THE
HARRIMAN
NATIONAL BANK
OF ALASKA
AT SEWARD
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
Safe Deposit Boxes
—FOR RENT—
EMPRESS THEATER
Sunday, l>»*c. :10th—ivOO p. ni.
LATEST HKARST PATHE
NEWS NO. M
Edith Storey In
-the two eih;kd swokip*
A Beautiful story. Ihe Sacri
fice of a Woman’s l.ove and in
the End She loses all. Ha\e a
Look at this Program and you
Will Like It.
One of the Best
Extra Hood Program. 15 & .‘>0c
THREE \MER1CANS
lU UNKD TO DEATH
IN \ WAREHOrSK
H.'RHMP’RG, Pa., Dec. 28.
. i s of 11 *» Acro Squad
ron were burned to death in a gov
ern mem warehouse at Middleton,
which was destroyed by lire yester
day. I'he men were confined as pris
oners for minor olFenses.
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WEATHER ON K. K.
Weather along the railroad is mod
. rating slightly acocrding to the fol
lowing report received at 7 o’clock
this morning:
Vnehorage. is below, clear, calm.
Oirdwood, •*> below, clear, calm.
AUuanexka, :iG l>elow, clear, cr.lm.
Dead Horse, 22 below, clear, east.
Indian River, 10 below, clear, X. E.
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Mens, !’.,»yr and Womens Moose
ide moccasins.
PROOF OF l,ABOK BLAN KS AT THE GATEWAY. .
FIRE INSURANCE
JOE CAMPBELL
Successor to ^
ENNIS & CAMPBELL
SEWARD ALASKA
The Bank of Seward
Established 1905
WARDS HAVING
GAY TIME IN
SAN FRANCISCO
W \Ki)S
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ward, former
ly of Seward, residents here for three
years, are enjoying the gay life at
San Francisco, attending many parties
aid theatre peiformaeces, according j
to a letter received here by one of,
theii many friends, Mrs, Waitl d<
•siivs that the compliments of the sea-,
on be *xtended to tlvir friend^ in
Seward.
In her letter Mr. Ward gives sonv
wry interesting movements ol form
Seward residents or fonner ■*. j|
•oad employees. Steve Ach.unansky i
is now a full fledged captain in tue
Engineering Corps now at American
Lake. Alex Monroe, formerly resi •
f»*nt engineer at Mile 45. i.» a lieti
i.mant with the Camd;an Royal En
m noers and was In San Francisco for
a fee. days but has gone east and ex
pects to be in France shortly. Leoa
i oakcr has joined the aviation corps.
Mrs. Ward makes mention of Edgar
Hawley being commissioned First
I icutenai t in the Aviation corns m*
Mr. Luttroll a Second Lieutenant in
the same corps.
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MSHINC; COMPANY IS FINED
FOR ILLEGAL FISHING
JUNEAU, Dcc4 2S. — The Alaska
‘acitic Fisheries company has been
assessed tines aggregating $1,200 for
ilegal fishing and for not having their
aps designated by number. In two
■ounts under which they were indicted
or not having their traps numbered
Ivy were lined $150 for each count,
fin y were lined $500 each for*t\vo
ndictments for fishing their traps on
Sunday. The fine*; were assessed this
turning by Judge R. . Jennings.
The A. B. Lodge
is planning on staging the
greatest
GRAND MASQUERADE HALL
that has ever been put on in
Seward on
NEW YEARS EYING
DON’T MISS IT
li*s going to be a bear and worth
the money—Some classy prizes
for costumes—Good Slusic
Good floor
The Dance will start at 9 P. M.
and will go through to 12, and
at that time all hands will un
mask and from then on, there
will he something doing every
minute till morning.
REFRESHMENTS
Wind the old year up in a blaze
of glory and start the New
Year right
Some special features to bo an
nounced later.
If vou need anything in
SHIRTS; SHOES; SOCKS;
TIES; MUFFLERS; POMPS;
TALK TO
COTTER
Broadway Seward
HEALTH OF THE
GERMAN ARMY
IS IMPROVING!
—
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 28. - Tic*
health of the German army and navy
as published in the Cm nun, m 'dica!
journals, is steadily becomin : Octt< r,
according •*> statistics. In tin- a.my
the numh*'v of 'uses of illwss is now
about twenty ne» cent Jower to 1 in
tlie first yea * of the war. Km the
navy, very complete reports are pub
lished indhatuii; that the b«v «‘f
cases of illec .s per thnus.Mid in n :s
about 25 pm <« at lower tbu , in peace;
time.
‘Disease*", of the organs of : ut* i-:
tion” furnmn niO'i» patients in the na
val hospitals than any other hiih'o 1
cause, but it is stated that the n inher
even of these cases shows u >Vady t
improvement, falling from Ts per ]!
000 men in peace times to 56. Ti,b« v
culosis shows a slight increase, hut
other diseases of the respiratory or-;
jeans have decreased very la *viv.
Nervous disease has decreased slight
ly; diphtheria has almost disappear
ed; scarlet fever shows a slight in
ert ase.
win ES OF MINERS WANT TO
TAKE FLACK OF THE MEN
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. — With
the wives of the miners and other wo
men members of mining committees
as pupils, the United States Bureau
of .Mines has entered upon an active
campaign to reduce casualties. Eight
“mine rescue cars” each with a crew
highly trained in modern rescue meth
ods, have been equipped and arc ma
king the round of the mining com-1
munities. Five hundred women have
taken the course given and the Bu
ieau has been overwhelmed, since the
declaration ot war, with applications
from women who wish to *eplace men
on the \'irs.
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NOTICE
To get quick action in case of fire
the Fire Department will pay $5 to
the person who with horse or auto is
the first to roach the lire with equip-;
ment and $2.50 to the person who
with horse or auto power is the sec
ond to reach the fire with another
part of lire equipment, and return
same to Fire Hall, after the lire.
By Order of Fire Chief.
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1918
C A L K N I> A R S
AT
URBACH’S
STORE
( all and ask for one
URBACH’S
PHONE MAIN 134
BORGEN’S GROCERY
THE FAMILY STORE
I thank you for your faithful patronage
an'1 wish you Prosperity for ever after.
The Eight Hour Law will be in effect
and by cooperation you will be assured of
good Service.
Delivery from 8’30 a. n\. to 6 p. in.
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BORGEN'S GROCERY
PATRONIZE HOME GROWN GOODS
MOTEL. SEWARD
FORTY ROOMS-OUT OF FIRE ZONE
J. 0. PATTON, Mgr. Rates by Day or Month
Modern Conveniences Well Lighted and Heatet
NOTICK
To
MU TIC BROTH HRS
■ ■ ■ ■■
, On account of the regular meeting I
i nights falling on Xmas and New
; V. ar\s Eve, these two meetings have
been postponed and the next
, meeting of Camp Seward, No. 21,
.A ctic Brotherhood, will be held Mon
. day, January 7th at 8:20 p. m.
JOHN NOON, Arctic Chief
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Big Masquerade Ball on
New Year’s Eve at A. B.
Hall.
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! SEXTON AND
TH WAITES
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Sodas, Ice Cream, Candy
Cigars and I
Commercial Photography
m 'CHES
Howard
Hamilton
Verithin Cru»*n
Full Line of Nugget
Goods
Special Order Work
Promptly Executed
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C. E. ORLANDER
srCCESSOR TO
GEORGE THE JEWELER I
Advertise in The Gateway.
Seward
Anchorage
“Quality Pirst”
OUR STOCK OF HOLIDAY GOODS IS
Large and Very Complete
Men’s and Boys’ Sweaters and
Sweater Coats, at.$1.50 to $12.00
Men’s Silk Sox.75c and $1.00
Collar Boxes .-.$4.00
Laundry Bag Sets.$3.00
Mufflers.$2.00 to $6.00
Initial Handkerchiefs.35c 3 for $1.00
Suspenders in Fancy Boxes.75c, $1.00
Arm Band and Garter Sets.75c
Ties.50c to $2.50
, Dress Gloves.-.-1.50 to $2.75
Silk Shirts.$10.00
Cigarette and Cigar Cases
Watch Chains, Stick Pins and Cuff Buttons
Military Brushes.$10.00 per set
Smoking Jackets, Bath Robes and Slippers
Card Cases and Bill Folds
Umbrellas and Cane Sets
Ladies Umbrellas $4.50 to $12.00
Bath Towel Sets \ $2.25 to $5.00
Cretonne Bed Spread Sets.$5.00
Wool and Down Filled Comforters, $15.00. Pendleton Blankets, (Plaid) $18.00. Child’s Umbrellas, $1.00
In the Hardware'Department we have Percolators, Casseroles, Silverware, Scissor Sets, Carving
Sets, Electric Reading Lamps and Dishes. In our Grocery Department you will find a fine and var
ied assortment of Specialties. We cordially Invite your Inspection.