SEWARD GATEWAY
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
GATEWAY PUBLISHING CO.
Kntered us Second Class matter Autrust 34th,
1904, lit the postofttce ut Seward. Alaska, un
der the Act of Congress of March 8. IS7W.
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SATURDAY. MAlU'H 14, HW
SUNDAY CLOSING
The tight is altendv on to force the
Alaska- Yukon- 1’acitic ex posit ion to
close its gates on Sunday. it the
prime factors m this apparently pious
movement could be known it is proba
ble that there wouhl not be so many
religious enthusiasts to stand around
and shout amen to the proposal. I»y
closing the gales of an exposition on
Sunday the owners at.d managers of
Other popular resorts will in* tin* chief
gainers. It is hut natural that these
*h',uld enlist the churches in their in
ha f. so as to clothe the movement in
the garb of piety, and let the strictly ;
busii'ss man outside the exposition!
grounds gather in tho ducats.
Of course the cry goes up that the
Lord of Hosts is dishonored by opening
tin gates of a great fair on Sfinday.
Now it is not at all probable that the
L rd of Hosts is any such small pota
toes as to be dishonored because his
people down here on his footstool go to
a clean, instructive exposition on Sun
day. Let us give him credit for being
reasonably fair and intelligent, and for
not being deceived by an outward
ihow of piety when the heart is in no
way changed for the better.
NEW POLITICAL PARTY
A new political party is to be
launched. A national convention will
be called to nominate candidates for
president aud vice- president after the
Republicans and Democrats have held
their meetings.
Some popular issues, such as the hn
mediute purchase of the telegraph
linos, indorsement of union labor or
ganizations. revision <>t the tarritl,
pos1 ai savings banks, federal aid for
go1 ni roads. ship mi >»:dy anti some
Others, are indorsed. It is a fairly
gooti.net for catching votes. William
Randolph llearst is the backer of the
movement. lieu t ini er the wooden
horse, aud fear the Greeks though
bearing gifts.
UP TO DATE
The Ksijuimns are u,» to tlate on the
marriage tpiestion uud even go several
beite,> on the party vv1 > advocated the
ten year limit in the States. These
little fellows in their far northern
home take a crack a the marriage
proposition, and i: utter a week, or at
most a few weeks the parties find that
their tempers are no? compatible they
call the match otT and the girl goes
back home. It i' p ' .tee tout this
lottery business with a chance for an
indefinite number of draws has con
tributed to inak * tid.s remote people
the most congenial and haopy race on
the face of the earth. They have been
known to make us many as six trials
before getting the right party.
DARKEST RUSSIA
In Russia there are said to be 17,
00c,000 children between 0 and 14 jears
who are receiving no education what
ever.
If these are the facts in the case Rus
sia can expect to have no peaceful and
prosperous government until she cares
for the little ones. It is high time for
some creator to appear who can not
only say “let there be light,” but who
has the power to enforce the command
that there may be light.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION
“What is a man to do who is out of
work in a financial crisis and who is
starving?*’ Robert Burns used to say
he could not well conceive a more
mortifiying picture of human life than
a man seeking work and not able to
And it. Back iu the days of the Roman
empire legion was the name of those
who were fed at public expense. The
question, therefore is not a new one.
The situation as we see it today seems
especially bad because we are the ones
affected by it. In times past it has
been incomparably worse. Selfishness
has had a vast deal to do in bringing
about the present state of affairs. The
poor are not less selfish than the rich,
| though they may seem to have less
i power to hurt others by their selfish
ness. A man must be ready so far as
possible to do skillfully any work that
may be offered. They who would
' limit the number of those who desire
! to learn trades are by no means guilt
less. The generosity and unselfish
ness which we demand from the rich
we might begin to practice on those
who are still less fortunate than our
selves. This might help some in the
>olution of the quest ion. It is easy to
find fault anti to lay the blame on a
certain class, and to imagine there is
a panacea for all these ills. There is
none except honesty and charity, and
tin* elimination of selfishness, which
like charity should begin at home.
COULD HE MAKE AN ALMANAC? j
Years ago, back in the state of Ohio, |
there lived an old man who invariably !
met his neighbor's son. as. he returned
on his vacation from college, with the,
question, "can you make an almanacl
vetV” That seemed to be the old man’s J
tost, of an education. It was not a bad ;
one eitlTer. 'The almanac was former-1
iy quite a compendium of knowledge, j
There was Thomas Spofford’s almanac
back in the lirst half of the last centu
ry which contained a variety of matter
including a short sermon on a Bible
text adapted to each month of thoj
year, also poetry, jokes and seasonable I
pictures. 1
This old type of almanac has been I
changed somewhat in the modern !
production of “Abe Martin's Alma
nack", by Kin Hubbard, containing j
timely hints to farmers and young
women, actual facts about the moon,
astrological lore, true explanation of
dreams, famous political speeches, rare
philosophical musings, and much valu
able information along various lines,
with illustrations by the author. The
book is published by the Bobhs-Merrill
Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, in a
handsome volume of about 12") pages.
The book is replete with wise and
witty sayings, and its appearance in
the household will tend to bring back
the almanac to its old place of popu
larity as a guide to the business man
as well as to the farmer in the affairs
of lift*.
WEALTH IN THE DITCH
It is reported that gold, silver and
copper in paying quantities have been
thrown out from t’olubra Cut in the
Panama canal. It may turn out that
the goveanment will find wealth
enough to pay for the construction of
the great enterprise in the ditch it is
digging. It would not he more
surpising than the bonanza discovered
in “Suward's folly."
Land and Mineral Decisions
Published by Woodford l>. Harlan,
land attorney, Washington, I >. C.
Settlement During the period in
which the local office is closed, time
does not run against a settler in the
matter of asserting his claim.
Residence Maintained its the em
ploye of another, who asserts a posses
sory right to the land, confers no
rights under the settlement laws.
Reservation An order suspending
land from disposal to prevent the
fraudulent entry thereof, is within the
| authority of the commissioner of the
: land office.
Practice—Local officers may, with
the approval of the commissioner, de
signate certain hours each day in
which papers may be filed in their
office.
Mining Claim—To entitle an appli
cant, who has declared his intention to
become a citizen of the United States,
it must appear that such intention is
a bona tide existing one at the time of
| purchase.
Mineral Land—The existence of a
mineral location raises the presumption
that the location has been made in
conformity with law, and that the
land is mineral in character.
WEEKLY WEATHER RECORD
Weathei record for the week ending
March 14
Temperature.
Max. Min.
Sunday 40 32 Cloudy
Monday 33 33 Snow
Tuesday 44 28 Clear
Wednesday 32 ' 26 Clear
Thursday 29 20 Clear
Friday 25 13 Clear
Saturday 32 14 Cloudy
To Clayson’s for Blankets. *
Legal Notices
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court for the Territory of Alaska,
Kenai Precinct, Third Judicial Divis.
ion.
IN PROBATE.
In the matter of the estate of Ferdi
nand Wagner, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given by the un
dersigned administratrix of t he estate
of Ferdinand Wagner, deceased, to t he
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased to ex
hibit them, with necessary vouchers,
within six months after the first publi
cation of this notice, to the said admin
istratrix, Elsbeth Wagner, at the of
fice of S. O. Morford, Seward, Alaska.
ELSBETH WAGNER.
Admidistratrix of the estate of
Ferdinand Wagner.
First publication March 14.
Last publication April 18.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
Cook Inlet Precinct, Jan. 4, 1908.
To Harry McCormack, C. J. Wal
ters, James McGill, Thos. McConety,
Geo. Hanson, Wm. Burns and Alfred
Noel:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended one hundred
dollars in labor and improvements
upon the Skukum Creek placer claim
situated upon Skukum creek, tribu
tary to Twenty Mile river, in the
Territory of Alaska, Cook Inlet pre-j
cinet, claiming 12000 feet from NOTICE |
up the creek in a southeasterly diree-l
tion, and300 feet each side of Skukum
creek, as will appear by certificate
tiled the 23rd day of February, 190(i, in
the office of t he recorder of said pre
cinct, in order to hold said premises
under the provisions of Section 2324
Revised Statutes of the United States
being the amount required to hold the
same for the year ending December
31st, 1907.
And if within ninety days from the
publication of this notice, you fail, or
refuse to contribute your proportion
of such expenditure, to-wit, $12.50
each as a co-owner, your interest in
said claim will be forfeited and be
come the property of the subscriber
under said section 2524.
A. C. CARRIER,
Co-owner of one-eighth of said claim.
First publibation Jannarv 4, 1008.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE United States Commissioner’s
Court, Unalaska Ureclnet, Third
Judicial Division, Territory of
Alaska.
IN THE matter of the estate of Sim
eon Millovidof, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned executor of the estate of
Simeon Millovidof, deceased, to the cre
ditors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased to exhibit
them with necessary vouchers within
six months after iirst publication of
this notice to the said executor at the
office of the United States Commission
er in the town of Unalaska,Alaska. And
tiie undersigned hereby gives notice
that he was duly appointed executor;
of tlie estate bv an order of the above
named Court made and entered the 7th
dav of December. 1 DOT.
N. GRAY,
Executor of the estate of
Simeon Millovidof, deceased
Date of first publication Feb. 2!>.
Date of last publication
SUMMONS NO. 242
United States of America
United Status District Court, Dis
trict of Alaska, Third Division, Pacific
Court District.
Edith Horan, Plaintiff,
VS.
Thomas Horan. Defendant.
The President of the United States
of America, greeting:
To the above named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear
in the United States District Court, in
and for the District of Alaska, T bird
Division, within thirty days after the
day of service of this summons upon
you. and answer the complaint of the
above named plaintiff, a copy of which
complaint, is herewith delivered to
you; and unless you appear and ans
wer, the plaintiff will take judgment
against you and will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in said
complaint. __
Witness, the Hon. Silas H.
Reid, Judge of said Court,
this 16th day of January, in
\ I the vear of our Lord one
] SEAL f thousand nine hundred and
—r—• eight, and of our independ
ence the one hundred and
thirty-second.
EDWARD J. STIER, Clerk,
By E. A. HENDERSON, Deputy
01 fin k•
Edmund Smith, attorney for plaintiff.
First publication Feb. 29
Last publication April 11.
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which the people can deposit their
money w’ith a feeling of the utmost
confidence and safety.
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Attention!
Mrs. Watson, formerly of Hope,
will be pleased to see all of her
old friends at her Restaurant in
Girdwood, where they will re
ceive the best the market affords.
Sleeping accommodations for
guests and place for sleds and
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United State Commissioner’s
Court for the Territory of Alaska,
Xenai Precinct, Third Judicial Divis
ion.
IN PROBATE
In the matter of George Burchy, de
ceased.
NOTICE is hereby given by the un
dersigned administrator of the estate
of George Burchy, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased to ex
hibit them, with the necessary vouch
ers, within six months after the first
publication of this notice to the said
administrator, Curtis R. Morford, at
the office of S. O. Mot ford. Seward,
laska.
Dated this 9th day of March, 1908.
CURTIS R. MORFORD,
Administrator of the estate of
George Burchy.
First publication March 14.
Last publication April 18.
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