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SUNDAY, SEPT. 2. 1917.
7:30 and 9:00 P. M.
LATEST
HEARST-PATHE News Xo. 49
Daniel Erohman presents to
you a splendid 0-part Para
mount picture in
Still Waters
featuring Miss MARGUERITE
CLARK. Produced by the Fam
ous Players Film Co.
EXTRA GOOD PROGRAM
10c and 25c
in ssi v is prep \ring to
BORROW FROM I’NCLK SAM
PKTROC.RAP, Sept. 1. The Bourse
(iazette announces that the provision
al government will soon secure a loan
of five billion rubles from the l nited
States.
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UFA RSI Jl ST WILL NOT
BE MAYOR OF NEW YORK
NEW YORK. Sept. 1.—William R.
Hearst, the publisher, has announced
that he will not be a candidate for
mayor of New York. He refused to
permit his name to be placed on the
ballot at the coming primaries.
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RFFORMS PROMISKD
BY SPANISH PREMIER
MADRID. Sept. 1.—After a meet
ing of the cabinet, presided over by
King Alphonse, the premier today an
nounced that a comprehensive pro
gram of reforms is now in prepara
tion. which will soon be published.
After this program is made public,
general elections will be held.
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FIRE INSURANCE
JOE CAMPBELL
Successor to
ENNIS & CAMPBELL
SEWARD ALASKA
“ THE PLACE WHERE MEN 01 Ti lT”
HIP BOOTS, KNEE BOOTS, SHOE PACS
Moleskin Shirts and Pants, Mosquito Nets, Press Shoes, Working
Shoes, Hata, Raincoats, Underwear, Flannel Shirts, Press Shirts,
Stein-Bloch Suits
COTTER’S
j Tjtt CHURCHES^
METHODIST CHURCH
11:00 A. H.— Worship and sermon.
Theme: “Christ’s Medicine for Anx
iety.” If you are discouraged, read |
the thirty-seventh Psalm.
12:10 A. M. — Sunday School.
Please notice the change from the
summer schedule time.
0:30 P. M.—Young People’s Meet
ing.
7:30 P. M.—Song service and ser
mon. Theme: “An Invitation to
Drink.”
A cofdial invitation is extended to
all.
J. J. PATTON, Pastor.
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH
11:00 A. M.—Sunday school.
7 30 P. M.—Evening worship. Sub
ject: “Answering to a Cireat Call.’’
The public is invited to these ser
vices.
The Dorcas Society will meet onj
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Munro.
H. C. MUNRO. Pastor, j
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday*—Communion muas at 8:30.
Mass and Sermon at 10:30 a. m., Sun-1
day school following. Rosary, instruc-.
tion and benediction at 7:30 p. m. |
Week days—Daily mass at 7:30 a. m.;
EPISCOPAL CHCRCH ;
REV. GEORGE JOHN 7.I.XX.
Minister in Charge
Services Sunday, September 2. 1017.
11:00 A. M.—Morning service and
sermon.
7:30 P. M.—Evening service and
sermon.
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Long distance telepnone booth at
The Branch.
FISH PRICES
Prices at noon August 20, at
Seattle, as reported by the Bu
reau of Fisheries, are:
Halibut, 14 Kc.
Sable Fish, 4c.
Red Snapper, 21£c.
Pickled Sable Fish, $14 per
bbl.
Pickled Herring, first grade,
$16 per bbl.
Pickled Salmon, pink, $14.50
per bbl.
MINING NOTES
COPPER DEVELOPMENT
AT STRELNA
The Alaska Copper Company at
Strelna has a large force of men at
work and is making great prepara
tions to have its copper property on
a shipping basis next year. An auto
truck road is being built from here
to the mine, a distance of eighteen
miles, and machines are now running
over this highway to Clear creek,
which is over half way to the mine.
This road is fourteen feet over all.
thoroughly drained, practically level,
seventy-five per cent of it is now be
ing gravelled and the balance of it
gravelled next year. The company has
two SVu-ton Packard trucks, one
Franklin air-cooled car and two 211»
ton Troy trailers, and these will haul
the supplies and machinery to the
mine and bring the ore to the rail
road for shipment to the smelter.
The Kennecott mine is now employ
ing 4.“>() men. The milling plant con
sists of rolls and crushers, with a ca
pacity of 800 tons per day and with a
capacity for leaching of about 000 tons
per day.
The Mother Lode mine near McCar
thy, has produced about $5,000,000
worth of ore this year. At present
the company is installing a steam
electric plant at the mouth of Mc
Carthy creek, and are building an
auto truck road up the creek a dis
tance of fourteen miles to the lower
terminal of the tramway. They are
also building a 250-ton mill. The
present production of the Mother Lode
is about 250 tons per day, and the
working force is about 200 men.
The War Eagle mine on the Kusku
lana river, owned by • the Chitina
Kuskulana Copper company, is being
developed by driving two tunnels, one
on the west end of the War Eagle,
: and one of the east end on the Cal
! cite claim, and is working a force of
l forty-live men. The plant consists of
a 125-horsepower boiler, 100-horse
power engine, 05-kilowatt generator,
air compressor, etc., with a sawmill.
The ore body contains high grade sul
phite and low grade chalcopyrite. The
i company intends to build a spur rail
road from the main line to the mine,
a distance of about eight and one
half miles.
( IN IDA BUYS THE
TRANSCONTINENTAL R. R.
OTTAWA, Can. , Aug. SI.—The
House of Commons has passed a bill
for the purchase of the Canadian
North Transcontinental railroad by
the Canadian government.
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Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
SEWARD SNAPSHOTS
Street lights were turned on last
night in the outside section.
Mr. anil Mrs. Star have taken
an apartment in the Noon building.
The second tower at the radio sta
tion can be seen now, it being up 170
feet.
There will be a special dance at the
Arctic Brotherhood hall tonight, to
which all are invited.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Colburn have
moved from government row to the
Balderston house for the winter.
Kenneth Krcfting will leave on the
Mariposa for (ionzaga university at
Spokane, Washington.
(leorge Henderson came here from
Latouche on the Admiral Karragut for
medical treatment.
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Harry Ellsworth has completed the
front of the Ellsworth store building
on Broadway and it is the classiest
appearing structure on the street.
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Dr. A. It. Roberts sailed west on
the Santa Ana to attend to dental
work for residents at Kodiak, there
being no dentist at that place.
Mrs. J. W. Thwaites is visiting
friends here, having returned from
westward on the Alaska. She will re
main until the next trip of the same
, boat.
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W. T. Stewart, manager of the tele
phone department of the Prince Wil
liams Sound Eight, Power and Tele
phone company, arrived on the Ad
miral Earragut.
Rev. (i. J. /inn returned on the Ad
miral Earragut from Valdez and wili
preach here tomorrow and later meet
Bishop Rowe, who will return from
westward on the Mariposa.
W. H. Cramer, of the Valdez Mer
cantile company, accompanied by his
wife, were in Seward last evening or
their way west for a visit. It is un
derstood that Cramer will make m
more extended visit to Seward in tin
near future.
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Judge Brown dismissed the case of
Ray vs. the Skeen-I.echner Mining Co,
this morning, on the ground that tin
attorney had not shown due diligence
in presenting a showing, the case
having been on the docket for some
time.
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COED STRIKE IN
KCSKOKWIM REPORTED
SEATTLE, Sept. 1.—Reports have
been received through Iditarod of a
rich strike on Harris creek in the Kus
kokwim country.
| ANCHORAGE VIA RAIL AND WATER ROUTE •
The fast power-schooner, “Kumback,” running between Kern Creek »
t and Anchorage and way points, meets all Seward trains at Kern ( reek. J
• A chance to see the new road on your way to Anchorage.
CHARLES NUTTER, Manager. E. J. MOORE, Master.
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