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SEWARD. ALASKA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 1910. _
At the meeting of the Pioneers the other evening it was stated that there
is not an oldtimer who could not tell a good story of the early days, in which he
himself figured. The great trouble is that there have been so many occur
rences in the long ago that they have lost their news value to the minds of
those who took part. A man who might come into Alaska and spend two
weeks could probably tell more about Alaska than the nuin who had been
here for years. He would see the tilings and realize their strangeness. So it
is that thousands go to see places which have never been seen by people
who live near them. However, there is a wealth of material for the future
writers about Alaska. The real life of the territory holds a paystreak which
has only just been touched.
Every’ voter should register and vote. No one should ever be heard say
ing that he doesn’t care whether he votes or not. It is possible at times that
a man cannot conscientously vote for either candidate in a contest but it is
very seldom that a voter cannot choose between the lesser oi two evils. Vote
if you possibly can. Your country and community have given you the
privilege that you might exercise it. It is your duty however you vote if
you believe that your vote can do the least good.
The story yesterday about the purchase t>f the Barnes ground by Dick
Dawson and the intention of the purchaser to bring in a prospecting mill is
yet another of the several items of very important news which has been
received recently in the mining way. Just wait awhile ami watch this dis
trict grow and develope as the people attracted by the railroad advertising
get here.
The magnificent cable service possessed by Seward is not mentioned in
the World's Almanac. That noted annual gives the names of other sub
marine cables of the world but overlooked the one which connects Valdez
with Seward and the one which connects all the coast with Seattle ofT and on.
Since those cables were laid whales have smashed them with their tails,
aehooner anchors have rent them asunder although you could anchor the
same schooners to something not much bigger than a toothpick. Sometimes
these cables have received a touch of dignity when it was said they were
broken by submarine eruptions but usually neither the whale, the schooner
nor the imaginary eruption was required. It was just sick with a chronic
disease which it has had since birth. The way it is now so far as the news
paper work is concerned reminds one of traveling over crusted snow and
never knowing when your foot will go through.
THE RING AND THE MAN
AT THE EMPRESS TONIGHT
The Empress Circuit presents the
Paramount Feature, “The Ring and
the Man,” by the Famous Players Co.,
featuring Prucc McRae as George
Fordyce.
Mrs. Martin, a woman fond of a
quiet flirtation, while out riding falls
from her horse and is rescued by
George Fordyce, who is a miner. An
other miner, Haldrane, takes a fancy
to Mrs. Martin and they plan to leave
for New York but are pursued by Jim
Martin, her husband.
She seeks refuge in Fordyce's cab
in and Jim follows her. There she
shoots and injuries Jim and, think
ing she has killed him, Fordyce writes
to be built is leased by Gormsby from |
the company at whose head is the
rascal Haldrane, who refuses to give
a permit to build the railroad for any
consideration less than one million
dollars.
Gormsby cannot carry the case to
the courts as the ring of which Hal
drane is a member, own the judges.
The dummy president of the traction
company calls on Gormbsy but he re
fuses to sign the one million dollar
agreement.
Gormbsy calls on Eleanore and she
proposes that he run for mayor and
expose the ring. Mrs. Martin, who
also comes to New York, sees Gorms
by and recognizes him as Fordyce.
She calls on him and threatens to ex
pose him to the authorities for kill
I a note saying that he did the killing
and goes to New York. The sheritr
finds the note written by Fordyce and
keeps it.
Iji the meantime Haldrane’s father
dies leaving him valuable shares in
a traction company. Haldrane weds
land has a daughter, Eleanore.. For
dyce has changed his name to Gorms
by and is now head of a railroad com
pany.
Gormsby wishes to build a spur on
i the ground occupied by tenement
! houses but the tenants refuse to let
the surveyors work. Eleanore riding
by inquires as to the trouble and calls
on Gormsby at his office. He becomes
interested in her work of charity
| and builds a block of concrete tene
I ments to be occupied by the people
t he had made homeless.
1 The ground on which the spur is
ing her husband if he does not furn
ish her with money. He refuses.
Mrs. Martin meets Haldrane and he
bribes her to send to the sheriff for
the signed confession of the shooting.
The sheriff comes to New \ork, ac
companied by Jim Martin who had
been only wounded.
Mrs. Martin and tho leaders of the
ring call on Gormsby and accuse him
of the crime. Tho sheriff and Jim
come, but Jim does not enter the
room. The sheriff is asked to, show
the note, which he does, and Hal
drano advises Gormsby to resign as
candidate for mayor, but Jim comes
in and the ring is defeated.
Gjrmsby and Eleanore marry and
he is elected mayor. Jim and his
w i'c are reconciled and return to Kid
Devil Camp.
HENRY FORD.
Henry Ford has been eallod a jack
ass and a clown because he hired a
ship and sailed across the sea to
stop the most frightful slaughter the
world has ever known. The big thing
in his action is not the question
whether he will or will not stop the
war, but the fact that he is willing to
try! It was by trying that he got
where he is. But still he keeps on
trying.
In the face of overwhelming odds,
in spite of a world-w'ide criticism, he
is willing to undertake the greatest
job that ever fell to 'the lot of a
human being in the world’s history.
He brushes aside the thousands of
columns of newspaper criticisms, he
ignores the public utterance of so
called statesmen, he sets his face to
ward the most glorious goal that any
man ever hoped to achieve—and goes
on his way Trying.
So far, he is the only person who
las taken a definite step toward end
ing the war. True it may not be the
right step, you get that by trying.
The men who sit in swivel chairs and
s«eer and make funny jokes about
that man Ford are not taking steps of
any kind to end the war. The job
looks too big and too hopeless to
them. It looks big to Ford and may
be it looks hopeless to him. But hflKs
got the nerve to try and spends his
own money. Asking aid of no man.
What a nation this would be, if each
industry could be headed by a Ford
who was willing to try, what chance
would any other nation under the sun
have w ith us. What if more* of us
were willing to try and laps of us
were slaves of convention and
creatures of habit. There is a word
in the dictionary called can’t, leave it
there. Never use it. Well we’ve been
“Henry Fording” it for the past
twelve^years, and expect to keep right
at it, until the Powers that be, and
the Engineers that direct it, awaken
to the fact that Seward is the Begin
ning and Final jumping off place of
construction of Government railroads
in Alaska. In the meantime, we have
plenty time and help to serve you.
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THE MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
Phone Adams 131 | “Don’t forget the Parcel Post” Seward, Alaska
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, Office flours, I to 3 and 7 to 8 P. M.
Formerly or Nome.
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Physician and Surgeon
OVERLAND HOTEL
PHONE MAIN 120
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• OFFICE THIRD AVENUE
Phone Main 40
DR. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office Over Harrlman National Bank.
Hours 9 a M. to 5 I’. M.
JAMES McCOY
Mines and Investments
Fourth Avenue
SEWAIiD, ALASKA
F. A. Strvbnh O. J. Van I’ki/t
STEVENS & VAN PELT
Attorneys at law
SKVVAJU), — ALASKA
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LEANQER L. JAMES, JR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Over Bank of Seward
SEWARD, - ALASKA
WM. D. COPPERNOLL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Dagoktt Block, Seward, Alaska
ROMIG & ROM1G
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent, Rents Collected,
Titles Examined, Lots for Sale.
Large Listing,
Phone Main 48 Seward, Alaska.
Igloo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers
Moot* the First and Third Tuesday Nitfhts
of each Month at the Pioneer Hall.
LEANDER L JAMES. Jr. ISAAC EVANS.
President. Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood
Camp Seward No. 21
Meets every Monday at 8 p. m. at their
Hail, Cor. Washington and 5th Ave.
PERCEV PULLEN. f. 0. ENNIS.
Arctic Chief. Arctic Recoider.
Loyal Order of Moose
Meets every Friday night at
8 o’clock, A. B. Hall.
M. J. CONROY, f. R. BIGFORD,
Ole titer. Secretary.
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Office—Bank of Seward Building
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S. M. GRAFF, President and General Manager
Controctor* and dealer* In Electric Supplleeand Apparatus
Office At the Station. TELEPHONE MAIN 12i
H. V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
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ALASKA COnPANV SSPII0 |
Steamers Alameda and Northwestern sail from
Seattle at 9 p. m. the 1 Oth, 20th and 30th of each
month for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau,Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
DORA leaves Seward about the 17th of each month for (malaska, and In
May, June, July and AuQust she floes through to Nushagak.
Regular freight service lor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, 1 hane,
Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdes, Latouche and Seward
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
(S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
<«3rRight reserved to change this schedule without notice's#
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Gasoline Stoves
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Camp Stoves
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Oil Stoves
Alcohol Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Coils
Batteries
Granite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
P & B Paper
Malthoid Roofing
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
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Gasoline
Gas Engine Oil
Marine Engine ©11
Valre Oil
Elaine Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Ofl
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacqueret Paint
Asphaltum Paint
. Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Aleehol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
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Rifles
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Fishing Tackio
Giant Powdor
Caps
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Bench Forres
Blacksmith’s Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Rope
Mercury
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