Classified Advertising
/VOR SALE
An eight hoi se-power Pelton water
wheel, never been used. Just the
thing for a small mining plant or
electric generator. Inquire at the
Gateway. tf
LOP-EARED MALAMUTE DOG,
15 MONTHS OLD, WEIGHT 103 lbs.
PRICE F O. B. SEWARD, $75. 41
FOR RENT
For rent two-room furnished house.
$15 per month. See Dougherty A
Stewart.
FOR RENT—Furnished apartment.
See Mrs. Cooper, Fifth avenue.
Small house, cheap rent. Madison 44.
Mail your letters at The Key.
Stamps for sale at The Key.
PROFESSIONAL
J. H. ROMIG. M. I).
Office on Broadway
Residence Third Ave.
Phones: Office. Adams 93; Residence,!
Adams 48.
L. R. C. P. L. R. C. S. Edinburgh.
L. K. P. & S., Glasgow.
J. M. SLOAN. M. IK. C. W.
OVER GATEWAY
Office Hours. I to 3 and 7 to 8 P. M.
Kokmkki.y or Nome.
I)R. O. J. KEATING
DENTIST
Office over Hours:
Bank of Seward 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Phone: Office. Mad. 76; Res., Mad 58
DR. CHARLES DAGGETT
DENT4L OFFICES
Stull Building
Office Phone Residence Phone
Adams 111 Madison 44
LEON C. BOOKER
attorney at law
Bank of Seward Building
Phone Madison $4
’ ROBERT SIMPSON
Juneau. Alaska
Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground
i
Seward
f f+1 1 1 Geo. A. Mitchell
V 1 I 111. Proprietor
t>i»en l>av ami Night
Phone Adams 111*
Service* Cleanliness
Private Roxes for Ladies or Parties
The Broadway Barbershop
For Courtesy and
Sanitation
Clean steam towel for
» each customer.
S. L. COLWELL
WINTER WEAR FOR MEN
New Location
Brosiust & Noon Building.
Washington Street
DOUGHERTY & RQMIG I
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent Rents Collected |
Lots for Sale Large Listing
Phone Red 147 .Seward. Alaska
Seward Steam Laundry
# HARRY KAWABE, Prop.
Fifth Avenue Phone Main 157
Best of Work—Latest Machinery
Work Delivered in 24 hours
Extra Charge
Rough Dry 10c a pound with flat
work finish.
Cleaning and Pressing
COLD WEATHER OLD AS HISTORY
DOPE FOR THE "INDOOR" MUSHER
Lars Westenvik, a Fairbanks min
ing man, has been in Alaska since
i 1898. During that time he has al
ways been interested in the weather,
and has kept accurate accounts ot
weather conditions as he has lound
them in the north, He has also taken
occasion to pick up, in his spare mo
ments, historical data concerning cold
weather. This he has compiled into
an article, altho not nearly all of
the data he has collected is included.
The article is as follows:
With the memory of the hard v. in
ter of a year ago still fresh in our
minds and the reading of the ther
mometer an ever ready topic at the
present time, the following historical
data is of some interest to the readers
of this paper.
in the year 220 A. D. there were|
live months of cold weather without a
thaw in England. In the year 230 A.
D. the River Thames was frozen over:
for nine weeks, and* again in 29t A.,
D. all the rivers in England were!
frozen over for a period of six weeks..
In 2.39 A. D. fourteen days of extreme j
cold froze many of the locks and
firths in Scotland.
In the year 401 the Black sea was i
completely frozen over for 20 days.
In 442 there was G months of hard
winter in Germany. In .>08 all the!
rivers in England were again frozen
over, this time for two months.
In the year 558 the River Danube |
was frozen over from its source to,
its mouth. In 678 the Elack sea again
froze over, the ice being several feet
thick. As one old chronicler says, the,
ice was thicker than a man’s height.
In 605 the ice on the Thames was
so strong that inns were built on it.
In 717 the snow lay for three months
on the hills and plains ot Asia Minor.
In the year 821 the winter in nearly
all of Europe began on September 22
and lasted until April 12.
In 827 the Hritish Isles were visited
by nine weeks of intense cold weathei
In 850 the ice on the Adriatic sea
was so strong that they crossed it
with horses. i
In 008 all the rivers of England |
were frozen over for two months, and
in 022 the Thames river was ice bound
for 12 weeks.
In 0S7 the whole of northern and,
ntiddle Europe was gripped in a
frightful cold spell for 120 days, be
gining on December 22. In the \eai
1025 all the grains and other crops
were frozen on the fourth of June in
Sweden.
In 104$ the Skagerak troze over
and great bands of wolves crossed
over from Norway to Denmark. In
1063 the river Thames was again
frozen over for 13 weeks.
In the year 106$ the rivers in Ger
many were frozen so solid that Henry
the Eighth marched his armies on the
ice. In 1070 the British Isles were
again visited by a severe winter, the
cold spell lasting from November to
April.
In 1294 the Skagerak was again
frozen over from Norway to Jutland,
Denmark, many people driving across
with horses. In the winter of 1296
the same conditions prevailed in the (
Baltic sea. many persons crossing!
from Sweden to Russia by way of
Jutland.
In 1323 the ice was strong enough
on the Baltic sea for travelers to go
from the Danish Isles to northern
Germany. The ice was so strong that ^
inns were built on the ice for the ac-1
commodations of travelers. In 1339
many people froze to death iu Eng
land.
The year 1399 saw the whole of the
North sea frozen over. Travelers
crossed from Denmark to lomesen on
the ice.
Again in 1407 the Baltic and the
North seas were frozen over In 1409
the Danube was again frozen over (
from its headwaters to the mouth. •
In 1423 the Baltic was again frozen
over, and in 1424 the whole North sea
and Baltic again froze over. j
In the year 1434 the British Isles
were again in the clutches of a fearful
winter, putting a tight cover on the
Thames. The year 1464 was perhaps
the most severe winter France has
ever seen. It is said that the bread
and wine froze on the table ot the
Duke of Burgundy; in Paris and other
cities milk and wine was sold in
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frozen chunks, and by weight instead
of by liquid measure.
In 1468 northern Germany suffered
from extremely cold weather during
the month of November. In the year
1503 the ice on the river Po in Italy
was strong enough for the papal ar
tillery to travel on. In 1555 the Zui
der Zee in Holland was completely
frozen over, and safe for horse to
cross.
So far as the countries around the
Baltic sea were concerned, the win
ter of 1573 must have been a record
breaker, as it is said that the Thurs
day before Whitsuntide people travel
de from Reval to Sweden with horses
and sleds across the ice bound sea.
In 1596 the ice on the rivers Seine
and Rhone was strong enough for all
kinds of traffic. In 1609 the city of
Marseilles, France, suffered a famine,
the harbor being frozen over and com
munication consequently shut off. In
1621 the Adriatic sea was frozen
over.
In 1636 the Baltic sea was again
completely frozen over, and people
crossed it on the ice. In 1639 Mar
seilles was again ice bound and the
population again suffered a famine,
accompanied by a great lack of fuel.
In 1658 the Swedish army under
command of Charles the Tenth cross
ed the Little Felt on the ice.4 In 1685
the Adriatic sea was again frozen
over.
In 1778 the ice on the Thames was
again so strong that houses could be
built on it. So far as I can find out.
history does not state if land rent
was collected for them, and if so, by
whom.
In 1812 all crops in Norway froze
from the coast to the interior, and
on the 21st of June people froze to
death.
In 1814 the Thames closed again,
the city of London being completely
enveloped in a black fog, and all
places of amusement closed.
In 1867 all grain and potatoes and
also other crops in Finland were com
pletely destroyed by a frost and a
severe famine ensued.—(Citizen.)
IT ALWAYS
MAKESGOOD
CRESCENT
BAKING
POWDER
Trusted and tested
by the trial of years,
is regarded by thousands
as the standard leavener.
Ask your grocer—1 lb. 23c
Crescent Mfg. Co., Seattle, Wn.
Special Reduced
Prices on all
Goods
GEORGE
=JEWELER
. SEWARD. ALASKA
Hotel Seward
Zbindan Bros. Prop.
Comfort and Hospitality at
Moderate Cost.
511 Third Ave. Seattle Wash.
D. C. BRYANT
Taxidermist - Tanner - Rugmaker
25 years practical experience
Animals, Heads, Birds, Fish set up
naturally and artistically
*132 Westlake Ave. Seattle
SHORT SKIRT
HELD CAUSE
FOR DIVORCE
j KANSAS CITY, Mo., Thursday,
Feb. 8.—Short skirts or short kind
ness—which is the better reason for
divorce ?
The circuit court here has decided
a skirt two inches above the boot top
is cause for divorce, and on this basis
has freed William P. Cuff from hia
pretty, blithesome, 20 year old wife.
But Mrs. Cuff protests the divorce
I should have been granted to her on
| the short kindess, she says her hus
! band bestowed upon her.
“If my skirts were as short as my
j husband's kindness, he might have
; some cause for complaint," she says.
Cuff is 46 and married four years
ago, when Mrs. Cuff was 16. The
couple has two children, William, 3,
and Marion, 2.
“Mine was another tragedy of an
early marriage," Mrs. Cuff says.
“My parents live on a ranch in the
I West, and sent me here to be educat
ed. 1 ran away from school to marry.
“I wore a short skirt because I had
to support myself by going on the
stage."
GRAFT BASKETBALL
ON FOX TROT, ITS
“BAL A LA DANCE”
Basketball grafted on the fox trot!
It’s the newest confection in the
dance world, originated and perfected
by Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton DougTas,
of Seattle.
‘Bal a la Dance,” they call it.
An entirely new slant has been
given the dance by this ballroom
burbanking stunt.
Athletics have been set to rythm.
| The game is played by four parti
| eipants to the strains of the fox trot,
hesitation or one-step, with penalties
: for failure to keep perfect step.
Clumsy feet become the nimblest
kind of twinklers under the excite
i ment of the play, say the originator*
who have copyrighted the “Bal a la
j Dance.”
“The idea,” explained Mrs. Doug
las, “is to encourage the dancer’s feet
to take care of themselves while his
mind is occupied with something else
—to take the mind completely ofT trie
feet.
“Unconsciously this improves the
' sense of rhythm.”
Goals are placed at the ends of the
hall. The ball is carried back and
forth, passed from hand to hand or
bounced along the floor—all to the
Bit of seductive musice. Basketball
rules are closely followed.
There’s only one drawback to the
“Bal a la Dance.” It doesn’t permit
a fellow to whisper sweet nothings
into his lady’s pretty ear during the
encounter! Por each dancer must
dance alone!
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Crows flocked to the flats in large
numbers this morning there being the
greatest congregation of “blaek
birds" north of town that has been
seen in years.
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2 C. Kodak, Jr., Kodak $12.00.—
Seward Drug Co.
• An unprecedented demand for
> creepers resulted from the icy streets
pedestrian to skid.
We carry Symphony Lawn Station
ery.—SEWARD DRUG CO.
HENRY FATHERS
KXCTJTSIVR
Paint and Wall Paper Store
Picture Framinar. Paintinaf. Tinting
ami PaiK*rhanafinar .
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EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE SOC’TY
of the United States
H. A. GUIKR. Representative
Seward. Alaska
BRICK LAYING
Plastering and Cement Work
Fire box lining, Machinery baizes
HARRY LEYTON
MILE 40 ROADHOUSE
G. W. ADAMS, Proprietor
Dog Mushers Made Comfortable
All freight and express forwarded
from end of steel*
ANTON JOHANSEN
Seldovia, Alaska
First-class merchandise at rea
sonable prices, prompt service.
G. W. PALMER
KNIK, ALASKA
SOME OF OUR SPECIALTIES:
WELLMAN CANNED GOODS TIP TOP EGGS
MARSHFIELD CHEESE
RED CLOVER BUTTER SPERRY'S FLOURS
AND A FULL LINE OF
HARDWARE
Stoves, Hay and Feed
No Better Goods Can Be Bought At Any Price
G. W. PALMER,
KNIK, ALASKA
The Coleman Hotel
GEORGE SEXTON. Proprietor
Most Comfortable
Hotel in the City
Local and Long Distance Phones
Modern Bath Rooms
Rates Reasonable
SEWARD WATER and POWER COMPANY
JOHN A. NELSON, Manager
Office- Bank of Seward Building
SEWARD
4L4SK4
LOYAL ORDER of MOOSE
Meets every Friday night at 8 o'clock
in A. B. Hall
M. A. HORNER, Dictator
F. R. BIGFORD, Secretary
TOGO CAFE
Commerce Cafe Bldg.
JACK U. TOGO
Proprietor
Open Day and Niffht
Tray Order Quick Service
Private Boxes
for ladies or parlies.
Phone Adams 52
The KEY
HOT and COLD
DRINKS
—at—
THE
PHONE MATHISON 115
AUGUSTINE & KYER CANDIES
A fresh supply arrived on last boat, also a big shipment of
EL FIRMA CIGARS
Clear Havana. Special attention given mail and phone orders.
SEWARD DRUG COMPANY
H. V. Hobkn A. P. Davis
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBKN, Manager
COAL, WOOD ™£.ICE
General Transferring._Phones, Main 17 and 41
Open
Day
and
Night