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SKW ARD. ALASKA, FRIDAY, (KTOBKR 29, 1915.
The Nome Republicans are getting to work again and have already j
formed a club. According to the dispatch appearing in this paper today they
favored Seward as the convention town before the next election, they favored
Colonel Millard as the Republican candidate for congress and they are going
to send W. A Gilmore and George D. Schofield as the delegates to the
convention.
No matter how Seward people might lean politically we ought to try to
get both of tho.-e conventions, or the whole three of them, tor the matter of
that. It is not, of course, customary to have all the conventions held in the
same town but to the deuce with custom it we could only get them.
Well, we are started on one more political campaign, and one of these
fine days we i hall all be political zealots once again whether earnestly or
just for the fun o; the pork barrel. The only trouble with Alaska politics is
that the Alaska people take the politicians too blamed seriously.
We expect a big Republican rally this time as the rumor has got abroad
for some reason or another that the Democratic party is about to go down
to defeat in the general election and if there is anyhing better calculated
than another to -ecure recruit.- for a party it is the spreading of the belief
that that party is going to win the presidency. As a matter of tact most ot
the leading politicians are in the game for the pie counter. They love that
pa-try board with all the ardor of a young lover albeit the love might be
as old us themselves. They pine for the crumbs thrown from the president
ial table with all the appealing earnestness of Lazarus anti their political
campaigns are waged with one eye on the outside political weather cock. In
that same Nome after the election of Wilson more “Democrats showed up
to sign the roll at one meeting than had voted for Jennings in the whole of
Seward Peninsula. Some of them called themselves “Wickersham Demo
crats", ami others called themselves “Gilmore Democrats,” ami there were
even some that called them.-el vc.- “Roosevelt Democrats, ye gods ami little
fishes!
But. let it go at that. Wickersham may not be running this year ami if
he does not there is a possibility that the candidate o! one of the regular
parties might make his way into congress. Dan Sutherland will make a
strong candidate on the Wickersham ticket if he runs, however, and Dan is j
i» rattling good fellow. Colonel Millard will make a splendid candidate for
the G. O. P. but whom will the democrats put forward? Bunnell has been
spoken of again but make any bet you want that Bunnell will consider a bird
in the hand worth two in the bush.
If the Wickersham ticket were eliminated tomorrow it would be safe to
take a solemn oath that the man who would b»* elected to congress from Al
aska would be the candidate of the party which looked strongest in the
State.-. Is there any man who has taken any part in Alaskan politics for
any number of years can deny that
NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES
KODAKS STATIONERY CIGARS CONFECTIONERY
EVERYTHING NEW EVERYTHING GOOD
THE HOUSE OF HETTEL’S, 4th Aienue, SEWARO .
“101-103-105”
Not a football signal
hut three new Fall Fashions
that express the very soul of the
young (or young-old) man, who
goes wild at a football game.
€ The width of the collar, the
roll of the lapel, the curves
of the coat, the shape of
the trousers—every stitch
in these fashions is
youth personified.
Schoenbrun
(say ‘ ‘S/myne-Bru/i ’ J
Tailorin'
shows these fashions,
and a host of smart
weaves that harmon
ize with them. All
priced with the young
man’s means in mind.
Ijj These new Fall
woolens and fashions
now on display with
The MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Prop.
SEWARD ALASKA
NEWS NOTES
I
Wayne Robinson and Richard Con
way came in from Mile 20 yesterday
evening, to spend a day or so in the j
city.
Cal Hutton and his telephone crew
of five men came in last night from
out the line, after connecting up the
telephone lines. Another crew re
mains at the tunnels and will p..'. in j
telephone cables, in readiness for the
ice, which has in the past proven very
annoying, as it short circuits the
service.
The fire boys met last night at the
Fire hall and spent a pleasant time.
Lunch was served.
J. C. Lyons and Miss E. B. Lyons, •
brother and sister of Mrs. L. F. Shaw,
1 passed through Seward on the Ala
meda yesterday on their way to their
home in Washington after spending
several weeks in Anchorage with Mrs.
! Shaw.
M. M. Kinsinger, formerly post
master of Matanuska, passed through
here yesterday on the A lamella on Ms
way out to Scuttle on a business trip.
Falcon Joslin, the prominent Fair
banks financier is a passenger on the
Alameda to Seattle from Anchorage.
A! Wolf and Arthur Meloche re
turned yesterday afternoon on the •
Alameda from the Cache Creek
country, where they have been doing
development work on their claims.
They says that they have a big
thing there, and next year they
“mean business." They will make
Seward their home for the winter.
Bon Sweasey left this morning for
his home on Cooper Creek where he
and James Kyle wil spend the cold |
months together.
Ollie Olson left this morning to
join the railroad crew at Mile 54.
W. W. Getchell left this morning
for the Fairman property in the j
Moose Pass. Mr. Getehelf will spend
most of the winter out there, coming
into town every month or oftener.
Charles Henricks, James Bennett
and Karl Clark went out to the lower
! Kenai Lake today on a hunting trip
to be gone two or three weeks. Mr. '
Hendricks has secured live specimens
| of animals for the Smithsonian In
stitute of Washington, and is now
corresponding with them with regard
to obtaining a live mountain sheep.
A cable message from 11. M. Stone
yesterday stated that he and Mrs.
Stone will return on the Evans.
Joe Wilson was down yesterday
for a couple of hours for the first
time since he came to Seward several
weeks ago. in a rather serious condi
tion.
Frank Cotter returned from An
chorage yesterday and speaks well of
the outlook over there.
HOW POOH SEPPALA MET
HIS DEATH NEAR NOME
The following account of how i
Sigurd Seppala met his death and
Oinf Kassen received fatal injuries is
given in the Nugget of October 5:
One of the saddest accidents oc
curring in this vicinity for many ;
years happend this morning at the
Pioneer Mining Company’s camp at
Little creek when the cabin occupied ,
by Siguard Seppala and Olaf Kassen
was destroyed by fire, resulting in
the death of the former and the seri- i
ous injury of Kassen. According to j
the story told by those arriving from
the scene this morning, the lament
able happening occurred about 5:30
and was the result of an attempt to
light a fire by means of distillate by
one of the young men shortly after
arising for the day. From the story
told by Kassen while writhing in
agony from numerous burns, it ap
pears that the men were both up,
and, finding the morning cold, Kas
sen suggested that a fire be started.
Which one of the two undertook the
task has not been definitely learned,
but it is believed to have been Scp
pala. At any rate, whoever started
the fire did so by pouring distillate
into the stove from an open five gal- ;
Ion can with a resultant explosion
heard all over the neighborhood and
which filled the cabin with flame.
Kassen managed to reach the open in
some manner and, with his clothes
aflame from the blazing oil, hurried to '
a nearby pool of water which was ,
partially frozen and threw himself in, 1
thereby extinguishing his buring!
clothing. By this time the cabin was j
ablaze from end to end, despite the
arrival of a number of men from ,
nearby camps, nothing could be done
to bring Seppala from the burning j
building.
All possible effort was made to got
at the body but it was found impos- j
sible and the horrified watchers were
compelled to stand aside while the
cabin was consumed. In the mean- ,
time Kassen was made as comfort
able as possible and hurried calls
were sent to town for medical aid.
WANTS BIG APPROPRIATION
AUTO ROAI) TO INTERIOR
CORDOVA, Oct. 25.—Col. W. P.
Richardson, president of the Alaska
Road Commission, arrived in town
Sunday on the City Puebla and left,
today for Juneau, where he expects
to spend a few days before proceed
ing to Washington, where he will
submit his annual report to the War
Department and’also endeavor to re
ceive a much larger appropriation
than usual for the purpose of com
pleting the work on the government
trail from Chitina and Valdez to
Fairbanks. He estimates that it will
take $1,000 |K*r mile to put this road
in condition for automobile service.—
Times.
See Button’s ad. Tuesdays and Fri
days. Second hand goods, cash or
commission. 9-28-tf
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IN PROBATE COURT FOR KENAI
PRECINCT OF THE THIRD DIVI
SION OF THE TERRITORY OF
ALASKA.
_____
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE I
OF No-.... i
JOHN A. MATHISON,
DECEASED.
NOTICE OF HEARING FOR PROOF
OF WILL AND ISSUANCE OF
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY.
Notice is hereby given that Tues-1
day, the ninth day of November, 1915,
at two o’clock P. M. of said day, and
the court room of the above Court in
the office of the U. S. Commissioner
for the Kenai Precinct, Third Division
of the Territory of Alaska, at Seward,
Alaska, have been appointed as the
time and place for proving the will of
the said John A. Mathison, deceased,
and for hearing the application of
Charles S. Mathison for the issuance
to him of Letters Testamentary with
the will annexed, heretofore filed and ,
made in this court.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, M. J.
Conroy, United States Commissioner
for the Kenai Precinct of the Third ;
Division of the Territory of Alaska
and Ex officio Probate Judge for said .
Precinct, has hereunto set his hand
and affixed the seal of said court at
Seward, Alaska, within said precinct,
this 1 st day of October, A. D., 1915.
(Seal) M. J. CONROY,
United States Commissioner and
Ex officio Probate Judge.
The All-Alaska Review
Features in October Number:
Richardson-Wickersham Controversy
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Stories of Discoveries in Alaska
The Discovery of Chisana
The Discovery of Nelchina
The Discovery of Nome
Alaska Gold Mines
By Eminent Engineers
Rise and Fall of Alaska’s* Home Railroad
Alaska at the Panama Exposition
Personal News from Every District
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