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REMEMBER.
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to get WHIPPING CREAM
Adel man & Quilty
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% % i
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Until January I
SEWARD DRUG COMPANY
SUCCESSORS TO THE ALASKA PHARMACY
SI u \r;|> ALASKA
Do You know!
That MILLION'S OF DOLLARS go out of circulation yearly
through accidental destruction?
Why riak your earnings by carrying your money and checks on
your per>on or leaving them in your homes?
Your Rank is Your Safeguard
from loss by theft or lire.
Your benefit is twofold, for added to your security is the ef
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Do not wait until loss overtakes you but bank your money or
checks with us today, and feel secure.
HIE BANl OF SEWARD
“THE BANK THAT HELPS YOU PROSPER."
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY CITY DEPOSITORY*
ESTABLISHED 1905
CAPTURE MORE RUSSIANS
BERLIN, Dec. 24.—The Teutons are still advancing
in Dobrudja and yesterday captured two thousand more
Russians. Successful patrol engagements have also taken
I place in the Carpathians. Germany still rejoices over the
Wilson note and considers it a welcome Christmas gift.
Munich stores have been placarded with a statement to
the effect that Wilson has asked the belligerents for their
terms, but there is no apparent ground for this assertion.
1 WOMAN HELD FOR
SHOOTING HER HUSBAND
DOUGLAS, Dec. 18. — C. F. Mc
Nutt, a teamster in the employ of
A. T. Nelson, is now in St. Ann hos
pital with a bullet hole four or five j
inches in length along the right side
of his stomach and Alice McNutt, his
wife, is in jail on the charge of at
i tempting to do bodily injury.
The shooting occurred Saturday
night about 11:30 o’clock and just a
few minutes after the woman had
called at Marshal Shafer’s office to
enlist his aid in locating her husband
who she said was probably in some
saloon or engaged in gambling. At
the time she called on the marshal
■ she remarked: “You will probably
| have us both in jail before morning.”
i
At a little after 11:30 o’clock Sat
urday night McNutt called at the
marshal’s office and asked to have his
vife arrested, at the same time show
ing the wound in his stomach. At
practically the same moment the
woman called on Deputy United
States Marshall Frank Bach and ask
ed him if he had heard of anyone be
ing Wounded, that she had fired two
shots through the front door of her
home at some burglar who was trying
to break in.
Deputy Bach and Marshal Shafer
compared notes but first took the
wounded man to City Physician Sar
gent who took McNutt in his auto to
the hospital where I^l* extracted the
bullet which was just under the sur
face of the skin, and treated the
wound.—Ex.
CONGRATULATE DEWEY
, WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Secre
I tary Josephus Daniels and other navy
notables have sent congratulations to
f
J Admiral Dewey today, his birthday.
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LITUYA BAY HAS PROVEN A
FIZZLE AS MINING CAMP
JUNEAU, Dec. 1(>.—Advices re
ceived on the last steamer from Li
tuya Day state that only two men are
j at present in the district and they are
having a hard time existing. The
camp has proved a fizzle so far as a
mining section, the pockets being
found are few and far between. Sev
eral of those in Juneau who returned
early in the fall arc convinced that
the camp is not even a poor man's
i district and more money has been
sunk in the district than will ever be:
taken out.—Ex.
WILLIAM A HOLZHEIMER
—
JUNEAU, Dec. 15. — William A.
Holzheimer has received notification
i from the Department of Justice at
| Washington of his appointment as
| Assistant District United States At
torney assigned to Ketchikan. Mr.
Holzheimer will succeed Dr. Noll and
the appointment is effective January j
1st, 1917. Mr. Holzheimer was re
commended for the position several
weeks ago by United States District
Attorney Smiser and the Department
wired approval today.—Empire
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EMPRESSTHEATRE
Tuesday, Dec. 26, 8:00 p.m.
PATHE NEWS NO. 60
Grace Washburn in /‘WHEN IT
STRIKES HOME” with Edwin
August and Muriel Ostriche in 5
Acts. WORLD FEATURE
GEORGE ADE COMEDY 1 Reel
7 Program
LUMBER!
Alaska lumber Marie bv Alaska labor
DIMENSION LUMBER
in Any Quantity Now
DRESSED LUMBER
in Any Quantity Soon
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A. f. RASMUSSEN. Prop. Phone Kenai 2
LEON C. BOOKER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Bank of Seward Building
Phone Madison 84
Fire and Accident Insurance
SEWARD BAKERY
Home Made Mince
Meat Pics
Christmas Cakes Made to Order
Seward Steam Laundry
HARRV KAWABK, Prop.
Fifth Avenue Phone Main 157
Best of Work—Latest Machinery
Work Delivered in 24 hours
Cleaning and Pressing
Flannels and Silks
Washed by Hand
PRICES REASONABLE
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NEWS NOTES
All the churches had special ob
servances for Christmas and all were
well attended. There were so many
Christmas events of a religious and
social nature that half could never
be mentioned.
| Mrs. Charles Tecklenbcrg won the
armchair at Brown & Hawkins. She
guessed the exact number of nails in
the jar.
Bunny Nelson won the electric train
at the Seward Commercial Company.
The winning number was GOD.
C. S. Crider, the auditor for Wells
Fargo ,is still in the city on business.
Miss Frances Hoot went to Cor
dova on the Mariposa to visit with
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Adams.
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Miss Cawthorne who was a well
known resident of Seward last year
has been married in Juneau to “Bill”
SI iter who was formerly chief of
police of that city.
The Commerce Cafe was opened
yesterday by Jack U. Togo and will
now be known as the Togo Cafe.
The Cordova Times of December
18 says: “Dr. Charles Daggett of
Seward arrived in town last night to
permanently locate here. Today he
has a force of carpenters at work fit
ting up a suite of rooms in the North
ern Hotel as dental parlors.”
REV ELL BUYS TEAMS
Colonel Revell has purchased the
Bob McIntosh team and will put two
double enders on this end of the An
chorage-Seward mail route in charge
of Bill Spencer. Spencer will go as
far as Mile 25 where the mail will be
transferred to Finnegan and Specker,
who will take it on into Seward via
dog teams.—Anchorage Times.
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Those desiring to have their eyes
examined for glasses or otherwise,
are requested to call or phone at once
for appointment.
ROBERT SIMPSON, Opt., I).
Hotel Overland.
Just received a new shipment of
Swans Down Prepared Cake flour. A
delight to all good cake makers.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
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MILE 54 ROADHOUSE
Under the management of
J. M. LEONHARDT
Everything for Dog Mushers.
Good Eats Clean Bunks
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JOE RENO
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
GIRDWOOD
Everything for Dog Mushers
and Travelers
Best Roadhouse on the Line
V-'
ELLSWORTH’S
for Xmas Presents
Shoes, Rubbers,Un
derwear and
TOYS
at your own price
MILE 40 ROADHOUSE
G. \V. ADAMS, Proprietor
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All freight and express forwarded
from end of steel.
O. K. BATHS
Broadway Seward
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S. M. QRAFF
President and General Manager
SEE
BILL HENRY
THE LIVE REAL ESTATE MAN
For the Best Real Estate
; Deal in Seward
Office 4th & Adams.
CONFESSES TO AN OED
MURDER UP AT NOME
James Foley on the fifteenth of this
month went to the police station at
Tacoma and confessed to the killing
of Diamond Dutch on the beach at
Nome in 1898. He is held to answer
the charge of murder while Nome has
been wired to for the whole story.
Foley says that on the night of the
murder, he, Diamond Dutch and Dub
lin Mickey left a saloon in the town
after looking at Denver Ed boxing
and that they started for a tent where
they lived down the beach. On the
way they got into an argument and
Diamond Dutch shot Dublin Mickey
with a rifle. Foley says he got mad,
drew a 38 revolver and shot Diamond
Dutch dead. Next day, Foley says,
he got away on a steamboat for Seat
tle. Dublin Mickey died of his
wound in a couple of months. I4oley
also says that Jack Jolley, then town
! marshal at Nome, probably paid no
attention to the matter when he
found the dead body of Dutch, believ
ing it to be nothing but one of the
quarrels so common up there at that
time.
ACTION UNDER COMPENSA
TION ACT ON TRIAL
JUNEAU, Dec. 17.—The first case
to be taken up judicially under the
Compensation Act passed in 1915 by
the Alaska Territorial Legislature, is
now on trial in the District court. It
is the case of Nick Demer vs. the Al
aska Gastineau Mining Company.
Plaintiff alleges in his complaint that
while employed as a miner by the
Alaska Gastineau Mining Company,
in its mine at Perseverance, last May,
he sustained a broken jaw, and that
he is now entitled to seventy-five per
cent of the maximum amount pre
scribed by the act for a permanent
disability, based on his earning capa
city, in a case like this, that of a
single man, which amount is $3600.
Considerable interest centers in the
trial of this case. The result will, in
some degree, establish a precedent
for further adjudications in suits
brought under the act. Then, too, it
is the first case coming on for trial
under the provisions of the act.—Dis
patch.
OPEN COAL VEINS
Milo Kelly, who in company with
Mr. Emory is in charge of the opera
tions of the Eska Creek Coal com
pany, reached Anchorage last night
and reports that the company has
opened three veins of coal, varying
from three to four feet in width. The
coal from the veins is clean and will
require practically no sorting or
screening. Speaking of the product
Mr. Kelly said it needed no boosting;
that it would speak for itself. The
Engineering Commission will con
struct a short spur at Eska creek, sc
that cars may be loaded without dif
ficulty and as soon as this work ii
completed, it is probable that some
coal will be shipped to Anchorage.—
Anchorage Times.
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Kenosha-Klosed -Krotch
Union Suits
2 Piece Under Wear
Urbachs
BOMB FOCND NEAR THE
RESIDENCE OF SPRY
SALT LAKE, Dec. 2G.—An unex
ploded bomb was found near tin* re.si
dence of Governor Spry la.-t night,
j which examination shows was power
j ful enough to wreck the house. The
j bomb, it is supposed, was placed there
j by the Industrial Workers of the
World to kill the governor for refus
ing to save the life of Hillstrom.
COMMISSION MAY 111 ILD
GREAT \XCHOKAGE HOTEL
Travelers from Anchorage say that
the railroad commission will soon
start the construction of a four hun
dred room, steam heated building for
the housing of the employees. It is
said that each room will cost $7.50 a
month. Meals will also be supplied,
! it is said, at 25 cents each.
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FOR KENT
3 room house, furnished. — Apply
Gateway office. tf.
I Oyster Cocktails at "The Branch.”
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(Jetting dainty little New Year’s gifts
at Hettel's is just like' shopping at
home Our stock of Holiday goods
has been selected with just two feat
ures predominating, Quality and
PRICE.
CANDY PICTURES BOOKS
PIPES KODAKS
CIGARS CIGARETTES TOBACCO
NEW YEAR’S CARDS
STATIONERY
A thousand suggestions, a thousand
! presents and each one most acceptable
to some one. Just drop in and see our
line before you finally decide on your
purchasing list.
HETTELS
The Home of the Kodak
Broadway Ave.
Phone, Madison 119.
IN THE PROBATE COt RT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD DIVISION, KEN AI PRE
CINCT.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Elizabeth D. Gray, Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Administrator of the Estate
of Elizabeth D. Gray, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against, the said deceased to
exhibit them with necessary vouchers,
within six months after the first pub
lication of this notice, to the said Ad
ministrator, at his oftice, Bank of
: Seward Bulding, the same being the
place for transaction of the business
of said estate, in the Town of Sew
ard, Kenai Precinct, Territory of Al
aska.
Dated this 8th day of December,
1916.
FRANK L. BALLAINE,
Administrator.
Date of first publication, December 9,
1916.
j Date of last publication, January 13,
1917.
C. W. PALMER
KNIK, ALASKA
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MARSHFIELD CHEESE
RED CLOVER BUTTER SPERRY’S FLOURS
And a fuH line of
HARDWARE, STOVES, HAY AND FEED
No Better Goods Can Be Bought At Any Price
G. W. PALMER, KNIK, ALASKA