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Published Daily Except Sunday by The Seward Gateway Publishing Co.
BERNARD M. STONE. President.
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To the people of the other towns of Alaska as well as to outsiders it
might he news that today, next to the shortest day in the year. Seward has
weather that easily heats anything Puget Sound could have at the same time
ot the year. This is written on Sunday. December 20, when people were
strolling around and when not a patch of snow could be seen for miles around
the city on the tlats. It would be hard to get people of many parts of the
territory to believe this but all the people of this district are witnesses to
the truth of it.
Yesterday the therrooneter registered 10 degrees above and for sev
eral years hack there ha. been scarcely a Nineteenth day of December when it
registered freezing.
The condition of things outside can be fairly well guaged by the dis
patches yesterday telling us that so many people are broke in Seattle that
they are raiding the stores, and that the Commission of Immigration in
California has warned people against going to that state as thousands of the
people now there are unemployed.
To be unemployed outside and to be unemployed in Alaska are two dif
ferent things. A man may be broke in Alaska and still he a man but a man
broke outside is usually characterized as a hum.
The telegram coming from Seattle includes the statement that many
of the wretched people were men who would not work if they could hut this
statement was not incorporated in the published story because, there is no
use in making bones about it. lots of the people who do not understand what
it is to he broke are inclined to labor under the erroneous idea that being
broke is a man’s own fault and that no man need he out of work if he wanted
v» ork.
The greatest blessing that providence could confer on people of that way
of thinking is to put them on the hike once in a while and so open their eyes
to the real conditions of submerged millions. In bad times like those which
the European war have undouhedly occasioned thousands of people must go
idle and he in want and to add to this a lack of charity in contemplating
their condition is hardly courageous to say the least of it.
In the London Daily Chronicle of recent date appears a letter from a Kri
tish officer at the front in which the writer states that war may be des
cribed as a “eery uncomfortable period punctuated by moments of abject
terror.” This officer further says that he heard a brother officer describe war
in similar words when they were fighting in South Atrica. So, here are
two men, educated men. who are courageous enough to tell the truth about
their feelings, telling us that war for them means moments of abject terror.
Of course they are right about this. AH great observers unite in saying
that the bravest heart quails when death comes near in the shape of shells,
bullets or cold steel and the thought which this brings to us is that millions of
men in Europe are going through this terror.
Arms front AU
$Iarts of thr
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The Juneau Empire says: Congress
man J. A. Falconer, of the State of
Washington, threatens to introduce a
bill in Congress at the present session
providing for prohibition of the liquor
business in Alaska. Morover he also
threatens to devote a great deal of
his energy toward securing the pas
sage of the bill.
Xo doubt Mr. Falconer feels strong
ly on the subject and is actuated by
very high motives, but would it not
seem more polite for him to wait un
til the people of Alaska have had an
opportunity to express themselves on
the subject.”
JUNEAU.—Copies of tho Quincy
(Illinois) Daily Herald containing
notice of the death in Chicago of
General William L. Distin former
surveyor-general and secretary of
Alaska, were received today by The
Empire.
Col. William L. Distin, honored citi
zen of Quincy for many years survey
or-general of Alaska und much of the
time acting governor of the Territory
from the fall of 1897 until last fall,
when he resigned, died at Chicago
last evening at the home of his aunt,
Mrs Robert W. Dunston. He had
been in customary health and his
death was so terribly sudden, only
half an hour elapsing between the
time he was striken with heart dis
| ease until he breathed his last.
In a letter received from Martin
Nelson, of Wiseman, in the Koyukuk,
by George Hill of Juneau, in the last
j mail from the interior, the writer says
that there will be more work carried
forward this winter in that section
than has been true for a number of
years.
Hammond river will be pretty well
represented on all of the claims from
Vermont creek down to 1 below’ with
several working along the benches
along the left limit in the hopes of
striking the pay on the claims where
it has not been found in the creek.
FAIRBANKS.—Cashier Freston of
the N. C. Co. has received an an
nouncement of the wedding of Gordon
Barnard Morris to Louise, daughter
of Mrs. D. F. Shipman, at Los Vegas,
New Mexico, October 5th last.
SEATTLE, Ncv. 28.—Giving Sand
Point,Unga, and other Aleutian isl
and points their first direct winter
service with Seattle, the schooner
Harold Blekum, Capt. Walter Tinn,
will sail Monday for the North with a
cargo of general merchandise and sup
plies. The cargo covers a wide varie
ty of goods.
Read the announcement in our ad.
on page 4, about the calendars we aie
giving away. Brown & Hawkins.
“Quality first.”
You get local Ranch Eggs with your
Ham and Bacon at Gamble s Res
taurant.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Ryo at The
! Branch.
Read the announcement in our ad.
on page 4, about the calendars we arc
giving away'. Brown & Hawkins.
| “Quality first.”
COMMERCE CAFE
OPEN PAY AND NIGHT
Established 1905 E. LEVIN, Prop.
SPECIALS
Christmas Cards
LISTEN GIRLS:
Did you ever want to buy some nice fellow some little
remembrance for Christmas and not know what to buy
for him and no way of finding out without putting a dent
in your maidenly modesty?
Just to solve this little problem we are placing on the
market this week CHRISTMAS CARDS.
You can get these cards, which are really orders for
i goods at any price that you want to pay, that is any
amount, and the recipient of the gift can bring them here
and get a hat that suits him, a tie that he will wear, a shirt
that he would like, a pair of shoes that fit him, some silk
socks that he needs, or anything else that he wants.
The orders are good at any time and are worth face
^ alue. Any man in Seward would be pleased to get one of
these cards regardless of the value as it gives him a choice
assortment of useful presents to select from.
HATS SOCKS TIES SHIRTS
THE MINER'S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
Phone Adams 131 Seward, Alaska
“Don’t Forget the Parcel Post”
SPECIALS
[FRENCH ATHLETES
ON FIRING LINE.
1 Several Of Them Do Good Work Ah
Soldiers Of Republic.
PARIS, Dec. ID.—A “good sport,”
in the atheltlc sense of the term,
ought to make a good fighter. The
European war seems to demonstrate
it.
j Nearly all the football stars of
France are either on the “gridiron”
; of Flanders or rushing the German
' lines along the Aisne and they are
making themselves heard from.
Augustin Joue, a football star or
Perpignan, in the lDth dragoons, just
mentioned in orders, was promoted
lieutenant on the battlefield for hav
✓
ing rescued a fallen comrade and car
ried him out of the fire zone under
i severe shell fire.
Planus, another mainstay of the
French Sporting Association, was
promoted lieutenant for rushing sin
gle handed a detachment of Germans
who were in the act of capturing a
French cannon. He bayonetted them,
one after another, and alone succeeded
in bringing the guns back into the
lines.
Cyclists have also done great work,
both in the French and Belgian
armies. Auguste Troussellier, the
youngest of the Troussellier brothers,
well known professional riders, was
killed during the battle of the Aisne
while charging the Germans trenches.
Pellcgrin, Morin.
Job printing of every description at
The Gateway.
-:
Read the announcement in our ad.
| on page 4, ubout the calendars we are
i giving away. Brown & Hawkins.
•Quality first."
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
We can do it. Job printing of e\ery
description.
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
The Gateway Job Printing Depart
ment has just received the very latest
in new type and machinery. Don't
send outside for your job printing
See us before sending outside f )r
your job printing.
Read the announcement in our ad.
on page 4, about the calendars we are
giving away. Brown & Hawkins.
"Quality first."
Finch’s Golden Wedding Rye at The
Branch.
Mail
THE GATEWAY
to your friends
and
advertise
SEWARD
DAILY GATEWAY, $1.00 per Month, $10 per Year
WEEKLY GATEWAY, $3.00 per Year
STRICTLY IN ADVANCE
IT DAVQ TO GET !T
I I KA T d FROM THE
STANDARD FURNITURE CO.
SEATTLE- "It’s Better and Costs Less”
Standard Special <DI4 75
Kitchen Cabinet
o.
PRACTICAL KITCHEN CABINET; exactly like picture; light
ahellac finish; practically arranged drawers on top; also sugar
and flour bin; this cabinet Is the most practical low-priced
kitchen cabinet made; price $14.75.
Standar itoreCo
Second Ave. at Pine St. SEATTLE
tvtoW is the time to select your Xmas Presents. Get
^ in <»arly while we have a nice assortment to se
lect from. All useful presents:
Cut Glass, Plain and Decorated China
Ladies’ Silk Hose
44 Silk Gloves
44 Handkerchiefs
44 Sweaters
44 Knit Goods
Anything you could wish lor in the way of presents
for Men.
Just received a fine lot ol Holland
Bulhs. If planted now will (lower for
Easter. Easter Lily, Narcissus, Daffo
dils, Hyacinths, Tulips and Crocus.
SEWARD COMMERCIAL COMPANY
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER'S AND COLD MINER'S SlIPPI IES
Doors & Windows
Lang’s 1 tangos
I X L Parlor Heaters
Gasoline Stoves
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Air Tight Heaters
Oil Stoves
Alcohol Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Coils
Batteries
Granite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
P A B Paper
Malthoid Hoofing
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
Gas Engine Oil
Marine Engine Oil
Valve Oil
Elaine < >il
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacqueret Paint
Asphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE BLACK 4
Rifles
Shot Guns
Am muni lion
Fishing 'Tackle
Giant Powder
(kps
Fuse
Bench Forges
Blacksmith’s Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Hope
Mercury
Seine Twine
J. L. GRAEF
PACIFIC ALASKA
NAVICaiWI COMPANY
ALASKA PACIFIC S. S. CO. ALASKA OOAST CO.
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers leave Seattle every ten days each month on the
5th, 15th, 25th,
ADMIRAL WATSON AND ADMIRAL EVANS
vial the INSIDE PASSAGE, for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat,
Katalla, Cordova. Ellamar, Valdez. Latouche, Seward,
Cook Inlet Points and Kodiak Island.
PUGET SOUND-CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle to San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and Har
vard for Southern California Points.
Itightjreserved to change steamers and sailing dates without notice.
B. F. WATSON, General Agent. WAYNE BLUE, Local Agent
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. S
Steamers Alameda and Mariposa sail from Seattle
every eight days tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
S. S. DORA leaves'Seward 15th of each month for Cook Inlet points and Dutch Harbor.
Regular freight service tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latouche and Seward
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; 5. S. Cordova, 25th
(S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
0“ Right reserved to change this schedule without noticed
F. B. TRACY, General Agent C. B. GUPT1LL, Agent
Hotel Seward
W. A. M'NEILEY, Prof.
MODERN CONVENIENCES
RATES SI.00 TO S2.50 PER DAY
HOT AND COLD WATER BATHS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
The Bor gen Grocery
Staple and fancy Groceries
Bandies the Best Canned Goods from the Pacific Coast—Best
Treatment to Everybody and Prices Right — Goods
Delivered to All Parts of the City
GUS BORGEN, Proprietor
Phone Main 134 Clayson Building, Seward
Pioneer
Hotel
F. B. CANNON, Prop.
Knik
Alaska
KNIK’S LEADING HOTEL
NO BAR
Accommodations for Ninety Guests
Large General Lobby
Private Lobby for Ladies
Best Rates : : Best Treatment
Best Accommodations
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