THE
HARRIMAN
NATIONAL BANK
OF ALASKA
AT SEWARD
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
Safe Deposit Boxes
—FOR RENT—
EMPRESS T 4TER
Sunday. Jan. (>—7::!0 & 9 p. m.
I.ATKST HEAUST l’ATHK
NEWS NO. '1
Haniel Krohman Presents
MARGUERITE ( I. VRK
in a Puturization of the Kelov
ed Romance
“THE PRIM E AM)
THE PA I PER’*
in Five Parts
An Elaborate and Impressive
Photo* Product ion of Mark
Twain’s Master Work
Extra Goo«l I*; or ram —l •*> A: oOc
I ,-GIKLS MAKING FL \G
EtT.FVK, Ore., Jan. 4. — Women
of th r dversitv of Oregon are at
wo k on \\ i\u nobably will be one o!
the gt cutest •'service" flags in the
vYest. It will carry between 350 and
400 sta s. eni representing a foitner
student now in the armed forces of
the I'nited States.
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WHY SLIP?
Men, Women and Children's
Rubber Footwear, Ice Crcop
J♦ROOF OF LABOR BLANKS AT THE GATEWAY. _
FIRE INSURANCE
JOE CAMPBELL
Successor to
ENNIS & CAMPBELL
SEWARD ALASKA
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The Bank of Seward
WISHING OUR FRIENDS AND PA
TRONS A PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
Interest
TO OUR CUSTOMERS:
We are paying the semi- annual inter
est due on your Savings accounts:—
Bring your savings pass books to the Bank
of Seward and have the interest due you en
tered therein.
It pays to carry a Savings Account with us.
We Pav You FOUR Per Cent Interest
%
Compounded Semi-Annually.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
FOR POSTAL SAVINGS
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITARY
CITY DEPOSITARY.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT.
ALAMEDA DUE
FIVE O’CLOCK
FROM SOUTH
Steamer Alameda is due in pv>rt at
. o'clock this afternoon. According
to ad\ ices this forenoon she was billed
to arrive at 1 o'clock but ran Into a
snow storm prevailing on the south
ule of the narrows. The Alameda has
;p tons of freight aboard and will be
in poit for from four to live hours
I it least. There art' 10 days mail and
. \press also aboaid the steamer.
The following are the liist class
passengers who will leave on the
Vlamcda for Seattle, tie* majority t»e
ing from the interior: J. Stenhouse
J and wite, Mrs. C. W. foot, Mrs. M.
Rice, Tom O’Neily, Walter Johnson,
'"Tarkv Krefting and wife, G. Gifford,
!. I,a Range. Mark Fostgate, J. J.
Meacham, W. T. Fraser, T. G. New
man and wife, F. Bartholemew, Her
iuM-t Gaytes, H. Oslund, Mrs. Martha
White, T. Ward, wife and II children.
L. 1\ Starr and wife, Mrs. G. llallett,
S. R. Metcalf, K. and A. G. Beckel,
G. 10. Kraulter, W. K. Mathison, Andy
Loftus„W. W. Alderman, S. W. Fow
. i s. Miss C. Anderson, M. L. Martin,
Otto Carrington, Howard Vardeman,
Mary Jones, Harry Jacobs, E. L.
Werner, H. Carpenter, Edna Rowe,
Maud Jahnson, Col. C. Sapp, Mrs. A.
A. Stevens, W. J. Brayton, Bert
Schaffer, J. J. Lankin and wife, Viv
ian Sherman, Bert Wood and Robert
Small. There will be about .‘15 steor
* age passengers.
_
JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 4. — Scores
of herring outfits with floating salt
»rios wav working in Seymour Nar
rows, in the Inside Passage re
cently, according to Game Warden
Prank Aldrich who recently returned
from the Seymour section.
All 1917 Bills
Now Due
WE ARE CLOSING OUR
BOOKS FOR THE YEAR, AND
WILL GREATLY AITRE
CIAE YOUR PROMPT AT
TENTION TO THE SAME.
THIS MEANS YOU IF YOU
ARE ON THE BOOKS AT
COTTE R
Broadway Seward
MAYOR COTTER i
MAKES A TALK !
ON WAR LINES!
—
“It will probably r» a iienhan
warship to rhell an American cty be
fore the people of the United States
awake to the fact that we are in thei
war ior olood.” Ini? was one of t!.e|
statements made last night at tlie ■
Empress by Mayor Cotter, the four,
minute speaker. Mi*. Cotter stated
that accotding to a letter he had re-J
ceived from his broth..''*, now with the j
engineering corps, the l nited States ,
w:u preparing for . live y * i* war j
with the expectancy of finally being,
the only nation pilt*-'l against the |
Prussians, the nnl.ons having h< cn
worn o ;t in man ./w hut giving
tho;* av nition work"- t*> the U. S. The
speaker outlined acfeiai imioitant
featu.es ol the pi* ■>• i»t ‘.av p’ejKi'cd
ness i inns of th» vernn.ent which
were highly interesting to the large
audience. Mr. Cotter concluded his
address by saying: “You think that
you h:r e given some already to the
Pod Cross. You have only donated a
drop in the bucket to what you will
be asked to contribute and * you
ic n’t do it freely, it will he taken
a wav Com you.”
j.
CONTENTS OF
GRUB BOX Of
THE MISSING
United States Deputy Marshal Isaac
ft vans has received a letter from C.
\V. Harrington, deputy marshal ac
Scldovia, giving the contents of the
grub box found marked "Sweasv ar.d
Uovelle" and other information, rho
letter is us follows:
“ The grub box marked Sweasy and
! Uevelle picked up on Elizabeth Island
j about th * 23rd of October by two na
j lives and turned over to me by Mr.
Lud.v is about 24x18x12 and contain
td ab nit a week’s grub, consisting of
small slab bacon, little flour, tea, su
j gar. salt syrup, potatoes, milk onions,
leaf tobacco, pepper, 2 case knives
I and forks, spoons, nearly worn out
I butcher knife, candles, and 2 Marvel
; minting knives. One knife marked
|“Ij. E. S.” on the scabbard. There
was no authentic report of a boat be
i ing found. The launch Earl, charter
i ed by Mr. Bronson of the Port Chath
am Iron Mine made a trip the last of
October to Port Dick and while go
| ing and coming went near the shore
I of Elizabeth Island and blew the
I whistle continuously while passing
‘ but did not see any sign of life, cither
at Elizabeth Island or any portion of
the trip. This is the last launch so
i far as I know that has been in that
; part of the country.’’
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Mclver, licensed undertaker.
Watch This Space
,n 8t Ha^k'nS
®r0'N?Quaiiw nrs'" k(lcHOR»oe
and
SE\N AR°
PHONE MAIN 134
BORGEN’S GROCERY
THE FAMILY STORE
1 thank you for your faithful patronage
a'ir1 wish you Prosperity forever after.
The Eight Hour Law will be in effect
and by cooperation you will be assured of
good Service.
Delivery from 8-30 a. n\, to f> p. m.
BORGEN’S GROCERY
| PATRONIZE HOME GROWN GOODS
HOTEL, SEWARD
4*
The Hotel That Is More Like a Home
Mrs. W .A. McNeiley, Prop. Rates by Day or Month
Modern Conveniences Well Lighted and Heated
MUM'U DAV FOR
NORTHWKST VII.LS
SPOKAXE, Jan. 4. — The oight
jhour . lay will be put into effect in r.'i
the lumber camps, mills and affiliated
plants of members ol* Western Pine
Manufacturers’ association beginning
next week, according to announce
ment by A. W. Cooper, secretary of
| the association. The organization,
j whose membership includes mauufnc
I hirers of Oregon, Washington, Idaho
; and Montana, represents more than
i 40 mills, it was declared. The 10
I hour day is now effective throughout
| the section.
-A
[STEAMERS CHANGE THEIR
ROUTE—GO HY PANAMA
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T0K10, Jan. 4. — Thirteen freight
steamers of the Japan Steamship
company hitherto sailing to London ,
by the way of Cape Town are to be
sent through the Panama Canal. The .
new route besides being safer one
j week (quicker.
•
Howard
Hamilton
Verithin Omen
Full Line of Nugget
Goods
Special Order Work
Promptly Executed
C. E. ORLANDER
St’CCKSSOR TO
GEORGE THE JEWELER
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