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SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1916.
That man Wiekersham is most interesting. Even one who never might
vote for him in a thousand years finite it hard to say anything against him
personally. No one would try to deny that he can represent the territory
abiy. Mr. Wiekersham has ability. Let no one try to deny that unless he
wishes to mark himself down as one who cannot recognize ability, but the
few remarks that are about to be inflicted on you are merely a sort of semi
soliloquy on the kind of people who keep Mr. Wiekersham in office under all
circumstances.
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Probably Mr. Wickersham despises some of his most faithful supporters.
At least there has been enough shown from time to time to suggest this.
In ail populations such as that which makes up the residents of this Alaska
territory there is an unusual number of men whose talents could never get
them anywhere in any other land who secure a quasi publicity amongst a
numerically small population such as this. i>uch men stii\e hard but the)
find their effort* in vain. In the population of Alaska are many of the most
intelligent people people who art' blessed with a native, inherent intelligence
even when anything like a broad education might be lacking. These men
get to the front while the less fortunate ones of their own exertions and
abilities take second place. I he result usually is that a bitterness is engend
ered in the souls of the less successful ones, politically and otherwise.
The consequence of all this is seen in elections of local and other sorts.
The men who have failed on their own merits to get political preferment
in spite of their strenuous labors attach themselves to Delegate Wickersham
because Delegate Wickersham has the support of the majority of the people
of the territory. They cannot swim so they grab the Wickersham buoy.
The Delegate has lots of rattling good people on his side but. as has been
said before, he has an awful lot of mugwumps and blatant nincompoops of
the “independent” kind following at his coat tails. He has almost every un
balanced agitator in the territory bawling for him and voting for him. And
the latter are the kind that make up the margin which sends him to congress.
But no one can blame Mr. Wickersham for this. He uses those men as
any other politician would us«* them. He has that ability unquestionably—
the ability to got the crowd and hold it.
APPROPRIATION GOES ALE RIGHT FOR PEOPLE
BACK TO THE HOI SE TO TRAVEL ON \NY SHIP
The cable to the Gateway last Sat- WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.—Presi
urday which told the urgency de- dent W ilson nas made an official
ficiency bill had gone back :•> the statement denying that he has chang
house for concurrence has been con- ed his mind as to the right ot Ameri
tirmed by another message recoievd cans to travel on the merchant ships
by this paper from a different source, of th» belligerent countries.
A message received yesterday says,
amongst other things that ‘’urgency “Jersey Cream Kisses,” VANILLA
deficiency bill which passed the FLAVOR. A pure food candy, made
senate returned house for concurrence in Seward Alaska. For sale at the
minor amendments.” • Key.
HOW NEW LAWS !
AFFECT ALASKA]
PRESIDENT OF FIRST TERRITOR- J
IAL SENATE EXPLAINS
T II K M.
During a conversation had with
Senator L. V. Ray he called attention
to the several Bills introduced at this
session of Congress the subject mat
ter of which particulary interest citi
zens of Alaska. The bill establishing
a commission form of government for
Alaska, S. 8G9 by Senator Pittman,
and H. K. 232 by Mr. Wickersham,
are substantially the same. The Pitt
man Bill provides for the establish
ment of a commission form of gov
ernment in the adminstration of na
tional affairs in Alaska. An admin
istrative commission of live members
is provided. The Governor of Alaska
is to be ex-officio chairman of the
commission. The Surveyor-General
of Alaska is to be a member of the
commission. The President, with the
consent of the Senate, is to appoint
the other three members. Two of
the live members of the commission
must have been residents of the Ter
ritory for at least five years. Tins
might be a joker and mean the Gov
ernor and Surveyor-General to be the
two Alaska appointments providing
such officials had the five year resi
dential qualifications. Not more than
three of the members shall belong to
the same political party. The term
of office for each member is four
years. The President, has, however,
the right to remove any member.
During his term of office each mem
ber shall reside in Alaska and shall
not engage in any other business.
The board is to hold its sessions and
conduct its business, so far as pos
sible. in Juneau. All power an<T
authority now vested in the commis
sioners of Indian Affairs, the Bureau
of Education, the Director of the
Bureau of Mines, the General Land
Office, the Forest Service, Biological
Survey wo»*k, agricultural experi
ment stations, and fisheries service is
to be transferred to the Alaska com
mission. The bill seeks to centralize
in Alaska practically all the federal
governmental functions in a commis
sion similar to that now governing
the semi-foreign dependency of the
Philippines. The Department of
Justice, which federal department has
more to do with the administration
of local Alaska affairs than the other
departments seems U have been
omitted from the provisions of the
i proposed denaturized Beveridge Com
! mission Bill.
| H. R. 408 by Mr. Ferris, provides
A NEW DISCOVERY
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Stampede to the .Miner’s Store and stake a claim while
you have a chance to get in on the pay streak. We just
opened a new one when we unpacked our new’ line of
Schoenbrun samples for Spring and Summer 1916. There
has never been a better line of samples exhibited in Sew -
ard. The styles and fabrics are strictly up-to-date and
the prices are within every man’s reach. Come in and
prospect the line N O W and we can take your measure
anytime.
While you are getting to bedrock on the suit proposition,
better have your partner do a little prospecting on the
benches. He’ll make some discoveries there in A L L
KINDS OF MEN’S FURNISHINGS that will
not only be interesting, but will mean a grub stake saved
for both of you w hen you get ready to outfit.
We handle a complete line of furnishings for every man,
no matter what his profession may be.
Don’t stake any claim in the clothing line until you have
prospectd our store.. The quality of our goods will speak
for themselves and the prices are RIGHT.
THE MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
Phone Adams 131 “Don’t Forget the Parcel Post” Seward, Alaska
for the development of water power
and the use ot' public lands in relation
thereto; the Secretary of the Interior
is authorized by this bill to lease to
any citizen, association or corpora
tion, any part of the public lands of
the United States, including Alaska,
reserved or unreserved (excepting
national parks and military reserva
tions) for a period of not longer than
fifty years, for the purpose of con
structing, maintaining and operating
dams, water conduits, resenroirs, ■
power houses, transmission lines, etc.
The Secretary is authorized to give
preference to applications for leases
for the development of electrical'
powe" by the State or any county or j
municipality.
S. 875 by Senator Smith of Arizona |
provides that the mineral lands of the
United States shall not be alfected
in any way or the manner of acquir
ing title be altered or modified by
reason of such lands being included
within any reservation created by ex-j
ecutive order.
Probably the Senate bill, f>2, by |
Senator Smoot, and the House Pill
18, by Mr. Taylor of Colorado, practi
cally identical in their terms, more
materially affect our mining legisla
tion than any other proposed act
These bills provide for a commission
to make uniform and to codify and to
suggest amendments to our general
mining laws. It is understood these
mining bills have the active support
and endorsement of Secretary Lane,
the American Mining Congress, the
Metallurgical Society of America,
and the American Institute of Mining
Engineers.
Mr. Ray further stated that he was
emphatically in favor of a uniform
mining code; and. for the purpose of
giving the fullest consideration to the
needs of every branch of the mining
industry and all sections of the coun
try affected by the mineral land
laws of the United States, it is desir
able that a Minging Code Revision j
Committee be created by Congress;
that the duty of such a Committee
would be to thoroughly investigate j
and examine the mining situation in
Alaska, hold hearings, get the point
of view of our prospectors and operat
ors, and, unless conditions developed
which would make such a plan harm
ful to us, include in their Code re
vision. the mineral lands of Alaska.
Senator Ray stated that a uniform,
systemized and workable mining code,
applicable to all the mineral land
States, and to Alaska, would do much
to develope our mining industry, en
courage the expenditure of capital, be
preventative of litigation, and would
also preclude continual tinkeang and
experimentation by local and congres
sional law making bodies.
Mackinaws, Pants, Socks, Roots,
Packs, Underwear. Anything you
need. SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
Meet me at The Rranen.
SERIAL NO. 01788
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office, Juneau. Alaska,
June 22, 1916.
SOLDIERS ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD
ENTRY IiY ASSIGNEE.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO ENTER
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
NORTH ALASKA SALMON COMPANY, u
corjKiratton organized and existing under the
laws of the Slate of California, and whose
l»ost ottice address is 110 Market Street, San
Francisco, California, as assignee of Joseph
it. iiarrigan, administrator of the Estate of
Kyhrau Horan, deceased, being entitled to the
benefits of section 23ub of the Revised Statutes
of the United States and amendments thereto,
has applied to make entry of tnat tract of
land described as U. S. Survey No. 914, and
situated on the West bank of Kvichak River,'
approximately six miles above the mouth of
Hie Alugnak River, District of Alaska, and in
latitude 69 deg. 06 min. 60 sec. North and in
Longitude 16b deg. 41 min. 44 sec. West, and
more particularly described as follows, to wit;
Beginning at Corner No. i of said survey,
whence U. S. L. M. R. G. M. bears S. 40 deg.
07 min. VV. 20.70 chs. distant, thence East,
var. 23 (leg. 10 min. E., 3.00 chs. to corner
No. 2, meander corner at line of mean high
water on Kvichak River, whence witness corn
er bears West 1.82 chs. distant; thence,
meandering along line of mean high water on
west snore of Kvichak River, var. 22 deg. E.,
N. 28 deg. 26 min. E. 7.20 chs.; N. 29 deg. 64
min. E. 3.60 chs.; No. 30 d>*g. 29 min. E. 6.86
chs. to Corner No. 3, meander corner, whence
witness corner bears West 1.93 chs., distant;
i'hence West. var. 26 deg. E. 11.69 chs. to
corner No. 4 ; thence South, Var. 20 deg. E.
15.36 chs. to corner No. I, the placs of be
ginning, containing 11.14 acres;
As additional to Homestead Entry No. 1446
made August 26, 1866, by Kyhran Horan, at
Ionia, Michigan Land Office, for the S. Vii of
SE. Vs of Sec. 30, township 18 north, range
10 west, containing 80 acres.
Any and all persons claiming adversely aaid
tract of land, or any portion thereof, are
hereby notified that unless their ad verso
claims are filed during the i*riod of publica
tion and posting, or within 30 days thereafter,
they will be barred by virtue of tho statute
and the regulations thereunder.
It is hereby ordered that this notice be
published for the statutory period of 60 days
in tho SEWARD GATEWAY, a newspaper of
general circulation printed at Seward, Al
aska. published nearest the land applied for.
C. B. WALKER. Register .
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Physician and Surgeon
OVERLAND HOTEL
PHONE MAIN 120
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OFFICE THIRD AVENUE
Phone Main 48
DR. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office Over Harrinmn National Hank.
Hours 9 A M. to 5 1*. M.
JAMES McCOY
Mines and Investments
Fourth Avenue
SEWARD, ALASKA
F. A. Stkvknh O. j van Pki/t
STEVENS 4 VAN PELT
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD, — ALASKA
LEANDER L. JAMES, JR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Over Bank of Seward
SEWARD, - ALASKA
THE ALASKA HOUSE
ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
Worm Rooms First-Class
Rates Reasonable
BILLY PETERSON & 0. TURCATTE, Props.
Seward Water
and
Power Company
John A. Nelson, Manager
Office—Bank of Seward Building
SEWAKD. - ALASKA
ROMIG & ROMIG
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent, Rents Collected,
Titles Examined, Lots for Sale.
Large Listing.
Phone Main 48 Seward, Alaska.
Igloo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers
Moots the First find Third Tuesday Nights
of each Month at the Pioneer liall.
LEANDER L. JAMES, Jr. ISAAC EVANS,
Prevideat. Secretary.
HARVEY & CO.
Contractors and Builders
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824 First Avenue
Seattle, Wn.
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Eating House
Everything Fresh from the
Famous Gerald Ranch
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Beer
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SERVED AT ALL CAFES
FRYE & BRUHN
COMPANY
SEWARD. - - ALASKA
Choice Fresh Meats
Hams, Bacon and Lard
Butter and Eggs
ASHCROFT HOME BAKERY
Bread, Rolls, Doughnuts, Cakes, Pies, Pastry
Only Unbleached Flour Used, which Insures Bread without any
Chemical Impurities.
PHONE YOUR ORDER _PHONE ADAMS 115
HOTEL OVERLAND
H. L. WHITTEMORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
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Hotel
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Knik
Alaska
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THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER CO.
Incorporated November 1905 under the Laws of the Territory of Alaska
S. M. GRAFF, President and General Manager
Controctors and dealers In Electric Supplies and Apparatus
Office At the Station. TELEPHONE MAIN I2J
H. V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
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COAL, WOOD AND ICE
General Transferring Phones, Main 17 and 41
ALASKA COHPANV S spud
Steamers Alameda and Northwestern sail from
Seattle at 9 p. m. the I Oth, 20th and 30th of each
month tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
DORA leaves Seward about the 17th of each month for Unalaska, and in
May, June. July and August she goes through to Nushagak.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, I hane,
Treadwell, Douglas. Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latouche and Seward
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
( S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
Right reserved to change this schedule without notice-^
F. B. TRACY, General Agent A. B. MCDONALD, Age-t
ORE TREATED 5—l
H. E. ELLSWORTH, Assayer and Chemist
A Complete Equipment for Mining ^PlVaTfl Ald^kd
and Technical Determinations_
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AND COLD MM’S SUPPLIES
Doors Bl Windows
Lang’s Ranges
I XL 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 & B Paper
Malihoid Roofing
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
Gas Engine Oil
Marine Engine Oil
Valve Oil
Elaine Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacqueret Palm
Asphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
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Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Taokle
Giant Powder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forges
Blacksmith’s Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Rope
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