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VOL 8. SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENENG, JA> l A m 1011 _N°* < l
CITIZENS |
EXONERATED
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Calumet, Jan. The citszens alii- j
anee has been exonerated from any
responsibility for i be rail of fire which
was raised Christmas eve, when a;
lar gr number of children were killed
in the panic that ensued, by the cor
oner's jury which has been investigat
ing the affair*
Saving of Half Cent a Found.
The Army and Navy Journal of Dec. j
6, says: The Navy Department stock-;
ed the supply ship t ulgoa, about to
sail for the (»ulf ot Mexico, with At
gentine beet at a saving of somewhat
more than a half a cent a pound below j
the lowest estimate made by American!
packers. A consignment of 285,0501
pounds was bought at 11.90 cents per
pound, the lowest price for American
beef being 12,49. The Culgoa will sail ;
from New i o; k eh her today or to
rn or ro w.
The Navy also has just saved $9,528 j
bv buying a cjuanity of canned corned i
beef in the Australian market. This j
conisgi tuent of i2,000 pounds was;
bought at 15 57 cents per pound, the j
lowest American price being 25.51 j
cents
Represent i ve Britten, of Illinois,
has announced that ne w ill introduce ,
a resolution ealiinsf upon the judiciary |
com i 11 ’* to investiUCfte the A cjjen
tine tied contract. Mr. Britu u declar- «
e i that it the x >vernment could obtain
b *d ft* )eu Arjfe nine below the domes* .
tic market the niblic should be entiled'
to the same ad anta^re.
Epidemic ol Chicken Pox,
Ovvin^r to sevt ral cases of chicken
pox in town, it ;s thought best by tl e
health officers of the town that tie
schools remain closed for another week,
and he an vises the parents to keep tin ir
chiidivi it home and away from the
stores as far as possible. The schools
will remain closed until Monday, Jan
uary 1-. By order of School Board.
Read the handwriting.
New York, Jan. 3—The house of
Morgan has announced that they have
severed all connection with the New
York Central, New Haven and other
corporations because of the opposition
of the people to the interlocking di
rectorate. George Baker, wh5 is a
director in sixty different companies,
announces that all of these corpora
tions would follow in the footsteps of
the Morgan crowd. Morgan, however,
remains a director in the Steel trust,
Harvester trust, Adams Express com
pany, General Electric Co., Northern
Pacific and other rai I roads.
Want W ork Not Charity
Chicago, Jan. 3.—Thousands of un
employed marched through the city to
day and demanded employment. An
inscription on a banner carried by the j
marchers read. “We Want Work,
Not Charity/' Several Cafes were
raided along the line of march, but no
particular damage was done.
Long distance telephone booth at the
Branch. *
Dog harness at J. L. Graef’s.
Meet me at the Branch *
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef s. t
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch. * |
GOLD GN THE
DECREASE
'Vasbinfton, Jan. •'>. —It. is estimat
ed that the production of fold duding
the year just closed Inis decreased four
hundred and fifty-live million dollars,
and the redot'l shows that the decrease j
in California was twenty million, Colo- ,
ratio eighteen million and Alaska four-,
teen and thret quarter million dollars
Teiegraphic Brevities. |
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Tangier, Jan. 3.—-The followers of j
Raistili have proclaimed him sultan.
Berlin, Jan. 3.- The ballet girls em
ployed in the Mannheim theater here
have gone on a strike and refuse to
dat.ee barefooted.
Los Angeles, Jan. 3.—Fariss, the!
bandit, has been resentenced to hang |
within ninety days.
St. Paul, San. 3.—The arrival of cold j
weather throughout the northwest is j
the latest ever known. j
Juneau. Jan. 3.—The steamer Ala-1
meda sailed north from here at 9:30 j
p. m. yesterday.
Passchristian, Jan. 3.—President
\V ilson and Ambassador Lind are in
conference today on board the cruiser
Chester, regarding affairs in Mexico.
Bingham, Jan. 3.—The posse that
for a mania r of days have (’eon trying
to capture the bandit Lopez, who is
wanted for the murder of several peo
oh\ will re-enter I he mine where the J
fugitive is supposed to be.in hiding and j
effect his capture.
Atlanta, (la., Jan. 3 Dr. Alsbeig. a
noii'd specialist, has sent out a rain
ing to tin* people to beware of fake
radium cancer cures# He states that
the people can he easily induced by ir
responsible quacks to believe that they
can be cured by tit is treatment, there
; fore t he warning.
New York, Jan. 3.—Andrew Carne
gie, Vincent Astor and several other
! muIti*millionaires, will soon start an
[an industrial lone bank, where worthy
workingmen may secure loans without
security. The object of the concern is
to put the loan sharks out of business, |
as well as to aid the deserving.
Copperfield. Ore., Jan. 3.—Governor
West has sent Fern Hobhs, his private
secretary, to close the saloons here for
violations of the law. Flanked by
militiamen she read the proclamation
declaring martial law and arresting till
the officials, including the mayor, and
all saloon keebers that had broken the
law. Great excitement prevails here.
To the Ladies of Seward.
Mrs. T. Lt. Needham desires to an
nounce to the ladies of Seward that she
is now demonstrating the wonderful
Nu Bone corset, and will be pleased to
make appointments. These corsets
are not sold in stores, but you can be
fitted in the privacy of your home.
Telephone Main 1-3-2.
Services at Catholic Church
Sunday, Jan. 4. Public communion
at 8:30. Mass at 10:30. Evening ser
vicer at 7:30.
Rev. Father Shepherd, Pastor.
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Ie# ereepers and ice skates at J. L.
•raef’s.
Koenie’s candy in plain and fancy
boxes at W. W. Butts’. *
Field glasses at J. L. (Jraef's. *
LITTLE MORE
DIPLOMACY
Washington, Dec. 3. —Permission
has been given by Secretary Garrison
to the federal troops in Mexico to cross
the border into the United States if
thev are running so fast that they can
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not stop to get out of the way of the
rebels.
Gives Million Dollars to Church.
Kansas City, Jan. 3.—I. R. Long of
this city, has given a million dollars
to the church of the Deciplesof < i 1 rist f
but has a string to it. The conditions
are that the church must raise five
million more before he releases his
hold on the string.
Gardeners Will Go On Strike.
Rome, Jan. 3.—Unless the Gardners j
and employes of the museum at the
Vatican are allowed seventy cents a i
day for eighty holidays each year, they
threaten to go on strike.
have Readied a Compromise.
Sr. Louis, Jan. 3.—The rail roads and i
telegraph openitore have reached an j
agreement and the strike has been j
called ofV. Concessions have b *en
made on both sides and all is now
serene.
Local Notes of Interest. j
Mr. Terry of Tditarod, arrived last
night on his way to the states. He
will leave on the Alameda.
Fred Hence has accepted a post lion 1
at f he Skcen-Lechner mine and w i 1 j
begin his duties there at once.
Mr. Frank Royeroft and wife left
this morning for their home at mile
29. Mrs. Roycioft came to Seward
about a month ago suffering with
rheumatism, but is much improved.
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Messrs. Senece and Feckinpauph of
Iditarod, arrived in Seward on New
Years day, enroute to tlie outside,
where they will remain for a few
weeks before returning to their inter
ior home,_
The Gateway wishes to apdigise to
its patrons for the reduced size of the
paper. The reasons are that the stock
was cut the wrong size and it will he
necessary to continue the present size
until the larger sized stock arrives.
We trust that our friends will bear
with us until such time as we can per
manently enlarge the Gate war.
Al. Chamberlin and Dr. Schaleben
left Seward early this morning for
Tyonik, via Knik and Susitna, where
they will disti ibute disinfectants among
the natives, who have been going
through a seige of measles. They will
visit other places to the westward be
fore returning and expect to be away
about a month.
Methodist Church Services
The theme for the morning service,
“Faith Tested”. The theme for the
evening service will be “Swift Tongue
and Slowr Feet.” Everybody cordially
invited. __
Fabsts blue ribbon beer at The j
Branch.__
Meet me at the Brancn.
Sleds for boys and girls; sleds for
men. At J. L. Graef’s.
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Ice cream at Butts’.
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Chicago, Jan. 3. -The past year has
been a record breaker in the livestock
market. Five hundred and sixty-live
million dollars worth of live stoclk was
recoined during 1913. ! his beats the
record for this city, which is the lead
ing city of the world as a live stock
! centre.
Surely Going Some
| Pekin, Jan. 3.—During the year 1913
there were* more than twenty-four
thousand criminals executed in the
moyince of Szeclnien alone. A large
proport ion of them were robbers and
highway men.
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Plenty of Backbone
London, Jan. 3.-Dr. Dawson ac
counts for the wonderful dexterity ol
the Kskiihos of certain tribes from the
fact that, they have an extra vertebrae.
' Their feats in canning are astonishing,
land in other ways they snow wonder
■ful agility
See the large and benutipil selection
of dolls at Burts* store. X
me a* the Branch.
For reliable informat on write Can
non. Pioneer hotel Knik. Alaska.
Augustine & Kyer’s fan >m> candies
. W. Butts’.
imperial canid* S tin irr s* » ver.
full i n at W. W. Bu ts ._ X
Budweiser beer at the Branch.
WE ARE HI RE TO STAY
EVERYTHING TO BE I1AO IN A
FIRST CLASS MARKET AND
AT THE RIGHT PRICES.
C. A. Alyers, - * Alanager
Seward Water
and
Power Compc'n/
John A. Nelson, Manager
Office-Hank of Seward Building
SEWAKD, - ALASKA
..WASHINGTON STHf f T..
BOARDING HOUSE
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“They All Eat There!"
GABRIEL SANTOS, • PROPR.
PIONEER MARKET
F. W. Small, Propr.
ALL KINDS OF FRESH MEATS
Hams, Bacon, Butter and Eggs
A New, Clean, l’p-to-Date Market