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SEW \RD. ALASk Y. SA1TRDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1915.
When Chairman Edes reminds us that if Alaskans show a disposition to
knock one place or another in the territory a very unfavorable impression
might be convoyed to th'iso upon whom we have to depend. While Alaskans
are as a rule the finest and broadest of people the territory still contains its
own share of the individuals who must have started kicking the milk bottle
in the cradle ami have kept up the exercise ever since. In this we are no worse
than the people anywhere else, but kickers here receive more notice than in
greater centers of population, and their distance from Washington aids in
hiding their true :*tatus.
It would river do. though, to take them too seriously. Anyone with a
sense of humor superior to that of a mule tecls inclined to smile at some ot
the tremendous airs and deep secrets of many ot the ilk. One would think
to listen to some of them that their old friends Woodrow' and Franklin had
the receiver to their ears back in the capitol building waiting to hear theii
verdicts on Alaska, the government railroad and ail matters on which they
had exercised their transcendant genius for investigation. C Vst rire, said
the Frenchman.
What Mr. Edes undoubtedly believes is that knocking and quarreling
will tend to make the administration lose confidence in us, not that it would
have the least effect in altering the decision as to the route ot the railroad,
the benefits of the railroad or anything else. Before Seward was chosen as
the terminal, before Anchorage had come into existence ami before the route
was decided upon the most powerful influences were brought to bear to take
the railroad somewhere else. At that time, to use an exalted form of Eng
lish, the opponents of the Seward route had shot their wad. they had ex
hausted their munitions of war, their great guns had been silenced, their as
saults had been hurled back, and Seward stood invincible by virtue of the
fact that she hail right and truth ami reason on her side. She won because
she deserved to win—because the route chosen is the right and proper route
—and because she won on her merits, so to speak, when taking the offensive
it is hardly likely that she can now be hurt when she stands fortified by the
fact that she i; the terminal already.
No, we can only hurt Alaska generally by disagreements now. All we
can do is to make ourselvetf look uuwortiiy or idiotic by what one might call
empty verbosit).
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NEWS NOTES
J. D. Johnston came in this morn
ing from Bear creek and reports
tilings are 0. K. out there. He says
that the party of ten surveyors have
i located at his road house and will
spend a couple of weeks surveying
in that vicinity.
Adelmau & Quilty, the local dairy
men, arc doing very well in the dairy
business considering the time of year.
I They have at present six cows giving
an average of 25 gallons of milk per
| day. They aro looking for a big in
crease of business in the spring.
The city is laying a sewer up the
alley between Fourth ami Fifth
avenues to connect up with the Rail
road building.
Ole Marlin came in this morning
from his ranch with some of the pro
ducts of his garden.
The Tilikum Dancing Club met last
night at the Pioneer Hall and enjoyed
a very pleasant evening. Music was
furnished by Miss Wold and Miss
Root. The dance commenced at 7:30
and broke up at 11:30. Those present
; at the dance were: John Sullivan,
' James Hawkins, Jack Sauers, George
Martin, Arthur Wright, Leon Urbach,
Miss Root, Miss Wold, Mrs. Forgy,
Elizabeth Torrey, Elsie Baldwin,
Ethel Ascroft, Joe Bradshaw and
Mildred Babcock. T. P. Geraghty,
Isaac Hamburger and Miss K. L.
Monahan dropped in to enjoy the end
| of the dance.
Mrs. W. M. Sauers was hostess
i yesterday afternoon at seven tables
j of bridge whist in honor of Mrs.
I Frank L. Ballaine, who will leave on
I the Admiral Evans for the States.
1 Mrs. A. H. McNeer ami Mrs. J. M.
I ,
j Sloan were the prize winners.
Hans Anderson lost his sail boat
| last night about high tide as a fairly
1 strong north wind blew it out to
wards the entrance. He went down
| the bay this morning on the gas boat
i Eagle and found it stranded on the
Tonsina creek flats.
W. E. Pence is the purser of the
' Latouche, which stopped at Seward
this morning.
A ton of potatoes was brought
over yesterday from the ranch of
John Nash, by Fred Johnston of the
Alaska Transfer. Several more loads
will come soon.
Snow shoes, dog haniess and mush
ers’ supplies at Brown & Hawkins.
“Quality First"
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J. H. ROMIG, M. D.
Pioneer Hospital
Phone Main 48
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yyE also carry a complete line of Men’s Ready
- Made Overcoats and the prices are well with
in your reach. We ask you to inspect our
lines and we guarantee the goods will speak for
themselves in both price and quality.
When it comes to outfitting the working man
we stand in a class by ourselves.
Just a moment
Have you been measured
for those new Fall clothes?
Why not decide right now on
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Your garments will be hand
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else. The quality is high grade and it’s guaran
teed. That’s why we wear Shayne-Brun Clothes
ourselves and that’s why we recommend them
to you. Be measured today
The MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Prop.
SEWARD ALASKA
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Half Million Spent
on German Plots
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One ol the Gang is Reported to Have
Made a Confession.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—It has de
veloped that half a million dollars
have been spent in the furtherance
of the pro-German plots to blow up
munitions plants in this country.
This has been brought out, it is said,
by the confession of one of the mem
bers of the gang. He was arrested
some time ago. The German sym
pathizers declare that no such con
fession has been made and that the
failure to divulge the name of the
informer is proof of the fact, but the
police say that the time has not come
for giving out the identity of the
man.
FATAL FIRE AT SHAKAN
KETCHIKAN—Word has been re-'
ceived via Wrangell of a serious fire
at the Shakan cannery, Wednesday or j
Thursday morning.
The Chinese bunkhouse and some|
smaller buildings adjoining it were !
destroyed and only by hard work
was the cannery itself saved.
Three Chinamen were burned to
death in the bunkhouse and six were
badly burned or injured by jumping
from the second story windows of the ]
building onto the rocky beach 27 feet ■
below.
The origin of the fire is still in
doubt, though there is an unconfirm-;
ed rumor afloat that there had been
trouble between the Phillippinoes and
Chinese and that in revenge the
Philippinoes had saturated the bunk
house with gasoline and set it on fire.
The injured were taken to Wrang
ell on the gas boat Winnifred, for
medical attention. — Progressive
Miner.
A great many people outside and
inside Alaska are now anxious to get
any news they can of the place where
the government railroad will be. To
save writing lctten* you could send
the Gateway, either your own read
copy or get another.
Visiting cards, invitations, anything
pretty is done by the Gateway just as
well as outside.
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National Forest Timber For Sale.
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I
I Sealed bids will be received by the
' Forest Supervisor, Ketchikan, Alas
| ka, up to and including December 1,
| 1915, for approximately 02,600 linear
; feet of spruce piling on an area of
approximately 160 acres on the east
shore of Cook Inlet, beginning Vs
mile south from East Foreland and M
mile east from shore, thence east Vi
mile, thence south Vs mile, thence
west y% mile, thence north Vi mile to
place of beginning. No bid of less
than Vic. per linear foot for all piling
up to and including 75 feet in length
! and lc. per linear foot for all piling
over 75 feet in length will be consid
ered. Deposit with bid $250.00. The
! right to reject any and all bids is re
served. Before bids are submitted
• full information concerning the tim
ber, the conditions of sale’, and the
submission of bids should be obtain
ed from the Forest Supervisor,
Ketchikan, Alaska.
First publication Nov. 1, 1915.
Last publication Nov. 15, 1915.
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IN PROBATE COURT FOR KENAI
PRECINCT OF THE THIRD DIVI
SION OF THE TERRITORY OF
ALASKA.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF No-...
JOHN A. MATHISON,
DECEASED.
NOTICE OF HEARING FOR PROOF
I OF WILL AND ISSUANCE OF
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY.
1 Notice is hereby given that Tues
day, the ninth day of November, 191.5,
! at two o’clock P. M. of said day, and
the court room of the ubove Court in
I the office of the U. S. Commissioner
for the Kenai Precinct, Third Divieioc
of the Territory of Alaska, at Seward,
i Alaska, have been appointed as the
time and place for proving the will of
the said John A. Mathison, deceased,
and for hearing the application of
Charles S. Mathison for the issuance
, to him of Letters Testamentary with
the will annexed, heretofore filed and
made in this court.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, M. J.
Convoy, United States Commissioner
for the Kenai Precinct of the Third
, Division of the Territory of Alaska
and Ex officio Probate Judge for said
Precinct, has hereunto set his hand
and affixed the seal of said court at
Seward, Alaska, within said precinct,
this 1st day of October, A. D., 1916.
(Seal) M. J. CONROY,
United States Commissioner and
Ex officio Probate Judge.
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