1,000 1,000 1,000
Pipes Pipes Pipes
‘ AT THE KEY
With every' 75c pipe soM we
give can or box of tobacco free.
A Lance Assortment
Real Value 8
THE KEY
PHONE M.VTHISON 115
Stationery
PAPER IN BOXES
Tablets Envelopes
Pens Pencils
Ink Mucilage
Library Paste Paper Clips
Memo Rooks Paper Files
In fact everything in the Sta
tionery line, also a big line
of School Supplies
SEWARD DRUG CO.
WJI XHES
Howard
Hamilton
Verithin Grotm
Full Line of Nugget !
Goods
Special Order Work
Promptly Executed ,
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C. E. ORLANDER
SUCCESSOR TO!
GEORGE THE JEWELER
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Seward
% | | Geo. A Mitchell
f,nH Proprietor
Open Day and Niifht
Phone Adams 119
Service—Cleanliness
Private Boxes for Ladies or Parties
Die Carstens Packing Co.
Wholesale and Retail
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, Poultry
Lard, Hama and Bacon.
Butter and E*ga
Orders from the Westward and Cook
Inlet Given Careful Attention.
BROADWAY AVE. SEWARD
I FRATERNAL
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L. O. O. M* No. 1425
Meets every Tuesday 8 P.M., at
A. Bb Hall Visiting Brothers
invited.
M. A. HORNER, Dictator.
T. ft. B1GFORD, Secretary.
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ODD FELLOWS
Resurrection Lodge No. *
Meets 8 P.M. every Thursday
Visitors Wei comb
P. H. Pederson John Noon
Noble Grand Secretary
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PIONEERS OP ALASKA
IGLOO NO. •
meet, on 2nd a»d 4th Sntuntaj
*eh month, 8 p. Pioneer Hall
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SALARY ORDINANCE
IS INTRODUCED AT
THE CITY COUNCIL
A new city ordinance fixing salaries
for elective and appointed city officers;
a successor to city clerk Otto Poohl
rtiann was elected and many other
matters were transacted at the city
council meeting last night.
Council men Crawford, GrafT Cotter,
Lucas, Graef and Mayor Hoben were
present. Municipal attorney James
was made acting city clerk at the
meeting owing to the absence ot Otto
Pat hi man.
Following the reading of the min
utes of the regular past meeting and
also a special session, the Seward
school Board was loaned $850 to pay
U.e operating expenses of the school
for the remainder of the term, or until
May filst. This loan will be paid back
to tnc city as soon as the territorial
school appropriation is made.
the resignation of City clerk and
magistrate Otto Poehimann was read
and accepted. Councilman (otter
stated that the retiring official had be
en most efTicent during his term and
was ordered spread on the minutes
that his resignation was accepted with
rcgiets and notice was also given of
his splendid work.
Julian H. Reed made application for
the position of clerk and magistrate
and he was unanimously elected to
a ill ou* the unexpired term of both
offices.
SALAIO OKIHNAM K KhAD
A new salary ordinance for the
fiscal year ending April 10th, 1010,
was introduced and passed the first
reading. The ordinance fixed the sal
aries of city officers as follows: city
clerk, $50 a month; city magistrate,
$100 a year; municipal Attorney,$100
a year; health officer, $100 a year
Chief of Police, $150 a month; Chief
of the fire department, $50 a month
and city treasurer, $50 a month.
Municipal Attorney James, protested
the ordinance stilting tliat he hail not
drawn it, as required my ordinance,
but it was passed the first reading.
Minor bills and monthly salaries
were presented, O. Ked and warrants
ordered drawn. Bills for cluster
lights were presented by Whittomoree
A: Margules, C. A. Benson & Co., and
the Bank of Seward. Councilman
Graff announced that the three would
accept $115 each for three cluster
lights payable with warrants due
Quality talks Smoke an iC: Ito
Tan Cigar and oe convinced. Th y are
mild. M
The Delicatessen
COOKED FOODS, HOT AN’D
COLD TO CARRY HOME.
ORDERS FOR DINNERS,
BANQUETS AND LUNCHES
GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION
PROFESSIONAL |
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DR. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office over Bank of Seward
Hours: 9 a. ra. to 5 p. m.
Phones:
Office, Mad. 76 Kes., Mad. 66
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J. H. ROMIG, M. D.
Office on Broadway
Residence Third Ave.
Phones: Office, Adams 9r evi
dence, Adams 4f
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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* 8 p. m.
Formerly of Nome.
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i ANTON JOHANSEN
Seldovia, Alaska
First-class merchandise at rea
sonable priced, prompt service.
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CHARLES CRAWFORD
GENERAL BLACKSMITH l
Horseshoeing Wh eel wright in g
SEVTAUD A
on August 1st. These bills were ac
cording ‘voetd to be paid on warrants
as specified.
CHIEFS ARE NAMED
Robert Guest was renamed chief
of Police and Joe Strejc was renamed
Chief of theFire Department.
Councilman Graff, chairman of
the special committee on the glacier
stream, reported that the sum of
.■>00 had been voted by the council at a
special meeting and a contract had
been entered into with the Alaske En
gineering Commission for steam sho
vel work The steam shovel dug as far
as Eroadwny when frost interfered
and ihe shovel is now completing the
lower part of the work and when the
ground peunits will continue up the
creek.
Councilman ( otter moved tnat a
street to the San Juan dock be open
ed and that adequate tire protection
also be afforded the fish company.
Chairman Crawford of the street com
mittee was instructed to fix a road
temporarily down Monroe street so
that it would be passable for travel
pending a permanent, thoroughfare.
United States Deputy Marshal Isaac
Kvans stilted that fishermen at the
doik were not coming up town nights
as they could not use the railroad right
of way and the “cow trail” wasnot pas
sable during the dark hours.
A stand pipe at the light plant to
connect with the water system was
proposed, for use in case of emergency
and the Seward Water Company and
Seward Light & Power Campany offi
cials w.ill get together on the proposi
tion. A report as to the expenditure
will he made at the next meeting of
the council.
CASKET IS A CACHE
FOR TWENTY GALLONS.
HSROX , S. I)., May V — A cas
ket, supposed to contain a corpse, was
seized here and when opened was
found to contain twenty gallons of1
whisky. The bootlegger had ordered I
a grave dug in a Huron cemetery.
I he coffin had been shipped to llu»on
from the East.
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR SALE -- 46 empty whiskey
barrels. A smile in eucn barrel. 1
need the cache, See McIntosh tj
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LOST — Silver cigarette case.
Cinder please return to the Gateway.
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WANTED — First class ironer.
Apply Seward Steam Luundiy. tf
Mrs. Lieut. Long will accept pupils
for music teaching beginning May 1st.
Studio over drug store. tf.
HELP— Middle age man would like .
to work a claim on aliases or iiiie outj
by the month. A. Jendrak, Hotel!
Overland. M 5
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FOR RENT—All newly furnished
rooms, heat in every room; reasonable
rates by day, week, or month; at the
Skagway, Broadway near Adams;
Herman Grimm, proprietor. tf.
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FOR RENT—Two furnished apart
ments.Inquire Brosius & Noon.
FOR RENT—Two room cabin
furnished. See Dougherty & Stewart.
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FOR SALE—1 “Gurley” survey
ing compass, sole leather case and
tripod, perfect condition, bargain at
$15. One 22 Automatic rifle, in pef
fect condition, bargain at $7.00. One
quart size blow torch, bargain at $2.50
One light folding, tilting top. draw
ing table, bargain at $5.00. One Fold
ing, double wall, vapor bath cabinet,
lamp and head steamer, bargain at
$8.00. All may be seen at the Seward
Soda Works.
MAJOR GENERAL MARCH
This, the latest photograph of MaJ.
Gen. Peyton C. March, was taken in
Washington immediately after he took
possession of the chief of staff's office
in the war department. He succeeds
General Biddle, with the title of as
sistant chief of- staff, but in reality '
will be chief, though only called acting
chief of staff, for General Bliss, who
is the titular chief of staff, is to re
main abroad as the American repre
sentative at the interallied military
conference. General March was chief
of artillery with the American ex
peditionary force before he came back
to be chief of staff.
SPHAGNUM MOSS
DRESSINGS ARE
RED CROSS NEED
SEATTLE, Wash. May 7 — Sev
enty-five thousand moss dressings
will soon he needed daily by the
American forces in France, according
to Harry J. Smith of the Bureau of
Development ol the American Red
Cross, who was here recently. I be
bulk of the supply must come from :
the forest bogs ot the Pacific north
west, where it grows profusely, Mr.
Smith said.
Sphagnum mess has proven an
excellent substitute for cotton as an
: h.-orbent, medical authorities say.
Already northwestern war workers
have gathered and prepared thousands
of moss dressings.
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LONDON. May 7 — Telephone
girls who volunteered for service t*ur
ing recent London air-raids have been
awarded a special badge of honor by
the government. It is a round badge
surmounted by a crown and bears
the words “London Telephone Service.
Air Raids,” followed by Latin motto
meaning “Love of country leads
them.” .
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Y isnermen’s Turtle Neck Sweaters
made by Olj-ipi*. Erasing Mills, ah
wool. Brown & Hawkins. “Quality
First.” tf
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Do you know that the El Roi Tan
Cigar is the largest selling Hig1
Grade Cigar in the United States0
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HOTEL OVERLAND
HARRY WHITTEMORE, Leasee and Mgr.
Headquarters lor Mining Men
SEWARP ALASKA
OBTEY”
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f *• v*r House with on unblcm;* nsting for more
., «* third of a century,’’o Ion* n DDnJlTARl R
4. ^nioners prompt, SATISFAC T . *.v. .D PROFITABLE
, * Write for "fait eijubsrt the;ooJy i'«»<*!*
aocur^cv market r.eport and price hsl or its kind published.
Write for It-NOW-lt’s FREE.
<> 25-27 WEST AUSTIN AVE.
As B* SKlIBERT»lnCsjg£pta5€^cHicACo>iJ»^A»^
H. V. LIobkn A. F. Davis
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
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Coal, Wood and Ice
I
General Transfe* Phones, Main 17 and 81
IS
TO
SHE WILL BE HERE
NEXT MONDAY
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Watch this space
SEWARD WATER and POWER COMPANY
JOHN A. NELSON. Manager
Office—Bank of Sevtfard Building
SEWARD ALASKA
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86 YOU WANT PRINTING?
NOW IS THE TIME TO GET LETTERHEADS,
ENVELOPES, STATEMENTS, BILLHEADS OR
ANY OTHER STATIONERY NEEDS OF YOUR
>FFICE OR STORE. PAPER PRICES ARE TO
VANCE...THE gateway has plenty of
j K AT THE OLD PRICES.
SOME men change their
tobacco brands as regular
as a woman changes her mind.
An’ others smoke VELVET.