NEWS NOTES
The new ordinance passed by the
Valdez city council provides that the
bay. for a distance of a thousand feet
beyond navigable water, be include*
in the city limits and the Valdez Min
er sugests that there is nothing now
to prevent the council from taking in
the whole Pacific to the coast of Asia.
\\\ B. Sprague, purchasing agent
for the Alaska Steamship company,
and his wife are making the round
trip on the Northwestern.
The Northwestern had 218 tons of
freight for Seward this trip. Over
half of this was for the Alaska En
gineering Commission, consisting of
.some lumber and hardware supplies
for the government homes on the gov
ernment tract.
Tom Hambright came to town th.s
morning from his homestead at Mile
6. He says that the buckle berries
and currents are very plentiful this
year in his part of the country. He
expresses the belief that bird huntiug
this season will be good.
Frank Ennis, manager of the local
Federals. is a passenger on the
Northwestern for his home town.
Walla Walla. He will return in a few
weeks. Mrs. Ennis remains here.
Harold O’Laughlin. mail clerk of
the Northwestern and Chief Engineer
Wilson went out to Mile 6 this morn
ing to spend the day fishing l hey ex
pect to bring back a load of fish.
|*. H. Seaman left on the car this
morning for Mile .*2. where he will
do some hunting and prospecting.
Peter Gagnon went out to the kenai
Alaska Gold mine, off Mile 26 this
morning.
SHIPPING CALENDAK
Wednesday Aug. 2.">.
Alliance
left Juneau 2 a. m. due Seward
Aug 2S.
Thursday, Aug. 20.
Torpedo flotilla
left for Sitka 12:20 a. m.
Northwestern
left Juneau 10 a. m., due Seward
Aug. 30, will leave direct for Seat
tle via Cordova.
Friday, Aug. 27.
Kvans
left Skagway for Seward, due Sew
ard Aug. 30, leaves for west same
day.
Alliance
ai r'd 0:30 p. m.. leaves for west to
morrow.
Saturday, Aug. 2S.
Alliance
left for west 3 p. m., expected back
Monday night.
Sunday, Aug. 20.
Tugs, Shelikof, Hear
stopped at Seward from Nushagak
to Seattle.
Watson
sailing from Seattle postpone!.
Monday, August 30.
Northwestern
due tomorrow S a. m., sail?* south
same day, outside passage via Cor
tlova.
Kvans
arrives tonight 9 p. m.. sail> west
tonight, expected back Thursday.
Mariposa
expected late tonight or tomorrow.
Sails for west same day.
Tuesday August 31.
Kvans,
arrived 3 a. m. Sailed west 4:30
a. m. Expected back Thursday.
Northwestern
arr’r 4:30 a. m.. Sails south out
side passage via Cordova 4 p. m.
Mariposa
due from south tomorrow 10 a. m. ;
Alliance
due fom Anchorage tomorrow.
Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Alameda
leaves Seattle for Sewarii.
Thursday, Sept. 2.
Evans
due from westward.
Mariposa
due from westward.
Friday, Sept. 3.
No sailings.
Saturday, Sept. I.
Farragut
leaves Seattle tomorrow in place of
Watson.
Sunday Sept. 5.
Farragut
due to leave Seattle for Seward in
side passage.
Made to measure suits at Urbach’s,
next to post office. tf
FLOATING COURT HAD J
BUSY TIME WEST.
William H. Whittlesey, U. S. Dis
trict Attorney, returned this morning
on the Admiral Evans from Valdez
after an absence of several weeks
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west on the floating court. He reports
the trip to have been very pleasant
and weather good except on the
Bering Sea.
The following is the story of the
trip as given by Mr. Whittlesey:
The floating court left Valdez July
10th ami after holding a term of
court at knik proceeded to Iliamna
Bay on the U. S. C. G. C. McCulloch.
From Iliamna they crossed over to
Iliamna lake and thence by launch (
went down the lake and kvich River ,
to Xaknek. They were delayed three
days by heavy wind on the lake.
The court openea at mikhck uu j
August 2 ami closed August 7. Two j
murder cases were tried and one case
where parties were charged with
making liquor unlawfully. <
Sahtar Judas, a native boy thirteen j
years of age. who killed another
native last fall on the Naknek river
in alleged fear of the deceased's abus- ,
, mg his mother and sister was on trial j
The jury acquitted him of the charge
of manslaughter.
M. Terama. a Japanese, in an al
tercation with another Jap, Tarasaku .
Sakate. over the filling of cans with
salmon, struck the latter with a pair
of scissors, inflicting a wound in the
breast and heart from which the lat
ter died. Terama was convicted of j
manslaughter and sentenced to one
vear in the Valdez jail.
Peter Samakansky, native of Un
alaska, charged with making liquor
in a building other than a licensed
! distillery, was convicted of the charge
I and sentenced to six months in the
Vnalaska jail.
Marina Samakansky, wife of the
above was acquitted of the same
charge.
Twelve or thirteen sets of final citi
zens papers were issued at t nga.
Some twenty-two or twenty-three
declarations of citizenship were also
taken at Unpra.
All the court party returned on the
McCulloch, stopping two days at In
alaska and holding court one day at ,
Unga thence going direct outside of
Kodiak Island to Valdez and arriving
there August 20th.
Charles Claek came in from the
hills last night on the car and will
spend a few days in town.
Choice residence lots, room o Cole
man Hotel. 8-20 6t.
Baseball
Results
National League.
ST. LOUIS, August 30.—
St. Louis . 3
Philadelphia.4
Pitchers—Meadows; Alexander.
Other games postponed. Rain.
Americans
No games scheduled.
National League.
CHICAGO, August 31.—
First game.—
Chicago.2
New York . 0 ,
Pitchers.—Lavender; Schauer.
First game.—
Pittsburg . 5
Brooklyn . 3
Pitchers—Mamux; Coombs.
First game.—
Cincinnati.0
Boston . 2
Pitchers—Dale; Nehf.
First game.—
St. Louis.2
Philadelphia.3
Pitchers—Doak; Rixey.
American League.
NEW YORK, August 31.—
Territorial and City Depository
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is a home hank, catering to the needs and
conditions of the home people, most of whom
are known personally to our officers and
directors.
If we haven't your acquaintance we'll
he pleased to know you today — and also
handle your hanking.
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BANK OF SEWARD
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“Pony Cowboy”
HATS
Hardeman’s $3.00 Hats
IlinDAm Next to Postoffice
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THE HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK OF ALASKA
AT SEWARD
OFFICERS
NEW YORK SEWARD
JOSEPH W. HARRIMAN. pre.neet. OASTON HARDY. vice preset.
JOHN A. NOBLE, vice President. ERICH LIICAS, Cashier,
HENRY B. WLSSELMAN, vice Pres. SIDNEY B. C0N0D0N, Asst, cashier
MIRRIIL A. MARTIN.
Former Assayer U. S. Mint, San Francisco
GOLD DUST AND BULLION BOUGHT AND ASSAYED
CORRESPONDENT
HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK
First game.—
New York . 1
Washington . 4
Pitchers—Brown; (Jailia.
SPECIAL MEETING.
A special meeting of the Com
mercial Club is called for Wednesday
evening at eight o’clock. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
W. I). Coppernoll returned this
morning on the Admiral Evans from I.
a business trip to Valdez. He says h
that a term of court is set for Sep
tember 14th at Valdez and that both
juries have been chosen.
Mr. and Mrs. N. 0 Anderson re
turned to Sunrise this morning on the
car after a stay of a few days in
Seward.
According to the school board the
I number of children that will attend
' the public schools this year in Seward
will be in the neighborhood of SO.
Mrs. C. Roycroft came over on the
Northwestern this morning and left
on the car for Mile 2!) where she will
visit her son.
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Mrs. H. E. Revell came to town yes
terday afternoon from her roadhouse |
at 24, to spend a few days here.
Meet me at The Branch.
Waterfdl & Frazier whiskey at
| “The Branch.”
WANTED—to rent 4 or 5 room
furnished house. Apply Gateway, tf
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Today the Seward Gateway is the
greatest established daily and weekly. ,
WHEN IN SEATTLE
CO DIRECT TO
CHEASTY’S
Make yourself at home. Lc^ve your packages and suit ca*e
there, they will take care of them until you call no charge.
IT’S TIME WELL SPENT AT THIS STORE
TUT T~7 A QIT1^ ^ O Men’s and Young
IjIlJuAu 1 I O Men’s Wear
O. C. CRAVES, Pre*. and Manager
SEATTLE Second Ave. and Spring St.
ALASKA LAND &
DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.
Many Good Buys on Our List today
G. BENJ. POINDEXTER, MANAGER
SEWARD NEWS COMPANY
Dealers in Fine Stationery, Imperial Confectionery,
, Standard Brands of Cigars and Tobaccos. AH the
Best Magazines and Periodicals. Seattle, San 1- ran
cisco and Eastern Newspapers. Popular Copy
rights. School Books and School Supplies
MAIL ORDERS FROM THE WESTWARD AND INTERIOR
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO_
BROWN & HAWKINS
“Quality First’’
Seward Knik Anchorage
“Groceries" "Clothing
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We also have a new shipment
of Hart-Schaffner & Marks ready
to-wear clothes and feel sure that
making a selection would be a half
hour well spent. Our prices are
right, and as the fall and winter
patterns are very pleasing to the
eye, your purchase would be more
than satisfactory.
Our line of men,s furnishings is
also complete in every respect, and
and we would deem it a pleasure
if you would drop in aud examine
them at your convenience.
There’* a lot of
satisfaction in being
satisfied. You don’t
have to worry about
quality of fabric or
character of work
manship if
Ed. V. Price & Co .
are your tailors, and
these are the essen
tials of complete
satisfaction. Let us
take your measure.
“hardware” “furniture"
Brown & Hawkins
“Quality First”
“ PALACE JINGLES ” i
When once the streets are graded,
And this town takes on the air
Of a camp that has grown permanent,
Of a city that is “there;”
When the trail is clear to Kenai Lake
Then we’ll charter Ashland’s car,
And you'll have a picnic as the guests
Of the Famous Palace Bar.
THE PAL AGE BAR)
Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS Cafe anti Lunch Counter in (Connection j BILL DEVINE
“ PALACE JINGLES "
We have the goods for the picnics,
And swimming parties too;
If you like a drop of Sheroowd Rye,
Or that famous German Brew,
Just “talk, don’t walk” we do the rest
And it is not too far,
In 40 winki we land the goods
From the Famous Palace Bar.