SEWARD DAILY GATEWAY
GATEWAY PUBLISHING CO.
SHAW & JUOSON, - - LESSEES
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Dollar per Month: Ten Centsa Copy
5c\vard. Alaska, October 6, 1913
evans mm~
TO BEGOV iY
J. C. Evans, local manager of the
Carstens Pack ingcoro puny s meat mar
ket, attempted suicide b.v taking a
dose of carbolic acid in bis room over
the market yesterday, lie is now at
ihe Pioneer hospita , under the cate
of Dr. .1. H. Roiuig, and today is con
sidered out of danger.
Thai Evans premeditated!? sought
to end his life is evidenced hv three
brief notes which tie hau \\ i it ten be
fore taking the deadly dose. One of
these was addressed to his wile, who
resides in Seattle: another was for the
head office of the Carstens Packing
company, at Seattle, and the remain
ing one was addressed to Gus Manthex, j
his assistant in the canductof the shop.
These notes assigned business troubles
as the cause for the rash act.
It is thought Kvansdrank the poison
about noon yesterday. It was not until
about d o'clock that knowledge of the
attempted suicide wasgained. Fra met J
McConnell, the cable messenger, bad
occasion to see Evans, who xxas found
reclining on his couch, suffering in
tense agony from the effects of the
poison. McConnell quicKly spread
the alarm and Or. Kruiish was the first
to respond, immediately followed by
Pr. Tv . g Restoratives were applied j
with success.
At (>:d0 o’clock last night Evans was
conveyed,on a stretcher, from his room
to the Pioneer hospital, where every
thing possible is being done in Ins be
half.
Evans lately succeeded L. Carstens
as manager of the local market. He
is a man of steady habits, has a wife
and family and has 1« ng beeu a trusted
employe of the big meat firm.
Fishing tackle at J. L. Graef’s. +
Pabsts blue ribbon beer at The
Branch._
For reliable informat.on write Can
non, Pioneer hotel, Knik, Alaska, t
'Aeroplane flying
imposes unforeseen
and trying conditions on a
watch. . The aeroplane
vibrates constantly. It tilts
at all angles. Often it lands
with a iolt that would ruin
J , I ^ ^ V * t * ► »
the balance-wheel of many
a watch.
The Wright Brothers had most
r unsatisfactory experiences with all
= the watches they tried in Europe
and America—until they adopted
the HOWARD.
The HOWARD Watch is
the finest practical timepiece in the
world. Its special hard-tempered steel
balance cannot jolt out of true with the
roughest service. The HOWARD ad
justment is permanent.
Every HOWARD is made and ad
justed as a fine watch. Cased and timed
in its own case by the HOWARD watch
makers.
, The price of the HOWARD is fixed
—$40 to $150—and a printed price-ticket
attached.
\ We carry this distinctive watch and
would like to show it to you. jr • *
GEORGE, THE JEWELER
USE THE PHONE
ALASKA ELECTRIC COMPANY
S. M. GRAFF, - President and General Manager
I DR. CHARLES T. DAGGETT
Bridge Work and Porcelain Specialist
Satisfaction Guaranteed in All Branches of
Up«to*Date Dentistry.
Daggett Bio.:lt I elephono Sewaid. Alash
! J. LINDLEY GREEN
LAWYER
Over Hank of Seward Seward. Alaska
PIONEER
HOSPITAL
OF SEWARD
Dr. J. H. KomiU, - Director
Rat es, $3.50 per Day
Monthly Hospital Tickets
$1.50 Each
Mining- Contracts Solicited
;—| THE 1=:
LKO MAROCLES, PROPR.
WINES
liquors
CIGARS
BOWLING ALLEY
BILLIARD AND POOL
TABLES
Seward, - Alaska
4
Dealers in Pine Stationery, Imperial Confectionery,
Standard Brands of Cigars and Tobaccos. All the
Best Magazines and Periodicals. Seattle, San Fran
cisco and Eastern Newspapers. Popular Copy
rights. School Books and School Supplies.
MAIL ORDERS FROM THE WESTWARD AND INTERIOR
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO
Hotel Seward
W. A. MTNEILE'r, PROPR.
MODERN CONVENIENCES
RATES $1.00 TO $2.50 PER DAY
HOT AND COLD WATER BATHS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
E. L. WHITTEMORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
The Coleman
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL. GEO. SEXTON, PROP.
Electric Lights Electric Bell
Rates Reasonable
Modern Bath Room
FOURTH AVENUE SEWARD, ALASKA
...PIONEER HOTEL...
F. B. CANNON. PROPR.
Newly Furnished and Renovated. Twelve Comfortable
Rooms. Nicely Furuished Ladies’ Sitting* Room. Family
Accommodations as Good as Can Be Had in Alaska.
KNIK - - ALASKA
“OLYMPIAN”
The Train of Luxury
TO
Butte, Miles City, Sioux City, Minneapolis,
and St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago
All Points East, via the
“MILWAUKEE”
Leaves Seattle Daily at 10.15 A. Ml.
“A TOUR DE LUXE” is an expression supremely fitting in con
nection with a trip to the East on this palatial all-steel transconti
nental train. It combines the enjoyment of rare scenic beauties
with the pleasure of a journey in absolute ease and comfort.
No Extra Fare on This Train
V
For further information regarding fares, train service, reservations,
etc., call on or address
City Ticket Office®, Alaska Steamship Co., or Alaska Coast S. S. Co.
SEWARD, ALASKA * \
City Ticket Offices. Chicago. Milwaukee A St. Paul Railway. 441 Hasting St. We*u
VANCOUVER. B. C. ,
SECOND AVE. AND CHERRY 5T.« SEATTLE
ICS