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SEWARD. ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 15, 1916. _
We are often inclined to think that a war with Mexico would be just a
sort of picnic with just enough of the military clement to give it a little
s>pice, but let it be remembered that the Mexicans ought to be able to put up
i, far greater fight than, for instance, the Belgians. Mexico has more than!
twice the population of Belgian before the war and it is infinitely larger in
extent. No difficulties wore offered the advance across the little Belgium
by trackless plains or vast mountain ranges. Mexico has more than twice
the population of Bulgaria and yet Bulgaria can put nearly half a million
fighting men in the field. The Bulgarians fought and won one of the great
est battles up to that time in the war against the Turks some few years ago,
and yet those Turks were able to hold the British and French at Gallipoli,
showing that our pre-co nee ived ideas as to the military prowess or the
reverse of any of the nations may be all w rong. It has been customary on
♦ his side of the line to joke about Mexican battles, and the jokes may be
deserved but the trouble is we are not sure. No doubt General Custer and
his force went against the Indians with perfect confidence that the savages
could not make a stand.
Mexico has a population of sixteen millions or thereabouts and, judging
by what we read, there is no reason why she could not produce at the very
least a million men capable of bearing arms. Of course, arming them would
be a different matter but the lack of fortifications ami big guns might well
be counterbalanced by the wild nature of the country.
Jingoes are exceedingly fond of saying that this country should enter
war. They seem to forget what even the Mexican war would mean and they
also forget that there is nothing to be gained by such a war unless to pre
serve the honor of the United States when no other way of preserving honor j
can be found. Under the present circumstances this country was perfectly
justified in acting as it did but the relations between the two peoples makes
the situation a really grave one.
“Jersey Cream Kisses,” VANILLA
FLAVOR. A pure food candy, made
in Seward Alaska. For sale at the
Key.
Best ci£arc ana rerret>hments at
Terminal Bar. See ad. 11-1—tf
Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
“The Branch.”
L. Urbach; specialist in working
men’s clothes.
All kinds of tinware, granitewar*
and white enamel ware at Brown &
Hawkins, ‘‘Quality First.”
For Rent: Fourteen room house on
Fifth Ave. Just remodeled.—See
Cooper. 2-29—tf.
We Outfit Men
^ ^UR Stock is Complete in Men's
Furnishings ami it is our aim
to satisfy every customer.
BEFORE BUYI.YG YOU 11 OUT
FIT COME I.Y AMD SEE US.
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WE lYO.Y’T ASK YOU TO ti»c-ua*»
BUY; YOU WILL WA*\ T TO
H 'll EX YOU SEE TILE QUAL
1TYAJYD L EAR.Y TIfERRICES
If you are going on the trail
you want Good Clothing—we
have it.
If you stay in town you want
to dress well—We have the
means when we say Shoenbrun
Hand-Tailored Clothing.
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TODAY’S ODDEST STORY
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 3.—
With the painting of Queen Victoria
removed from its place of honor in the
Auditorium and stored in the base
ment for the week, The Wisconsin
Austro-German Aid Society auction
to raise funds for war sufferers open
ed here today with life size oils of
Kaiser Wilhelm and von Hindcnzurg
standing about. The articles to be
auctioned include roundtrip North
German Lloyd and Hamburg-Ameri
can line tickets to Europe which can
not be us<;d until after the war be
cause the lines are not in operation;
half a dozen small Wisconsin farms
and a thousand spring hats for wom
en made by Milwaukee German
girls. One booth is a huge replica of
the sunken German sea raider
Emden.
BOB LEITCH TOES
WON’T FREEZE NO MO’
Bob Leitch, the sourdough stage
man and freighter, suffered the freez
ing of two of his toes during the cold
snap, and since he had been annoyed
by such inconveniences numerous
times. Bob yesterday sought the
services of a Dawson surgeon. The
'two aggravated members were crop
ped off aft the rear joint. Bob is
moving on the soft pedal for a few
days, but soon will be out ready for
another cold spell, which, he says, he
•will defy till the hot spot freezes to
bedrock.—Dawson News.
Notice to Regular Democrats.
The Seward Democratic Club will
hold a regular meeting, on Wednesday
evening, March 15th, at 8 o'clock, p m.
at the Pioneer Hall. Said meeting is
called for the purpose of electing of
t *ers of the club for the ensuing
year, and also nominating candidates
for delegates to the Regular Demo
cratic Territorial Convention, to be
held at Juneau, Alaska, May 2*lth,
1916. The roll will be open for signa
tures of all Democrats of Seward and
vicinity who intend to support the
nominees of the regular Democratic
Territorial Convention.
W. E. ROOT, pres.
GEO. PHELPS, secy,
adv. 3-14—2t.
mo nr The TCranrn
Meet the \
“Blair” sir.
It’s the modish Link-But
ton Sack with all the sparkle
and dash so pleasing to you
young fellows. And the
patterns we show are just as
classy as the models. There's
real elegance in
Schoenbrun
Say uShayne-Brun”
Tailoring
real service, real economy. And
that’s merely another way of say
ing real satisfaction.
Leave your measure today.
THE MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
Phone Adams 131 **Don*t Forget the Parcel Post** Seward, Alaska
A BEAUTIFUL NEW
COSTUME FOR THE
JUVENILE THIS WINTER
ft JfiNUAFZr model 1
IThls smart outMt for the youn« Hdy la
developed In black velvet richly trimmed
with Hold braid. The vestee la of white
corduroy, closed with white pearl but
tons Quite the smart note Is added by
the beiver banded turban, which has a
crest like that of a Roman warrior’*
helmet 1
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sundays: Communion Mass at 8:30
a. m.
Mass and Sermon at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday school after Mass.
Rosary, Instruction and Benediction
at 7:30 p. m.
Weekdays: Daily Mass at 7:30 a.
m.
Fridays during Lent: Way of the
Cross and Benediction at 7:30 p. m.
Those Eggs and Cream Quality
Butter, none better. URBACH’S
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The Seward
General Hospital
desires to acquaint the general hospi
tal interests of this country with the
facilities of this institution for giving
the latest devised methods of nursing,
care to persons requiring medical or
surgical treatment. Special attention
given to patients requiring gyne
cological treatment. Hydrotherapeu
tic treatments carefully followed.
This building, just complete, electric
lighted, steam heated, hot and cold
water. Physicians placing patients in
our care will receive every ethical at
tention. Prompt readiness for acci
dents, obstretrics and emergencies,
day or night. For further particulars
address,
SISTER SUPERIOR.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ALASKAN ENGINEERING COMMISSION
Sealed proposals are invited for furnishing
and delivering Fresh Meat to the Alaskan
Engineering Commission during the nscal
year, July 1, 1916 to July I, 1917. as follows;
Class 1 ; lieef, 840,000 Iba. Class 2; Pork,
200.000 lbs. Class 3; Mutton, 130,000 lbs.
The meat is to be delivered by the contractor
to the various curhps in quarters of beef and
whole carcasses of pork and mutton. The
camps will be located along the Railroad line
from Kern Creek near the head of Turnagain
Arm to a point on the Su.sitna River above
the Talkeetna Forks, and along the lim.tch
line to the Matanuska Coal Field. The bend*
quarters at Anchorage are also to be supplied.
DELIVERY AND DISTRIBUTION ; Anchor
age and vicinity which can be reached by
railroad line. July 1, 1916 to Nov. 1, 1916,
150.000 lbs. Nov. 1, 1916 to July 1, 1917,
120.000 lbs. Kern Creek to Ship Creek Junc
tion, which can be reached by boat from An
chorage during the open season and by trail
during winter. July 1, 1916 to Nov. 1, 1916,
150.000 lbs. Nob. 1, 1016 to July 1, 1917.
135.000 lbs. Matanuska Branch, which can
be reached by railroad to Matanuska Junc
tion at any s**nson and by boat to Matanuska
landing during open eoason and from those
points by trail to the camps. July 1, 1916 to
Nov. I, 1916, 160,000 lbs. Nov. 1, 1916 to
July 1, 1917, 200,000 lbs. Matanoska Junction
to Talkeetna Forks of Susitna River. Vhich
can be reached by railroad to Matanuska
Junction thence by trail, or by boat from An
chorage to various points on the Susitna
River, thence by trail. July 1, 1916 to Nov.
1, 1916, 105,000 lbs. Nov. 1. 1916 to July 1,
1917, 160,000 lbs. Additional railroad trans
portation will be avaflable from time to time
as the railroad advances but no assured In
formation can he given as to date of such
extensions. Proposals may be addressed to
the Alaskan Engineering Commission, An
chorage, Alaska, to the Purchasing Agent,
Alaskan Engineering Commission, Seattle,
Wash. They will be opened simultaneously
at 1 P. M. May 16th In Anchorage and at
4 P. M. May 15th In Seattle. Proposals—
Contract form together with full Information
can be secured from the ofTUo of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission, Anchorage or Seat
tie. F. HEARS, Commissioner,
I" {*• £;• [/ J Edinburgh
L. p. p. & s.. Glasgow.
J. M. SL0\N, M. 0., C. M.
OVER GATEWAY
Office flours, f to 3 and 7 to 8 P. M.
Formerly or Nome.
J. H. ROMIG, M. D.
OFFICE THIRD AVENUE
Phone Main 48
DR. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Olllee Over FJarriraan National Bank.
Hours da M. to 5 P. M.
JAMES McCOY
Mines and Investments
Fourth Avenue
SEWARD, ALASKA
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F. a. Stkvknh O. J. VAn Pitur
STtVENS & VAN PELT
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD, — ALASKA
U L. JAM KM, JH. J. *. WOOLI.KT
JAMES & WOOLLEY
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law
Oi/«r Bank of Seward
SEWARD, - ALASKA
WM. 0. C0PPERN0LL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Daggett Block, Seward, Alaska j
ROMIG & ROMIG
HEAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent, Rents Collected,
Titles Examined, Lois for Sale.
Larjfe Listing.
Phone Alain 48 Seward, Alaska.
Igloo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers
Meets th«* First and Third Tuesday Nights
of each Month at the Pioneer Hall,
LtANDl R L. JAMES, Jr. ISAAC EVANS,
President. Secretary.
Arctic Brotherhood
Camp Seward No. 21
Meets every Monday at 8 p. m. at their
Hail,Cor.Washington and 5th Ave.
PfRCEY PDUCV, f. 0. ENNIS,
Arctic Chief. Arctic Recoidrr.
Loyal Order of Moose
Meets every Friday night at
8 o’clock, A. B. Hall.
M. J. CONROY, f. R. BIOrORD,
Dictator. Secretary.
Miller’s Barber Shop
We make a specialty of
removing warts, etc.
Hot and Cold BATHS Always Ready
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511 THIRD AVE.
Arctic Club Bid*. SEATTLE, WASH
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wiXauif°*i.50 Special Weeklr Rates
THE ALASKA HOUSE
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Warm Rooms First-Class
Rates Reasonable
| BILLY PETERSON & D. TURCITTE, Props.
Good Eating!
Every Day Something Good at
the COMMERCE CAFE.
j Everybody Knows Ernie Levin, Prop.
HARVEY & CO.
Contractors and Builders
ESTIMATES FURNISHED
Cor. 3rd and Adams, Seward
ALL-AROUND
MESSENGER
ALEXIS BENJ. WOCHE
MADISON 68
LUMBER!
Alaska lumber Made by Alaska labor
DIMENSION LUMBER
in Any Quantity Now
DRESSED LUMBER
In Any Qunntity Soon
-THE
SEWARD SAWMILL CO.
A. f. ftlSMUSSEN, Prop. Phone Keaai 2
ASHCROFT’S HOME BAKTRY & 1UNCH ROOM
THE HGME OF SNOWFLAKE BREAD
Ten Different Kinds of Dread, Cakes, Pies, etc. trench Pastj^.
We Guarantee our goods to be chemically pure. PHONE ADAMS 115
HOTEL OVERLAND
E. L. WHITTEMORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
_m3
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
B Eb’l A CCOM Mon AT IO N S
ADELMAN S QlllLTY—SEWARD DAIRY
MILK AND CREAM
Cottage Cheese and Butter
MILK STATIONS AT BOTH BUTCHER SHOPS
PA(IHC ALASKA NAVIGATION COMPANY
“THE ADMIRAL LINE"
Vessels Leaving (irauu trunk Dowk Every Sunday Morning at 1 I a m.
First Sailing for Anchorage Sunday. April I6lh
for SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA PORTS
.Sailing of I5lh calls liliamna and Kodiak.
All Vessels call at Knik anchorage During Open Season.
—-— CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco, evary Wednesday and Sunday, connecting
with Steamers Yale and Harvard for Southern California Points.
Right reserved to change steamers and sailing dates without noiue.
RICHARD J. RINGWOOD. Manager WAYNE BLUE. Local Agent.
OALASKA slc«n“ S
Steamers Alameda and Northwestern sail from
Seattle at 9 p. m. the I Oth, 20th and 30th of each
month lor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau,Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
DORA leaves Seward about the 17th of each month for llnalaska, and in
May, June, July and August she goes through to fcushagak.
Regular freight service tor Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, T hane,
Treadwell. Douglas. Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latovche and Sewfcrd
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Sew aid. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; 5. S. Cordova. 25th
( S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
<qf‘Right reserved to change this schedule without notice^fc
K. B. TRACY, General Agent A. B. MeDONALD, Age-’
_ —---—— mmm tmmm mmmm
H. V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
-—-Dealer* In—
COAL, WOOD AND ICE
General Transferring Phones, Main 17 and 41
ORE TREATED SSkSS™*
H. E. ELLSWORTH, Assayer and Chemist
A Complete Equipment for Mining ^PWaTfl Al^kr)
and Technical Determinations Ov/WUI ^lluolUJ
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AND GOLD MINER’S SUPPLIES
Doors & Windows
Lang’s Itanges
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 & B Paper
Malihoid Hoofing
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
Gas Knjfine Oil
Marine Kntfine Oil
Valve Oil
Klaine Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacqueret Paint
Asphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE MVDISON 87
Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant Fowder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forces
Blacksmith’s Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrow*
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Hope
Mercury
Seine Twine
J. L. GRAEF
OPENED JAN. |5T, 1913
“ShaHOTEL thau BEST
lr\ all the WEST"
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200 OUTSIDE ROOMS
ISO WITH BATH
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northern HOTEL CO., PROP.
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