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Tim SEWAlil), ALASKA. MONDAY EVENING. DE< ’EM PER l!HA_N<>' lir>
PARCELS POST 1
WANT A MILLION
Washington, Pec. 1 ‘ost master
(General Purleson has ;i-kptl for one
million dollars to op* tale the parcels
post until June. l!*M. lie states that
naive Is post mat1 or is delayed every
TEAMSTERS GO
OUT ON STRIKE
Seattle, Pec The teamsters are
out out on a strike in this city and the
situation is becoming al inning. Thirty
extra police have been added to the t
force, as violence is threatened and
fears are entertained that trouble "ill
break out at any time.
WILL BOOST FOR
THE RAILROAD
Seattle. Pec. 1?*J The Chamber of
Commerce ol this city will open head
quarters in h** nation a capital to ho st
for tin* Alaska i r id hills no a he
fore c »: 1 ofi ess.
0 E
Wash injpon, i> v\ 1 In* te't*ph,ki
t nis’ has cone into cami and have
agreed to reorganize, nil <<! »'s
WV^UM-n Cnion holdings, and give all
com pan • s access t - * i? ^ t«di I»nes.
REFLECTS OLD
NOT THE NEW
New York. !>-c. 22 Kx President
Taft sa\s that the Carabao songs re
flected tlie old and not the present
Philippene feeling.
NO IRISH NEED
APFLY THERE
Sea’tie, Pec. 22. British Coumhia
having put up the bars against the
Hindus, has now turned her attention
to the American immigrants, and w ill
enforce the exclusion act against them.
EVERYBODY'S
CHRISTMAS TREE
You are invited to bring your gifts
to loved ones and friends to the M. E.
church \Yednesday evening. \Ye ex
tend a cordial welcome to all. Get a
big popcorn ball, it will he there.
Santa Claus will he there and we want
vou to have as good a time as possible.
If you have gifts to be brought to the
church, bring them early in the day,
for we will be tush'ed in the evening
with the exercises. 0. T. COOK.
Service for 10c up and meal tickets
that last forever at $7.
Commerce Cafe
Long distance telephone booth at the
•ranch.
Fresh Lake Trout at the Commerce
Cafe.
Dog harness at J. L» Graef
Goes Oo Rods in
Victoria, B. C., Dec. 22.-Word has reached this city
that the steamer Jeanie, belonging to the Alaska Coast Co.
which left Seattle for Seward on December 15th, went on
the rocks in Queen Charlotte Sound in a dense fog. No
lives are reported lost.
I. ATER-*-The Jeanie is a total loss. The crew is safe
but the loss of the ship and its cargo will be heavy. She
probably had about five days' mail aboard.
Maxtor cmu. »* *‘:Xr
,, i,iJim■ to.iora. <;•*-» rt ■ ** anivoti In o
to.,.'. Poo n >»»;’.»•• botwoii .'
<j ly** i> a*"ii^i »• : a* tin* «»f ’1,. uo
DEATH TOIL OF
THE AUTOMOBILE
Now York. Dei*. IE.-Oih* hum1.ml
atnl »»ivr111 v |m• r**t»11> havo boon ki»ii*»4
bv aiit.iiuohib ' in \ bi> c i t \ in fin* |**,st
oinvon mnnt h**.
OUT MUCH LESS
THAN REPORTED
San Francisco, Dec. 22.— testimony
brought out in (lie Western Fuel coin
pan \ case now being heard here, shows
that in six years the company received
20,000 tons less coal than was reported
in the custom house.
WAITERS WIN
IN CLEVELAND
Cleveland, Dec. 22.—The waiters
here have won out in their efforts for
a raise in their scale of wages. They
will receive an increase of $2.50 a
month*_
Bread for sate-10c a loaf or 12 for
$ i. At Commerce Cafe
C _ ♦ r «•—
For reliable informal on write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
Meal meat the Branon.
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Xmas presents for the old, young,
and little ones at Butts*. ‘ Come in
and let us please you.
Pabsts blue ribbon beer si The
Braneb. _ _ *
Budweiter beer si the Brsaeb. *
i » a./ if i- -_
Meet me al tlie Branch *
wo ii.'»n hi* |*as^« »» t hi* 11 ioh who are
forcing an t*niiance t«> the jail to take
him out to hi* lynched. Much excite
ment prevails lu re. It is thought that
the negro had assistance in making j
good iii> escape.
FIVE MILLION
DOLLAR FIRE
Portsmouth, Kng.. Dec. --.— Fire in
the navy yard here yesterday destroyed
th*» historic seashore tower containing
priceless records which cannot here
placed. The Ioss is estimated at live
millions of dollars.
STACK OF HOTS
FOR ALL OF THEM
! - i
Sharon, Pa., Dec. 22.—Senator Oliver
has sent two hundred saekt of buck*
! wheat flour to President Wilson and
members of congress, asking them to
have a “stack of hots” on him.
Cardinal Is Dying.
i Home, Dec. 22.—Cardinal Mortinelli
is seriously ill and his recovery is
doubtful.
NOTICE F. & A, M.
The annual election of officers of the
Masonic club will be held at 7:30 p. m.
in the office of F, L. Ballaine in the
| Hank of Seward building December 22,
! 1913. A full attendance is requested,
i J. H. Romig, Sec.
WATCHES! WATCHES!
Prices cut in two. The very best in
the market. Solid gold and gold filled.
George the Jeweler.
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
• at J * L. Graef’s. *1
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New silver goods received on last
mail. George the Jeweler.
Field glasses at J. L. Gratf's,
i - * r
JOLLIFICATE
Seal tie. Dec. 22 Democrats throuih
out t he c Hint r\ are preparing to hold
_»raiMi rat itica? no meet ini's wlen Die
currency lull U signed by the presi
dent .
STARVATION
FACES THE JAPS
Tokio, Japan, Dec. 22. Ovvinjrto the
complete failure of the rice crop in the
northeastern part of Japan,' much want
and destitution faces the people of that
region.
ALL DIFFERENCES
ARE ADJUSTED
Houston, Tex., Dee. *22. All differ
ences between the Southern Pacific
railroad company and its employes
have been adjusted and harmony once
more prevails.
WILL RECEIVE
ATTENTION SOON
Washington, D. C., Dec. 22,—The
Alaska railroad bill will shortly share
the senate's attention with the suffrage
amendment.
The entertainment given by the
public school Friday night last was a
very successful affair and the attend
ance was large.
Sourdoughs and chechakos, you
are invited to the Commerce Cate.
Service every hour In 24.
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You cannot help but find something
for Xmas at George the Jeweler’s.
Three meals for One Dollar, Open
day and night. Commerce Cafe
lot ersspers and iee skats* at J. L.
Qraaf’s.
SI ads for boys and girls; sltds for
■II, At J» L. Graef *
^8 4 * »
BILL DOES TO
Washington, M. <D» c. 22. The
(’urrencv bill 1»\ a *»»’ • of to .»!
passes tlo* Senate aid go**s to the con
ference Colli no 11 e**. Most o! till* (lif*
ICr^iitN's have lin ii adjus?»d aid it is
now praet ica! i \ assured th..t tin* hill
will soon become a law !Y* >d* nt
\V i | soil i> II ich Mca-ed wii* * he pl'( •
made, and tee!s that the (ita-ani
of iii'*' life is about to he real i/nd.
I, \Tiat Washington. I >. < I>i c. 22.
'The Mouse h i> rejected 'he Senate
(’urrencv hill, now in conference, by a
vote ol l!o4 to fib.
REPUBLICANS
DISSATISFIED
. Washingaon. Ih ( M* v* 22 I lie
repuhi icans are roundiy condemning
the telephone compromise suggested
by the telephone trust. The trust
agrees to reorganize, sell all of its
Western Union holdiegs am: give all
companies access to its toll lines.
I
;teno. N.*v.. D c 52, The divorcees
iin! plannit ii ho* a iiy • a!*i«»*.x^ t o:;** dur
ing* the combi-T In .day*. .1 ou ary l*t
ends tie* colony, as 11• new .a" «oes
into effect at ilia! t: io an 1 tii«*r«* will
lu* no object for m>*e. a ‘ • a.; c»*op * *• • * ’
seek relief here.
ESTATE
Home, Dec. *22.—C ardinal llainpolltu
j woo died recently, left an estate of
1*120.000 in cash, and jewelry valued at
j many thousands of dollars. He leaves
I *00,000 in cash to a sifter and *00,000 in
• rush and the jewelry to the church,
j lie also rememnemt his valet, by
j leaving him $000,
IN FROM THE
IDITARCD
C\ Nelson and Hoy Vance arrived
in Seward yesterday from Iditarod af
ter one of the hardest trips reported
this year. They left the interiorcity on
November 28th and were twenty-three
days on the trail. They were com
pelled to snowshoe from Richardson's
roadhouse to the coast and the trail
was in a horrible condition.
The boys say they would have made
a little better time but for the fact
that a lady, Mrs. Grant, was on the
trail and was very sick the entire dis
tance, and they assisted Mr. Sam
Adams in caring for the invalid lady.
Mr. Vance is an electrician and has
been employed with the Guggenbeims
the past season. Mr. Nelson is a
dredger man and has also been work
ing on one of the Guggenheim dredg
ers. They report things very quiet in
Iditarod this winter, and state that the
days of the hand miners are over in
that camp as all the work is being done
witii dredgers. Last summer was ex.
ceptionahiy bad as there was a great
scarcity of water.
The gentlemen report more snow in
the interior at this time than lias ever
been known, and the trail, especially
between mile 74 and mile 71 is almost
ft V* ^ 1 ‘
impassable.
Messrs. Nelson and Vance will leave
for the outside on the Northwestern.