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SEWARD. \LVSh \. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1915.
The Canadian government is giving transportation to prospectors who
wish to go up to the heads of streams the country around which has not been
prospected. Sometimes we get a crazy idea that the Canadians are slower
than the government on this side but the United States government has rath
er hampered development of Alaska than otherwise. Maybe when that rail
road of ours is running full blast the government will take a leaf from the
Canadian book. A prospector would surely be worth more than those green
kids sent here studying hugs and rocks.
A clergyman wrote to Iditarod from Seward some time ago asking if
that camp needs a minister of the gospel and our esteemed contemporary,
the Iditarod Pioneer, received the suggestion in what must be called an ex
tremely irreligious manner. Quoth the Pioneer:
“We may as well be entirely frank with our correspondent and inform
him at the outset that it is our firm belief that there is no pressing demand
for the services of a minister in Iditarod. Not that we are an irreligious
people— far from it. Nor need the reverend gentleman be unnecessarily con
cerned about the “deplorable fact" that we are deprived of religious services.
The people of the Iditarod section are of such a cosmopolitan make-up that it
is extremely doubtful if there could be found enough adherents of any one
religion to form a congregation. The population is rather widely scattered,
and travel between the different sections is extremely difficult at certain
seasons of the year.
It is probable that the only kind of minister who would be at all popular
in this section would be an exponent of “muscular Christainity." Such
a person, devoting the business horn's of the day to manipulating a No. 2, and
his leisure hours to spiritual ministrations among his co-workers, would find
a splendid field."
Fie on you. Pioneer. Thine own very words condemn thee and show
clearly thy pressing need for some one to say a few prayers over thee. Woe
be unto thee.
It is often a mystery to the mere males of creation what women say to
each other during those afternoon calls. No doubt the Chinese read about
those calls as an extraordinary manifestation of the peculiarities of those
amazing Christians. It sounds to them as it would sound to us if we read
about some custom amongst Orientals like assembling around some flag pole
to engage in mutual terms of endearment and admiration. When a man visits
a man he throws his hat any old place, flops into a chair, hoists his shoes on
the first available piece of furniture and says “this is a h—11 of a town to kill
time in." As those actions and this vocabulary are not in consonance with
the proper demeanor of a lady what does she do? Men are from Missouri.
ADELMAN & QUILTY—SEWARD DAIRY
MILK AND CREAM
Buy Tickets and Save Money
COLONEL RICHARDSON
VERSUS WICKERSHAM.
Head of Road Commission Deals
Severely With Delegate in
All-Alaska Review.
In the All-Alaska Review for
October, that is the next issue, will !
appear from the pen of Colonel
Richardson, the story of the con
troversy between him and Delegate
Wickersham. The colonel chose the
Review as the best medium for bring
ing the story before the people of
Alaska and the Review while being
impartial, publishes the whole th*ng
verbatim as it came from the Colonel.
This is said even before the maim
scriot is read. It arrived this .Hom
ing on the Evans so that no opportun
ity has been given to read more than
the introductory in which Colonel
Richardson certainly handles the j
delegate without gloves. ColoneT
Richardson and Delegate Wickersham
are men of such responsible status
that they themselves must bo respon
sible for their statements. The Re
view, as a publication for all Alaska,
is glad from the professional point of
view to be chosen as the medium for
the publication of so interesting a ;
discussion. This does not make Die i
Review a party to the controversy
and, like all the people of Alaska, it (
will reserve its opinion until the .
whole matter is threshed out. Colonel j
Richardson’s document is bound to j
be absorbingly interesting.
DAWSON BOY WOUNDED.
“The University of Washington *
News Letter” which arrived on the
Evans announces that Aimer Auzias
de Turenne, whose family lived in ,
Daw*on, has returned to Seattle from j
the battlefields of Europe with one 1
eve s*ot out by a shell spUnUr On
April 27 while adjusting hi- horse’s
bridle a German shell hirst over hia
head. He glanced upward to watch it
ami a piece of the casting struck him
in the right eye, tearing its way
into the head and lodging in the roof
of his mouth. Turenne was at Har
vard when the war broke out. His
family was prominent in the north.
bcrton sees bad times
after the great conflict
DENVER, Sept. 23.—In a speech
before the Bankers* convention last
night Senator Burton, of Ohio, pie
dieted a great decline in investments
at t're end of the war, also higher
rates of interest, a decline in rail
road building, a decline in interest
on bonds and a great decrease in ex
po nditures.
Meet me at The Branch.
Visiting cards, invitations, anything
pretty 1 • done by the Gateway just as
well as outside
The All-Alaska Review
The Only Publication Printed in Alaska Devoted to All-Alaska
CONTENTS — September Number
Special Articles
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD—By Thos. Riggs, Member Gov’t. Engineering
Commission.
PEN PICTURE OF VAST ALASKA—By William Sulzer, Former Governor
of New York.
MINING DEPARTMENT.
Mine# in Alaska are Given Review.
Mining at Port Wells.
Review of Work in Chisana.
Review of Quartz Mines Along Coast.
Gold Handled by Assay Office.
Willow Creek Work.
S^)zer Copper Property.
Copper Activity Boon to Alaska, etc., etc.
OPINIONS OF ALASKA.
Editorial Expressions of the Papers of the Territory.
ALL-ALASKA.
Condensed New# From all Parts of tho Territory.
THE FUR INDUSTRY.
Review of the Conditions Shown by Latest Fur Sales.
FISHERIES.
Westward Fishing Had Poor Season.
Ships Lost in Alaska Waters—The Antiquity *f Alaska— Discovery of the
klondyke—Meanings of Indian Names in Alaska-—Number of Passengers
to Alaska, etc., etc., etc.
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EDITORIAL. v "■ ",
News of All Parts of the Territory Price, $2.50 r„erAdeva.rnc.
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TERMS OF SALE
Our Annual Stock Clearance Sale will begin at 8 a. m. Monday morning and the following prices will prevail,
until 9 p. m. September 30th, or as long as the goods last. These prices are for cash only and people sending in
for goods will please send the amount of their purchase.
All goods are marked in plain figures and a copy ot this advertisement will be posted in the Miner s Store.
Absolutely everything in stock is reduced for this ten days’ sale. There is something that you need in this line
and now' is the time to buy while you can have the pick of the cleanest, most carefully selected line of men s
wearables in Seward to choose from.
Never before in the history of Seward has there been the opportunity offered of buying Underwear, Shoes.
Shirts, Suits, Socks, Hats and Men’s Furnishing Goods at these priees. _
Shirts One-fourth Off
Every Shirt in Stock at the astonishing
reduction of \\ off.
and some reduced still further
All One Dollar Shirts, Half price
All $1.50 Shirts for a Dollar
All $2.25 Shirts for $1.50
All $3.50 Shirts for $2.75
All $4.00 Shirts for $3.00
All $5.00 Shirts for $3.75
ALL FILSON STAG SHIRTS
One Fourth Off.
Tents - Tarps - Bags
We have tents, all sizes, all weights and
they all go at one third off the regular
price.. Bed Tarpaulins take the same re
duction. The prices are plainly marked,
Warbags of tan and white canvas,
just figure one third off and that is the sale
price.
Kenyon Raincoats
We have the finest line of the Kenyon Rain
coats and Overcoats in Seward. The high
est grade of goods made in Amerira and
the latest cuts and fabrics. Newest styles,
a month out of the Factory and all going
at startling bargains.
$37.50 Kenyon Overcoats for $30.00.
$30.00 Kenyon Raincoats for $22.50.
$27.50 Kenyon Overcoats for $20.00.
$22.50 Kenyon Raincoats for $15.00.
$15.00 Kenyon Overcoats for $10.00.
And all other prices cut in a like manner.
You will be wanting a ( oat for this Winter
and we are going to see that you get an op
portunity of getting one at a bargain.
Have a look.
Hats and Caps
A nice line of the late models in Fall and
winter styles in hats and caps.
All Stetson Hats, now $1.50 and $4.00.
Hardeman Hats at $2.50.
Big line of caps at half price.
Come in and look them over while the sizes
last.
Corduroy and Wool Pants
We have a world of good wool and Cor
duroy pants that we have made up our mind
to get rid of at any sacrifice. Just to show
you that we mean business we are offering
two hundred and fifty pairs of ..pants, all
kinds, and all sizes at one third off. This
is a snap.
Rubber Boots & Shoe Pacs
All kinds of Rubber Boots and Shoepacs at
real bargain prices.
White Hipress Rubber Hip Boots for $7.50.
White Hipress Rubber Shoe Pacs for $4.50.
Gold Seal Hip Rubber Boots $7.00.
Gold Seal Rubber Shoe Pacs $4.00.
These goods are all new and some of them
arrived on the last boat. You will be want
ing them later so take time by the forelock
and get in when you can make a substantial
saving. _
Socks
We have on hand over three hundred dozen
pairs of Socks of all kinds, all good quality.
In order that no one may be short of socks
this winter we are offering during this sale
All One dollar Sox for 75c.
All Six bit Socks for 30c.
AH Four bit sox, three for a dollar
AH three for a dollar sox for two bits
All twe bit sox, three pairs for four bits
Suit Cases-Trunks - Grips
Bent line of Likely Baggage in Alaska. All
suitcases, grips and trunks at one fourth
off. Steamer trunks, and Hand Baggage,
the best line made in America, at prices
that you cannot duplicate in New ^ork.
Stein-Bloch Suits
Of course you need a Fall Suit
We Have Em
All Suits in stock at a straight
reduction of Twenty-Five per cent.
You know what that means
A $10.00 Stein-Bloch Suit for $*10.00.
A $30.00 Stein-Bloch Suit for $22.50.
A $25.00 ready to wear Suit for $17.50.
Every suit in stock takes this general re
duction. Plenty of all sizes to choose from
and all in the new Fall and Winter weights
and fabrics.
Ties - Suspenders
We are just going to lump all the ties and
suspenders and garters and all of that class
of goods and will sell them at bargains that
will take you back to the Outside.
All Suspenders, regardless of cost for 50c.
All Ties at one third off.
Overalls - Jumpers
A fine chance for the working man comes
up when we turn our stock of overalls
and jumpers loose on the market at less
than landed cost. We have too many and
must clean out a lot before the stock will
look right to us. Just to demonstrate.
All Blue Denim Overalls 75c.
All Bib Blue Denim $1.00.
Kkaki Pants for six bits.
Heavy and Dress Shoes
When it comes to shoes, The Miner’s Store
has had the call for a long time. We do not
believe that we have a poor shoe in stock
and we carry the best that money can buy.
During this sale we are going to give our
customers a twenty per cent reduction on
all leather shoes both heavy and dress.
Figure out for yourself what a one fifth
reduction means to you in your shoe bill.
Remember the entire stock takes this
reduction until September 30th.
Underwear
On every suit of underwear in stock we are
making a slashing reduction of from one
tifth to one third.
All summer weight Underwear, Half 1’iio
All $6.50 Union Suits now $5.00
All $5.00 Underwear now $1.00
All $4.50 Underwear now $3.50
All $3.50 Underwear now $2.50
If you are going to w'ear l nderwear this
winter, this is your chance to load up a!
j prices that may not occur again.
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Blankets and Quilts
Here is a bargain that is to say the least
seasonable. You will all be wanting blank
ets and quilts for the winter and now is
the time to get them.
Ten Pound Oregon Woolen Mills Blankets
$7.50.
Six Pound Oregon Woolen Mills Blanket>
$4.50.
Cotton Blankets for sheets, one third off.
Fine Cotton and Wool Filled (guilts 11 <>0.
Mackinaw Coats
We have what is probably the largest line
of high grade and medium priced Mackinaw
Coats in Seward ti>day. Our line contains
the latest weaves from the famous t’atruk
and Kenyon looms, Oregon >\oolen Mills
and the Gttlterman Brothers as well as 1» ^
expensive grades. The Mackinaw is the
most serviceable coat in Alaska today.
Hundreds to choose from and while the>
last, your choice at one fourth ofl.
Original prices range from $2.50 to $15.00.
Slickers - Raincoats
If you need or can use a Slicker or Rain
Coat come in we are going to clean up what
we hare on hand at just one third off, and
this is one of the best bargains that we are
able to offer.
Remember one third off.
Canvas Pants
We have a big line of Canvas and Whip
Cord Pant* that we are going to close out
at one Fourth off. If you can use anything
in this line come in and have a look. It will
pay you. Remember all canvas Overalls
and coats during this sale at one fourth off.
Some Special Shirts
Did you say dress shirts? Say look at our
window tonight and you will see the swell
est line of shirts that you have ever looked
at in Seward, all kinds and the latest that
you can buy. They are 14«/j, 13, and 15!2
in size and ordinarily retail for from two
to three dollars. While they last your choice
$1.50 each, only three to a customer.
Now of course we have been unable in this
somewhat limited space to tell you all the
bargains that we are offering. For instance
we have bathrobes, Patrick Steamer Ruga
and all of that sort of thing. Night gawns
and Pajamas and things that we don’t
ordinarily mention and they are all reduced.
Just figure that every article in this store
is a big bargain for the next ten days and
you will hit the nail on the head.
THE MINER’S STORE
Phone Adams 131 FRANK J. COTTER Parcel Post