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lh« Alaska Weekly Post
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ELMER V. FRIEND. EDITOR \ N D GENERAL MAN AG F.K
Harr? V. Ho ben, Pvcafdcnt Frank U liallaine. See.
C.ur^J .. •acond-claaa matter Sapten.br I. UHL at Lb* Poat Oftca at Saward. Alaaka.
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r vssim; oi thk soi kdohui
It i> ivgretable. but the sourdough
is passing, the old timer of the vin
tage of ’P7. P»s‘, PP and lPbb. I'or til*
most part they were good men all,
loyal, har«t ao*king. f« arle». with tin*
true pioneer spirit. They gambled
theii fortunes, their neaith and *h**ii
lives foi the development of the ioun
try and tlu* homestake.
Many of them fell b> the wayside
,-arly in the game, pas>ed on. unable
t<* tight on longer, and were laid at
ivst tenderly by tlieu 11 iends.Other-*
battled success full} the early haid
>':» ps and have devoted their lives to
tin- upbuilding of Alaska.
I a lit** early days of the rush, men
t a u* r.ov.h rang*ng »n .»ge from U» to
i.o. but the majority of them were b *
iwoon 2 * and 4b. HuU was 20 years
..uo. >.» : 1 o-»o that have lived on are
now well advanced in age: tins is, the
g eater part of them.
Manx of tin -•* obittnter> through
hard work and ca e have built up mb
stnntia! business enterprises; hav#*
made money, and now, within tile n« \i
ars, they will be retirini
active lavticipation in the battle I or
business, m will. by tin* very nature of
of the i xistance of mankind. be called
forth to render an a» count of their
.>teward>hip upon cart!..
It is tin* wav of tin* world that the
old must Step aside; that the young
must step up; and that leads to the
question as to what the young men of
Ketehikan ami Alaska generally arc
doing to prepare themselves for tin*
• *s possibilities which v.U non b\*
thrust upon * hem.
To the men of business who* are
studying it. who are trying *o learn
••very feature of it . will fal ’he re
<ponsibihties. the higher incomes, <v
possiblj the busim " jtself.
In one of the largest banks oi Am
eiiea today tin** young m
charge of the loan department. S’\
yeais ago he wa> having difficult}
finding a sufficient quantity of mot.
Til L*
SEWARD
DRILL
Recently riioroughly Renovated.
“WE UANDI K ON LA FIRST ( LASS
GOODS**
“\> E I'NDEKST AND HOW TO
PREPARE THEM"
('leanlinasu* and Courtesy
is on: motto.
PRIVATE DINING ROOM
FOR LADIES
C harles C ameron - John C\ Gaffney
EAT FISH AND OTHER
SEA PRODUCTS.
1 know how to cook them and can
prepare fish as you
want it served.
BRANCH
GRILL
JOHN’S PLACE
oy to keep him alive. He was energetic
however, and was picked out for aft
mao* tant position. While in that place
, • \ ,* al ol the department?*
.nil when the time came for selecting
a matt wa> *udy to lit in. He was giv
. •> a t»inl. made good, and is now one
ot the hig! * M priced bank officials in
America.
Within ‘hr next five years tlrjre
will bo many young men picked for
I ,»vt >n i* importance in Alaska. It
will bo up to them now is lesser posi
tions to prepare for them. — l\« tchi
kan t ’hronicle.
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m;r. \mm; into <; vmk
Cm n« ! > Vandeihilt Jr., C h»*eak*
ing into the newspaper game. Al
though heir to so many millions it
would mak • you dizzy counting them,
ho has chosen the lowly job of ** ub”
i ••porter. 1‘ >ping to win bis way • » in
field through ability rather
than because of li s wealth. Noting
Vanderbilt is the son of Prig. (ien. and
M >. Cornelius Vande’hilt. Ho servod
•l I a nee as a buck private with tho
'I'w, *it \ «»\onth division. While over
there he discovered that whenever
•here was a task that required re
falni'.v and initative it wju u*
ujiIIn intrusted io a former newspaper
man. Ho also found that men of this
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Actual Siz*
Lovtra
W 'lu fi. S
This is therxnct size of
the Lovera Monarch, ike
Clear Havana Cigar,
Made with that old
fashioned pure Ha
vana so friendly to ori
tastes..
10c,2 for 2'#cand l' c
Qu»en *iz»\ 2 fo»• ?V
Lari size . 2 (or 2'.o
JOSE LOVER A CO. j
I \MPA
SCHW AB AC HER
BROS. & CO, Ino.
Seattle, Wash.
Distributors / ^
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I LL SAY SHK DORS! ! !
Of course she "els her cream, face
pow(Jer and other toilet requisites
here.
WHY?
Herause wc Iiune the best and a bii;
assortment to cltoo.se from.
I LL SAY WK IIAYK.
SEWARD DRU(I CO.
The Kexall Store.
class were the brightest and most
alert h * met. It was largely this that
induced him to ignore the wishes of
hi fa nilv to prepare linns dl tor a ea
,• *.■ as an engineer and lake up news
paper work. His ambition is to eventu
ally own and edit a big metropolitan
newspaper, but his chief concern now
,s to lead the business from the verv
bottom.
(M((| i: \ \ V N POSITION
IS HONOR A III. I*: oni:
WITH THK PACIFIC 1-IiKKT,
(hi.. I - (diaries Howes, songleadev
attached to the Pacific fleet, hold
that no man can have a wicked
thought while he is singing.
That is why. he says, ho 1; dievos
his v »:k m the navy is having not on
!v musical hut moral results.
M'-. lloyes, who, in naval parlance,
•*;an\s a sahtte" - or as a commis
s *»ne ! ic’!' rr receives it alike I rom
officeis and nlisted men, all of whom
have a fondness for the “sings In*
conducts a< aften ;*s feasible.
Officer- of the fleet have coopera*,
e.! heartily in his work and the men
• in gen *ra< have lound a real pleasure
THE KEY
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CARLTON (LIT.
NEWEST and Best
Smoking Tobacco.
For pipe or cigarette
THE KEY
in impioving their musical knowledge
and, Mr. Bowes says, a real relaxa
tion in singing.
Mr. Bowes has received from Wash
ington orders detaching him Doro tin
fleet. He has been instructed to visit
Mare Island and Goat Island and then
to return to the national capital by
way ot the Great Lakes training sta
tion. near < 'hicago.
It KM BRANDT FOl'ND
l\ SOl’TII A IRK’ V IS
BOl GHT FOR \ SONG
.1011 AXXKSBURG, South Africa,
O.t.. I— A British army officer re
cently purchased for seven and <>-ie
half shillings (1.80) in a Pretoria auc
tion room a pictoria which art critic.*
believe to be a missing Reinb and; -
a work of priceless value. I be pic
ture, portraying the Crucifixion, bus
been sent to advisors of the Groat Ait
gallery at the Hague for examination.
The theory is that the picture was
brought to South Africa by a memb«
of a family of Dutch noblemen who
were patrons of Rembrandt.
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The Bon Marche of Anchorage i
advertising that it intends shipping
its stock of goods Outside.
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He Boots’
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fca J^fsn*9'
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*=■ j5p | - ^ Better hoots than
, | ^ >t, you ever could
buv before —
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better because
Goodrich has learned how to make
boo's in ONK SINGLH PII'CK. It
ma ves the rubber tougher—prevents
crocks, splits and leaks that are not
f • 1 • 1
ok!) annoying, but expensive.
(loodrieh Boots are i\() I MORI? KXPhN
SINK than the ordinary kind—and we can
truthfully say that they are the
best, longest-wearing footwear
you can buy. Lrorn the first
day you draw them on your
f a, they’re comfortable.
(Jet them in any si vie \ou
phase—the Goodrich Hip is
popular with fishermen (see
illustration). Identify Good
rich Roots by the "Led Line
'Round the Top.”
Sold by 000 Dealers
THF. !$. F. GOODRICH
Rl KIJFR COMPANY
The (Tity of (looflrich—
Akron, <)hio
l'i-15 king Street, Seattle
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Seward Light &
Power Company
Main 0
The Seward Hews Company
GEORGE POEM'S
booksellers. Newsdealers and Stationer*
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SAILINGS i'ROM SEA'i I LL
\ STEAMER ADMIRAL WATSON
: c£ _ OCTOBER Dili.
ror regular purls in Southeastern and Southwest
ern Alaska, also lo Anchorage and Eouiak.
( uiiipati> rt*>rrM*> nulil to otan^t* M’hrilulo without uoiict*.
ADMIRAL LINE BUILDING
Wayne Blue, Agent.••.Seward Alaska.
STEAMSHIP sum
COMPANY S,*r,M)
SAILING SriiL'U Lil
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Sail From
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Oct. 0
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Oct. 23
Oct. 30
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NORTH WE SI LKN
ALASKA
Due
SKW'AKD
Oct. 2
Oct. <>
I du* Lv Sr ward
Southbound
Oct. 4
Oct. 9
Oct. 16
Oct. 21
Oct. :to
No\. r>
Oct. hi
Oct. 2:*
Oct. :;o
Nov. »>
A. H. McDOXALI), Agent
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PROFESSIONAL
DU. H. A. BLYTH
Dentist
PHONE— Mad., Ill
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Oliice In Hunk
Of Seward Huilding.
OFFICE HOI ICS
10 A. M. — To — 5 I*. >1.
ti 1*. M. — To — 8::w 1*. M.
J. H. ROMIG, M. 1).
Office in R. R. liidg. i
Residence Third Ave.
Phones: Office, Madison 130;
Residence Adams 48.
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L. F. P. & S., Glasgow.
J. M. SLOAN, M. D., C. M.
Van Gilder Building
Office hours: 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m
Formerly of Nome.
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Meet* every Tuesday 8 P.M., at
A. B. Hall. Visiting Brothers
j Invited.
Peter .\. Auder>on Dictator.
C. A. Estes, Secretary
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each month, 8 p. Pioneer Hall
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