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Appropriate books for children, or for
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Just received another supply of Ex.
Ambassador Gerard’s book, “My Four
Years in Germany.” The most important
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Seldovia, Alaska
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LEAVE ORDERS EARLY
WHY WEAR DIRTY
Clothes, when we will do your
family wash, rough dry? We
call for and deliver laundry.
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Phone Madison 111
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Meets every Tuesday 8 P.M., at
A. B. Hall. Visiting Brothers
invited.
M. A. HORNER. Dictator.
F. K. RIG FORD. Secretary.
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Resurrection Lodge No. 7
Meets 8 P. M. every Thursday
Visitors Welcome
Charles Lechner C. E. Mullin
Noble Grand Secretary
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PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. 9
meets on 2nd and 4th Saturday
each month, 8 p. in., Pioneer Hall
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Seward
• | | Geo. A. Mitchell
Xjt^l 1 I Proprietor
Open Day and Night
Phone Adams
Service—Cleanliness
Prlrat© Boxes for Ladles or Parties
The Carstens Packing Go.
Wholesale and Retail
Bee!, Pork, Veal Mutton, Poultry,
Lard, Hama and Bacon.
Butter and Eggs
Orders from the Westward and Cook
Inlet Given Careful Attention.
BROADWAY AVE. SEWARD
YOU WILL SAVE MONEY BY
BUYING YOUR XMAS PRESENTS
AND TOYS AT THE
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BRITISH ARMY HEADQUART
ERS, Dec. 24. — Among the prison
ers taken by the British in the big
push over the Hindenburg line were
several officers who were caught in
the regimental headquarters. The re
gimental commander* wrs captured
and it is reported that his advent ;nto
the British lines was a particularly
humorous spectacle. He came tramp
ing back clad in an elaborate fur
coat, followed by two servants, who
1 carried more of his finery.
He was swearing mad at the turn
of events. The sight of a company of
British cavalry' threw him almost in
to a frenzy and the lurid language he
directed at the British drew a smile
from even the hardened Tommy, who
has a somewhat picturesque vocabu
lary of his own.
Merry
Chrnstmas
D o your bit. Buy useful presents. Christ
mas gifts that are useful are always most appre
ciated. Many goods for your selection.
Boy Scout Books 20c Neckwear 75c and up
Boys’ Mackinaw Mittens, 75c Silk Mufflers $1.50
Belts, Arm Bands, Garters, Suspenders, 25c up
Bath Robes, $7.75 up. Smoking Jackets, $7.00 up
Dress Gloves lined $2.00 up. Fur Caps, $4.60 up
Nifty Winter Caps, $1.50 up Sweaters, $3.00 up
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Suits and Overcoats
Silk Hose. 75c Silk Shirts, $6.00
Ladies and Gents Leather Traveling Bags $8.00 up
Suit Cases and Steamer Trunks
Military Hair Brushes per set of two $1.50
Men’s House Slippers, $2.00 and up.
jSEWARD SNAPSHOTS]
B. F. Towle oamo in Saturday night
and will spend Christmas with friends
in Scwaitl.
F. W.’Peterkin, Ray Courtland, A.
W. Young, J. Brennan and Harry
Whalen, who came in from points
along the railroad Saturday night and
registered at tho Seward, are Seattle
passengers on the Victoria.
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William Bryan and J. P. Powell,
guests at the Seward for several days
leturned to their stations along the
railroad, leaving on the train this
morning.
Andy Simons, of Mile 20, is at the
Sexton for the holiday.
Al Roberts, guest at tho Sexton,
returned to Roosevelt on the train
this morning.
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Jack Evans returned to Mile 211
this morning. He spent Sunday at
the Sexton.
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E. W. Wilburn is at the Seward
from (iirdwood. He will return on
the regular train next Thursday
morning.
Stinging weather lilt Seward yes
terday. The maximum was 4 above,
the minimum was 2 below and ut 4,
o’clock yesterday the thermometer;
stood the same. At nine o’clock last
night it was 6 degrees below and at
8 this morning the thermometer reg
istered ten degrees below zero.
The greater part of the express for j
Seward arrived on the Victoria al- j
though there wtfl be some on the Ad
miral Evans.
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Mike Johnson, former night watch
man, left on the Dora for Nuka Bay
where he will be engaged with a party
prospecting for the next month.
C. S. Crider, route agent for Alaska
for the Wells Fargo Express is mak
ing the round trip on the Victoria.
Peter Vachon, the well known in
terior business man came north on
the Victoria as far as Cordova en
route to Fairbanks.
United States Marshal Brenneman,
United States District Attorney Mun
lcy were passengers on the Victoria
from Cordova to Valdez.
W. T. Maitland, the lumber mer
chant of Anchorage was a passengerj
to Seldovia on the Dora Saturday
night.
J. J. Ryan, of the store department
of the A. E. C., returned on the Vic
toria from a visit to Seattle.
Peter Hjort, wife and child arrived
from LaToucho on the Victoria and
arc registered at the Sexton.
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Sergt. J. Oakley and Corp. W. W. |
Gifhn, from the detachment 14th In-1
fantry, now at Anchorage, registered
at the Overland while waiting for the
Victoria.
Practically every man and boy trav
eled to the north side of I.owcll creek
1 yerterday and returned with a Christ
mas tree.
Plenty of turkeys arrived on the'
Victoria and a3 a result there will be
no shortage as was at one time fear
ed.
The weather forecast for tonight
and Christmas day is fresh winds,
cooler.
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Forty passengers left Kern Creek
this morning for Seward to sfeiid the
holidays. Others will be picked up
on the way into the city.
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The coldest day of the year is im
ported all along the railroad touay.
At Mile 29 this morning it was .'*2 be
law.
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Seventeen sacks of mail will trrivr
on 'ho train tonight together w'th two
sled io«ds of baggage rrom Anchor
age.
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1 Resident Engineers Keller and Es
tes and other parties on tonight’*
t**a«n coming to Seward for the holi
days.
LYNX SCARCE
AROUND HOPE
THIS WINTER
It is quiet around Hope this win
ter, the fur trappers even having lit-1
tie to do according to H. M. Pratt, |
postmaster and general store keeper,;
who arrived Saturday night. Mr. Pratt
is accompanied to Seward by his wife
and will remain here until Thursday
morning. They are stopping at the
Sexton.
“About 15 lynx have been caught so
far this winter,” said Mr. Pratt, “but
as there is no small game for the
animals to live upon it is doubtful if
any great number will be snared the
remainder of the winter. There is a
scarcity of all small game and trap
pers are dubious over the outlook.
Last season was good in mining but
about the only thing doing now is
eating up the grub and putting in the
supply of wood.”
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WEATHER ON R. R.
Weather conditions at various
points along the railroad were as fol
loys at 7 o’clock this morning:
Anchorage, 36 below, clear, east.
Fall Creek, 16 below, part cloudy,
north.
Girdwood, 36 below, clear, calm.
Matanuska, 44 below, clear, calm.
Talkeetna, 30 below, clear, calm.
Dead Horse, 6 bolow, clear, north.
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H. V. HOBEN, Manager
Coal, Wood and Ice
General Transfo- leones, Main 17 and 81
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Lager and Wieland’s Beer at.S5.50
This price is by the case. Look over the stock.
We are selling Everything.
Everything below what it cost us.
We will be pleased to show you what is left.
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