19 16
A FOREWORD
To the People of Seward and Vicinity
During 1915 there was a gradual and steady improve
ment in almost all lines of business in the United States
over the previous year. 1916 promises to be a banner year
for the whole country.
Business in all lines held up well for Seward and
vicinity, bank deposits during 1915 reached a total of
twice as much as at any previous period.
The business of this bank for 1915 has been exception
ally satisfactory, and we are grateful to our customers
and the general public for the confidence and good will
that has been manifested toward us to such an unusual
degree. We enter the new year more resourceful and
better equipped than we have ever been to serve the finan
cial needs of our customers.
AN AUSPICIOUS OPENING
1916 is opening with a bright outlook for Seward and
the tributary country.
The ranchers who have taken up homesteads in this
part of Alaska will soon have transportation facilities and
an outlet for their products; many of the ranches will be
subdivided making room for more people and insuring
better and more intensive farming.
Many saw mills and logging camps will be busy and
employ many men supplying lumber and ties for the con
struction of the Government Railroad. Almost $3,000,
000.00 will be spent by the Government on railroad work
this vear in Seward and country tributary to this place.
Much outside capital will come here this year seeking in
vestments.
Alaska has passed thru its first period of mining
development. It is entering upon its real, important and
permanent expansion with the opening and the develop
ment of its great lode mines, only a very few of which are
yet among the producing properties, where there will in
time be thousands.
The outlook tor Seward in 1916 is so bright that our
people should step into it with a spirit ot enthusiasm and
with a feeling that things are coming our way.
BANK OF SEWARD
Established 1905
E M PRESSTHEATRE
Sunday, Jan. 30, TSSL..®^!!!?
"Pathe Weekly News"
Pathe Cartoon
"O'GARRY OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED”
A Broadway Star Feature in
Three Acts
MATURING tDITH STORtY AND RANKIN DREW
Admission 25 cents Children 10 cents
Percolators, Electric ami Common,
Casseroles, El Grillo-Toasters. Make
sensible presents. Buy of SEWARD
COMMERCIAL CO.
Fox’s Oyster Cocktails at the
Branch.
Brazilian Mate is a healthful and
nutritous tea exquisite flavor, sixty
five cents per pound.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First."
FOR SALE: English Setter bird
dog pup at $25 each. The best of
breeding. Eligible for registration.
Write M. D. Snodgrass, Kodiak.
Dry goods at Butts.
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Howard and Hamilton
Watches!
George the Jeweler
VALDKZ NOTES
Ellumar docks reported wrecked by
storm.
Valdez Republican Club suggests
holding territorial convention in
April.
Son born to Mis. Walter Elliott.
Storm wrecks part of Granby mine
buildings and work is suspended for
the winter.
Edmund Smith, formerly Valdez
lawyer, enters law firm at Seattle.
Mr. W. J. Callaghan and Mrs.
Dolores Johnson married.
Rudolph Schmidt proprietor of the
Kitchen Queen Bakery, let an insur
ance policy for $1,000 drop two
months before the recent fire. He had
just sent out to renew it but was too
late. In the same fire l/ouic's Cafe
and the Al White Apartments were
also destroyed. The loss was $20,000.
Infant daughter of Sergeant and
Mrs. Samuel L. Jones dies.
H. C. Vance takes outfit to open
development work on mine at Piggott
Bay. Took an option on property
with Sam Pepper.
THE S. (). S. CALLS sent out by
us the past month, Heemcd to have
attracted little or no attention. We
hope the ones that Seward and a
greater part of Alaska are sending
to the Finance Committee in Wash
ington, to get a move on them with
that “Emergency Appropriation’' will
l>e heard by Tuesday the 18th
Whatever the result the Seward Com
mercial Co. are getting in readiness
to meet the Big Rush that is bound
to follow' the Annual Appropriation
of $8,500,000 for construction. No
I trouble to wait on you, lots of time
to take inventory after w'aiting on our
trade.
SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
“THE KEY”
Seward-made cand’.es. Johnston
Chocolates fresh from the factory.
Also fruits. 12-16—tf
Special price on all wall paper,
twenty percent off for this week only.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
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See the reaay made skirts and
waists at Butt's.
Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
“The Branch.”
“Jersey Cream Kisses,” VANILLA
FLAVOR. A pure food candy, made
! in Seward Alaska. For sale at the
Key.
The Seward Gateway, published
daily and weekly, is the only estab
lished publication of this kind in the
district included in government plans.
A complete line of flannel shirts,
priced from $1.50 to $7.50.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
Noodle Cafe. Phone Main 111.
Tray service receives prompt at
tention. 10-5—tf.
All kinds of furniture, mattresses,
etc.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First.”
Best cigarc ana refreshments at
Terminal Bar. See ad. 11-1—tf
New consignment of Chinese
noodles, twenty-five cents per pound.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First”
Smoke the Key special. Always
good. Sold only at the Key.
Mackinaws, Pants, Socks, Boots,
Packs, Underwear. Anything you
need. SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
DR. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Oflice Over Harriman National Bank.
Hours 9 A M. to 5 P. M.
PROTECT
YOUR PLACE
WITH
Pyrene
M. A. HORNER
Agent
NEWS NOTES
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T. M. Harr, who arrived with Mrs.
Harr on the Farragut, has come to
take a position with the Railroad
Commission as accountant. Mr. Harr
is from Boise and was accountant on
government irrigation works and, in
i cidcntally, on a railroad in that state.
George Richardson, of the Engine
ering staff, got out in an awful hurry
^his morning. He snatched at his
overcoat as he dashed from the room
and when he arrived at the Thodav
boarding house he found the thing
hanging over his arm to he a pair of
breeches.
Miss Hilda Turnbull entertained a
few friends yesterday, her birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Sherman Haynes.
Mr. Andy Anderson, Miss Erickson
and Mr. George Williamson helped
the young lady to observe the event.
The society reporter forgot to ask
Miss Turnbull what was the number
of the birthday but there will be sev
eral pleasant chances to do so in the
years to come.
Clarence Whitney has been taken to
the Seward General Hospital sufFer
; ing from tonsilitis. He is very sick.
Indeed he was so sick in his house be
fore going to the hospital that he
could not light a fire and his medicine
froze in the bottles. Dr. Sloan will
soon have him all right again.
Jack Dalton the noted “trail find
er”, gives an inteview in the Juneau
Empire of January 15 in which he is
quoted as saying that the government
railroad work has been bungled. It is
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the first time Jack has appeared in
the role of railroad expert. His son
is working for the Commission at An
chorage and Jack himself expects
soon to visit Seward.
The new carpenters’ union has been
called off at Juneau.
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Mr. H. S. Davidson, of the Dora,
and Mrs. Davidson will leave on the
Alameda for a trip outside. Thev will i
I
return very soon.
Horace Cleland leaves on the Ala
meda for Masagrande, San Diego
county, California. He has been at
Mile Twenty.
Mr. and Mrs. Finnegan and Miss
Alice Hickey have moved from their
residence and gone to reside in the
i
I Thoday building.
Ben Sweezy left for Kcnai this
morning with one of Ellsworth’s dog
teams. Dr. Baughman will leave for
the same place tomorrow.
FOt.'R BIRTHDAYS
Mrs. John Nelson has a birthday to
- morrow, Hcinie Haasch had one yes
terday, Howard Romig had one today
I and Robert Romig had one on Wed
| nesday last, and all of them joined
i last evening at the Nelson residence
and enjoyed dinner in observance of
the events. Later they played cards.
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See us Detore sending outside tot
I vour iob printing.
COMES TO IN8TAI, NEW
WORKS FOR ELECTRIC CO.
Georffo J. Henry, Jr., tho hydraulic
engineer who arrived yesterday on tho
Farraffut, has come to arrange for
the installation of new pipe lines,
machinery, etc. for the Seward
Electric company. Mr. Henry is said
to be one of the moat prominent in his
profession on the Pacific coast.
WANT KNIK TIMBER
Application for permission to cut
fourteen thousand feet of piling from
the timber lands at Goose bay on
Knik arm, was received by the Ju
neau land office from the Deep Sea
Canning company. 'Hie timber is lo
cated on the public domain and comes
under the jurisdiction of the land of
fice.
MOOSE TONIGHT
The regular Moose meeting will
take place this evening at X o'clock
and all members are requested to at
tend.
ALL WELCOME
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THE SEWARD CLUB
HOPKINS & TORREY, Props.
Billiards, Cigars, Tobaccos, Candies
and Fruits
The Most Complete and Up-to-Date Pool Hall in Seward
If you want to get your breakfast
on time get a cord of Worth's Dry
Wood. Phone Madison 132
FURNITURE CLOTHING
HARDWARE . SHOES
MID-WINTER
Clearance Sale of Groceries
PRICES INFVfR BffOKI FOllAll F» —EVERV ITEM A 8AR0AIIM
SALE PRICE:
Canned Beets, worth 25c, . . 15c, 2 for 25c
“ Carrots, worth 25, . • 15c, 2 for 25c
Fancy Toilet Soap, 12 bars, worth 90c, 60c
Silver Shield Clams, worth 25c, . 20c
Preferred Stock Minced Clams,worth 15c, 15c, 2 for 25c
Canned Salmon, Fancy Red, worth 25c, 20c, 3 for 50c
Snider’s Catsup, worth 35c, . 25c
Patent Excellent Flour, worth $7, $6.75
Sugar, per 100 lbs., regular price $7.50, $7.00
Sugar, 14 lbs. for $1.00, Ordinarily 12 lbs. for $1.00
Libby ’s Peaches, Plums & Apricots, 'S', 20c
Mrs. C’s Brown Bread, reg. price 25c, 15c
Mrs. C’s Fig Pudding, “ 40c, 25c
Milk, all kinds, .... 3 cans for 25c
1-2 gal. Golden Syrup, reg. price, 50c, 40c
Ripe Olives in Oil, “ 25c, 20c
Green “ “ “ 50c, 35c
Pearl Oil, “ $3.50, $3.25 per case
Bring your container and get a gallon of
PURE CIDER VINEGAR for 40c; Ordinarily 50c
Best Potatoes in Town, . $1.75 per 100 pounds
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!
Shown & Hawkins
" Ouality First ”
Anchorage SEWARD Knik
PHONE’MAIN 1
“ PALACE JINGLES "
The summer’s slipping away again,
And winter's almost here;
The boys are coming from the hills
In search of warmth and cheer.
Come; all you lads from Anchorage
When you crave a glass of beer.
You’re welcome as the flowers In May,
And no one ii aiwaahed here.
THE PALACE BAR
Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS Cafe and Lunch Counter in Connection BILL DEVINE
“ PALACE JINGLES "
They meet down at the Palace
For a glass of Sherwood Rye,
And to tell about the find* they’ve
made,
Aa the winter passe* by.
.Bring on that fast Interior bunch,
And from every camp afar,
For we join you in goodfellowahip
At the famous Palace Bar.