SENATOR LANE OF
OREGON DIES AT
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday. May
24.—Senator Harry Lane of Oregon
died here today after a brief illness.
Senator Lane was bom in Oregon in
1855 and was a graduate from the
medical department of Willamette
University of Salem. Ore. He was a
practicing physician in Portland for
many years until entering actively
upon a political life.
Harry Lane was mayor of Portland
and was elected United States sena
tor from Oregon in 1912, his term ex
piring in 1919. He was a democrat
and his death will leave a vacant chair
in the Semite chamber, which will
have to be filled by appointment at
the hands of a republican governor in
Oregon.
It is the opinion of those in touch
with Oregon politics that Henry E.
McGinn will be appointed to succeed
Lane.
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NEW PREMIER
IS OUR “DR.WU”
PEKING. Thursday. May 24 —The
president has dismissed Tuan Chi Jiu
and has appointed Dr. Wu as premier.
The former was at one time Chinese
ambassador to the United Slates.
SEATTLE LUMBER
FINANCIER DIES
SEATTLE. Friday, May 2,>.—Fran
cis E. Scott, a wealthy lumberman of
Seattle, died here yesterday.
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WENATCHEE MAN
DIES UNDER AUTO
WENATCHEE. Friday. May 2'..—
Arthur Gunn, owner of this city’s
lighting system and prominent for
many years in irrigation development,
was killed yesterday when caught be
neath his overturned automobile.
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NATIONAL GUARD
MEMBERS NOW AT
TRAINING CAMP
SAX FRANCISCO, Friday, May 25.
—Two hundred National Guardsmen j
from California, Idaho, Utah, Wash-1
ington and Montana have been select-i
ed to attend the training camp for
officers of the reserve corps.
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IMPORTATION OF
MEXICAN LABOR
SOLVES PROBLEM
—
WASHINGTON, Friday, May 25—
Secretary of Labor Wilson has pro
vided against a shortage of farm labor
by ordering that aliens from Mexico
be admitted temporarily to engage in
farm labor only.
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Colon Sublimes and Invincibles and
Mozart coronas and perfectos specials
at The Key. tf
COMMISSION
FROM ITALY
ENTERTAINED
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WASHINGTON, Friday, May 25.
The Italian commission was the gues
of President Wilson at dinner las
evening after spending the afternooi
at the White House.
President Wilson announced todaj
that the British commission crosses
the border today for Ottawa.
A.
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V IVIAM PLEASED
PARIS, Friday, May 25.—M. Rem
Viviana said that he was deeph
touched with the manifestations o
sympathy expressed *and shown by th<
American people. He said the presi
dent in reply declared we are al
brothers in the same cause.
CANADA WILL
HOLD ALL OF
MILITARY AGE
OTTAWA, Friday, May 25.—In or
der to prevent persons from evading
military service by leaving the coun
try, an order was issued in the coun
cil and effective today making it il
legal under heavy penalty for any
male person within the ages of lfl
and 35 to leave the country without
the written permission of the author
ities.
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LOCAL ARTIST
TO PAINT PICTURE
OF GEN. SCOTT
(Jen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of stuff
of the U. S. army, has been so pleased
with the oil painting of Alaska scen
ery entitled “On the Trail,” painted
by James A. McCarren, the Seward
artist, that he has forwarded to Mr
McCarren a special photo of himsell
with a request that he paint a life-sized
portrait from it in oil. Mr. McCarrer
naturally feels proud of the honor con
ferred upon him and has sent outside
for the material necessary and as soon
as it arrives will commence work. The
picture will be on display in the Ells
worth store window.
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ADMIRAL LINE
MAN NAMED ON
FEDERAL BOARD
SEATTLE, Friday, May 25.—Harry
Brandt, formerly with the Pacific
Steamship company, has been appoint
ed chief clerk with John F. Blain,
northwest representative of the fed
eral shipping board.
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DR. WAITE DIES
IN CHAIR FOR
WIFE MURDER
NEW YORK, Friday, May 25.—Dr.
Waite, who was convicted of murder
in the first degree several months
ago, died in the electric chair today.
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A. Mclver, licensed undertaker.
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desires to acquaint the general hospital inter
ests of this country with the facilities of this
institution for giving the latest devised methods
of nursing care to persons requiring medical or
surgical treatment Special attention given to
patients requiring gynecological treatments.
Hydrotherapeutic treatments carefully follow
ed. This building, just complete, electric light
ed, steam heated, hot and cold water. Physi
cians placing patients in our care will receive
every ethical attention. Prompt readiness for
accidents, obstretrics and emergencies, day or
night For further particulars address,
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PUGILIST IS
DEAD, RESULT
I OF PNEUMONIA
MEMPHIS, Thursday, May 24.—Lefi
L Darcy, the Australian pugilist who ar
t rived recently from that country and
1 who lately took out his first papers
for citizenship in this country, died
' this afternoon from pneumonia.
Every Saving is
a Big Saving
These days—economize with
Crescent Baking Powder
The perfect dough
raiser—costs hali
the price of the
high priced cream
of tartar kind anc
raises the dough
better.
Ask Your Grocoi
One Pound 25c
CRESCENT MFG. CO.
Seattle, Wash.
LISTEN
ACREAGE—If you are looking tr»T
acreage that is ideally located for a
suburban home.
ACREAGE—That is particularly suit
ed for truck gardening.
ACREAGE—That is bound to in
crease in value in the near future.
ACREAGE—Fronting on the Gov. R.
R. and Lake Kenai Boulevard.
ACREAGE—That is most desirable
for re-subdividing—See me. Will be
glad to show you the land, or fur
nish particulars on request. J. A.
Stewart, Phone Red 147.
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! Long distance telephone booth at
I The Branch.
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Waterfill and Frazier whiskey at
the Branch.
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City Express meets all boats and
trains. Phone Maine 122.
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Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
The Branch.
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Proof of labor blanks for sale at
Gateway.
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Proof of labor blanks for sale at
Gateway.
REPORT OF THE FIN 1NCIAL CON
DITION of The BANK OF SEW
ARD. located at Seward. Territory
of Alaska, at the close of business
on the 22nd day of May, 1917.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts.$179,739.25
Overdrafts . 169.37
Bonds, Warrants and other
securities . 12,760.00
Banking house, furniture
and fixtures . 17,650.00
Other real estate owned. 2,751.00
Due from banks.. 47,142.56
Checks on other banks and
other cash items. 1,287.00
Cash on hand. 55,514.45
Gold dust on hand. 512.46
Total .$317,526.09
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in.$ 25,000.00
Surplus fund . 5,000.00
Undivided profits . 1,535.39
Due to banks—deposits. 47,532.83
Deposits . 238,072.87
Certified checks . 385.00
Total .$317,526.09
United States of America, Territory of
Alaska, Third Judicial Division, ss.
I, H. S. Balderston, Cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear
that the foregoing statement is true
to the best of mv knowledge and belief.
H. S. BALDERSTON, Cashier.
Correct—Attest:
FRANK L. BALLAINE,
(Notarial Seal) Director.
' Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 25th day of May, 1917.
SELMA N. SCOTT,
Notary Public in and for the Territory
of Alaska. My commission expires
February 1, 1921.
Seward Steam Laundry
Phone Main 157
Best of Work—Latest Machinery
Work Delivered in 24 hours
Extra Charge
No Charge for Mending Clothes
Rough Dry 10c Pound
Cleaning and Preesing
FORFEITURE—NOTICE
To M. IMHOFF, C. J. IMHOFF, A.
M. IMHOFF, HARRY V. MILLER, H.
D. THIELE, ESTATE OF H. D.
THIELE, Deceased, and AUGUST
i MELHORN, your respective heirs and
1 assigns:
You are hereby notified and will
take notice that we, the subscribers,
H. P. Salisbury and A. A. Hein, have
expended, during the year 1914, the
sum of Three thousand, forty-six dol
lars and twenty ($3,046.20) cents,
during the year 1915, the sum of
Six hundred ($600.00) dollars, during
the year 1916, the sum of Two thou
sand, five hundred and sixteen dollars
and seventy (2,516.70) cents in labor
and improvements upon each of the
following described mining claims, to
wit: OPHIR QUARTZ MINING
CLAIM, COLUMBIA QUARTZ MIN
ING CLAIM, BESSY PLACER MIN
ING CLAIM, MILL SITE and WA
TER SITE OR LOCATION, all of
which said claims are situated and lie
in the Moose Pass Mining District,
Renai Recording District, Third Ju
dicial Division, Territory of Alaska,
The notices of location thereof are of
record in the office of the United
States Commissioner and District Re
corder for Renai Recording Precinct
and District, at the Town of Seward,
Territtory of Alaska, to which office
reference is hereby made for a more
particular description of said mining
properties. Said expenditures were
made for the purpose of holding pos
sessory rights and title to said min
ing claims under the provisions of
section twenty- three hundred and
twenty-four of the Revised Statutes
of the United States and the amend
ments thereto, section one hundred
and thiry-six of the Compiled Laws of
Alaska, 1913, and the Session Laws of
the Territory of Alaska, providing for
the annual labor upon mining claims.
• If you fail and refuse or fail or re
fuse within ninety (90) days from the
personal service of this notice, if per
sonal service be had, or within ninety
(90) days after the publication of this
notice, to contribute your proportion
of such expenditure as a co-owner,
your respectice interest in and to said i
mining claims, and each and every
one of them, will become the property
of the subscribers, who are your co
owners, and who have made the ex
penditures and improvements as
above-mentioned on said mining
i claims, and each and every one of
them, pursuant to the provisions of
the said statute, Compiled Laws and
Sessions Laws.
A. A. HEIN
H. P. SALISBURY.
First publication, March 21, 1917.
iAst publication. May 23, 1917.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION.
The town of Seward, Alaska, Plaintiff
vs.
George Turner, 0. G. Labaree and
Alexander H. Bradford, Defendants.
Cause No. S-104
Summons by publication.
IN THE NAME OP THE PRESI
DENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
To the defendants in the above en
titled cause, Geore Turner, 0. G. Lab
aree and Alexander Bradford,
GREETING:
You, and each of you, are hereby
summoned and required to appear in
the District Court lor the Territory of
Alaska, Third Judicial Division, with
in thirty days after the completion of
the period of publication of this sum
mons, to-wit: within thirty days after
the fourth day of May A. D. 11)17, and
answer the complaint of the above
named plaintiff, which has been filed
in the above entitled court, by which
plaintiff seeks an order and judgment
of the court for the condemnation of
Lots numbered One (1), Two (2),
Three (3), Four '(4), Five (o), Six
(6), and Seven (7), in Block Six (6),
in the Town of Seward, in Kenai Re
cording District, Third Judicial Divi
sion of the Territory of Alaska, as
shown by and according to the map
and plat of the Frank L. Ballaine
Townsite of the Town of Seward, Al
aska, and appropriate said Lots to a
public use, as a public park with
street and drive-way therein, for the
town of Seward, and to continue Rail
road Avenue from its intersection
fith the south end of the Alley in said
Block Six, in a northeasterly direction
to intersect with Adams Street in said
Town of Seward at the East end of
said Street;
That unless you so appear and an
swer the complaint of plaintiff, with
in the time above stated and show
cause why such order should not be
made, plaintiff will take judgment
against you, and apply to the court
for an order of the court, condemning
the above named lots to be appropri
ated by the plaintiff for the uses and
purposes above stated, and for a
further order of the court, ap
pointing three appraisers, as is
provided by law, to appraise,
the said lots, and each of them,
and to assess the benefits and dam
ages, to each of you and report to the
court their findings, and that upon the
payment of the amount or amounts
found to be due each of you by said
appraisers, into the above entitled
court to be paid to fou and each of
you as therein provided that an order
be made by the court directing you
and each of you to execute to plaintiff
a deed conveying any and all interest
you and each of you or any one of you
may have in any one or more or all of
said lota, as the case may be, and will
apply to the court for such other and
further order or orders in the prem
ises as to the court may seem meet
and proper.
Witness the Honorable FRED M.
BROWN, Juc*7e of the above entitled
court, this, the T6th da> of February,
A. D. 1917.
ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk.
By ROBERT L. WEVER,
Deputy.
Date of first publication, March 5,
1917.
(SEAL.)
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New Goods
Large assortment of
Dry Goods and China
ware just received.
The BAZAAR
5c to 25c Variety Store
_ and over
JOE RENO
MILE 75 ROADHOUSE
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
GIRDWOOD
Everything for Dog Mushers
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Best Roadhouse on the Line
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*|| Geo. A Mitchell
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Private Maxes for Ladies or Parties
CARGO OF
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HAS ARRIVED
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Good Rough Lumber of all kinds
$2B.UU and up per thousand, deliv
ered.
Telephone Kenai 2
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First-class merchandise at rea
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dress Wayne Blue, Agent, Seward, Alaska.
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Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - * ALASKA
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