You cannot choose a more pleasing or
complimentary gift.
Appropriate hooks for children, or for
grown ups.
Just received another supply of Ex.
Ambassador Gerard’s hook, “My Four
Years in Germany.” The most important
contribution to the literature of great pres
ent dav events.
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THE SEWARD NEWS COMPANY
Booksellers, Newsdealers and Stationers
I PROFESSIONAL
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DR. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office over Hank of Seward
Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. to.
Phones:
Office, Mad. 76 lies.. Mad. 5S
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Graduate Nurse
MISS ALBRECHT
Swedish Masseuse
Medical Gymnast
Member incorporated Society
trained Masseuses, London
Phone Main 117
J. U. ROMIG, M. D.
Office on Broadway
Residence Third Ave.
Phones: Office, Adams 93; Resi
dence, Adams 43.
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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.
Xmas ornaments, Xmas boxes, tap
md stickers all make the packap
look more acceptable, l et us tix uj
:hat present for you. Seward Dru|
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Fine “Lutfisk” 25c. Seward Fish
:ompany.
Read The Gateway.
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ANTON JOHANSEN
Seldovia, Alaska
First-class merchandise at rea
sonable pricea, prompt service.
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YOUNG BOYS
“OLD BOYS’*
or
MARRIED BOYS
It Makes No Difference.
| We have just >vhat you want
and can make your Christinas
shopping easy.
Just Try Us and See
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L. 0. 0. M, No. 1425
Meets every Tuesday 8 P.M., at
A. B. Hall. Visiting Brothers
invited.
M. A. HORNER, Dictator.
F. K. BIG FORD, Secretary.
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ODD FELLOWS
Resurrection Lodge No. 7
Meets 8 P. M. every Thursday
Visitors Welcome
Charles Lechncr C. E. Mullin
Noble Grand Secretary
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PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. 0
meets on 2nd and 4th Saturday
* each month, 8 p. :o., Pioneer Hall
3-8
Seward
% 1 1 Ceo A Mitchell
Proprietor
< )pen Day and Night
Phone Adams III*
Service—Cleanliness
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Prvnre Boxes* fi»r Ladies or Parties
The Carstens Packing Go.
Wholesale and Retail
Bee!, Pork, Veal Mutton, Poultry,
Lard, Hams and Bacon.
Butter and Eggs
Orders from the Westward and Cook
Inlet Given C^eful Attention,
BROADWAY AVE. SEWARD
YOU WILL SAVE MONEY BY
BUYING YOUR XMAS PRESENTS
AND TOYS AT THE
THE BAZAAR !
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WHY WEAR DIRTY
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i Clothes, when we will do your
(family wash, rough dry? We I
call for and deliver laundry.
DEE SING LAUNDRY
Phone Madison 111
j Cor. Washington & Adams St,
Big Masquerade Ball on i
New Year’s Eve at A. B.
Hall. f
Merry
Christmas
D o your bit. Buy useful presents. Christ
mas gifts that are useful are always most appre
ciated. Many goods for your selection.
Boy Scout Books 20c Neckwear 75c and up
Boys’ Mackinaw Mittens, 75c Silk Mufflers $1.50
Belts, Arm Bands, Garters, Suspenders, 25c up
Bath Robes, $7.75 up. Smoking Jackets, $7.00 up
Dress Gloves lined $2.00 up. Fur Caps, $4.50 up
Nifty Winter Caps, $1.50 up Sweaters, $3,00 up
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suits and Overcoats
Silk Hose. 75c Silk Shirts, $6.00
Ladies and Gents Leather Traveling Bags $8.00 up
Suit Cases and Steamer Trunks
Military Hair Brushes per set of two $1.50
Men’s House Slippers, $2.00 and up.
The Seward Home Guards will give
a military ball ami exhibition drill at
the A. B. hall tonight. Tickets al
ready sold indicate a large atten
dance.
Miss Sylvia Wold will leave on the!
Victoria for a short visit at Cordova,
returning in time to resume her class
es at the school, after the holidays.
C. VV. Murphy, now in Seward enj
route to Tenakee hot springs, has just'
completed all the buildings at the Fs-!
ka Creek coal mine. Mr. Murphy i
will go to Seattle after recuperating 1
lor a couple of weeks at Tenakee.
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Fred Dickie, who lias bdTm time
keeper at Mile 83 in the Turnagain
Arm district for the past year, now
in Seward, is going outside to join
ihe army and beat them to the draft.
A. B. Camp, for the past two years
property clerk in the Anchorage Divi
sion, is a visitor in Seward and will
leave on the Victoria to join the 23rd.
U. S. Engineers.
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Francis X. Busnman and Beverly
Bayne will he the two stars at the
Empress tomorrow night, appearing
in a Paramount fiw recler entitled
“Pennington’s Choicv.” There wiil be
a Hearst weekly also. |
W. J. Scott, of the A. E. C. forces!
on the Turnagain Arm division, who
passed through Seward recently for
the outside, will make application to!
join the Canadian troops and expects j
to be soon in France.
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All firemen and citizens in genera!
are asked to attend the meeting to
night at the Fire Hall at 8 o’clock.
Tonight and Monday will be the
last opportunities to do Christinas
shopping as the large stores will be
closed all day Tuesday.
Edv. in Knutson, recently in Sew
ard on his way to the states, wili
make application for a position in
Uncle Sam’s fighting forces as soon
as he reaches Seattle.
Sh! Who turned off that damper
on the wind up the valley early this
morning? This quiet spell is un
canny.
The weather for yesterday follow
maximum 11, minimum zero, current
4; clear with northwest wind.
Horace Hannon, of the railroad
forces, accompanied by his wife, leave
in the Victoria for the states to be
absent about two months.
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Children of the public school will
sing carols at the Empress theatre
Christmas night.
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Augustine & Kyer candies make a
delightful Xmas gift. Many beauti
ful Holiday packages from 65c to $6.
at the SEWARD DRUG CO. D24
The weather forecast for Seward
for tonight and tomorrow' is clearing
u'ith slight squalls, fair and cooler.
Steamer Dora will sail tonight for
the west ward with a large cargo of
freight and a fair list of passengers.
C. A. Baker will be a passenger to!
Cold Bay, leaving on the Dora to-:
night. I
Tlu* regular services of the Chris
tian Scientists will be held tomorrow
forenoon at 11 o'clock.
F. A. Clark with a party of men
will leave on the Dora for Nuka Bay
to make a thorough investigation ol
mining property there.
William Maitland and Clyde Cole
man expect to leave on the Dora for
Sotdovia.
Between 36 and 40 passengers left
on the train this morning for Kerr.
Creek and should arrive late this af
ternoon.
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Several soldiers from the detach-:
ment 14th Infantry, U. S. A., at An
chorage will arrive on tonight’s train
bound for the outside.
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BANKS CLOSE WHEN
LENINE ASKS MILLION i
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. — Nico- j
lai Lenine caused the banks of Petro
grad to close their doors.* Lenine, the
moment he appeared to be in power,
presented his personal check for *.'>0,
000,00Q and every bank in the Rus
sian capital at once closed its doors. I
This news came to Washington j
fi-om the American Legation in Stock-i
holm, and it is presumed in Washing
ton that Lenine, as head of the lloi
sheviki government, attempted to g'‘t
possession of this vast sum, the banks |
however, refusing to honor ihe check
prefering to stop business,
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Cigars and Cigarettes in Xmas
packages at the SEWARD DRUG
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WEATHER ON R. R.
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The following is the weather report;
of points on the railroad received to
7 o’clock this morning:
Anchorage, 30 below, cloudy, N. E.
Girdwood, 30 below, clear, north.
Matanuska, 28 below, clear, calm
King, 28 below, clear, calm.
Talkeetna, 40 below, clear, calm.
Dead Horse, 20 below, clear, calm. <
M ETHODISTT5 URC H
Annual Christmas Sunday.
11 a. m. Address by Rev. H. C.
Munroe.
12:15 p. m. Sunday school.
7:30 p. m. Address by the Pastor.
There will be a Christmas program
and tree in the church Monday even-;
ing at 7’30 o’clock.
All are cordially invited
J. J. PATTON, Pastor
MOTEL OVEREANI
E. L. WHtTTEMORE, Proprietor
Headquarters for Mining Men
' SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
H. V. Houf.x A. F. Davis
ALASKA TRANSFER
II. V. HOBEN, Managkk
Coal, Wood arid ice
General Transfo*** i'houes, Main 17 and 81
j CAFE-ROOMS &\'yi PA I A I 5 Sherman Haynes
Pool and Billiards | . jj f^ f^ li p Proprietor
I
j Wea re selling these goods at a price that
j makes sales:
Johnnie Walker Scotch.$2.50
Perfection Scotch. $2.50
Draught Scotch.$1.00
Rock and Rye.75c
Apricot and Peach Brandy .75c
Hennesey’s Three Star Brandy .$2.75
California Brandy $1.00
Old Gorman Lager, Richstaller, Wieland’s and
Ranier bottled beers in pints and quarts, while
they last at .$6.50 per case.
THE
HOTEL
GEORGE SEXTON. Proprietor
Most Comfortable
Hotel in the City
Local ar.d Long Distance Phones
Modern Bath Rooms Rates Reasonable
SEWARD WATER and POWER COMPANY
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JOHN A. NELSON, Manager
OffiC8~B»nk of SaWardlBuilding
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