINEERING COMMISSION
Sealed proposals arc invited for furnishing
and delivering Fresh Meat to the Alaskan
Engineering Commission during ths liScal
year. July 1, 181* to July 1, 1917. as iollov-s:
Class 1; Beof. 840,000 lbs. Class 2. Pork,
200.000 lbs. Class 3; Mutton. 130,000 lbs.
« The meat is to be delivered by the contractor
to the various camps in quarters of beef and
whole carcasses of pork and mutton, lhe
camps will be located along the Railroad line
from Kern Creek near the head of Turnagain
Arm to a point on the buoitna Rivor above
the Talkeetna Forks, and along the breach
line to the Matanusaa Coal Field. The head
quarters at Anchorage are aleo to be suppii.'d.
DELIVERY AND DISTRIBUTION ; Anchor
age and vicinity which can be reached by
railroad line. July 1, 1916 to Nov. 1, 1916,
160.000 lbs. Nov. 1, 1916 to July 1, 1917,
120.000 lbs. Kern Creek to Ship Creek Junc
tion, which can be reached by boat from An
chorage during the open season and by trail
during winter. July 1. 1916 to Nov. 1, 1916,
160.000 lbs. Nov. I, 1916 to July U 1917,
136.000 lbs. Matanuska Branch, which can
be reached by railroad to Matanuska Junc
tion at any season and by boat to Matanuska
landing during open season and from these
points by trail to the camp*. July 1, 1916 to
Nov. 1, 1916, 160.000 lbs. Nov. 1, 1916 to
July 1, 1917, 200,000 lbs. Matanuska Junction
to Talkeetna Forks of Susitna River, which
can be. reached by railroad to Matanuska
Junction thence by trail, or by boat from An
chorage to various points on the Susitna
River, thence by trail. July 1, 1916 to Nov.
1, 1916, 105,000 lbs. Nov. 1, 1916 to July 1,
1917, 150,000 lbs. Additional railroad trans
portation will be available from time to time
as the railroad advances but no assured In
formation can be given as to date of such
extensions. Proposal# may be addressed to
the Alaskan Engineering Commission, An
chorage, Alaska, to the Purchasing Agent,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, Seattle.
Wash. They will be opened simultaneously
at 1 P. M. May 15th In Anchorage and *t
4 P. M. Ma/**Vth in Seattle. Proposals—
Contract form together with full Information
can be secured from the ofRio of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission. Anchorage or Seat
tle. P. liEAJtft, Commissioner,
['• J[ y- {/ ( Edinburgh.
1.. F I\ <& S.. GhiHtfow.
J. M. SL04N, M. I)., C. M.
OVER OATEWAY
Office flours, ! to 3 and 7 to 8 P. M.
FOBMKItLY OK NOMK.
J. H. ROMIG, M. D.
OFPICE THIRD AVENUE
Phone Main 48
DR. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Oflice Over Harriman National Bank.
Hours t) a M. to 5 P. M.
JAMES McCOY
Mines and Investments'
Fourth Avenue
SKWAKD, ALASKA
F. A. Sthvrnh O. J. Van Pkm*
STtVENS & VAN PELT
Attorneys at Law .
SEWARD, — ALASKA
i L. L. JAMB8. JK. «f. K. WOOLI.KT
JAMES & WOOLLEY
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law
Oi/er Bank of Seward
SEWARD, - ALASKA
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| WM. D. COPPERNOLL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Daggett Block, Seward, Alaska
ROMIG & ROMIG
HKAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent, Rents Collected,
Titles Examined, I^ois for Sale.
Larffe Listing.
Phone Alain 48 Seward, Alaska.
Igloo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers
Moots tho First and Third Tuesday Nights
of each Month at tho Pioneer Hath
LEANDER L. JAMES, Jr. ISAAC EVANS,
President. Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood
Camp Seward No. 21
Meet a every Monday at 8 p. m. at th^ii
llaiI, Cor. Washington and 5th Ave.
PERCEY PllllFN, P. G. ENNIS.
Arctic Chief. Arctic Recoider.
Loyal Order of Moose
Meets every Friday nitfht at
8 o’clock, A. B. Hall.
M. J. CONROY, r. R. BIOfORD,
Dictator. Secretary.
Miller’s Barber Shop
We make a specialty of
removing warts, etc.
Hot and Cold BATHS Always Read)
HOTEL SEWARD
Sll THIRD AVE.
Arctic Club Bldff. SEATTLE. WASH
ZBINDEN BROS., Prop*.
With Bath si.50 Special Weekly Rates
THE ALASKA HOUSE
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Warm Rooms First-Class
Rates Reasonable
BILLY PETERSON k 0. TllRC\TTEf Props.*
Good Eating!
Every Day Something Good at
the COMMERCE CAFE.
Everybody Knows Ernie levin, Prop.
HARVEY & CO.
Contractors and Builders
ESTIMATES FURNISHED
Cor. 3rd and Adams, Seward
ALL-AROUND
MESSENGER
ALEXIS BENJ. WOCHE
MADISON 68
LUMBER!
Alaska Lumber Made by Alaska Labor
DIMENSION LUMBER
In Any Quantity Now
DRESSED LUMBER
In Any Quantity Soon
-THE-—
SEWARD SAWMILL CO.
A. f. RASMUSSEN, Prop. Phone Kenai 2
_ I
ASIICR'Jfl’S HOME BAKERY & LUNCH ROOM
THE HOME OF SNOWFLAKE BREAD
Ten Different Kinds of Dreed, Cakes, Dies, etc. French Pastry.
Wc Guarantee our goods to lie chemically pure. ritONt ADAMS 113
HOIEL OVERLAND
H. L.;Wnm EMORH, PKOP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - • ' ALASKA
Pioneer: kniks leading hotel
\ N0 HAU
v L»d. J Accommodations for Ninety Guests
f. b. cannon, Prop. > Large General Lobby
• | | Private* Lobby for Ladies
A 1 Best Rates : : Best Treatment
Alaska j Besi Accommodations
ADELMAN & QIILTY—SEWARD DAIRY
MILK AND CREAM
Cottage Cheese and Butter
MILK STATIONS AT BOTH BUTCHER SHOPS
PACIHC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANV
"THE ADMIRAL LINE”
Vessels Leaving (irana Irunk l)otk Hvery Sunday Morning at I I a ni.
Hirst Sailing for Anchorage Sunday, April 16th
for SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA PORTS
Sailing of 15th calls lilluinna and Kodiak.
All Vessels call at Knik anchorage During Open Season.
--—. CALIFORNIA --
Seattle to San Francisco, cvsry Wednesday and Sunday, connecting
with Steamers Yale and Harvard for Southern Caiifot nia Points.
Kigiit reserved to change steamers and sailing dates without no' ite.
RICHARD J. RING WOOD, Manager. WAYNE BLUE Local Agent.
\ ALASKA "SXET S
\ Steamers Alameda and Northwestern sail from
_\ Seattle at 9 p. m. the 10th, 20th and 30th of each
month lor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
DORA leaves Seward about the 17th of each month for I nalaska, and in
May, June, July and August she goes through to Nushagak.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, I liane,
Treadwell* Douglas. Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latouclie and Sew ard
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: 5. S. Seward. 5th,
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th #
( S. S. Sew ard carries Explosives)
fc#”Right reserved to change this schedule without notice**^
F. B. TRACY, General Agent A. FI. McDONALI), Age~»
_ ^rnmm. i - ~i — mmmmmm—m
H. V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
---Dealers In
COAL, WOOD AND ICE
General Transferring Phones, Main 17 and 41
ORE TREATED S£S!r"“
H. E. ELLSWORTH, Assayer and Chemist
A Complete Equipment for Mining ^PlV^Tf). llrlSkfl
and Technical Determinations OOTtfll U« Tltljftd
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AND GOLD MINfR’S SUPPLIES
Doors &. Windows Gasoline
Land’s Ranges Gas Engine Oil ^hot (kins
I X L Parlor Heaters Marine Engine Oil Ammunition
Gasoline-Stoves Valve Oil Hailing Tackle
Cook Stoves Elaine Oil Cmnt Powder
Camn Stoves Floor Oil Caps
Air Tlifht Heaters Linseed Oil J'U*BL _
Oil Stoves Cup Grease Bench Forees
Alcohol Stove. Paints Blacksmith s Coal
Spark Pluifs Lacqueret Paint u®11""*
Jump Coils Asphaltura Paint V\ heel Harrows
Batteries Brushes Cutlery
Granite Ware Varnishes * r« Claj
Aluminum Ware Turpentine r'r<‘ Piick
Asbestos Japan “,me
P & H Paper Denatured Alcohol ( ement
Makhold Roofing Coal Tar Glass
Tar Paper Lami* Juipe
Deafening felt Lanterns i,®PCU'7 ,
Weatherstrips Tents Seine J wine
PHONE MADISON 87
J. L. GRAEF
OPENED JAN.|Jr,l’JI3
STOP at the
200 OUTSIDE ROOMS
ISO WITH BATH
^20 W. 2NO 5T..NEAR HILL
northern hotel ca. prop.
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