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New Pe\iee Prevents 1 -Boats From
Being Trapped hy Steel
Wire
PROVIDENCE, R. I., July IS.—Au
tomatic steel arms which reach out
from German submarines and push
them away from the Allies trap of
nets are saving the German t’-boats
and increasing the undersea menace.
This is according to a statement from
a British government ofticuil published
by the Providence Journal this morn
ing.
The British official stated that both
the British and American governments
were aware of this fact and were
working on a contrivance which would
have a destructive effect.
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Capt. J. C. Mehaffey, of the Alaska
Road Commission, and Territorial
Road Commissioner Ed Hurlbut, of the
First Division, are inspecting the route
of the proipsed road from the mouth
of the Taku river to the boundary
line. .Major Davison, of the Road
Commission, states that no work will
be done on the road this year as the
funds have already been appropriated
for road purposes.
EMPRESS THEATER
Thursday, July 19—8:00 P. M.
Pictograph Preparedness
No. 2030.
William Fox presents—
THEDA BARA
in William Shakespeare’s mas
terpiece •
ROMEO
«■ JULIET
A magnificient 7-part pictuari
zation of the world-famous clas
sic, with an incomparable cast
of characters.
Extra Good Program, 10c — 25c
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Reports coming in from Poorman,
Spruce and Salatna creeks have been
so encouraging and crews working
i there have increased so considerably
in number that a little attention is
due those sections in the matter of
roads, says the Ruby Record.
The Alaska Securities corporation,
owned by Duncan M. Stewart, recent
ly put through a deal in the Seward
district, acquiring title to all of Mills
creek up to Juneau creek and all of
the latter creek. Men will be put to
work immediately to develop the prop
erty which is a placer proposition.
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Reports received from Dawson
state that a strike has been made on
Quartz Creek, about 25 miles from
that citv. which rivals in richness the
best strikes of the Bonanza days of
that camp Pans running $10 and $12
each have been found and $1 pans are
common, it is reported that the dis
coverers have taken out 400 cars of
gravel that will run $600 to the car.
Several heavy shipments of mining
machinery have been received at Val
dez recently for mining properties be
ing developed about Prince William
Sound.
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FISH PRICES
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Prices at noon, July 19, at J
l Seattle, as reported by the L>u- |
{ reau of Fisheries, are: I
Halibut . J
* Sable Fish, 4cr 5
{ Red Snapper, 3c. !
; Pickled Sable Fish, $13 per j
| j bbl. j
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Oyster cocktails at The Branch.
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Andy’s Express, phone Madison 143.
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City Express meets all boats and
trains. Phore Maine 122.
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carry Symphony Lawn Station
ery. Seward Drug Company.
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Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
The Branch.
HOTEL. SEWARD
FORTY ROOMS-OUT OF FIRE ZONE
J. 0. PATTON, Prop.
Modern Conveniences
Rates by Day or Month
Well Lighted and Heated
FIRE INSURANCE
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Successor to
*'r S3 ENNIS & CAMPBELL
SEWARD ALASKA
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Serges, Cheviots, and Tweeds.
Late Models—Conservative to Extreme.
Belt Back Norfolks.
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FISH PIRATES
LATEST THING
Hold Up Trap Watchman and Take
Catch Worth $950—Fishing
News
JUNEAU, (By Mail). — One of the
fish traps of the Pacific American
Fisheries company, near Petersburg,
was held up recently by fish pirates
and fish valued at $950 were stolen.
The watchman of the trap was alone
at the time and during the day two
men armed with repeating rifles ap
proached in a gas boat. They com
manded the watchman to hold up his
hands, and after binding him against
a tree they lifted the trap and se
cured the fish. Afterwards they re
leased the watchman after having tak
en all firearms away from him, and es
caped with their haul .
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FISH NOTES
Fishermen on the banks at Icy
Straits report the catch of cod and
halibut very light.
The Alaska Coast Fish Company, at
Douglas, is reported to be receiving
large quantities of halibut, black cod
and red snappers from the fieshermen
for shipment to the States. Among
the catches recently received were sev
eral halibut weighong over two hun
dred pounds.
At a recent meeting of the native
fishermen of Douglas it was agreed
to demand the following prices for
fish. Humpback salmon, 5 cents each;
sockeyes, 40 cents each; dog salmon,
10 cents each; and cohoes 40 cents
each, the canneries to furnish oil and
gasoline for the boat motors.
Reports received at Juneau state
that the king salmon are running in
Chatham strait and that a number of
tierces of the mild cured fish have
been put up within the past few days
at the plant of the Chatham Strait
Packing Company at Washington
Bay.
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The District court for the First Di
vision left Juneau recently for Ketch
ikan where the adjourned May term
of court will be continued
Henry V/aite recently drove fifteen
head of cattle from Fairbanks to the
town of Brooks, thus relieving the
meat shortage in the Tolovana camp.
Mrs. W. L. Speer of Skagway, has
an apple tree on her premises which
was recently loaded with blossoms.
The tree is between 12 and 14. feet
tall.
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Dr. R. V. Ellis, who has been with
the Treadwell Company for the past
three years, recently closed a contract
with the Chichagoff Mining company
to take charge of the hospital of that
company about the first of August.
Marino Albertino, who was arrest
ed at Douglas last February on the
charge of having murdered a young
native girl will be examined in the
commisioner’s court at Juneau as to
his sanity.
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Edward Neilson, a resident of Ket
chikan, exercised the right of primi
tive man and the head of the family
by chastising his wife. The commis
sioner of that place, being decidedly
adverse to this form of exercise,
placed a fine of $250 and costs upon
Mr. Neilson.
A.
A party of forest service men will
spend the summer in the region of
Shrimp Hay and Traitor Cove in the
Southeastern Alaska district for the
purpose of cruising the timber in that
section in connection with the appli
cation for a large body of timber own
ers there for the erection of a large
pulp mill.
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A. Mclver, licensed undertaker.
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Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
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Watch our ads at the "Movie”
house. Brown & Hawkins, "Quality
First.”
11 If you are looking for Shoes
with
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just received. ||
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jSEWARD SNAPSHOTS]
All of the children will be guests |
of the Key at the picture show this
evening .
A foot-bridge has been erected over j
Lowell creek at First avenue and re
pairs to the Third avenue bridge will
be made as soon as the pile driver can
be secured from the commission.
T. M. Hunt, forest service officer in
charge of the Chugach forest, arriv
ed this afternoon from an inspection
trip to the interior.
Attorney John Rustgard, of Juneau,
and formerly U. S. District Attorney
there, arrived over the line today
from Anchorage and will he here for
several days.
The Boy Scouts will not meet Fri
day evening, the usual meeting hav
ing been postponed by Scout Mas
ter Cook.
A splendid collection of potted
plants owned by Mrs. S. L. Colwell has
been moved to the new Cohvell resi
dence in the Federal tract and makes
a fine showing in windows.
Rainy weather is reported from all
points along the main line of the gov
ernment railroad as far as Deadhorse,
with exception of King and Matanus
wa, where it is cloudy. A minimum
temperature of 88 was recorded at
Gird wood, while the maximum for the
last twenty-four hours was 72 at In
dian creek.
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| SOCIAL CHAT j
Mrs. L V. Ray entertained a number
of friends at bridge last evening. The
favors for high scores were won by
Mrs. Balderstone and Dick Lane, while
Mrs. Eide received the consolation
prize.
A full attendance is desired at the
meeting of the Women’s Club at Van
Gilder hall tomorrow afternoon as
matters pertaining to the civic fair
must be considered.
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The bridge club will met with Mrs.
Wayne Blue this week.
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Meet me at The Branch.
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Andy’s Express, phone Madison 143.
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF
POST PUBLISHING CO.
Notice is hereby given of a special
meeting of stockholders of the Post
Publishing company to be held in the
office of L. V. Ray in the Harriman
Bank Building, at eight o’clock in the
evening of August 2,1917, for the pur
pose of devising means of payment of
remaining liabilities of said corpor
ation.
E. 0. SAWYER, JR., President.
First Pub. July 18.
Last Pub. Aug 2.
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Andy’s Express, phone Madison 143.
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Mining location blanks at the Gate
way.
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Legal blanks at the Gateway.
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SMOKING .TOBACCO drawin the cool,
mild smoke
that’s so fragrant and
rich that—
/F you paid for
things accord
in’ to the pleas
ure they gave,
tobacco an’
books would cost
a lot mo’ than
diamonds. ^
But what’s the use trving
to describe a taste? Take
our word for VELVET
long enough to try a i
pipeful. You won’t need |
to take anybody’s word |
after that.
; ANCHORAGE VIA RAIL AND WATER ROUTE
The fast power-schooner, “Kumbaek,” running between Kern Creek
t and Anchorage and way points, meets all Seward trains at Kern Creek.
• A chance to see the new road on your way to Anchorage.
| CHARLES NUTTER, Manager. E. J. MOORE, Master.
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