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VOL 8. SEWAKD, ALASKA, TUESDA\ EVES LXG, JANUARY (?, 1914 NO. 7(>
MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
The city council met in the town hall
last nitfht with Mayor Crawford in the
chair and all members present except
Councilman Chamberlain.
After calling the meeting to order
City Clerk Cotter read the minutes of
the previous meeting, and as there
were no objections they were approved
and ordered placed on tile.
The report of the committee ap
pointed to see about purchasing a lot
for the city on which to move the build
ing now used as a town hall was re
ceived, It was stated that the lowest
price submitted was $1,000. Ihe com
mittee’s report was received and the
committee discharged.
Councilman Boe reported that the
building in which the primary grade
is housed was not suitable for a school
building and that it was a disgrace to
keep children there during cold
weather. Councilman Noou moved
that a committee be appointed to ex
amine the building and see what could
be done to make it more comfortable,
and in the event that the cost would
be too excessive, to tind another build
ing for the primary grade. Carried.
The mayor appointed Louncilmen
Boe and Noon on the committee and
they will report at the next meeting
of the council.
Ordinance No. 15 was read and by a
unanimous vote was carried aid will
become operative January 10, 1014.
The ordinance will appear in the Gate
way tomorrow.
Citv Treasurer Ronaig was instructed
to find what the cost of four books in
which to record vital statistics would
be, and report at the next meeting.
A number of bills were read and or
dered paid.
There being no further business the
council adjourned.
In the Commissioner’s Court.
A judgment for $000 and costs in
favor of the plaintiff in the case of I
Samuel I. Silverman vs. Skeen-Lech
ner Mining company, was rendered by
Commissioner Conroy yesterday. The
action was brought by Mr. Silverman
to recover the above amount as salary j
due ai d unpaid while acting as general
manager for tlie Skeen-Lechner Min
ing company. The defendant company
tiled Doiice of appeal and tlie case will
be heard in the district court.
LOCAL NOTES
OF INTEREST
Congress will convene again next
Monday. Then the railroad.
The Alameda should arrive about
live o’cIocK today. She left Valdez at
live o’clock this morning
Commissioner Conroy’s court room
was crowded with spectators last night
during the trial of Silverman vs.
Skeen-Lechner Mining Co.
The publication of the delinquent
tax list will cease on Thursday next,
and the Gateway will appear with
more reading matter than heretofore.
Field glasses at J. L. Graef
Long distance telephone booth at the
Eranch._*
Dog harness at J. L. Graef’s.
ORDERED TO
SHOOT TO KILL
Tacoma, Jan. 6.—The strike at the
Tacoma smelter is assuming serious
aspect. The rioting continues and the
sheriff has issued orders to the deput
ies that whenever it is necessary to
shoot that he wants them to shoot to
kill. The situation is serious and it is
brobable that tlie Governor will be
called on to send troops to quell the
disturbance.
Saloons to Close on Sunday.
Nome. Jan. 6.—The federal officials
of Nome have dug up an old and mil
dewed Oregon law which says that no
saloon shall be kept open on Sunday.
The Nomeites are planning a minature
horse race carnival here on January
24th. and this, also, has been forbidden.
Eggs Is Eggs.
We stepped into one of Seward's
popular stores on Saturday night and
asked the clerk for a dozen of eggs.
“How much?” we asked.
“Only seventy cents a dozen,” he re
plied.
“How do you account for the high j
price of eggs in Seward. They are
quoted much lower in Seattle,'’ we!
said.
“Why,” said the young man, “don’t
you know that eggstreme eggseite
ment is eggstant in Seward today over
her brilliant chances for securing the
government railroad and the eggstra
ordinary announcement by the eggs
ecutive committee of the eggstravu
gant Bakers’ association that eggs are
eggsactlv quoted, and that the eggs
eo.st u* 07 cents “layed” down in Sew
ard?”
“Kggstort ion,” we cried, and made
a hasty retreat for the door.
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Al. Roberts, proprietor of the Rosse
i veit road-house at mile 23, arrived in
town last night. He will take a load
of freight out as far as mile 12 today
and return to Seward for the mail
I which will arrive today.
Sol Silverman Secures Judgment
In the case of Sol Silverman against
the Skeen-Lechner Mining company,
heard before Commissioner Conroy and
a jury composed of D. W. Hettel, H.
Vaughn, George Drebelbis, C. B. Gud
l till, C. T. Cook and C. Vrooman, last
night, resulted in a verdict for the
plaintiff. The suit was brought by
Mr. Silverman to recover $872 alleged
to be due him for wages. The case
was bitterly contested by the mining
company, through its attorney, S. O.
Morford. Mr. Silverman was repre
sented by Attorney L. V. Ray, and he
was successful in securing judgment
for his client in the sum of $537. An
appeal will be taken to the district
court.
Finch’s Golden Wedding rye at the
Branch._*
Meet me at the Branch. *
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch._ *
Meet me at the Brancn.
Sleds for boys and girls; sleds for
men. At J. L. Graef’s. *
Ice creepers and ice skates at J. L.
Graef’s.
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Bttdweiser beer at the Branch. *
For reliable information write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
MAKE STRIKE
UNIVERSAL
Denver, Jan. 6.—Mahoney, one of
the high officials of the Western Fed
erationof Miners, departed for Chi
cago yesterday to meet Moyer, the
great labor leader, to discuss plans for
calling a strike which will be nation
wide. The actions of the citizens’ Al
liance at Calumet, Mich., has aggra
vated the feelings of the labor men
and drastic measures are threatened.
TELEGRAPH TICKS
Seabright, N. J., Jan. fi.-The worst
storm that has visited this coast in the
past thirty years swept over this city
yesterday, causing a loss of millions of
dollars to property owners.
New York, Jan. tf.-At the first
hearing before the new currency com
mission, yesterday, it was ur^ed by
the bankers of this city that a regional
bank be located here to include the
entire district northeast of the Poto
mac river.
San Francisco, Jan, 6.—A woman of
this city has identified Fariss as the
slayer of Edward Driscoll, a youn^ man
seventeen years of a£fe, recently found
murdered.
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Detroit, Jan. 6.—The Ford Automo-j
bile Company announces that the com
pany would distribute ten million dol
lars annually among its twenty thous
and employes, and have declrred an
eight hour day for their employes.
Washington, Jan. b.—Representive
Humphrey says that the enemies of the
government ownership bill will urge
radical government ownership amend
ments, feeling that such a course will
defeat the entire measure. Some
will support the bill believing that it
will prove a failure.
.
Washington, lan. 6.—Carden, Eng
land’s representative to Mexico, has
been removed because he has been in
discreet in diplomatic affairs.
Middlebouroutrh, Mass., Jan. 6
The chief of police of this city has is
sued an order that no woman will be
allowed to wear a slit skirt longer
than fifteen inches.
Eureka, Cal., Jan. 6.—Two ragged
bandits held ui> a stage driver near
this this place yesterday and gagging
the driver, proceeded to go through
the passengers. They secured forty
dollars and made good their excape.
Washington, Jan. b.—Secretary
Daniels, of the navy department, has
placed an order for lifty thousand
pounds of navy plug chewing tobacco
for the boys in the navy. The blue
jackets sampled forty different brands
before they found a brand that suited
i them.
—
San Francisco, Jan. 6.—It has been
i a sad day for the Western Fuel Co.
Witnerses have testified that the de
fendants gave both coal and money
to certain of the employes of the Pac
ific Mail Steamship Co., who under
stood the weighing of coal and making
out bills of laden as the defendants
wished.
Meet me at the Branch *
Twenty-gauge, 1913 model shot guns
at J. L. Graef’s. t
THOMAS NOWELL
PASSES AWAY
Seattle, Jan. 6.—Thomas Newell,
aged eighty-two years, a pioneer min
ing man of Alaska, is dead.
Thomas Nowell went to Juneau in
1885, and was for years identified with
the foremost mining men of Alaska,
Ae was the promoter of the Berner
Bay Mining company, and operated the
once famous Comet mine at Berner’s
Bay. He also controlled the Silver
Queen property at Sheep creek, near
Juneau, now owned by the Alaska-Gas
tineau Mining company. Mr. Nowell
was the first man to represent Alaska
in the republican national convention
which was held in Indianapolis in 1892.
He was also elected to represent
Alaska in the national convention held
in St. Louis in 18%, with the late
Judge Charles S. Sohnson as his col
leugue. He was the father of Fred
and Willis Nowell, well known rssi
dents of Juneau.,
Lose Over One Hundred Million
Washington, I). €., Jan. 6 —In the
past two years the people of the United
States have lost one hundred and
thirty million dollars through gel-rich
quick companies that have swindled
them by the illegal use of the mails.
The government is planning a crusade
against all of this class who seek to
defraud the unwary, and drastic meas
ures will be employed to stop this
growing evil. _
Seward Water
and
I Power Com pc n/
John A. Nelson, Manager
1 Office-Bank of Seward Building
j SEWAHD, - ALASKA
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