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SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1916.
The new municipal law recently passed by the territorial legiMature ap
parently has something to commend it. At first glance it was hard to find
how electing members ot' the city council and the officials of the council
separately couiu carry any benefits but experience teaches, and it is now
becoming clear that separating officials from the influence of a council might
have very beneficiary effects.
Sometimes city councils are elected in small towns and are made up of
small, narrow individuals whose sense of right has never been developed by
decent mriuences in their bringing up. Such men become cheap little grafters
an«i appoint men to salaried offices who have the same mental and moral
calibre. Sometimes a cheap little bunch of undeveloped individuals form
thenisetves into a petty bureaucracy and appoint officials who form in con
junction with them a rotten little clique. If the people elected a city clerk,
tor instance, who could be trusted he would always serve as a guardian of
the city funds. With his eye constantly on the expenditures ordered by men
w ho had no power over him they would be very slow to graft. On the other
hand, a city clerk who depends for his office on the grafting clique itself
will aid the clique by every means in his power provided he lacks upright
ness, and a crooked council will always be careful to have crooked officials or
weak officials.
In many city councils there is always going on some little graft which
is carried out only bodly enough to avoid the penitentiary. Some of the
most sublime t>pes of the genus ass have ambitions to serve on city councils.
To them it is ; source of the greatest pride to have the selection of the
officials of a city. They go into councils just to serve a petty ambition or to
satisfy some petty spite. Once inside they begin to use their little power
with the aid of their paid henchmen to get as much as possible for them
selves or their friends from the city treasury. They have neither the mental
nor the moral qualities to ac t honorably or above board and the paid officials
are often forced to aid their schemes.
By all means the public should elect all officials directly. It would
protect the public themselves by insuring it against graft. Get a clerk, a city
attorney or any other official who is directly responsible to the people them
selves and half the opportunity for graft will be eliminated.
According to report from Juneau, There were twenty-seven of the
the territorial treasurer has probably pelts—
disposed of the wolf pelts accumulat- Which would lead to the conclusion
ed in his keeping under the terms of that> up to the present at least( even
the bounty law, which has been in thjg act of the territorial legislature
effect since ia;>t spring. may hardly be termed a howling
The treasurer sent out a circular, .success.
letter to fur dealers inviting bids by _
mail for his stock. Percolators, Electric and Common,
The bids were to be opened last Casseroles, El Grillo-Toasters. Make
Saturday, and the pelts sold to the sensible presents. Buy of SEWARD
highest bidder. j COMMERCIAL CO.
❖ WAR ODDITIES
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LONDON—The benevolent wife c
a naval officer who sent her husban
a half a ton of wool so the sailor
could knit mufflers for * themselvc
was notified that the sailors were to
busy, waiting for the Germans t
come out, to do any knitting.
LONDON—The South Africa
Highlanders, just beginning to arriv
from South Africa, garbed in kilt
and tarn o’ chanters and who loo!
decidedly Scotch, are mostly Dutch.
LONDON—Two American licutcn
ants and five American Red Indian
are part of the Fiftieth Canadiai
Battalion, recently arrived fron
Canada.
LORD KITCHENER
IS NOT ENGAGEI
LONDON, Dec. 18.—The privat<
secretary of Lord Kitchener thi:
morning made a denial of the repor
that Kitchener was engaged to th<
dowager countess of Minto.
Quotations on Alaska furs arc a:
follows, for December:
Mink—$4.50 for No. 1 dark to $3.5(
large brown.
Beaver—No. 1 large, $12; to No. 1
small, $4.50.
Black Bear—$20 No. 1 large; $6.5(
No. 2.
Grizzly—$20 No. 1 large; $7.50 No
2.
Brown Bears—$15 to $4.50.
Fither—$25 No. 1 large; $8 No. 1
small.
Foxes—Black or Silver—$1500 foi
No. 1 large; $1000, rned., $500 small.
Cross Fox—$75 No. 1 large; $15
No. 1 small.
White or Arctic Fox—$25 for No
l large; $100 for small.
Blue Fox—$50, No. 1 large; $20
No. 1 small.
Wolves—$5, No. 1 large; $2 No. I
small.
Lynx—$12, No. 1 large; $5, No. I
small.
Marten—$15 No. 1 large; $6 No. 1
small.
Wolverine—$8 to $3.50.
Weasel— $1.00 to 30c.
Prices are steady and expected t<
be slightly higher this month.
Visiting cards, invitations, anything
pretty i. done by the Gateway juat m
well as outside.
Glen Plaids
Kerseys
B o u c I e s
Chinchillas
— the very stars on
the overcoat stage are now
showing here. Pick the fabric you
like best, and let us tailor it in the
model you think most becoming.
It’ll be
Schoenbrun
Say “Shayttobrun ”
Tailo re d
— quarter lined with
silk, full silk or full mohair
lined, just as you wish — a dressy,
warm garment sure to last you a
number of seasons. We are taking
more overcoat orders than ever.
May we have yours?
This is Overcoat Week at
Phc quality and prices of our goods
J"Jave established a reputation
E very man should look into.
M ackinaws, mitts ,hoth wool and leather
nsoles of all descriptions
N eckwear and night shirts—a big assortment
E verything in the shirt line
R ain proof overcoats and rubber goods
Shoepaks, snowshoes and sox in all weights
and prices.
§ hoes, stag shirts and suspenders
[ raveling bags, trunks and tents
Overalls of all makes
Embers of different styles
Everything for men.
We invite you to come in and inspect this
line of mens furnishings which is complete
in every phase of the word. Perhaps you
are not in need of anything in our line now,
but get acquainted with this high grade
line of merchandise and you’ll know where
to go when you need something in this line.
The Miner s Store
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager
Phone Adams 131 Seward, Alaska
"Don't Forget the Parcel PoitH
H VIENNA STATESMEN CONFER
► ON AMERICA’S ANCONA NOTE
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COU/iT TISZA
1 (Two of the moat prominent atateamen of
i Auatrla-Hungary, men who are con
cerned with the aettlament of the con- ,
, troveray over the Ancona (sinking, are
1 ; shown In the accompanying pictures
The upper la Baron Burlan. minister of
foreign affairs of the Austro-Hungarian
^ cmplro. The lower Is Count Tisza, who
la prime minister of Hungary. There
have been conferences by these two men
and other Austro-Hungarian statesmen ]
| Mackinaws, Pants, Socks, Boots, j
) Packs, Underwear. Anything you
! need. SEWARI) COMMERCIAL CO.
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The Key, sole agent for Lloyd’s
’ | “Specialty Candy.” Absolutely Pure,
made in Seward, Alaska.
NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice in hereby given that the land* em
j braced in U. S. Survey No. 241 and U. S. j
Survey No. 212, patented by the United States
! to William B. Polnnd and transferred by deed
’ to Frederick William Low, and the lands em
braced In U. S. Survey No. 249, patented by
the United States and conveyed to F. G. Jem
mett, situate on the North shore of Resurrec
tion Bay and bounded ns follows, to-wit: on
the South by Resurrection Bay. on the West
by Rudolph homestead, on the North by Fred
Johnson homestead claim and Resurrection
river, and on the East by U. S. Survey No.
722, commonly known as the Revcll homestead, |
are private lands, and AI.L PERSONS are
warm'd not to trespass thereon, or cut or re
move wood or timber therefrom.
Dated, Seward, Alaska, the 4th day of
; December, 1915.
F G. JF.MMETT and
FREDERICK WILLIAM LOW
By S. O. MORFORD. Agent.
> First publication Dec. 8, 1916.
Last publication Feb. 9, 1916.
SERIAL NO. 01788
5 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska,
1 June 22. 1916.
SOLDIERS ADDITIONAL HOMESTEAD
ENTRY HY ASSIGNEE.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO ENTER
NOTICE IS HEREDY GIVEN that i»o
NORTH ALASKA SALMON C1 .«
! coritoratlon organised and existing under the ,
laws of the State of California, and whose |
post office address is 110 Market Street, San
Francisco, California, as assignee of Joseph
K. Harrigan, administrator of the Estate of
Kyhran Horan, deceased, being entitled to the
benefits of section 2306 of the Revised Statutes,
I of the United States and amendments thereto,
has applied to make entry of that tract of
land described as U. S. Survey No. 914, and j
I situated o:i the West bank of kvichak River,
approximately six miles above the mouth of'
the Alagnak River, District of Alaska, and In
j Latitude 69 deg. 06 min. 60 sec. North and in
Longitude 156 deg. 41 min. 44 sec. West, and
J more particularly described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at Corner No, 1 of said survey,
whence U. S. L. M. R. G. M. bears S. 40 deg.
07 min. W. 20.70 chs. distant, thence East,
var. 23 deg. 10 min. E., 3.00 chs. to corner
No. 2, meander corner at line of mean high
water on Kvichak River, whence witness corn
er bears West 1.82 chs. distant; thence,
meandering along line of mean high water on
wost shore of Kvichak River, var. 22 deg. E., .
N. 28 deg. 26 min. E. 7.20 chs. ; N. 29 deg. 64
min. E. 3.60 chs.; No. 30 deg. 29 min. K. 6.86
chs. to Corner No. 3, meander corner, whence
witness corner bears West 1.93 chs., distant;
Thence W’est, var. 26 deg. E. 11.69 chs. to
corner No. 4 ; thence South, Var. 20 deg. E.
16.35 chs. to corner No. 1, the placo of be- .
ginning, containing 11.14 acres;
As additional to Homestead Entry No. 1446 1
made August 26, 1866, by Kyhran Horan, at
Ionia, Michigan Land Office, fbr the S. lA of :
SE. of Sec. 30, township 18 north, range
10 west, containing 80 acres.
Any and all persons claiming adversely said
: tract of land, or any portion thereof, are j
hereby notified that unless their adverse !
claims are filed during the period of publica
; tion and posting, or within 30 duys thereafter,
they will be barred by virtue of the statute
and the regulations thereunder.
It is hereby ordered that this notice be
published for the statutory period of 60 days
in the SEWARD GATEWAY, a newspaper of
general circulation printed at Seward, Al
aska. published nearest the land applied for.
C. B. WALKER, Register .
I First publication Nov. 11, 1916.
Last publication Jan. 26. 1916.
WANTED
Position as stenographer, secretary
or general office assistant by an
American woman of twenty-iive.
Threeyears’ experience. References.
; (Miss) Ruth M. Heath, 3002 4th
Avenue West, Seattle.
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LUMBER!
Alaska Lumber Made by Alaska Labor
DIMENSION LUMBER
in Any Quantity Now
DRESSED LUMBER
in Any Quantity Soon
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SEWARD SAWMILL CO.
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ALASKA ELECTRIC CO.
S. M. ORAFF
President and General Manager
!!:: 8: S:' K<),r”",nib
j L. F. P. 4 8„ Glasgow.
J. M. SLOAN, M. D., C. M.
OVER GATEWAY
Office Hours, I to 3 and 7 to 8 P. M.
Fobm khi.r oir Nomf,
M. 8. COBLE, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
OVERLAND HOTEL
PHONE MAIN 120
JAMES McCOY
Mines and Investments
Fourth Avenue
SEWARD, ALASKA
F, A. Stkvknk O. J. Van Pki/i
STtVENS & VAN PELT
Attorneys at Law
SEWARD, — ALASKA
LEANOER L. JAMES, JR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Over Bank of Seward
SEWARD, - ALASKA
ROMIG & ROMIG
HEAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent, Rents Collected,
Titles Examined, Lots for Sale.
Large Listing.
Phone Main 48 Seward, Alaska.
Miller’s Barber Shop
We make a specialty of
removing warts, etc.
Hot and Cold BATHS Always Ready
Seward Water
and
Power Company
John A. Nelson, Manager
Office—Hank of Sewerd Building
SEWAHD. - ALASKA
THE ALA8KA HOUSE
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Warm Rooms First-Class
Rates Reasonable
BILLY PLTERSON & 0. TIRCATTE, Props.]
Igloo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers
Meets the First and Third Tuesday Nights
of each Month at the Pioneer Hull.
LEANDLR L. JAMES, Jr. ISAAC EVANS.
President. Secretary.
HARVEY & CO.
Contractors and Builders
ESTIMATES FURNISHED
Near Primary School, Second Ave., Seward
J. H. ROMIG, M. D.
OFFICE THIRD AVENUE
Phone Main 48
HOTEL SEWARD
511 THIRD AVE.
Arctic Club Bid*. SEATTLE. WASH
ZBINDEN BROS.. Props.
With Bath 11.50 Special Weekly Rates
FRYE & BRUHN
COMPANY
SEWARD, - - ALASKA
Choice Fresh Meats
I Hams, Bacon and Lard
ASHCROFT HOME BAKERY
Bread, Rolls, Doughnuts, Cakes, Pies, Pastry
Only Unbleached Flour Used, willed Insures Bread w ithout any
Chemical Impurities.
PHONE YOUR OROER_PHONE ADAMS 115
f HOTEL OVERLAN l]
E. L. WHITTEMORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
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Pioneer KNIK’Sleading hotel
f-Tn'tel N0 BAR
I ^ v Ivl Accommodations for Ninety Guests
f. b. cannon, prop. Large General Lobby
T»- * i ) Private Lobby for Ladies
Knik
* - - \ Best Rates : : Best Ikeatment
x\l2tSk3. Bem Accommodations
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ADELMAN & QIILTY—SEWARD DAIRY
MILK AND CREAM
Cottage Cheese and Butter
milk stations at both butcher shops
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^ THE SEWARD LIGHT AND POWER CO.
Incorporated November 1905 under the Laws of the Territory of Alaska
S. M. GRAFF, President and General Manager
Controctors and dealers In Electric Supplies and Apparatus.
Offlc« At the Station. TELEPHONE MAIN \2i
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\ THE ALASKA SHOE & HARNESS SHOP
JACOB PHILE, Prop.
! Shoes, Boots and Harness Repairing
WASHINGTON ST._^SEWARD, ALASKA
i flRF TRFATFI1
Ut'k L § I Lin i LU OF ORE SAMPLES
H. E. ELLSWORTH, Assayer and Chemist
! A Complete Equipment for Alining ^PlVaPfl ALkItI
and Technical Determinations Ov"UI /llllvJliu
"furniture and hardware]
COAL MIHIfR’S AND COLD MINER'S StmifS !
Doors & Windows Gasoline Rifles
Land’s Ranges Gas Engine Oil i Shot Guns
I X L Parlor Heaters Marine Engine Oil Ammunition
Gasoline Stoves Valve Oil Tishin^ Tackle
Cook Stoves Elaine Oil Giant Powder ■
I Camp Stoves Floor Oil Caps
Air Titfht Heaters Linseed Oil Fuse
Oil Stoves Cup Grease Bench Forces
Alcohol Stoves Paints Blacksmith’s Coal
Spark Plutfs Lacqueret Paint Bellows
Jump Coils Asphaltinn Paint Wheel Barrows
Batteries Brushes Cutlery
Granite Ware Varnishes Fire Clay
Aluminum Ware Turpentine Fire Brick
Asbestos Japan Lime
p & B Paper Denatured Alcohol Cement
Multhoid Roofinj? Coal 'Tar Glass
Tar Paper Lamps Rope
Deafening felt Lanterns Mercury
Weatherstrips Tents Seine Twine
PHONE BLACK 4
J. L. GRAEF
Brown &
Hawkins
Exclusive
Distributors
for
Southwestern
Alaska
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