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Sitr $*roarft (Satemaij i
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The Alaska Weekly Post
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Catered •• eecood-elaM matter September t. 1915. at the Port Office at Seward. AUtka.
under Act of March S. IHT9.
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SM.MON IMU STin IN 1!»I8
Complete statistics ot the salmon
canning industry in Alaska lor I he
year IMIS ha\e been compiled by th •
canners. One hundred and thirty five
canneries were operated* employing
nu n. The total investment w;i>
sn::.pi>i.:;p7. The pack aggregated t» *
pp.Vs::.. cases ot ail specie.-* \a u**'! a.
SuMM 1-lHik The increases over 1017
are approximately JUJ per cent m in
vestment. 11 per cent -u number o'
canneries operated* l-» per cent in
number of men emp’oyed • H per o n
in pack* and W per cent in value *>f
product.
The ratio of increa .v in the pack arn
its value, as conijniivd v.ith the in
crease < „-i 1017 in inve intent* ntr '
her of canneries operated and numb*"
of men * moloved is of consulerah •
interest as indicating a ma’ked de
crease in the uveiage net protits or
the industry.
The figu es show greatly increased
packs of Coho* (’hum* and Humbaek
salmon in cent'.* and w* stern Ala-' '
atid of Chum salmon in southeast!*' i
\ . • rormly smalloi pa \
of King salmon- oving to the great
demand for this spH’ies n* a mihbeur
, ,| tor! t on. The * a i eon idevahh
>ma pack of Ued sa mon in lent'nl
Alaska- ow*ng »Hr* to t! »* sma !»
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Recently Tlioroujjhly Renovated.
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PREPARE THEM”
( leanliness and Courtesy
is ocr Mon o.
PRIVATE DIMM* ROOM
FOR LADIES
Charles Cameron — John C. Ctiffney
MEET ME AT THE
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JOHN S IMAGE
That’s All
HI \MOND DICK’S
OVERLAND
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meals at all hours.
Our Bill of fare consists of
All the Market Affords.
HOME MADE BREAD and PASTRY
BOARD BY THE MONTH
R. RHODES, Proprietor.
run at Karluk, but for the whole of
Alaska there was a slight increase.
The round weight of the salmon can
ned in Alaska in t:»lS was approxi.
mutely IMO OOU-OOO pounds.
•• \ PLKIMIE Ol LOY VL/l
“1 am proml that the United States
of America is my country* the Stars
and strijes my flag. No matter itom
what race l sprang* or what nation
may claim my friendship* my waidi
\ t. A citizen
• to
make my government revered at home
and iv'peeteu abroad. I believe in open
ju i an l honorable covenants with «*111•*
ish* in keeping w th
the la \s o; (iod* a world of justice and
peace.
Sud t. fi ’ pa agraph of MA
Pledge of Americanism” adopted by
t; • e li:.» n> of Spokane* Wash.* as * x
ptV. in; the community spirit of pa
triot i-m. The declaration wa» made up
* j*i n .to »*> of suggestion 01 feied >
i s* l ie of cont\ fences participated in
hv epi esentatives of civic bodies* >e
cu!a institutions* labor unions, ci y
officials* patriotic societies and tui
t’hambr of Commerce.
i >th r sections of tie* pledge are:
•• Abovt all pally or selfish interest •
i v. II \ pholil ow oflieiu s in the a*
iu-ii;sti; tion o! the laws. 1 will abii
by u. ■ of 'he majority at
*j.»vt the right- of the minority. 1
wi’i support tho constitution of tl-i
United States and oppose every organ
ization destructive of my country s
! party t hat dot s
P 1° the
inu.-ic of the l nion.
“ \ < ;i memher of tiii- great natiou,
a democ acv in a republic* a sover
, (gn nation of many sot reign stati •
l will cheri.-h and uphold the diyiin
pi incipit*- t» t ieedom* equality* just1' •-*
, n . for which Americ n
patriots sacrificed their fortunes an<l
ihefr live-; and l pray God to bless m/
country and her people.
**1 believe my country’s protection*
hot rights and privileges, her buvd * s
anti duties shoubl be justly distribu l
o all-— i > ♦he po * • the rich* the la
borer- the capitalist. I tclieve that our
;f.dust»*i'*s ami commerce should pi -
nole social and spiritual as well ns
mat* rial welfa’c; that the* laborer isf
entitled to fair wages, resonable hows
of work* proper working conditions*
a decent home ami opportunity tor r»
creation education and worship; and
that our government should insuio o
every individual security of life, liau*.
health and prosperity.
“I will do my best to keep physic
ally strong* morally clean and mental
ly active; to know my country’s his* <
lory and the laws ot n»y city* state and
nation so that w ith the voice and vote
of a citizen 1 may take an intelligent
part in our government.
**I believe in the vital importance
of education* the sacredruss of the
home and the marriage tie. As my
country’s future depends upon the in
telligence and character ot its people*
of myself and my neighbors. I will ev
er strive for a higher standard of cit
izenship.
“Since our Constitution guarantees
that no religious text shall ever be re*
quired as a qualification lor public
office, and since congress can make no
law to establish a religion or to pro
hibit the free exercise thereof* 1 will
never discriminate against any citizen
because of his religion.
“I hold in grateful memory the gal
lant service of our army and navy in
defense of our liberty anti our rights
1 honor the men who served our coun
try in time of peril* who carried oui
flag through wars which gave us free
dom. I will make niv gratitude practic
al by helping in every way to resto e
them to a place of honor and prosper
ity in civil life.
“Therefore I PLEDGE to my coun
try the love of my heart* a true, con
stant and absolute loyalty; I pledge
allegiance to my flag and to the re
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Keep milk and cream in cool
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10 to 20 minutes befeiv
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SEWARD DAIRY
public for which it stands, one nati *
indivisible* with liberty and justice fo
ill”
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YI’KON !( K MOVES
|)|T or KIN EK ON
most r WOK1TE OATi !
t I
The breaking of the ice in front o'
Dawson* Yukon territory* occuitgcJ m.
Ma\ 11* the n ost favored date tort' » j
ice to tfo out of the Yukon.river*
his ijoint. It whs the sewnth Aim
[Ivnt the Yukon winter released . i'
i.;rasp of tlu* Yukon at Dawson
that date. 4
I?) Dawson's big days the breakin
n\ tiie ice in the Yukon river at tin
p’a ■ * wa one of ihp trreat annual ^
rasion th !it• i< coun ry. Po >1
n the break-up were made at a!' £a’V
b!*nir lion cs and saloons and in m i.
rther places* and indK ’Kui! Nvairc^s vl.
ab
The following table shows the da‘;^ .
if ih** occurrence for each year situy.
the discovery of the Klondike sr<>*<r ,
fields:
isp; ^ May it
1898 May 8 ,
1899 .’ May 1 7. ■
1900 -.••• •• May 8
1901 May 11
1992 May II
1903 May it
1904 May T
1905 May* 10
1906 My 10
1907 May 7
190S r May 7.?
1909 -,•••.- May ll£
1910 May
1911 . May. 7
1912 May >
1913 May 15 ,
1914 May itt
1915 “May 3
1916 May
1917 May 15
1918 May lj
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rOKIO TO IUTLD
$50,000,000 harbor
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TOKIO. July 1— ‘Harbor : Plans
•ailing for an expenditure‘of ^jO’OOO'* ■
JOO are ready. Ton years.ago the work.,
•ould have .been done for Slo-OGO-DO1),..
Phe gov» rnmervt will he a^Ued lor pne*
Lhird of the amount* reclaimed ground
will pay a third and receipts from ^
ship? entering the harbor are expected
to pay off the boncU for the remaining
third.
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A Tennessee man dropped jieh l
while washing the dishes for his \vi/•'.
This should he a fair warning to all *
married women.
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FOR RENT ,
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FOR RENT—? Two furnished cab
ins. See Dougherty*
Garden Implements at Groefm •
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FOR SALE— Dining Chairs-* Graffs;
Fishermen** Supplies aiCJraefs. *••«:
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FI ELD G LASSES at-J* i-..fipef’s.
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FOR SALK OK - TRAWB-r Th><
Seavicw apartments-, • of 40 rooms at,
Junoau, on reasonable*terms. Doing
splendid business year around; rfR out
side rooms, splendid view'from .the
channel; fully arid nicely furnished.
Inquire of Mrs. Hogan. P. O. Box 503,
Juneau Alaska. .. -• * • Jy^*
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of-this i'.iydedfsude.i’aidi tne/amtfiMl
meiits tlicfeto, lias applied lo niahe e:i
Ijy •<>! t he* la^l*,. emLi i^ecl in U. • '
,\<>p mineral sur'S'S \u,12r>(j, situate,
on . v a-sl . slun e ./it llmndeen ( Bay.
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high tide fl) N, ttftdeg. 01
chs.; (2J \* .61. deg.
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N. 23 deg’>Hv NV. 3>0 c-fis; * (l 1.) rN,
h deg. 16' \V. 3.07 chs; (123 N. 17deg
Vhs (Y3)21’ K,
1. }.0'.(• hs.' la.coiYs o 7ljjtacc of begin
ning. *Ajpa I9.7f2 acre//’’Variation a:
all corners 19“ deg. 30*'ft. Longitude,
i60.de^^’AVUlat'itCid? 33 deg. 12’ X.
As additional to'oHgihal homestead
entry of Peter M. guardian ol
.tvhn A. Steen, H. ft. 1377 dated July
2, l^(lf) at U'innebagb City, Mirtn.
*AnV and 'a 11* pors*vhs' c»afhiing ad
yersely any' port Toil \»» the above de
scribed‘'tract'’ot land are required to
tile Vv fth’ tire ftegi.s’lel*’ .The! ’ft r reiver, »»1
t fte t niteif Sfrites flaPd *OVf ice at Ju
neap. AtasKa.' *tii£ir?i ttdvcfce claim
tdichcloftundeY ddth.diVnhg 'Hie period
(d pVblichtion o? thirty days
thorcaftor/'dr liny Will he barred by
the ro\i-ions o^’thd ^hiHite.'
NCtlv’fHWftSTFRX P'iSTIKKIKS CO..
' Hy'-Jn^l^. \Yiim.
9* Its Attorney' in Fact
* Vr is liftftftinr oRDint>:i) that
the foregoing notice bfc published for
the sfaftllonr* period in the Seward
Gateway, a >n<JvV spa pet’br general efr
cntafibn printed atw Seward. Alaska,
the nearest hewspapor to said above
d»*scribed. ciai»p oVsdiKey.
• •' <i -‘Kffif'A. Frfsbee. •
' " lregistrr.
SeWard Gateway— *60 f)ays
First Pub;’May'20, 1919. '
L a s'f Tub. Aug.' 9,1919.
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I’«r regular poi Is in Southeastern and Southwest
ern Alaska, also to Anchorage and Kodiak.
reservva rijjht S. » mi- schodclr w.ihou. mitkv.
, admiral line building
\\ ay no U ..c. Agent. . .Seward Alaskc.
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Ji A 31st NOIMT1U ESTKIJ.N Aug 7 .w Aug 7 I
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Alameda runs through to Anchorage.
. *t a. Alaska an Northwestern n turn from Seward on the above sailings.
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