VOL 8. SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY
JUDGE WALKER
MUST RESIGN
Valdez, March 10. — United States
District Attorney George R. Walker
has received a request from the attor
ney general asking for his immediate
resignation. District Attorney Walk
er’s term does not expire until next
December and it was thought that he
would be allowed to serve out his
term.
District Committeeman C. E. Bun
nell, a leading democratic attorney of
Valdez, is prominently mentioned as
Judge Walker’s successor. Mr. Bun
nell has a strong Alaska and Pennsyl
vania backing.
BANUITS KILL
San Dieiro, March Hi.—-In an attempt
to rob the postortiee at Tecate, a small
town south of here, three Mexican
bandits killed Post master Johnson,
who refused to reveal the combination
of the vault, after which they set tire
to the buildings 0>en jumped upon
their horses and made gfood their
escape.
ONE IS KILLED
FORTY INJU
St. Paul, March lh.-One gfirl was
killed outright and forty passengers
were injured in a wreck on the Omaha
road which occurred last nijht near
Mendota. Two cars dropped for a dis
tance of sixty feet into a iruiiv.
James Emmett Fitzpatrick of the
Brand), extends a cordial invitation to
everyone to drop into his place and re
ceive a souvenir of the patron saint
St. Patrick. Fitzpatrick, himself, (not
St. Patrick) will be on hand this eve
ning and all day tomorrow and will pre
went all callers with souvenir fans,
pipes, shamrocks, etc.
James Drennan, who has been in Sew
ard for the past week, will leave in
the morning for the Kenai Alaska
Cold property on Falls creek, to re
sume the work of driving the raise
which is to connect up the two lower
levels in the mine. Mr. Drennan
estimates that he will have to drive
about fiftv feet more to pick up the
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bottom of the winze which was sunk
last fall on the property.
Dick Bolshanin, of Unalaska, who
was called to Valdez on the Alameda,
will return on the Northwestern and
aatch the Dora for his home to the
westward
Meet me at the Branch. *
Snow shoes and snow shoe filling at
J. L. Graef’s. ^
Long distance telephone booth at the
•ranch. _
Ice creepers and ice skates at J. L.
•raefs. ______
Snow Glasses Snow Glasses Snow
•lasses. 50c with case up to $5.00.
George the Jeweler;
Meet me at the Branch *
SEWARD IS TO
HAVE “MOVIES"
As *i consequence of the boom which
Seward is beginning to enjoy we are
soon to have the “movies”—the great
est form of amusement in the world.
Mr. E. O. Sawyer, jr., having arrived
on the Admiral Evans with all the
| equipments necessary to install a flrst
| class picture show. Mr. Sawyer in
forms us that he has secured the rights
| from the leading film companies for
I the exclusive use of their circuits and
will produce here exactly the same
films used by the Clemmer theater in
! Seattle, which are the very best pro
duced anywhere. It will be the first
time that these companies have ever
extended their circuits to Alaska and
should prove a great success.
The opening performance will he
given next Wednesday or Thursday
night.
| MURRAY OPPOSED
TO INTERVENTION
Portland, March ltf.— In an inter
view here today General Murray
'stated that he believed American
intervention in Mexico would Drove
I futile and that it would mean an un
ending guerilla warfare in that
I count rv.
LAST DAUGHTER
TO RE MARRIED
—
Washington, March 16.—It Is now
reported that Miss Margaret Wilson,
the president’s last daughter, is to
marry Mr, Boyd Fisher, of Princeton
university. The announcement was
: issued from the White House last
! week of the engagement of Miss
'Eleanor Wilson to William Gibbs
McAdooy secretary of the treasury.
Roll of Honor,
The following is a list of the children
in the primary school who were neith
er absent nor tardy during last month:
Gusie Guest, Thelma Ellsworth, Helen
Tallesen, Mary Harmon, Ida Revell,
George Guest. Geraldine Cook, Arthur
Atkinson, Edith Guest, Thelma Talle
sen and William Perkins.
The firemen’s dance to be given to
morrow night in honor of St. Patrick’s
day, promises to be a decided success,
judging from the number who have
signified their intention to participate.
Charles Cooper is planning on start
ing a restaurant in the place formerly
occupied by Good Eats cafe. Mr.
Cooper has taken a lease on the prop
erty from Hershey of Hope, and has
sent out for a complete outfit for a
restaurant, including repairs for the
range. The new place to eat will be
open for business about the middle of
next month, or as soon as the rush to
Seward is well under w^ay.
Field glasses at J. L. Graef*
Dog harness at J. L. Graef ’§.
For reliable information write Caa
aoa, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, f
TO ESTABLISH
BRANCH STORE
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Brown & Hawkins are going to open
a branch at Ship Creek and are going
after the Knik and Willow Creek
trade in earnest this year. Last year
Mr. Hawkins made a trip to that sect ion
of the country, acid was so favorably
impressed with the outlook for a good
business in that district, that he has
been planning and scheming to get a
I foothold there ever since, and the
result of his plans are:
That thrown & Hawkins have char
j tered the Steamer Bertha,, and when
'she leaves Seattle on the first of April,
j she will be loaded with a thirty thous
1 and dollar stock of goods, bound for
Turnagain arm. This stock will con
sist of powder, fuse, paints, oils, gasc—
I line, hardware, groceries, clothing and
! a general line ot miners' supplies. The
I Bertha will he anchored atShip Creek,
j and will he used as a general store and
I floating wharf for the Alaska Pacific
| steamers. The ship will he in charge
1 of George Banbury, and will remain
| at the anchorage at Snip Creek until
i the close of navigation, when it will
j be brought to Seward unless a good
construction camp springs up on the
arm at some point. In that event,
the Bertha will be the tirst on the
ground with a complete stock of sup
plies. A magazine will he built on
the beach opposite the ancnorage, for
j storage of the gasoline and powder,
| and the staterooms of the ship may be
! utilized for the convenience of passen
i gers while waiting for the regular
j steamers.
GRIFFITH FOR
SEATTLE'S CHIEF
Seattle, March 16.—Austin E. Grif
fith, former councilman and mayoralty
candidate at the last primaries, has
been tendered the appointment of chief
of police of the city of Seattle. Mr.
Griffith has signified his intention of
accepting the position.
Claim She Is Lost Heiress.
Los Angeles, March 16.—A girl in a
hospital in this city recovering from a
long illness today sobbingly declared
that she was Dorothy Arnold, the long
missing New York heiress.
Butter and Egg Limit Raised.
Washington, March 16.—The parcels
post has raised the butter and egg
limit from twenty to fifty pounds.
The steamer Northwestern, bound
for Seward, sailed west from .luneau
at noon yesterday.
Tom Towle and wife came in from
the lower Kenai river Saturday night,
and will spend a week or more in Sew
ard. Mr. Towle is ODe of the largest
owners of dredging ground on the
Kenai, and has some ground there
that pays good wages when worked
with a pick and shovel. Mr. Towle
is planning on doing considerable work
there this spring, and will spend the
summer in prospecting and ascertain
ing the values of the property.
Meet me at the Branch.
Finch’* Golden WedQing rye at the
Branch.
SPOKANE THERE
WITH A REQUEST
Spokane, March H>. The city ol
Spokane plans on asking* the govern
ment to give tiie preference to the un
employed in the northwest in the
building of the Alaska railroad. The
claim will be put up that the men of
this section are more acclamited than
the Panama employes.
STAMPEDE IS ON
IN ARIZONA CAMP
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Globe, Ariz., March 10.—The whole
neighborhood here is excited over the
reported discovery of a whole moun
tain of asbestos near here. A big
stampede is on and this place is nearly
desert ed.
TEDDY IS STILL
DOING THINGS
Rio Janeiro, March 10. — Theodore
Roosevelt arrived at Bareodemalgato
last night, after riding a distance of
| five hundred miles on horseback. The
health of the strenuous one is in excel
lent condition and he seems none the
worse from his long ride.
Car Employes on Strike.
Terre Haute, Ind., March 10,—Be
cause seven union agitators were dis
charged from the car shops here, the
employees have again gone out on a
strike. Many were hurt in Hots which
have sprung up in different parts of
the city.
Nome Wants Government Line.
Nome, March 10. — At a monster
mass meeting held here Saturday night
it was decided to petition President
Wilson to purchase and extend the
Nome railroad into the Kougarok.
Anniversary Party.
William Sauers gave a very enjoy
able reception Saturday evening in his
apartments over the Seward Commer
cial company’s store to celebrate the
ninth wedding anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank L. Ball lain*. Dancing was
indulged in until midnight, when a
bounteous repast was served. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. FranK L.
Ballaine, Dr. and Mrs. Schaleben,
Mr. and Mrs. Issac Evans, P. J. Hickey,
Herbert Tozier, Sidney Anderson,
Charles Cooper, W. H. Whittlesey,
Miss Alice Hickey, Miss Francis Root,
Miss Sylvia Sexton, Mrs. Sexton, Miss
Culbertson, Miss Peterson and the
host, Mr. W. M. Sauers.
Suffragettes are beginning to flock
into the clerk’s office to register for the
coming election. Looks as though
they might possibly name a member
of their own party for the incoming
council, and elect her too, as they are
in a good position to make advan
tageous trade with either side or fac
tion.
Don’t let yourself be forced to eat
what you don’t like, when yeu can
order what yon like at the
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