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SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY. MARCH 19, 1915.
The powers are nothing but a lot of great political trusts that are con
stantly striving to expand their “business" at the expense ot others. Japan
helps Britain because Japan wanted the aid of the other in realizing her
ambitions in the Pacific. The British people probably despise the Japanese
but the Japanese friendship meant the curtailing of Russian, German and
other influence in the Orient. Testerday Japan aided her ally to get the Ger-,
mans out of China and today her ally is protesting against Japanese agres- j
bion in the same country. Only the other day the Balkan "Christian states
following the advice of the leader of Christianity, who said “love vour neigh-j
bor as yourself,“ turned on the Turkish neighbor and smashed him and then
cut out each others’ throats as Tracy, the Seattle highway man, killed his ;
partner. Now Germany is saying that Britain and France want to get
Constantinople so that if peace favorable to the allied nations comes the Bear
cannot grab all from the Lion and the Rooster. And, probably, if the Teutonic
allies win w*» shall see Germany and Austria a few years hence fighting over
the spoils,. They fought before. The papers of all the belligerent nations
are now lauding their allies to the skies but beneath the surface there is the
same suspicion that two railroads serving the same territory harbor towards (
each other. All of the people of all of them are patriotic without question hut
patriotism is in one sense only the feeling that makes international robbery
possible.
The social atmosphere of a community which has improvement ahead is
altogether different from that of the community which is decaying. Over
some of the Vlaskan towns at present a gloom has settled which the residents
of them scarcely understand. In some of the older cities of the territory
boarded up houses and various other marks of decay constantly meet the eye.
There is nothing apparently so terrible in a broken window or a deserted
store in itself but when there are many of them it has the same effect which
slums have on the mentality and souls of the children brought up therein.;
Surroundings have much more effect on all ol us than we take time to learn.
In Seward at present every house is occupied and the new people are con
stantly arriving. The stores all look bright and a broken window cannot
be seen. Compared to other towns this is like spring to their winter. "e
have summer ahead and they have left it behind. And, let it he said, that this
fact probably accounts to a great extent for the fine genial feeling of the peo
ple of this city.
\Ve roust now likely wait for the return of Secretary Lane from San
Francisco before we receive the final news about the railroad.. This waiting j
is not pleasant but, thank heaven, we have something to wait for.
A clipping from an exchange tells how two men on their way from Nome
to Juneau were turned away from the Seward trail hy the report on the T u
kon river that this trail was in poor condition. This report is probably due
to roadhouse men along the T ukon on the Fairbanks trail. Since the im
provement made by the road commission our trail is in a tine state and it
would be to the benefit of people outside and inside, as well as to our own,
to let them know the real facts. They will save many weary miles and many
good dollars by coming this way.
Cordova seems to have forgotten the railroad question in the intesity of
its fight over the municipal election. They have a “citizens and a * peoples
ticket and each of these old standbys thinks the other is made up of a lot of
horse thieves. Let us hope that Seward will not let paltry local rivalries
dwarf or warp its judgment. It seems to he the easiest thing in the world
to get seven intelligent nem to run things. The great trouble always has been
in small towns that rivalry interferes with good legislation because what one
party wants the other will refuse to give even if it sent them to heaven.
NEWS FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE NORTHLAND
For three years Mrs. A. Van Curler
I has been the only woman on the mid
dle fork of the Big Chena river, and
during that time she has never seen
anybody but men, and but few of
them. Mrs. Van Curler writes that
another woman is to locate at Palmer
creek, to act as cook for the camp
there, and she is looking forward to
the first visit with her new neighbor. j
Not having seen a sister of the fair
sex for such a long time, she fears
that she will have stage fright and
Hee to the hills.
DAWSON.—George F. Johnson is
working on a plan to have apples
grown in the Yukon to supply Daw
j son, as well as cherries and some of
the other more hardy varieties of
fruits. He claims actual experiments
show that fruit may be grown in the
Y ukon.
NO. 10705.
I REASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office of Comptroller of the Cur
rency.
Washington, D. C., February 15, 1915.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory evi
dence presented to the undersigned,
it has been made to appear that “THE
HAKR1MAN NATIONAL BANK OF
ALASKA AT SEWARD” in the vil
lage of Seward in the Third Judicial
District and Territory of Alaska has
complied with all the provisions of
the statutes of the United States, re-;
quired to be complied with before an
association shall be authorized to
commence the business of Banking;
NOW THEREFORE I, JOHN
SKELTON WILLIAMS, Comptroller
of the Currency, do hereby certify ;
that “THE HARRIMAN NATIONAL!
BANK OF ALASKA AT SEWARD”
in the village of Seward in the Third j
Judicial District and Territory of Al-!
aska is authorized to commence the
business of Banking as provided in
Section Fifty-one hundred and sixty
nine of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness
my hand and Seal of office this
fifteenth day of February, 1915.
(SIGNED) JNO. SKELTON WIL
LIAMS
Comptroller of the Currency...
Date of first publication March 18,
1915.
Date of last publication May 27, 1915.
The Bank will open for business on
or about April 15th next. Duo notice
will be given in this paper.
Gaston Hardy,
Vice President.
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THE MINER’S STORE
FRANK J. COTTER, Manager_ , Jj
Phone Adams 131 “Don’t Forget the Parcel Post” Seward, Alaska
It will be interesting to know that
within the past ten years a total of
$2,831,517 has been expended in Alas
ka by the board of road commission
ers for building dirt and wagon roads
in the territory. Of this amount $i,
500,000 was appropriated by congress
and the balance of $1,331, 517 was
from the Alaska fund paid in by the :
people of Alaska. This revenue is
derived from business and trade
licenses outside of incorporated towns.
Barry Keown and Joe Vint writing
to friends in Nome from Kaltag state
that upon arrival there they learned
that the Iditarod trail to the outside
was in pretty bad condition since the
last storms, and decided to go out by
way of Fairbanks.—Nome Nugget.
The only activity noted at Kattalla
is the hole that is being drilled by the
Alaska Coal Oil Co. At a depth of
700 feet an excellent showing is re
ported.
Complete Camping Outfits. Tents
Tarpaulins, Camp stoves, Cooking
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Seward Gets the Terminus of Government Railway
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Our prices are right. Come in and be convinced, while
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j£ WASH DRESSES FOR GIRLS from 6 to 14 years old from 49c. up, Pages
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Very complete line of Shirtwaists from 39 c, up, pages 219 to 228.
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women, pages 229 to 246.
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Lang's (Pat,) Hot Blast Smokeburning
STOVES AND RANGES
Are GUARANTEED to burn but one-half as much
fuel as OLD STYLE RANGES.
Because they consume all gases and smoko In
fuel. All fuel is burned from top.
The “ PACIFIC," as shown in cut. Is our Stand
ard Family Range- made in three sizes.
We Make Stoves from $1.00 to $300
Write us for Catalogues,
f. s. LANG MANUFACTURING CO.,
2756 First Avenue, South, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
H. V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
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——— ■■ --’Dealers In—-—
COAL, WOOD AND ICE
General Transferring Phone*, Main 17 and 41
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
COAL MINER'S AND GOLD MINER’S SUPPLIES
Doors & Windows
Lang’s Ranges
1 X L Parlor Heaters
Gasoline Stoves
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Air 'right Heaters
Oil Stoves
Alcohol Stoves
Spark Plugs
Jump Coils
Batteries
Granite Ware
Aluminum Ware
Asbestos
P & B Paper
Malthoid Rooting
Tar Paper
Deafening felt
Weather Strips
Gasoline
Gas Engine Oil
Niarine Engine Oil
Valve Oil
Elaine Oil
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Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacqueret Paint
Asphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpentine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
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Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant Powder
Caps
Fuse
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Blacksmith’s Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
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ALASKA ™r* m
Steamers Alameda and Atariposa sail from Seattle
every eight days tor Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
SANTA ANA leaves Seward 15th of each month for Cook Inlet points and Dutch Harbor.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep Creek,
Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar,
Valdez, Latouche and Seward
Freight Steamers sailing from Seattle each month: S. S. Seward. 5th;
S. S. Latouche, 15th; S. S. Cordova, 25th
(S. S. Seward carries Explosives)
Right reserved to change this schedule without noticed
F. B. TRACY, General Agent C. B. GUPTILL, Agent
Hotel Sewar'd
W. A. M’NEILEY. P«o».
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RATES $1.00 TO $2.50 PER DAY
HOT AND COLD WATER BATHS ELECTRIC LIGHT8
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Staple and Fancy Groceries
Handles the Best Canned Goods from the Pacific Coast—Best
Treatment to Everybody and Prices Ricrht—Goods
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GUS BORGEN, Proprietor
Phone Main 134 Clayson Building, Seward
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