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SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1915.
The Juneau legislative mill is grinding out bills as fast as the first legis
lature. One is a bill to repeal the Sunday closing law in the territory. It is in
troduced by Coombs of Nome. Driscoll of Fairbanks wants to probe the
Morningside asylum. Britt of Juneau and at least a couple of others have
bills for the appointment of an attorney general. The proposal is that this
official should be appointed by the governor but Aldrich of Nome has another
bill providing that such an official be elected. Both bills would give the at
torney general seven thousand five hundred dollars a year. We may be poor
but we are surely respectable. Driscoll has also introduced an election bill.
There is another bill to pay a doctor for services to natives. Snow of Ruby
has a bill fof an eight hour day in all underground works, (iaustud of the
Tanana valley has a bill providing that the address to juries by judges come
before the address by the counsel.
There may be manv more bills and they will probably come to light one
after the other but sufficient for the moment is the number thereof. It is hop
ed that the present session will not try to break the record of the first legis
lature which passed more than eighty laws and forty resolutions or two for
every day of the session. Some of those laws have never since been heard of
and some of them have been heard of only because their existence was, so
to speak, negatively proven by their failure to operate. Of all the eighty
laws the general public can probably remember only two or three or four.
There was a taxation law which has not yet been fully enforced because the
section providing for the collection of poll taxes by l . S. commissioners was
ultra vires. But, of course, there was the woman voting law and some others
which can be remembered by some effort. In spite of all these laws there is
apparently a big bunch of others lying latent which might be prodded into
life whether they are wanted or not. This is one of the great privileges of
a democracy; It can make all the blamed laws it wants, for the people are
supreme and the people’s representatives have a perfect right to put laws on
the statute books and take ’em off again to show who’s boss. Speaking on the
same subject the Douglas Island News says to the legislators; “When in
doubt don’t do it.”
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Mr. Lane has not yet verified Mr. Boland’s interview in the New \ork
paper. Mr. Boland says that negotiations for the purchase* of the Alaska
Northern have ended, and we must take his word . Mr. Boland also says that
the government is going to survey still another route to the interior, and we |
don’t have to take his word. Mr. Boland still further says there will be only
seventy-five miles of the railroad built this year, and Mr. Boland may, and
most likely is, right. It is hardly likely that the government will build a j
whole thirty-five million road on two and a half million and if it builds at j
all. which it will, it will build to the Matanuska coal fields from the nearest
point. 'di'Ak
It may be that when Mr. Boland gave out this interview he had no in
tention of showing to eastern capitalists what a splendid property the Alaska
Northern would be with the great Matanuska fields almost in the shaft of
light thrown by the headlight of an Alaska Northern locomotive. It may be
that Mr. Boland did not desire to hint anything. But. on the other hand, he
did. maybe. Who knows? Who can see the intricate workings, or penetrate j
the maze, or fathom the depths, or perceive the Machiavellian subtleties of
mind of the attorney with a railroad to sell to a wealthy government?
NEWS FROM ALL PARTS *,u,t un,ler Ju‘,Ke Bunne,> w“• Pas-!
OF THE NORTHLAND s,'nKcr on,thec A,ln'iral Watson this j
afternoon for Seward.
VALDEZ, March a.—Fred Martin, Mr. Martin stated that Judge Bun
of Fairbanks, one of the applicants nell had permanently appointed John
for the position of clerk of the federal Clark as clerk of the court, and not j
temporarily as reported in dispatches
from Fairbanks. He expresses the
belief that many people will como
from interior Alaska to the coast
when the announcement of the termin
al has been made.
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Joe Lynch, an old Klondiker with
an acquaintance extending through
out the North, died suddenly at Flat
City, Jun. 10, according to wort! re
! ceived from the fditarod this week.
The employers in the Territorial
legislature are as follows:
SENATE.
Chief Clerk, A. E. Maltby, Iditarod;
Assistant Clerk, Agnes Williams.
Sargeant-at-Arms, J. C. Dieringer.
Enrolling Clerk, C. H. Cheek
Engrossing Clerk, Miss (J. Swenson.
Stenographers, Miss R. McLaughlin
and Miss Fahey.
Chaplin, Rev. Stevens.
Messenger, E. S. Bruner.
IN THE HOUSE.
Chief Clerk, Barney Keown; As
sistant Clerk, Miss E. Fahey.
Sargent-at-Arms, R. R. Hunter.
Stenographers, Miss E. Heid, Miss
Una Korth, Miss Rose Penglase and
Miss Mattie O’Brien of Seattle.
The Driscoll election bill, in addi
tion to providing for the Australian
ballot, would permit, if it should be
come a law, one possessing the quali
fications of an elector at any place
within any of the Alaska Judicial Di
visions to vote at any precinct in that
division at general elections. In other
words, a qualified elector in Juneau !
could cast his ballot at Ketchikan, j
or vica versa.
It also provides for a system of
registration on election day—that is, j
it requires every one desiring to vote
to sign a statement which would set;
forth his residential, citizenship and
other qualifications.—F'mpire.
M’CAKTHY, March 4— Mrs. A. E.j
Todd, the wife of one of the leading
merchants here, met with a painful
accident yesterday, resulting in the j
breaking of her arm in two places.
Mrs. Todd, with others, was out
hunting when she slipped and fell, j
striking heavily on her arm She was
brought here and is now under the
care of Dr. Bunch, of Kennecott, who j
reduced the fracture.
VALDEZ, March 6.—William Mort
on received a cablegram this morning i
from Seattle conveying the sad news
that his wife had died in the Provi
dence hospital there last night, having
succumbed to the shock of an opera
tion which she recently underwent for
a complication of diseases.
A complete line of Childrens and
Boys shoe pacs. All sizes. Boy Scout
Stockings, the long wearing kind, 35
cents, 3 for $1.00. Brown & Hawkins.
“Quality First.”
DO YOU WANT A SPRING SUIT?
Vtw* ukMi. •+***% ftK »miniT
•tyrto»u«cu^MI
We mean by that a Spring Suit
made of the fabric that you like, in the
style that you like with your own in
dividual ideas as regards the little
extras that go to make up a tailored
suit, and spells s-a-t-i-s-f-a-c-t-i-o-n
If you would, we ask that you call
at once and look over the new Spring
Samples now' on display. They are
the best that we have ever carried, and
the new styles are the smartest in
years.
This is our new Idea. We want a
line of men’s suits that is different
and better than anything that has
ever been shown in Alaska. We want
to give to the men of Seward, a clothes
Service that is better than any town
in Alaska can boast of.
To do this, we ask that you work
with us to this extent. That you come
in and look over the samples, let us
take your measure and ideas on the
little extras that go to make up your
individual suit, and then we will send
and have the suit made at no expense
to you.
WE WANT IT FOR STOCK.
You are under no obligation to take
the suit at all, we are obliged to you
for the trouble that you have gone to,
in order, to help us get the idea
launched. The suit is here for sale
and we have an individually selected
stock of clothes that is the peer of
any stock in Alaska.
HOWEVER
If you tver want a suit of clothes, you will know that at this store there is a suit made to your measure,
the style that you like and the fabric that you like, and that it was made for you. WILL YOU HELP— V
THE MINER S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
Phone Adams 131 “Don’t Forget the Parcel Post** Seward, Alaska
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Board by the day or week at the
Hotel Panama.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Kye at The
Branch.
Suits Built
By
Kane the
Tailor
are accepted as the
standard by men
and women who
appreciate real
quality in tailored
to-order garments.
Men’s Suits, $35.00 and up
Ladies’ Tailored Suits, $45.00
and up
When In Seattle come
and let us show you the
new fabrics.
J. S. Kane
709 Third Avc.
New York Block,
SEATTLE, WASH.
Seward Gets the Terminus of Government Railway
SEWARD COMMERCIAL COMPANY
“The Store with the Goods
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When in need of anything
FOR THE HOME OR TRAIL
Just Remember we Have It!
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Dry Goods,
Groceries,
Boots and Shoes,
Hats and Caps,
Gents’ Furnishings.
Ladies’ Furnishings,
Rubbers, Boots and Shoes,
Rubber Coats, both ladies’
and gents’,
Slickers and Raincoats,
Socks and Hosiery,
Tents, Tarpaulins, Canvas,
Canvas and Buck Gloves,
Wool Milts, Wool Gloves,
Victrolas, Victor Machines,
Biff line Victor Records,
Crossett Shoes for Men,
Paints,Oils andTurpenline.
Chinaware and Dishes,
Hardware,
House Furnishinffs,
Wall Paper, Dry Paste,
Best Stock in Seward,
Ruffs, Linoleums,
Mattinff.
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Our prices are ri^ht. Come in anti be convinced, while
we have plenty time to wait on you. We expect to be so
busy within 30 days that we will all be jumping sidewise.
Now is the time to paint-up and slick-up.
SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
ANOTHER SPECIAL TRAINLOAD
AUTOMOBILES
TO
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
40 Carloads
200 Automobiles
$250,000.00
REASON-BUICK SELLS
Northwest Buick Company
802 E. Pike St.
SEATTLE.
A Ten
Strike!
flhe makers oi
the new shirts
and cravets we
' i offer you have
made a real success
of the designs and
patterns.
Come and see them when
in Seattle.
King Bros.
Company
719 Second Ave., Seattle, Wash,
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SHIRTS
$1.50 Up
CRAVETS
50c Up
SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, SEATTLE, WASH.
Alaska Orders Given Special Attention
OUR NEW BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN SEATTLE
Our Large Catalog Mailed Free on Request. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., Seattle, Wash.
Lang's (Pat.) Hot Blast Smokeburning
STOVES AND RANGES
Are GUARANTEED to burn but one-hnlf as much
fuel as OLD STYLE RANGES.
Because they consume all gases and smoke in
fuel. All fuel is burned from top
The “PACIFIC," as shown in cut. is our Stand
. ard Family Range-made in three sizes.
We Make Stoves from $1.00 to $300
Write vis for Catalogues,
F. S. LANG MANUFACTURING CO.,
2756 First Avenue, South, SLAT FIT, WASHINGTON
H.V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
-—-Dealers in—-—
COAL, WOOD AND ICE
General Transferring Phone*, Main 1.7 and 41
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER’S AMD COLD MINER’S SUPPLIES
Doors &. Windows Gasoline Rifles
Lang’s Ranges Gas Engine Oil Shot Guns
I XL Parlor Fleaters Marine Engine Oil Ammunition
Gasoline Stoves Valve Oil Fishing la.cklo
(Jook Stoves Elaine Oil Giant 1 owdei
Camp Stoves l4,loorOil Taps
Air Tight Fleaters Linseed Oil Fuse
Oil Stoves Cup Grease Bench Forges
Alcohol Stoves Paints Blacksmith s Coal
Spark Plugs Lacqueret. F’aint Bellows
Jump Coils Asphaltum Paint Wheel Barrows
Batteries Brushes Cutlery
Granite Ware Varnishes Fire Clay
Aluminum Ware Turpentine Fire Brick
Asbestos Japan Lime
P & B Paper Denatured Alcohol Cement
Malthoid Rooting Coal Tar Glass
Tar Paper Lamps Rope
Deafening felt Lanterns Mercury
Weatherstrips Tents Seine I wine
PHONE BLACK 4
J. L. GRAEF
ALASKA "SSST S
Steamers Alameda and Mariposa sail from Seattle
every eight days tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
SANTA ANA leaves Seward 13th of each month for Cook Inlet points and Dutch Harbor.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latouche and Seward
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
(S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
fiTRight reserved to change this schedule without noticed
F. B. TRACY, General Agent C. B. GUPTILL, Agent
Hotel Seward
W. A. M'NEILEY, P«o».
MODERN CONVENIENCES
RATES $1.00 TO $2.50 PER DAY
HOT AND COLO WATER BATHS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
The Borgen Grocery
Staple and fancy Groceries
Handles the Best Canned Goods from the Pacific Coast—Best
Treatment to Everybody and Prices Ricrht— Goods.
Delivered to All Parts of the City
GUS BORGEN, Proprietor
Phone Main 134 Clayson Building, Seward
Pioneer j
Hotel
F. B. CANNON, Prop. j
Knik
Alaska
KNIK’S LEADING HOTEL
NO BAR
Accommodations for Ninety Guests
Large General Lobby
Private Lobby for Ladies
Best Rates : : Best Treatment
Best Accommodations