19 16
, A FOREWORD
To the People of Seward and Vicinity
During 1915 there was a gradual and steady improve
ment in almost all lines of business in the United States
over the previous year. 1916 promises to be a banner year
for the whole country.
Business in all lines held up well for Seward and
vicinity, bank deposits during 1915 reached a total of
tw ice as much as at any previous period.
The business of this bank for 1915 has been exception
ally satisfactory, and we arc grateful to our customers
and the general ppblic for the confidence and good will
that has been manifested toward us to such an unusual
degree. We enter the new year more resourceful and
better equipped than we have ever been to serve the finan
cial needs of our customers.
AN AUSPICIOUS OPENING
1916 is opening with a bright outlook for Seward and,
the tributary country. y
The ranchers who have taken up homesteads in this
part of Alaska will soon have transportation facilities and
an outlet for their products; many of the ranches will be
subdivided making room for more people and insuring
better and more intensive farming.
Many saw mills and logging camps will be busy and
employ many men supplying lumber and ties for the con
struction of the Government Railroad. Almost $3,000,
000.00 w ill be spent by the Government on railroad work
this year in Seward and country tributary to this place.
Much outside capital will come here this year seeking in
vestments.
Alaska has passed thru its first period of mining
development. It is entering upon its real, important and
permanent expansion with the opening and the develop
ment of its great lode mines, only a very few of which are
yet among the producing properties, where there will in
time be thousands.
The outlook for Seward in 1916 is so bright that our
people should step into it with a spirit of enthusiasm and
with a feeling that things are coming our way.
BANK OF SEWARD
Established 1905
EMPRESSTHEATRE
Sunday. Jan. 23,™»i?a»8
SPECIAL ATTRACTION!_ '
WM. A. HESSE’S
Scenic and Wild Animal Pictures
OF
Alaska!
A Marvel of Animated Photography _ 1
ALSO A ROARING COMEDY |
Admission 25 cents Children 10 cents
Smoke the Key special. Always
good. Sold only at the Key.
Noodle Cafe. Phone Main 111.
Tray service receives prompt at
tention. 10-5—tf.
Fox’s Oyster Cocktails at the
Branch.
Brazilian Mate is a healthful and
nutritous tea exquisite flavor, sixty
five cents per pound.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
Visiting cards, invitations, anything
pretty 1 • done by tht Gateway Just as
well as outsidu
Howard and Hamilton
Watches!
George the Jeweler
WILSON WILL
NOT ACCEPT
CONSCRIPTION
• WASHINGTON, .fan. 22.-President
Wilson has expressed himself as unal
terably opposed to anything ie the
shape of conscription ml tvilloppoe
any attempt to make military cduck-j
Hon compulsory. He says he will not*
insist on the continental army plan if it
threatens toenduuger the prepareduesa
program. .
^_
MURDERERS OF
AMERICANS DIE
EL PASO, Jan. 2l.-Ottlcial confir
mation received that eighteen Mexi
cans were lined up and shot in Chihua
hua city. Nearly all wore participants
in the massacre of Americans*. Villa
is reported captured.
HOMESTEADER CUTS
300 TELEPHONE POLES
J. D. Johnston, of mile 7, came in
this morning and reports that lie has
eight men at work cutting 575 tele
phone poles for the Commission by
February 1st. Ho hu9 300 cut now and
will take out a horse and two men with
him to haul the poles to the track. 75
poles a day is the average cutting rate.
May be yout turn next. See Ennis
& Campbell, Fire Insurance. 22*2t
Floor Falls.
DETROIT, Jan, 22.—the floor of the
stock room of the Hudson Muter com
pany collapsed today and crashed to
the main floor. No one w as seriously
hurt.
NEWS NOTES
Frank Riskol returned to his camp
at the lower end of Konai luke this
morning.
The building of Mrs. H ull which
was dessroyed by fire yesterday in
Valdez was only parly ir.-nud. The
insurance is said to be very slight. The
tenant has already wired to Mrs. Siull
asking her to rebuild.
50 Below at Mile 34
Word arrived this morning that at
7 o'clock this morning the thermome
ter registered 50 below at Mile 34.
The temperature at Anchorage was
probably as low, but Amhora/e lias re
versed the old sayinif that “no news
is tfood news.”
.
Must Pay War Taxes
Again This Year.1
o
The Customs officials of Alaska n”e 1
now receiving instructions from t* d-^
quarters that as the war ux°s haye
have been continued for this year they
are expected to act accordingly in the
matter of collections. These addition
al taxes affect almost all business peo
ple in Alaska towns directly.
May be your turn next. See Ennis
& Campbell, Eire Insurance. 22*2t
New consignment of Chinese
noodles, twenty-five cents per pound.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
Special price on all wall paper,
twenty percent off for this week only.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
Mackinaws, Pants, Socks, Boots,
Packs, Underwear. Anything you
need. SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
“Jersey Cream Kisses," VANILLA
FLAVOR. A pure food candy, made
in Seward Alaska. For sale at the
Key.
FOR SALE: English Setter bird
dog pup at $25 each. The best of
breeding. Eligible for registration.
Write M. D. Snodgrass, Kodiak.
Gaston W. Smalley
Gets Final Certifi
cate On Last Mail.
G.iston W. Smnlley. the Mile ft home
steader, received the final certificate
for his homestead in tho last mail from
the land office. This final cerlificato
was announced in the Gateway some
time ago.
Famous Alaska Films
Slsow Tomorrow Night.
iWm. Tl» .'se’s four reels of famous
/
Alaska views will )>* sh*. An at the Kin*
i pres* tN'nirw tomorrow night.
Two shows win fie run, 7:110 aud 9:00
| p. m.
WICK CABLES NOON.
Representative "Noon received a
cablo yesterday from DelegateWlcker
siiam saying that by test vote the house
showed approval of the emergency hill.
This cable was dated Thursday. Mr.
Wickersham was alluding to tho vote
on the Gillett motion which tho Gate
way told of in Thursday’s issue. Tiu#
vote passing the hill was not taken un
til yesterday afternoon.
.. ———
Candle Dance Tonight.
The Seward Entertainment Club will
give their dance tonight at the A. B.
Ball as usual. As this is next to the
last dance in the series all members are
urged to attend.
Job printing ot every description al
The Gateway.
—
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 22.-Mrs. j
G. D. Cleveland, of Crusher, and
•James Shennard, of Sulpher, were
drowned In the floods here today. In
the last twenty-four hours Texas towns
huve been swept by cyclones and great
proporty damags was inflicted.
May be your turn next. See Ennis
& Campbell, Fire Insurance. 22-2t
Don't forget the Gateway is estab
lished at Seward, Alaska.
GIANT SLIDES
IN CASCADES
MANY KILLED
WENATCHEE, Jan. 22. — A giant
snowslido has occurred at the summit
pf the Cascades near tho scene of the
Wellington disaster. It oompletely
buried three Great Northern cars un
der sixty feet of snow. Three are re
ported killed and a second tremendous
slide is now reported to be starting.
Communication is slow.
(Later.)
Two cars have been carried down
300 feet into a gulch. The K. It. Co,
admits five are dead but reports from
the scene say that 20 were lost
and many injured. The details are
meager and difficult to obtain owing to
the inaccessihility of the wreck.
SAN DIEGO, Jao.22.-— Long-distance ;
reports are to the effect that the Col
orado river has bioken bounds and that
Yuma is Hooded. One person is report
ed drowned.
Who Is This West?
Many believe that the passenger
named West who is coming on the Al
ameda is the attorney for the railroad,
but the most likely opinion is that it is
T. M. West, the mining man who was
here about two years ago investigating
mining property at Kamishak Bay
near Iliamna.
FOUND.
Found hat, initials C.T.B., and fur
cap on Fourth avenue after dock fire.
Owners may have same by calling at
i the Gateway otllce.
I •
THE S. 0. S. CALLS sent out by
us the past month, seemed to ha\e
attracted little or no attention. We
hope the ones that Scwarri and a
greater part of Alaska arc sending
to the Finance Committee in Wash
ington, to get a move on them with
that “Emergency Appropriation” will
be heard by Tuesday tho 18th
Whatever the result the Seward Com
mercial Co. arc getting in readiness
to meet the Big Rush that is bourn!
to follow the Annual Appropriation
of $8,500,000 for construction. No
trouble to wait on you, lots of time
to take inventory after waiting on our
r*
trade.
SEWAUI) COMMERCIAL CO.
WATER PATRON’S NOTICE
Any patron of the Seward Water
& Power Company found letting
faucets run free or otherwise wast
ing water will have their water shut
off without notice. 1-119—It.
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
A complete line of flannel shirts,
priced from $1.50 to $7.50.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First."
Best cigarc ana refreshments at
Terminal Bar. See ad. 11-1—tf
CAPITOL CAFE RE-OPENED
The well known Capitol Cafe, Hrs.
Ayres, proprietor, is open again for
business. Best of cooking and ser
vice, and a big bill of fare to choose
from. tf
See us Derore sending outside tot
.our tnb nrinting
.
If you want to get your breakfast
on time get a cord of Worth’s Dry
Wood. Phone Madison 132
FURNITURE CLOTHING
HARDWARE SHOES
MID-WINTER
Clearance Sale of Groceries
PRICfS NfVFR BfFflRI fQIIAUFP—EVERY ITEM A BAROAIW
SALE PRICE:
Canned Beets, worth 25c, . . 15c, 2 for 25c
Carrots, worth 25, . . 15c, 2 for 25c
Fancy Toilet Soap, 12 bars, worth 90c, 60c
Silver Shield Clams, worth 25c, . 20c
Preferred Stock Minced Clams,worth I5C, 15c, 2 for 25c
Canned Salmon, Fancy Red, worth 25c, 20c, 3 for 50c
Snider’s Catsup, worth 35c, . 25c
Patent Excellent Flour, worth $7, $6.75
Sugar, per 100 lbs., regular price $7.50, $7.00
Sugar, 14 lbs. for $1.00, Ordinarily 12 lbs. for $1.00
• Libby’s Peaches, Plums 8c Apricots, 2°5ch, 20c '
Mrs. C’s Brown Bread, reg. price 25c, 15c
Mrs. C’s Fig Pudding, “ 40c, 25c
Milk, all kinds, . . . . 3 cans for 25c
1:2 gal. Golden Syrup, reg. price, 50c, 40c
Ripe Olives in Oil, u 25c, 20c
Green “ “ “ 50c, 35c
Pearl Oil, . . . “ $3.50, $3.25 per case
Bring your container and get a gallon of
PURE CIDER VINEGAR for 40c; Ordinarily 50c
Best Potatoes in Town, . $1.75 per 100 pounds
• •>
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!
Irown & Hawkins
wQuality First”
Anchorage SEWARD Knik
PHONE MAIN 1
“ PALACE JiNGLES "
The summer’s slipping away again,
And winter’s almost here;
Thi hoys are coming from the hills
In search of warmth and cheer.
Come; all you lads from Anchorage
When you crave a glass of beer.
You’re welcome as the flowers In May,
And no one is siwashed here.
| THE PAL AGE BAR)
Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS Cafe and Lunch Counter in Connection BILL DEVINE '
“ PALACE JINGLES ”
They meet down at the Palace
For a glass of Sherwood Rye,
And to tell about the finds they’ve
made,
As the winter passes by.
Bring on that faat Interior bunch,
And from every camp afar,
For we join you in goodfellowship
At the famous Palace Bar.
\ /