MAY ENTER FOR THE
PRELIMINARY RACE
ANCHORAGE, Jan. 17.—Colonel
Revel 1, Ray Bowker, Albion Gustaf
son, Waiter Howard ami Robert
Mathewson have entered teams in the
preliminary dog race from Anchorage
to Matanuska and return. The race Is
scheduled to take place next Thurs
day and more may enter. The com
mittee having charge of the Anchor
age-Seward race report fine prgress
in raising funds. Success is assured.
See the reaay made skirts and
waists at Butt’s.
TO START LUMBER YARD
ANCHORAGE, Jan. 17. —The
Tacoma Lumber Company has secur
ed a site at the mouth of Chestercreek
near Anchorage, to establish a lum
ber yard in spring.
19 16
A FOREWORD
To the People of Seward and Vicinity
During 1915 there was a gradual and steady improve
ment in almost all lines of business in the United States
over the previous year. 1916 promises to be a banner year
for the whole country.
Business in all lines held up well for Seward and
vicinity, bank deposits during 1915 reached a total of
twice as much as at any previous period.
The business of this bank for 1915 has been exception
ally satisfactory, and we are grateful to our customers
and the general public for the confidence and good will
that has been manifested toward us to such an unusual
degree. We enter the new year more resourceful and
better equipped than we have ever been to serve the finan
cial needs of our customers.
an auspicious opening
1916 is opening with a bright outlook for Seward and
the tributary country.
The ranchers who have taken up homesteads in this
part of Alaska will soon have transportation facilities and
an outlet for their products; many of the ranches will be
subdivided making room for more people and insuring
better and more intensive farming.
Many saw mills and logging camps will be busy and
employ many men supplying lumber and ties for the con
struction of the Government Railroad. Almost $3,000,
000.00 will be spent by the Government on railroad work
this year in Sew ard and country tributary to this place.
Much outside capital will come here this year seeking in
vestments.
Alaska has passed thru its first period of mining
development It is entering upon its real, important and
permanent expansion v.ith the opening and the develop
ment of its great lode mines, only a very few of which are
yet among the producing properties, where there will in
time be thousands.
The outlook for Seward in 1916 is so bright that our
people should step Lito it w ith a spirit of enthusiasm and
with a feeling that things are coming our way.
BANK OF SEWARD
Established 1905
EMPRESSTHEATRE
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 8:15 p. m.
"Patlie Weekly News”
War Films, Greece Ready, Training the Army for the
Day of Trouble
" I'lie Heart Rebellious”
Two-Reel Lubin Drama with JOHN* INCE
“\\ i^gs Takes the Rest Cure”
rr
He Grows “Extra” Vigorous—Comedy
Admission 25 cents Children 10 cents
A complete line of flannel shirts,
priced from $1.50 to $7.50.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
Waterfill & Frazier whiekey at
“The Branch.”
Best cigars ana refreshments at
Terminal Bar. See ad. 11-1—tf
New consignment of Chinese
noodles, twenty-five cents per pound.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
Long distance telephone booth at
The Eranch.
Ladies' and childrens' furnishings
at Butt's.
Howard and Hamilton
W atches I
George the Jeweler
NORTHWESTERN nAS MAIL
The Northwestern was due to ar
rive at Valdez this afternoon at 3,
o’clock and should therefore arrive in
Seward early tomorrow morning.
The mail according to Postmaster
Hickey, has been transferred from the
Admiral Evans to the Northwestern,
which will therefore bring the heavy
mail. The Evans sailed from Seattle
before the Northwestern.
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FUNERAL SERVICE OF
MR. WHITE WELL ATTENDED
The funeral service yesterday
afternoon of J. H. White, held under
the auspices of the Masonic Order,
was one of the most impressive and
best attended ever held in Seward.
With the band at the head playing,
the body of Masons immediately be
hind the casket, the Pioneers of Alas
ka marching in a body just behind it,
and many non fraternal people in the
parade and the solemnity of the af
fair showed the deep regard for the
deceased brother and his wife. The
burial took place at the Rudolph
cemetery about 2 o’clock with the
Masonic service, Rev. E. H. Molony
reading the prayer, assisted by Leslie
Cramer, chairman of the Seward
lodge. Mrs. J. H. White was unable
to attend the funeral.
TO GIVE VALENTINE PARTY
At the business meeting of the
Ladies Bridge Whist Club held Satur-,
day afternoon at 1:45 at the home of 1
Mrs. H. C. De Line the ladies decided j
to give a bridge party for the men the
evening of Valentine, February 14th.
Miss Wold and Mrs. H. C. De Line
i jointly entertained the club last Sat
urday at the home of the latter. The
high scores for the afternoon were
Mrs. A. H. McNeer and Mrs. James
Hayden. Mrs. Sauers won the prize
for high playing for the month.
GUILD THURSDAY
.—
The St. Peter’s Guild will meet
;
Thursday afternoon at 2:50 with Mrs..
De Line instead of Wednesday after-;
noon as fornerly.
SALONS DRAW LOTS
The s&lotft keepers of Iditarod
agreed that there was not enough
business for three bars so held a
meeting to decide which one would
close. One ovned by Mr. Petersen was
the choice.
WANT AERIAL MAIL
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—Dr. Alex
ander Bell is now working for a con
gressional appropriation to establish
an aerial mail route corps that could
be used in war time.
THE S. 0. S. CALLS sent out by
us the past month, seemed to have
attracted little or no attention. We
hope the ones that Seward and a
greater part of Alaska arc sending
to the Finance Committee in Wash
ington, to get a move on them with
that “Emergency Appropriation” will
be heard by Tuesday the 18th
Whatover the result the Seward Com
mercial Co. are getting in readiness
to meet the Big Rush that is bound j
to follow the Annual Appropriation
of $8,500,000 for construction. No
trouble to wait on you, lots of time
to take inventory after waiting on our
trade.
SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
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LOST
Large black cat with white nose,
white under body and feet. Missing
six weeks. Suitable reward on re
turn. Phone Main 130. Mrs. C. A.
Myers. 1-17—1
.
“Jersey Cream Kisses," VANILLA
FLAVOR. A pure food candy, made
in Seward Alaska. For sale at the
Key.
Noodle Cafe. Phone Main 111.
Tray service receives prompt at
tention. 10-6—tf.
All kinds of furniture, mattresses,
etc.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.*'
Percolators, Electric and Common,
Casseroles, El Grillo-Toasters. Make
sensible presents. Buy of SEWARD
COMMERCIAL CO.
Fox's Oyster Cocktails at the
Branch.
Dry goods at Butts.
Smoke the Key special. Always
good. Sold only at the Key.
NEWS NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Votaw mushed
in yesterday from their home on
Kenai river, to spend a few days in
the city. They report the trail all the
way up the lake into town in very
good condition.
Martin Lanning and Alex Holam
went out on the train this morning to
join Art Spekkcr, Henry Dohrman
and Tom Finnegan at Mile 34 with 1,
275 pounds of mail for Iditanod and
Anchorage.
E. Gustan went out to Mile 62 this
morning with some supplies for the
roadhouse keepers.
Chas. Dean returned to Moose Pass
this morning to spend the winter wttp ^
Hank Satlisbury.
Swan Sawnson, Ed. Swanson and E.
Petersen, of the bridgi crew at Mile
12, spent the week end in the city, re
i turning this morning.
William Caseidy, with the Sunrise
Dredging Company, arrived Saturday
on a business trip to Seward return
ing to Sunrise on the train this morn
i ing.
Capt. Jim. Denny arrived Saturday
from Anchorage and will leave in a
few days for Sunrise and Hope, where
he will do some prospecting and min
ing till the opening of navigation when
he will go in the gas boat business up
the Arm.
Chas. Inquist of Flat City and B.
B. Smith, with the N. C. Co. at Toco
tna are expected over the trail any
day now.
Sherman Haynes is the possessor of
a piece of a German airship which
was shot down by the allied troops in
France. The trophy was sent by a
friend of Mr. Haynes who is fighting
with the British army.
The government is reported to hav*
a surveying crew at work on the trail
to our dear old friend Portage Bay,
but for what purpose only heaven or,
mr.ybe, Knute Nelson knows. By the
way, Senator Nelson, rightly or
wrongly, is credited with being the
owner of extensive property at Cor
dova.
George Carrol, the drygoods man,
leaves on the Northwestern. When
Mr. Carrol returned from Anchorage
he found that Sid Wolf, whom he had
left in charge, had quit without notice.
A recent Cordova paper chronicled the
arrival of Mr. Wolfe in that city.
The Anchorage mail arrived on the
train Saturday night, while the Idita
rod mail is expected in on the train
this evening.
A1 Chamberlain came in Saturday
with Mrs. Ix>cke, Mrs. 0. S. Gill and
three children as passengers from An
chorage.
Considerably over 200 people turn
ed out last night see the naval battle
and other reels at the Empress
Theatre.
Charles S. Mack and George Cotter
were at Mile 34 this morning on their
way over from Anchorage and will
arrive on the train this afternoon.
Jack Kmerson left on the train this
morning for Anchorage to look the
country over.
Harry G. I/)cke, harbormaster at
Anchorage, and Mrs. I/)cke arrived on
their way out to Seatle for a trip.
Mr. Locke has received no instruc
tions concerning the purchase of a
steam tug and barges but it is gen
erally believed that that is the busi
ness on which he goes to Seatle.
0. Gunderson came out from An
chorage and leaves on the North
western on a business trip Outside, re
turning on one of the early steamers.
Capt. J. E. Petersen came over
from Anchorage last Saturday and
will leave on the Northwestern for
Seattle.
J. J. Wilson left this morning to
join his wife, who is now at Anchor
age. From there they will probably
leave for the interior where a business
opening is promised.
The locomotive crane has been al
most entirely assembled. Owing to
the fact that a box of pieces for the
crane did not arrive it will not be
ready for use for a short time.
The “3 spot” locomotive was housed
in the machine shop today and work
repairing the boilers has already com
menced.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ward entertain
ed a party of Commission bachelors
yesterday morning at a stag break
fast, in honor of H. S. Sterling, who
will leave for San Francisco on the
Admiral Evans. Those present be
sides the hosts were: Messrs. Daub,
Bailey, Colwell, Richardson, Schu
mann, Gill, Waller and Sterling.
BIG FUR AUCTION
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16.—A four day
fur auction ended here today. Sev
eral thousand pelts were purchased
and the money changing hands was a
million and a quarter dollars.
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BRIDGING STREETS
IN LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17.—South
ern California is now suffering severe
damage from rains. In this city toe
street car service is crippled by the
floods and bridges have been thrown
across some of the streets. There is
no end of the floods in sight.
OLD TIMER DIES OF
PNEUMONIA SATURDAY
Dan G. Clark, who has been at the
Pioneer Hospital for the past two
weeks, succumbed to a severe attackof
pneumonia last Saturday night about
8:35. Mr. Clark has been in Alaska
off and on since 1903, around Innoko,
Iditarod, Fairbanks and Seward arid
was in the roadhouse business at all
these places. He is better known in
these parts as “T. Bone” Clark. Mr.
Clark leaves no immediate relative
except a brother in Fairbanks, who
was notified yesterday by cable of the
demise* and has agreed to the burial
here.
The funeral will take place at the
Catholic Church tomorrow morning.
The Requiem mass takes place at 10
o’clock and the funeral follows im
mediately afterwards. He will be
buried in the Rudolph cemetery.
“THE KEY”
Seward-made candies. Johnston
Chocolates fresh from the factory.
Also fruits. 12-16 tf
Athletic Jersey sweaters, assorted
colors with contrasting stripes; just
the thing for winter wear, $3.50 each.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First."
Meet me at The Brancr_
FURNITURE CLOTHING
MID-WINTER
Clearance Sale of Groceries
PRICES IVEVfR BEFORE EQUALLED—EVERY ITEM l BARGAIN
SALE PRICE:
Canned Beets, worth 25c, . . 15c, 2 for 25c
“ Carrots, worth 25, . . 15c, 2 for 25c
Fancy Toilet Soap, 12 bars, worth 90c, 60c
Silver Shield Clams, worth 25c, . 20c
Preferred Stock Minced Clams,worth I5C, 15c, 2 for 25c
Canned Salmon, Fancy Red, worth 25c, 20c, 3 for 50c
Snider’s Catsup, worth 35c, . 25c
Patent Excellent Flour, worth $7, $6.75
Sugar, per 100 lbs., regular price $7.50, $7.00
Sugar, 14 lbs. lor $1.00, Ordinarily 12 lbs. for $1.00
Libby’s Peaches, Plums & Apricots, "jS1, 20c
Mrs. C’s Brown Bread, reg. price 25c, 15c
Mrs. C’s Fig Pudding, “ 40c, 25c
Milk, all kinds, .... 3 cans for 25c
1-2 gal. Golden Syrup, reg. price, 50c, 40c
Ripe Olives in Oil, “ 25c, 20c
Green “ “ “ 50c, 35c
Pearl Oil, . “ $3.50, $3.25 per case
Bring your container and get a gallon of
PURE CIDER VINEGAR for 40c; Ordinarily 50c
Best Potatoes in Town, . $1.75 per 100 pounds
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED I
Brown & Hawkins
"Quality First”
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