Harriman
National Bank
of Alaska
at Seward
Z V- S. Depositary ,
C.A. POLLARD Dentist
Office Honrs 9 to 12 A. M. __ 1 to 5 P. ML
VAN GILDER Building-Phone Adams 70
The Broadway Shop
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New Floral Beads, all colors, 50c
Sewing Machine Needles
Spool Silk, all colors, a spool 15c
Infants Brush and Comb Sets, 50c
Dainty Boudoir Caps,' $1.50 up
Lawrence flat knit garments.
Wash Satin Camisoles, $2.75
Telephone Adams 114
The Liberty Theatre
MONDAY AND TUESDAY— EIGHT P. M.
A First National Attraction in EIGHT REELS:
“Whom the God i Would Destroy”
From Charles R. Me Couley’s famous novel. A
phenominal picturization of the startling events that
sent a girl and a youth through an earthy hell. Eight
thousand people and a ye? r in the making.
ALSO LATEST PATHE NEWS
Genuine Muskrat
FUR CAPS
Formerly $10.00, Now
$7.00
All Prices Reduced
URBACH’S
The Store With a Conscience.
M’GRATH IS
BUSY PLACE
McGRATH,—The mail to
day is the first to be dispatch
ed since August and no
chance to get .a letter out be
fore the commencement of
winter service.
This section of the interior
has received A set back this
season owing to lack of pro
per river transportation. In
previous times Capt. Lang
ley with his steamer, the Ta
nana has been able to handle
all the freight offerdfi, but
late this fall when lie saw he
would be unable to land ah
of the freight offered him he
purchased the Quickstep.
The Tana and Quickstep are
frozen jn somewhere 'be
tween McGrath and Bethei i
at the present time, and it h j
their last trip of the season.
Thev are heavilv loaded and
the failure to land rupplie •
will be keenly felt by the re
sidents of the camp.
The riume Dredge Com
pany which expected to have
two dredges working or.
heir ground this winter now
have only a part of one here
it present. The Treadwell Co j
,vill be compelled to work by,
hand as they have not rece?' j
,'d their oil; the company has j
.10 horse feed and all of the:v
perishables are on the last
joat. hfo eggs in camp and <
/ery few potatoes. It is hop
od the boats wni get sum
.leiitiy ciose to permit the
.lauimg 01 me nocueu por j
vious ui tne cargoes uy team.:
A nsnerman wno summer
ed aoout eignt uogs uurrng
.he season uas nutuieu tu;
owneis softie time ago ilia1.
.»e would be compeiieu to Kit.
hem. There is supposed t.
je consiueraoie ary saunon
on tne last ooat but not near
.y enougn to run tne camp.
uiaiuan rioeoi lacouia
who was coming to McUracn
xor medical treatment was
frozen in at the forks about
xifteen miles aoove here.
Tne xacouia river ' hac
men frozen in ior aoout a
,/eea ana uie huskokwioi is
jammea in several piaces
..bove Mctiratn.
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hunters nave been bring
ing m considerauie mouse
.neat lately, ana it is very ac
ceptable to tne residents of
me camp as there has been
no fresh meat here since fail.
Ine Candle creek dredge
closed here this week for toe
mason.
Abe McKinnon, the Alas
ka road commission foreman
expects to complete the
grade to the summit. He has
sixteen men employed at the
present time.
Mr. Wemeckle the man in
charge of the Treadwell in
terests left for Juneau the
first The company had made
the October payment on the
options held by them and
from reports received they
are well satisfied with the
outlook blit it is too early yet
for them to be able to forteii
hoi ; extensive their ppera
dons will be, nor are any of
the officials of the company
giving out any of their plans.
It may be another year be
fore they are able to deter
mine whether it will pay u*
install a mill. The company
will not employ any more
men this winter than they
now have on their payroll.
A number of men at the pre
sent time are putting up th
buildings and will be placer1
in the mines when the out
side work is finished. i,
Ad Whelan and Charier
Pearsons, two of the origin
al locators |Of the quart7
mines have left for the out
side to spend the winter.
Mr. Heino, who operates;
sawmill fifteen miles abov'
Nixon Fork has orders fron
the Flume Dredge company
for all the lumber he can cut
He did not saw much this
year as it was impossible for
him to hire the men to get
out the logs.
F. E. Leslie, all dolled up
in h is gkd rags and toting a
suspicious looking suitcase
boarded the Limited this
morning as it pulled out of
the yards for Anchorage. Mi
Leslie will visty in the Inlet
City and’ from’there will go
the end of steel on an inspec
tion and sight-seeing trip.
He will return in a few days
Nick Dereoff and Wm.
Ghickaoff who have been
stopping at the Seward Ho
tel decided to journey to An
chorage this morning on the
Limited, for a visit of a fev.
days in the City of vast Ex
citement. Both Nick and
Wiiliam have promised their
Seward friends that they
will see every thing wortn
seeing during their stay in
the Mystic city.
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It is rumored that the pro
gressive little town of Roost
velt is thinking seriously Ox
incorporating. Many of the
prominent citizens are trair
ing for office holders in the
new municipality. The sdec
cion of a site'for the town
aall has not yet been decineo
upon, neither has the rate oi
taxation.
Melvin Startzman, genera,
■ineman for the A. E. C. be
tween here and Anchorage
.vas a passenger on the mom
uig train.
J. C. Ryan who has bec.i
crying oysters and steaks ai
Cameron's Cafe left for An
chorage this morning.
Miss Amy Bums and Miss
cSffie Rossmg went to An
chorage this morning where
they will spend several day.
/isiting with friends.
Why depress everyone by
dragging around a sin that's
dead but unburied? It’s just
as wrong to steep yourself in
a. n.w as in sin— for- in
wither case you’re just steep
ing yourself in self.
If I want to Make a man
produce results, I hire him
and give him union wages.
But when it comes to a f'a*,
that’s different— I like to
feel that what I get from
him is a free-will gift
You may keep a pup doll
ed up .with a blue bow and
feed him cream six days oi
the week. But on the seven
th he’ll sneak out, kill the
oighbor's cat and dig up the
bong he buried last year in
the backyard.
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This is s time for living close to the line, this is s time for
faith and work.
. If you’ve got a job or a business, or a piece of productive
land, bh glad — for thous&ds haven’t.
This is no time f# despair or dscouragement For we are
riding our course over the breakers to the clear calm sea of
contentment ahead.
Economic conditions are changing to the normal; faith and
- work, not theories, will speed the now era of prosperity.
the Bank of Seward is alive to the pregnant possibilities of
of the present, and bespeaks its hearty cooperation to pro
duce firmer, more stable conditions. Our best advice to you
is to keep your feet on the ground, your head steady and
your finance in good shape by building up carefully your
bank balance. Temporary conditions cannot, then, hurt you.
Bank of Seward
ESTABLISHED ISOS.
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BORGEN’S
The Home of Good Groceries
Prices of staple commodi*
ties are gradually reach*
ing normal.
Eggs, Butter, Lard, Ham, and Bacon
. prices are going down. We are
keeping pace with declining
prices. Our grocery stock
is complete. Fresh fruit
in season at
BORG NTS
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BROWN & HAWKINS CORPORATION
“Seward** Leading Store.**
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Woolen Shirts
Winter Caps
Yam Toques
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FELT SHOES, RUBBER FOOTWEAR
GLOVES, MITTS, UNDERWEAR
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and all lines of Men’s and Boys’ Clothing and Fur
nishings at