i CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
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HELP WANTED
WOMAN to work in kitchen at the
Germania. 5-15-It
First-class ironer at Dee Sinps laun
dry. u
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HOMESTEAD and codfish station
near Sand Point, 160 acres land and
more available. House, stable, chick
en house, 2 cows. 60 chickens, pecse.
Plenty wood and water. Will accept
any reasonable offer. Inquire owner,
Carl Overson, Sand Point, Alaska.
FOR SALE
Two-room house, nicely furnished,
7th ave., near electric light plant.
No. 10 Remington typewriter, good
condition; bargain if sold at once.
Inquire Gateway.
Victrola and records, good selection.
Inquire Gateway * j
For sale Hotel Crist at a sacrifice on
account of illness, hourth and K.,j
Anchorage, Alaska.
An eight horse-power Felton water
wheel, never been used. Just the
thing for a small mining plant or
electric generator. Inquire at the.
Gateway. ^
FOR RENT
For rent two-room furnished house
$12.50 per month. See Dougherty &
Stewart.
MISCELLANEOUS
MINING PROPERTIES WANTED
WE HAVE BUYERS for developed
and partly developed mining prop- •
er*ies. consisting of Gold, Silver. Cop
per, Tungsten. Lead Manganese, j
Molybdenum. Cinnibar, Zinc. Iron and
coal mine*. Munson-Lachapelle Co..
301 Alaska Bldg.. Seattle, Wash. 6t
Andy’;B Express, phone Madison 143
Mail your letters at The Key.
PROFESSIONAL i
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J. H. ROM1G. M. D.
Office on Broadway
Residence Third Ave.
Phones: Office, Adams 93; Resi
dence, Adams 48.
^L. R. C. P. & L. R. C. S. Edinburgh
L. F. P. & S., Glasgow.
J M. SLOAN, M. D„ C. M.
Van Gilder Building
Office hours: 1 to 3 and 7 to S p. m.
Formerly of Nome.
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DR. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office over Bank of Seward
Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Phones:
Office, Mad. 76 Res., Mad. 58
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DR. CHARLES DAGGETT
Dental Offices
. Stull Building
Office Phone, Adams 111
Residence Phone, Madison 44
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LEON C. BOOKER
Attorney at Law
Phone Madison 84
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ROBERT SIMPSON
Juneau, Alaska
Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground
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FRATERNAL
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L. O. O. M. 1425
Regular meeting every Friday
night at 8 o’clock in A. B. Hall.
Visiting brothers invited.
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ODD FELLOWS
Resurrection Lodge No. 7
Meets 8 P. M. every Thursday
Visitors Welcome
Henry Fathers Leon C. Booker
Noble Grand Secretary
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
> IGLOO NO. 9
meets on 2nd and 4th Saturday
each month, 8 p. m.. Pioneer Hall
U. S. RAILROAD RECORD
y0j | the news of the line from Seward to Fairbanks* No. 9
PROGRESS REPORT
{OF WORK UNDER
iWAY ON BRANCH
The steam shovel at Mile 10, on the
1 Matanuska branch line, during the
week of April 28th, moved 0800 yards |
' of gravel, all of which was placed in
the fill south of the Moose creek
bridge. This fill was 05 pel cent com
plete at the close of the period. Extra
gangs Nos. 2 and 3 worked a pait of
the week grading for the change cf
line between Miles 11 and 13.
New grading contracts on this line
were let during the week ns fellows:
Vico Babich & Co.—Stations B514 to
B561; Nas Matt Co—Stations B404
to B514; Dan Digoff & Co.—Stations
B561 to 13581. This work will all bo
accomplished by wheelbarrow and cov
ers the stretch of light fill in the vi
cinity of Camp 27.
Kxtremely hard rock encountered in
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the side-hill between Stations B221
and 11242 is making progress slow at
that point. The other grade work
north of Kings river is moving along
satisfactorily. A commission camp
will be established at the hard rock
cut and a force of experienced rock
men set to work to relieve the con
tractors in that section, who will thus
be permitted to start on the light
I earth work.
At the close of the week, 527 em
ployes were at work on the Matanus
ka branch above Kings river. With
I in 10 days the force will be increased
\ to (>50.
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J. M. Steele, formerly district time
keeper at Matanuska, who has been
in Srai^c on .cave, has tendered ni*
resignation and will ae* return.
Waterfill and Frazier whiskey at1
the Branch.
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Fresh Butterkist popcorn at the
KEY.
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Andy’s Express, phone Madison 143.
Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
The Branch.
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Meet me at The Branch.
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Andy’s Express, phone Madison 143.
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Stamps for sale at The Key.
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| 2 C. Kodak, Jr., Kodak $12.00—
| Seward Drug Co.
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City Express meets all boats and
trains. Phone Maine 122.
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TRANSPORT NOW
UNLOADING CARGO
The U. S. A. T. Crook arrived at
the head of Cook inlet May 11 and
unloaded 79 passengers for Anchor
age. The passenger list was made up
mostly of government employes, their
wives ancl \>\'0* thearts. lhe Crook is
discharging by bn\ge a heavy cargo
of railroad equipment and GO head of
horses 'Yr the AVu k.vt Engineering
Commission.
MOVE DISPATCHER
TO NEW QUARTERS
The dispatcher’s office on the cen
tral division was moved from the gen
eral office building to the trainmast
er’s office on May 1. Since that date
all telegraph work except train dis
patching is being dene at the Tele
graph and Telephone building.
SECOND WIRE TO
COAL FIELDS
The work of hanging an additional
wire between Matanuska and Kings
river is 80 per cent complete.
NOTES
Hen Henson is in the government
hospital at Mile 114 under the care
of brs. Heeson and Yayne. Benson
fell from the tieam shovel on which
he was working at Matanusko and
sustained a basil fracture and a brok
en rib.
Sixty thousands pounds (°»0 tons)
of powder w*as fired at 10 o’clock on
the morning of Mav l.'lth on one of
the government contracts about t*.e
miles ®ust of Hotter creek
C. H. Patten, v ho s interested >
a government contract on the lurn
again arm division, reports that there
is groat activity in railroad work ali
along the line and that his con.pnn.'
will finish, bs contract by the of
the month.
ADDITION MADE TO
TIMBER RESERVES
ALONG I). S. R. R.
The following executive order has
been issued reserving timber within
five miles of the U. S. R. R. not al
ready located or sold by the govern
ment, as a part of the Alaskan timber
reserve No. 1:
EXECUTIVE ORDER
(No. 2589)
Alaskan Timber Reserve No. 1
Executive Orders No. 2217, approv
ed June 22, 1915, and No. 222G, ap
proved July 31, 1915, creating and
amending Alaskan Timber Reserve
No. 1, respectively, are hereby furth
er amended to include the timber upon
the following described areas, addi
tional to the areas described in said
orders, subject to the conditions, limi
tations and provisions set forth there
in:
• Seward to Khik River
A tract of land five miles wide on
each side of the right-of-way of the
government railroad, commencing at
Seward, on Resurrection bay, and ex
tending along the right-of-way of i
said railroad to the left limit of Knik
river; including within this reserva
tion all tracts or parcels of land which
have heretofore or which may here
after be excluded from the Chugaeh
national forest, Alaska, under the act
of June 11, 190C> (34 Stat., 233); pro
vided, however, that said timber res
ervation shall not disturb or interfere
with any vested rights which shall
have accrued at or prior to the crea
tion thereof.
WOODROW WILSON
The White House, 11 April, 1917.
Mrs. Maude Cattle of the Anchorage
Style Shop will arrive on the Admiral
Watson with a full line of ladies
ready-to-wear garments. 3t
Seward Steam Laundry
Phone Main 157
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Beit of Work—Latest Machinery
Work Delivered in 24 hours
Extra Charge
No Charge for Mending Clothes
Rough Dry 10c Pound
Cleaning and Pressing
NOTICE
Beginning June 1st all milk bills;
will be due on the first of each month
instead of at the end of each month
as heretofore.
6t THE SEWARD DAIRY.
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We carry Symphony Lawn Station
ary the Seward Drug Company.
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A. Mclver, licensed undertaker.
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Butterkist popcorn for sale at the
KEY. ‘ tf
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Proof of labor blanks for sale at
; Gateway.
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Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
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SUNNY DALE FARM TRACTS
FOR SALE
Mr. Gaston W. Smalley, owing to
disability
OFFERS
Sunny Dale Farm Tracts on easy
terms.
Four miles from town.
Good farm land.
• On the Government Road.
One acre to larger tracts as request
ed by purchaser. tf
SEWARD SAW MILL CO.
Good Rough Lumber of all kinds
$26,00 and up per thousand, deliv
ered.
Telephone Kenai 2
LISTEN
ACREAGE—If you are looking frrj
acreage that is ideally located for a |
suburban home.
ACREAGE—That is particularly suit*;
ed for truck gardening.
ACREAGE—That is bound to in-1
crease in value in the near future.
ACREAGE—Fronting on the Gov. R.
R. and Lake Kenai Boulevard.
ACREAGE—That is most desirable
for re-subdividing—See me. Will be
glad to show you the land, or fur-1
nish particulars on request. J. A.
Stewart, Phone Red 147. 1
MACK TRUCKS
For heavy, rugged use stand any strain
you care to put upon them. For heavj
construction and haulage; for all-round
utility; for satisfactory service from
every angle.
Seven thousand MACK Trucks in daily service
testify to MACK quality. I have sold over $,,>.000
worth of MACK Trucks in the Pacilie Northwest
since January 1-evervone of them earning money for
the owner every dav.
There’s a MACK Truck for every purpose. All
sizes from J to 7 1-2 tons. While you are about it get
a truck that is a REAL TRUCK. Write for our in
terestinsr literature.
‘PERFORMANCE COUNTS’
T. G. YOUNG
Distributor for MACK Trucks.
100 Pike Street SKA 1 TKK
G.W. PALMER
KNIK, ALASKA
SOME OF OUR SPECIALTIES:
WELLMAN CANNED GOODS TIP TOP EGGS
MARSHFIELD CHEESE
RED CLOVER BUTTER SPERRY’S FLOURS
AND A FULL LINE OF
HARDWARE
Stoves, Hay and Feed
No Better Goods Can Be Bought At Any Price
G. W. PALMER, KNIK, ALASKA
THE
COLEMAN
HOTEL
GEORGE SEXTON. Proprietor
Most Comfortable
Hotel in the City
Local and Long Distance Phones
Modern Bath Rooms Rates Reasonable
RUBBER BELTING
COAL MINERS’ and GOLD MINERS’ SUPPLIES
Doors and Wind^vs
IXL Parlor Heaters
Air Tight Heaton
Aluminum Ware
P. & B. Paper
Malthoid Roofing
Marino Engine Oil
Gas Engine Oil
Lacqueret Paint
Denatured Alcohol
Lang's Ranges
Gasoline Stoves
Deadening Felt
Weather Strips
Blacksmith’s Coal
Wheel Barrows
Fishing Tackle
Alcohol Stoves
Seine Twine
Granite Ware
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Oil Stove*
Spark Pluir*
Jump Coil*
Batteries
Asbestos
Tar Paper
Valve Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Sup Grenae
Paint*
Ammunition
Bench Forces
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
Shot Guns
Uasoiine
Bellows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Rifles
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Rope
Mercury
Phone Main 8/ J. L. GRAEF Seward, Alaska
SEWARD WATER anil POWER COMPANY
JOHN A. NELSON. Manager
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Office- Bank of Seward Building
SEWARD ALASKA
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DOUGHERTY & ROMIG
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
! Houses for Rent Rents Collected
Lots for Sale Large Listing
Phone Red 147 Seward Alaska
SEWARD BAKERY
Phone Madison 82
Excels in good Bakery Goods
Give Them a Trial
ALASKA WEEKLY POST
J Oft the press Saturday. Order now. Ten cents per
! copy. Better than letters.
Often
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