NEWS NOTES
l>r. Baughman is expected to return
on the Evans.
Bill Small went aw ay yesterday for
Anchorage and may not return.
Matt Button has gone to look over
the field at Anchorage but his future
intentions have not been decided upon.
Frank Botch, purser of the Aroline.
Kjpent the day around town mixing
business with meeting many of his old
friends.
Amongst the well known angels of
commerce now in the city are J. J.
Chisholm. Oscar Hart ami W. F.
Kohrback.
I,. L. Bowers for many years mar
>hal at Kodiak and Vnga. went
through yesterday on the Evans. He
was nine years deputy at l nga.
I. C S M . ' e. a ’.ad; w ho
hits lived in Valdez for the past fifteen
years, arrived on the last bout and
has taken over the Alaska House cafe.
By a mistake a local firm has just
received two orders of lumber when
it wanted only one. I*he mistake was
due to duplicate orders sent out by
error.
Cal Brosius will probably not re
turn to Seward soon as his brother-in
law, Colonel Weybrccht, has been
called to Mexico and Mr. Brosius will
have new business cares.
Mrs. Neal and W. N. Reed caught
seventy rainbow trout in Pioneer
creek last week. The largest weighed
nine and a half pounds and eight
others weighed four and a half pounds
each.
John Sullivan (Johnny) will leave
on the Nerthwestern for a trip out
side to see some relatives. It is his
first trip out since he was five years
of age.
Mrs. George Courry, wife of the
Fourth avenue business man, arrived
on the Evans. The name, as so very
often happens, was not spelled right
in the published passenger list.
Frank Burley, formerly our well
known baseball player, now occupies a
very good position with the Alaska
Juneau company. He is also playing
ball and recently visited Whitehorse
ith a Juneau team as a member of
the nine.
The post office was changed last
: evening to the new building on Adams
street. The chief clerk of the railway
mail service told the Gateway some
1 time ago that it would not be moved
until December but he was evidently
EMPRESSTHEATRE
Thursday, June 15,8:15 p.m.
•PATHE NEWS"
The Empress Circuit presents
iu .> parts. Featuring
Claire Whitney ami Stuart Holmes
m
\ \ ietoria Cross Masterpiece
100,000 people saw “Lite s Show \\ iiulow in one day at
ten Sew York theatres. Thousands were turned
awa\. THE BIGGEST hit of the year
Fine Job Printing at the Gateway Ottiec.
THREE IMPORT iM PL I VK> /A Of K PLA TFORM ARE:
PROMPT SERVICE
LIBERAL TREATMENT
ABSOLUTE SAFETY_
If you have not yet opened an account with us, it
is not too late to get started in the right direction;
all you have to do is to follow the crowd.
We have a few more Safe Deposit Boxes to rent;
Terms 50 cents monthly, or $5.00 a year. A small
price to pay for the assurance that your valuable
papers are safe.
Four Per Cent Paid oil Savings Deposits.
Resources $310,000
Bank of Seward
ESTABLISHED 1905.
Territorial and City Depository.
mistaken. Everything will be ready
for the next incoming mail.
The Mining Congress Journal for
June has a roast for our Engineering
Commission. It insinuates that in all
government work the money expended
is far greater than for work done by
private parties. It must be noted
that the Journal is very patently op
posed to government construction. It
says that even the Panama canal work
was unsuccessful while it was in the
hands of a commission instead of the
hand of one man. All attacks must
be carefully examined for a purpose,
even when they seem justified.
AR0L1NE BRINGS CARS
The Aroline arrived this morning
with six cars for the commission,
dynamite for Brown & Hawkins and
eighty thousand feet of lumber for
Kemp and Krefting.
“The Taste that Tells-—Premier
Salad Dressing, a delicious mayonaise.
Once used—always used. Brown &
Hawkins, “Quality First.”
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
Spalding’s Gloves, Bats, Baseballs,
Tennis Balls, Etc. We have the
Spalding agency. Brown & Hawkins,
“Quality First/
“EMO” CofTee, 30 cents a pound.—
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First”
WANTED
Cook and housekeeper to take
charge of roadhouse at Woodrow,
Mile Seven.
Oyster Cocktails at “The Branch."
Meet me at The Branch.
!SEE
BILL HENRY
THE LIVE REAL ESTATE MAN
For the Best Heal Estate
Deal in Seward
Office 4th & Adams.
L. URBACH
Sells
Carhartt’s
Overalls and Cloves
and SWEET ORR
Overalls and Trousers
JUST ARRIVED AT
j WALLET! S SCOTI’S
White Striped Dimity
Mercerized Voile
Single and Double Flannel
90 in. Linen Sheeting
40 in. Linen Sheeting
36 in. Hankf Linen
Hydegrade Lining in Blue, Gray,
Black and Tan.
Atlas Sateen
Velvet Ribbon all Colars and Widths
Middy Laces all Colors
Six Strand Floss
Knitting and Crochet Silks all Shades
Capitol Insoles for Slippers.
Howard and Hamilton
Watches!
George the Jeweler
A WEIRD SUICIDE PACT
BOY’S DEFENSE IN
SWEETHEART MURDER
PROVIDENCE, June 15.—A unique
and tragic twist of Fate’s “eternal
triangle” will be heard in the Super
ior Court here today, when James
O’Brien, a one-armed youth, is put on
trial for the murder of his sweet
heart, Beatrice Walter.
The crime for which O’Brien will be
tried was committed at midnight, May
31. Beatrice Walter, a pretty little
18-year-old girl, was found dead in ^
a lonely field near Field’s Point, a
bullet wound in her left breast.
O’Brien, with whom she had been j
walking since early in the evening j
told the police a weird tale of a
suicide pact, and claims that Beatrice
shot herself with his revolver.
“Wouldn’t it be nice if we could
die together” are the words the girl
is alleged to have used. It is
O’Brien’s contention that he twice at
tempted to shoot himself, after Bea
trice sank dead at his feet, but that
each time the bullets struck his belt
buckle and were deflected.
The police and Beatrice’s parents
scout the suicide theory as ridiculous.
“It is murder, pure and simple,”
Chief Inspector O’Neil told the Unit
ed Press. “The Walter girl’s par
ents know of no reason why she
should wish to die.”
It is in this connection, that the
“other man” enters into the case, with
evidence which may be damning to
the one-armed youth on trial for his
life.
George S. Larkin, 22, has brought
forward conclusive evidence that he
and not O’Brien, was Beatrice
Waiter’s sweetheart. He has inform
ed the police that O’Brien twice made
threats to kill him, if he did not leave
Beatrice alone.
The testimony of this youth, and
that of the medical examiner, wno
performed an autopsy on the dead
body, will be of the greatest import
| ance, and may be the linal weight
which will carry the scales of justice.
James O’Brien is twenty-one. On
account of the loss of one arm, he
| worked as a messenger boy in a
j jewelry store in Providence. He was
| in love with Beatrice Walter, pretty
I daughter of a city inspector.
He was known to be insanely jeal
ous of her, and to resent the atten
tions of other men, going so far as to
threaten them, and to carry a loaded
revolver.
On the evening of May 31, O’Brien
and Beatrice left her father’s house to
j walk through the woods. What hap
1 pened during that evening may never
be known, but about 4 o’clock the next
morning, the youth entered the
CELEBRATE WITH SEWARD
4 BIG DAVS-- July 2 to 5, Inclusive —4 BIO DAYS
Excursion rates from all Prince William Sound and
Cook’s Inlet points to Seward and return.
ONE AND ONE-THIRD FARE
Tickets interchangeable on both Steamship lines.
Monster Preparedness Parade July fourth
3 BIG BALL GAMES 3 BIO DANCES
THE SEWARD MOUNTAIN MARATHON
The Greatest Athletic Event of Alaska
HARD ROCK DRILLING CONTESTS
Foot Races Field Sports Jumping Contests
Greatest celebration ever held on the Kenai Peninsula
CELEBRATE WILD SEWARD
For detailed program see daily papers.
For particulars write or wire the Seward Celebration ( omniittce.
FRANK G. ENNIS, Chairman.
FRANK J. COTTER, Secretary.
Walter home, aroused William
Walter, her father, and told him that
Beatrice had shot herself.
Led by O’Brien, the police and
Walter went to the lonely spot where
she lay. A bullet-wound beneath her
left breast and powder stains on her
ilress showed that she had been shot
at close range.
O’Brien’s revolver, five chambers
empty, was found near the spot. A
slight scraping wound in his abdomen,
and a dented belt buckle he offered as
evidence of his own attempts at sui
cide.
He told of how Beatrice, taking his
revolver had fired the shot which
ended her life. So confusing were
parts of his weird tale of the death
pact, that he was at once arrested,
and arraigned, charged with murder,
an the second of June.
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:—
That at a meeting of the common
council of the town of Seward, Al
aska, the following resolution was
passed.
BE IT RESOLVED, by the common
council of the town of Seward, Al
aska, That whereas, the owners of
more than two thirds, in value, of the
property abutting upon the proposed
improvement have signed a petition
for the construction of a sewer in the
alley between Fifth and Sixth
Avenues in the Town of Seward, be
ginning seventy-seven feet North of
the North line of Adams Street and
running thence south along said alley
to Railroad Avenue, thence south to
an opening into Resurrection Bay,
two-thirds of the cost thereof to be
taxed against the abutting property.
Sewer to be constructed of concrete
to Railroad Avenue, and to be con
structed according to the plans an<t
specifications now on file in the of
| lice of the City Engineer. All per
sons objecting to the construction of
said sewer will file their objections
with the Municipal Clerk on or before
the hour of eight o’clock P. M., June
26th, 1916, or appear in person be
fore the council at that time and make
their objection.
The clerk is instructed to publish a
copy of this notice as provided by
ordinance. The estimated cost of said
sewer is one dollar and eighty cents
per front foot, two thirds thereof to
be taxed against the abutting proper
ty which will be $1.26 per front foot.
0. H. POEHLMANN,
(SEAL) Municipal Clerk.
First publication June 21, 1916.
FURNITURE_HARDWARE
Just Received a carload of Stoves and Ranges.
They are now ready for your inspection.
Come and inspect this most complete line. We
assure you it will be time well spent.
A Complete Line of SPALDING SPORTING GOODS
We are selling 42 Piece China Sets at
$7.50
WHILE THEY LAST
Tents and
Camp
Stoves
All kinds of guaranteed
Aluminum Ware
We have the seven in one convertible
Aluminum Cookor. Come and see it.
Don’t Forget we are selling Guernsey Ware at 20 per cent. off.
BROWN & HAWKINS
"QUALITY FIRST”
Anchorage SEWARD Knik
PHONE MAIN 1
PALACE JINGLES
The Outside Bunch are milling
Like flies around a lamp
Because we*ve got $2,000,000,
And it's bound to make a camp.
Hard times are soon forgotten
Now let every fellow try
To paint a rosy future
With a drop of Sherwood Rye.
THE PALACE BAR
Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS Cafe and Lunch Counter in Connection J BILL DEVINE
PALACE JINGLES
There’s a welcome at the Palace
That makes good with the Bunch,
So call and join the booster's Club,
When next you get a hunch,
Come try our Scotch or Sherwood,
Or smoke a good cigar.
And then you'll boost for Sherwood,
And The Famous Palace Bar.