NEWS NOTES
The dance given by the Seward
baseball team at the Railroad build
ing last night was one of the most
successful in the history of the club.
The floor was in firstclass condition
for dancing and the music Me beat
that Sewardites have had ar oppor
tunity of pivoting to since th* Mary
land was in Resurrection boy last
summer.
Janies R. Hayden and T. W. Mack
returned from Kenai river hist nigh‘
after a week spent in looking over
that section of the country. Mr. Mack
is well pleased with the outlook for
the Kenai and regards the surface
showing as very favorable for a
dredging property. Mr. M v*k left
this morning on the car foe Mile J‘>
from which point he will go in*u
Quartz creek to make an examination
of the Hershell Parker hold rgs in
that vicinity.
l>r. C. T. Daggett and family wi’l
spend Sunday at the Rungab w at
Mile Seven returning to Seward Mon
day.
Jack Edmiston. who has been work
ing with Col. Sapp on the 1'vizard
property near Hope arrived in Sew
ard last night on the car and w;li
probably b? in town until Monday.
Mr. Edmiston sa\s that th .*re is a
great deal of mining activity in the
Turnagain Arm district this seaso ;
and that all of the properties i re do
ing well. Together with C)h Sapp
he has been engaged in driving a tun
nel and still has about .1 month’s
work on the property.
Col. Revell will leave Mile 14 today
with the French party to pay a flying
visit to Hope and Sunrise in It c inter
ests of the Seward Iditarod mail con
tract.
Miss K. Kane has taken over th *
the management of the Roosevelt
roadhouse formerly under the man
agement of A. W. Roberts. M:ss
Kane is a woman of considerable ex
perience along these lines and will
conduct the Mile 23 stopping place
along the same lines that in past
has made it one of the mosc p-^pul *r
roadhouses on the line.
All the baseball players are mvited
to show up on the diamond after 0
o’clock this evening to helo put it ir.
shape. A few men like J. C. Tolmaii.
Harry Ellsworth and Paul Rucklcy
were busy there at work today.
A deed was tiled today which shows
Gold
Dust
Handled
On
Reasonable
Terms
%
Bank of Seward
that Messrs. Brown and Hawkins
have transferred to the Bank of Sew
ard lot 30 in block 8. The consider*,
tion is $1,000.
Joseph Wilson, Sr., went out to
Canon creek this morning.
John E. Ballaine is contemplating a
trip to Portage Bay tomorrow in com
pany with Engineer Bradford.
When A. W. Stoddard, the popular
assistant postmaster went f *Y a lit'. <
trip along the railroad Ui3* week he
took the first holiday which 1 e his
taken for three years.
In a recent writeup in th* Juneau
Daily Empire, on the front p ge, the
story is published, apparent*y with
some surprise, that the cleanup of the
Seward district this year w«n. hr half
a million dollars. The story was tak
en from the Gateway and evidently is
an eye-opener to those people in the
capital city.
BERN'S WANTS JHOCKINS *
TO BE RELEASED
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Detec
tive William J. Burns made a request
to President Wilson yesterday for the
pardon of Hocking who is serving
time for dynamite outrages. It was
suspected at the time that Hocking
had aided him to capture the McNa
maras and the request for his pardon
has strengthened this belief.
Since the request of Burns became
known several have voiced their ob
jections to such a manner of proc»
dure. They declare that it leaves too
much power in the hands of a detec
tive if he can say how long a man
must serve or if he can handle spies
by letting them stay in ji'l long
enough to hide their cowardly selling
of their partners in crime aid then
have them set at liberty w Ken he
wishes.
REPUBLICANS OF NOME
INTENDED TO MEET
A telegram received by ihe Gate
way yesterday from the Nome Nug
get states that the Repub’icans of
that division intend tc cal1 a meeting
soon and that they want to have a
candidate put forward for election to
congress. The Repufcli an committee
will call a meeting in Nome soon, the
telegram says, but recent ha jpenings
in the Republican ranks at Seward
rather suggest that Nome’s decision
in the matter will be overridden by
the opinion of the members and lead
ers of the party in other divisions.
Mr. Herron, chairman of the Re
publican territorial committee, went
away without giving out any definite
information regarding what has been
done but enough is known to make it
safe to say, perhaps, that the conset -
sus of opinion outside Nome is in fa
vor of letting the election slide this
i time.
You irct local Ranch En*a with your Ham
and Bacon at Gamble's Restaurant.
i
This evening J. Frederick John
son, National Director, Loyal Order
of Moose of the World, will make an
interesting talk on the principles and
objects of this great order to which the public is invited. After the open meeting Seward Lodge No. 1425 will
be instituted making the 17th in Alaska and a total of 2,000 with a million members. Come up and learn about
“Mooseheart”, dedicated by T. R. Marshall, vice president of the United States, and proclaimed by Prof. Hart,
dean of Harvard, to “become the gre atest educational institution on the face of the globe”.
NEWS FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE NORTHLAND
Jafet Lindeberg, one of the discov
erers of Nome and a man who has
been a delegate to Un national Re
publican convention, tcok out ids final
papers as a citizen of the l rited
States last month at Nome.
Advices from Fairbanks tell of the
closing of the famous old California
saloon. The proprietor decided not to
renew his license owing to thr fact
that there are too many saloons ir the
city. The California was for jtars a
sort of club for all the working men
of the district. During the strike
troubles in Fairbanks the resort be
came so popular with the strikers vhat
Judge Reed issued an order for its
closing. Wickersham was one of the
men who signed the telegram to
Judge Reed to have the sa oon closed
and for this ho was much criticised.
Billie Lloyd, one of the besi known
oldtimers of the Fortymile aad the
author of the famous ballad “Are you
rocking every day”, which is song so
much in the Igloos of the Pone°rs
of Alaska, died June 14 on th'* Ivar.ti
shna.
Valdez, July 15.—The Democrats
held a harmony meeting and elected
delegates from Valdez to the Skag
way convention. At first it looked as
though there would be a fight between
the Bunnell and Donohoe factions, b it
an arrangement was made whereby
both these men were placed on the
ticket. One hundred and fifty voters
elected Mrs. Albert White to head the
delegation. The one receiving the
next highest vote was Chas. E. Bun
nell, territorial committeeman. Others
elected were: Robert Ferguson, Joe
Baxter, C. J. Todd, Frank Lows,
James Wilson, Ed Maddox and T. J.
Donohoe.
Birch is leading a big field force
into the White river district. Among
other things that it is proposed b/
the Guggenheim interest to do in
Alaska, is to build an aerial tram to
the Jumbo mine; to increase the con
centrating capacity at the Bonanza
mine, and to increase the pi ints at
the Beatson and La Touche mines.
Birch refused to specify the new
properties that it is proposed to pur
chase.
Vancouver—Dr. Alfred Thompson,
member of parliament for Yukon,
who left Ottawa after the close of th 5
session, has arrived here enroute 10
his home in Dawspn. Dr. Thompson
says a railway will be constructed
through northern British Columbia to
connect the Yukon with the «otith
land, and to also connect Brit:sl Co
lumbia with the large American rail
way system in Alaska. The big pro
ject, says the doctor, is no; a remote
! possibility
William H. Swinehoart dropped
dead from heart disease at hi heme
near Selkirk, July 10. He has been
a resident of the Selkirk neighbor
hood for sixteen years an l was the
pioneer farmer of Yul: »n. Previous
to coming to Yukon he *as located at
Juneau where he was associated with
his brother, George B. Swineheart, in
the newspaper busi »e.ss. Hi leaves
four grown children.
In the last mail from the outside,
Attorney Guy B. Erwin received no
tice from the secretary of the i* term:*
that the applications for patents on
coal lands in the Nenana valley file I
by Mrs. H. C. Hamilton, W. 3. Clark
and John Long has been disapproved,
and these people are not to • e given
title to the property. The applica
tion of Mrs. Guy B. Erwin mis not
been passed upon, so far as 'S
known*and no news has been recei '
ed regarding it.
Ruby—At no time since pay was
struck on l*ong creek has the hoist
ing of pay dirt proceeded so rapidly
as at present. Nearly every plant is
being worked to its full capacity, and
the operators generally have an air
of satisfaction that can he found only
with those who know for certainty
that they have the ‘‘world by the tail
and a down-hill pull.”
The shortage of men in the camp is
being felt more and more as those
who intend opening up this summer
begin to look around for help to do
the dead work. This is the case more
especially on Long creek, where the
demand for labor is greatest.
SHIP MOVEMENTS
According to telegraphic advices
received this morning the Dirigo left
Unalga for the westward at noon on
the 22nd, and the Mariposa is expect
ed to reach Cordova at 4:20 p. m. on
the 24th.
Finally Decided to N
Run No Candidate
(Continued from Rage 1)
although ik might elect a man or two
I to the local body if it gets an open
ing between the other parties. Alas
ka is not the sort of country where
socialistic ideas breed naturally and
the chances are that the vote wi’l
grow loss rather than greater.
The result of the election will de
pend to a large extent on the method**
j adopted by the Republicans who wi’l
| he free to vote for whom they please.
Most of the regular Republicans, if
not all, are decidedly opposed to Mr.
Wickersham, or apparently so, an 1
the combination of their votes with
the increase in Democratic strength
ought to make the election interest
ing, that is if they really do decide
to support the Democrat.
Following is the telegram received
this morning from Valdez:
“Charles E. Herron, chairman of
the Republican committee, announces,
after having obtained the opimons of
several leading members of the party
in different divisions, that it has been
decided that the party will got pm
sent a candidate for delegate at th *
coming election, nor will th‘ conven
tion be held this year.
“Herron suggests that the member?*
of the district committees pursue such
course as they deem best will) refer
ence to a party ticket for '.he legisla
ture.”
Men’s fancy cotton and .isle thread
socks in 50c and 75c qualities; special
at 55c, 5 pairs for $1.00. Brown N
Hawkins, “Quality First”.
Meet mo nt The Flranoh.
USE THE PHONE
ALASKA ELECTRIC COMPANY
S. M. (iRAFF, - President and General Manager
Open Day and Night Established 1905
COMMERCE CAFE
SHORT ORDERS AT ALL HOURS
$1 a day or Three Tickets. Bread 15 Loaves or Tickets for $1.
Doughnuts 15c per doz.
Service at Counter, Tables or Private Boxes. E. LEVIN, Prop.
HOWARD WATCHES
GEORGE, IRE JEWELER
Watches and Jewelry Repaired
We have a few
lots left on Second
avenue, in Block
I, which are the
best buys in town
at the prices we
are offering them
for
Call and see us
two doors below
the Gateway
WHITEHEAD
REALTY and
INVESTMENT
COMPANY
f'OR ALL KINDS OF WORK by
the hour or day, apply MRS.
MAT Lit AOtt, rear Seattle Hotel
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Seward Iron Works
G. G, HOE, Propriktor
General Machine Shop.
Gas Engines a Specialty.
Quality F|rst
Groceries
Hardware
To the General Public : We beg to announce that we have
added to our business a completely equipped stock of'Shelf
and Heavy Hardware, and are now prepared lo serve your
needs in this line. The stock is new and complete in every
detail, and worthy in every way of the slogan of this House:
rfQuality first”
We would l>e pleased to have you call at your convenience and inspect the new depart
ment. feeling sure that you will share with us the pride we feel in offering you the ad
vantages of a Store like this
Builders’ Hardware, Glass, Paints, -Oils, I ools, Nails, Qtc., Iron and
Steel, Powder and Drill Steel, House Furnishings, Furniture
Wall Paper, Stoves and Ranges, Guns and Ammunition
Even tliing that you will find in a completely equipped store oj this character you will
find here, and all stock was selected with this thought in mind: "QUALITY FIRST
BROWN & HAWKINS
ii i| | . OLD CROW BOURBON
joe morris Try Our Bar Whiskey
PEBBLEFORD RYE m J J SPECIAL RESERVE BOURBON
scotch BILLY DEVINE 8-Year-Old “Sherwood” :"™c«
JOHN DEWAR'S EXTRA SPECIAL WHITE UILL I 1/L ▼ ■111- O 1 Ceil W VTVTVA OLD BUSHMILL'S PURE MALT IRISH
LABEL SCOTCH