m CH ES
Howard
Hamilton
Verithin Gruen
Full Line of Nugget
Goods
Special Order Work
Promptly Executed
C. E. ORLANOER
srci K.ssoK to!
GEORGE THE JEWELER
1,000 1,000 1.000
Pipes Pipes Pipes
AT THE KJSY
With every 75c pipe sold tve
jjfive can or box of tobacco tree.
A Lar?c Assortment
Real Values
THE KEY
PHONE MATHISON 1X5
Stationery
PAPER IN BOXES
Tablets Envelopes
Pens Pencils
Ink Mucilage
Library Paste Paper Clips
Memo Books Paper Files
In fact everything in the Sta
tionery line, also a big line
of School Supplies
SEWARD DRUG CO.
Charley the Tailor
Next to Alaska S. S. Co.
CLEANING
PRESSING
REPAIRING
Work Called for and Delivered
Suits Made to Order
Telephone—Adams 66
Seward
% 1 1 Geo.A Mitchell
C II Proprietor
Open Day and Nitfht
Phone Adams 119
Service—Cleanliness
Private Boxes for Ladies or Partes
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ANTON JOHANSEN
Seldovia, Alaska
First-class merchandise at rea
sonable price*, prompt service.
The Carstens Packing Co.
Wholesale and Retail
Boot Pork, Veal, Mutton, Poultry,
Lard, Hams and Bacon.
Butter and Exx*
Orders from the Westward and Cook
Islet Ghren Careful Attention.
BROADWAY AYR SEWARD
ALEX FRAZEK.
Host m» at the branch. tf.
-v>
Dig harness am* sled* at J. L.
dmef s tf
DR. VAN HYKE A CHAPLAIN
i»r. Henry Van Dyke, former United
States minister to the Netherlands
and one of the most noted literary fig
ures in tie* country. Is now serving as
chaplain at the Charlestown, Mass.,
navy yard. Dr. Van Dyke was ap
pointed by Secretary Daniels and hon
ored with tin* rank of lieutenant com
! mander. He will visit all the naval
stations in the Hast and hopes to he
assigned to a lighting ship. The noted
author plans to deliver a short series
of sermons to the boys at the various
stations.
TRAIN 01)1 TOMORROW
The regular train will he operated
tomorrow leaving at 9 o’clock tomoi-1
I »ow morning. It is understood that!
there are about 20 now on the trail!
from Ancho'age to can It the train t“- !
morrow at Mile 40.
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J POTTED PLANTS FOR SALE J
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Ellsworth’s i
CHARLES CRAWFORD
GENERAL BLACKSMITH
Horseshoeing Wheelwrighting
SUW.iKD. ALASKA
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PROFESSIONAL
DR. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office over Bank of Seward
Hours: 9 a. n. to 5 p. in.
Phones:
Office, Mad. 76 . Res., Mad. 68
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J. H. ROMIG. M. D.
Office on Broadway
Residence Third Ave.
Phones: Office, Adams 93; Resi
dence, Adams 48.
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L. R. C. P. & L. R. C. S. Edinburgh
L. F. P. & S., Glasgow.
J M. SLOAN, M. I), C. M.
Van Gilder Building
Office hours: 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m.
Formerly of Nome.
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FRATERNAL
i-S
L. 0. 0. M, No. 1425
Meets every Tuesday 8 P.M., at
A. B. Hall. Visiting Brothers
invited.
M. A. HORNER, Dictator.
F. K. BIGFUKU, Secretary.
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ODD FELLOWS
Resurrection Lodge No. 7
Meets 8 P. M. every Thursday
Visitors Welcome
P. H. Pederson John Noon
Noble Grand Secretary
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. 9
meets on 2nd and 4th Saturday
•ach month, 8 p. :n., Pioneer Hall
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NEW FEVER CAUSES
SUFFERING AMONG
THE MEN AT FRONT
LONDON, March 8. — All England
has been stirred by the return of J’>60
soldiers and civilian prisoners of war
from Ruhleben, Germany, some of
whom are fishermen who were sur
piised by the Germans in the North
.sea immediately after the declaration
of war and had therefore been pris
oners almost from the first day of
hostilities.
It is not because ol the stories they
tell, for their lips have been sealed
so far as their own sufferings arc
concerned by order of the government.
The remark of one of the civilians to
an old fr*end who met the party—4We
are fair’y all right, but we have all
got barbed-wire fever”—is said to
contain the whole story. Englishmen
know what that means and there is
nowhere any desire to reverse the
government’s order.
‘ Barbed-wire fever is the nervous
strain that is telling with increasing
force—especially in the case of the
older men, who cannot take so much
exercise—upon the hundreds of men
who have spent over three years on
that unhappy race course,” says the
Manchester Guardian. “They were
bitterly disappointed that the attempt
of our government to abolish Ruhle
ben altogether by an exchange, how
ever it ni ght advantage the Germans,
came to nothing and many of the re
patriated men are convinced that
there may be an increase of mental
cases if Ruhleben continues much long
er. You could see the marks of ner
vous excitement on many of the faces,
and probably the reaction from being
set free will be felt severely by the
men of more sensitive minds.”
From a few of the civilian prisoners
something of the condition of affairs
in Germany was learned—illustra
tions supporting the genera! impul
sion according tc the Daily Telegraph
“that the war has entirely changed
the conditions of life in the enemy
country, which has ceased altogether
to display that air of cheerful pros
perity which characterized the Ger
many of peace days."
Germany, it was said, presented the
appearance of a country “under a
blight.”
"I was very much struck when trav
eling through the country," said one
of the men, “with the dead look of
everything. Even in one of the great
towns through which we passed there
seemed to be little going on, and the
railway stations were almost entirely
deserted. On the line between Span
dau and Hanover we did not see a
single passenger train, and the goods
traffic appeared to he quite negligible.
Ti.* fields were devoid of cattle, and
on the whole journey I saw less than
a score of sheep."
Other men with observant eyes had
come to the conclusion that the fuel
shortage in Germany must be acute,
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Vote For
JAMES L. GALEN
Republican Candidate for
Road Commissioner
Primary Election Tuesday, April 30
I
I because though the weather was bit •
terly cold, smoke was rarely to be
seen issuing fropi chimneys. Ar.othei
thing that struck them was the extent
to which women are doing work on the
railways. They were seen acting a:
firemen on locomotives and as plate
i layers.
TRAINsfORUN
HERE EARLY IN
MONTH OF JULY
William, Gcrig, engineer in charge
of the Anchorage Division of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission,
made the same statements there a.1
he did in Seward to the effect that
the gap between the ends of steel on
the Tumagain Arm division will be
closed and passenger and freight
trains will be operated between Swv
I ard and Anchorage early this coming
1 summer.
“A regular train schedule will be
! maintained between Anchorage and
I Seward beginning in July.” said Mr.
Gerig. “Work on the Anchorage nar
bor will bo commenced in the spring
as soon as weather conditions permit.
The big dredge, wheih was assembled
here last fall, will be used first to re
move earth. The present plans for
Anchorage harbor improvements
make provisions for the handling of
I all traffic during the summer without
delay and it is expected that incom
»ing and outgoing freight will be mov
ed without any congestion.
“The Alaskan Engineering commis
sion will continue the prosecution of
the construction of the government
railroad north from Anchorage,” con
tinued Mr. Gerig, “and the original
plans for the work of construction
will be carried out.
“Much of the work proposed by the
Alas! an Engineering commission will
depend in a large measure on the
ability of the commission to obtain
sufficient labor for the various depart
ments.”
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that on the
2nd. day cl April, 1918, there win uv
held in the Town Hall in the Town o\
vc ward an election for the purpose
of choosing city officers.
The polls will be opened at eight
o’clock A. M. on that day, and close
at seven o’clock P. M. on the same
day, and all qualilicd electors of the
Town of Seward who have registered,
as in this Ordinance provided, will be 1
entitled to vote at raid election.
Dated March 8th, 1918.
0. H. POEHLMANN.
M14 Municipal Clerk j
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Vote For
HENRY A. SLATER
for
REPRESENTATIVE
on the
Republican Ticket
Primary Election, Tuesday, April SO.
FOR ROAD COMMISSIONER
Third Division
JAMES E. WILSON
of Valdez
Present Incumbent
I have announced my candidacy for Road Com
missioner of the Third Division on the Democrat
ic ticket subject to the Primaries on Apr. 30,1918
^ —Paid Advertisement.
FOR ROAD COMMISSIONER
Third Division
HARVEY SULLIVAN
of Valdez
\ 1 |
Former U. S. Marshal
I have announced my candidacy for Road Com
missioner of the Third Division on the Republican
ticket subject to the Primaries on April 30, 1918
—Paid Advertisement.
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Attention Mushers!
THE GLACIER BAR, at Girdwood
. is a Restaurant and Pool Hall. Meals are to be
had from 5 a. m., until 10:00 p. m. Good
Spring Beds—Horse and Dog Stables
Hitchcock & Hachey, Props.
I’D ruther meet a vish’us
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Some smokin’ to
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