Milling Inspector
Comes on \ isit
- .
Says Prict of Copper C auses Much
Activity Around Here.
_
William A. Molony, territorial min
ing inspector who arrived this*morn
ing on the Evans, says that the in
creased price of copper has already
caused a great increase in mining ac
tivities in the coast just below us.
The price is now twenty cents
and Mr. Moloney believes that the
close of the war will still see cop
per hold the price and that this will
mean a very great deal for this terri
tory. The output of the iaitouche
mine is to be increased right away
from 400 tons to 750 tons and the
machinery to do this is now being in
stalled. A wharf is also being put in
at Fidalgo Bay to open the property
there. Mr. Molony, with Sumner
Smith, the federal mine inspector, has
bciii investigating the deaths of two
men killed in the KUamar mine but.
of. course, they will first have to make
their official report before speaking
about it. The territorial inspector
says he found the “majority" of the
mines in Alaska being conducted with
a view to the safety of the crews. He
went out this morning to the K. A. G.
mine.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT SHOW LAST NIGHT
A good seized attendance turned
out last night to the Empress Theatre,
where some of the best reels shown
yet were thrown on the screen. The
people present were much pleased
with the pictures shown.
Mackinaws, Pants, Socks. Boots.
Packs, Underwear. Anything you
need. SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
VALDEZ STARTS TRAIL
ANCHORAGE TO PORTAGE
Haney Sullivan Goes Out With Gang
in Last Final Effort to Heat
the Government.
Our old friend. Portage Hay is giv
ing one more kick to prove to the
world that she is not yet dead and
Valdez is standing by like a doctor to
keep the oxygen going anil to prove to
the whole world that when the United
States government turned down Port
age Bay it made an awful mistake.
The oxyegen this time is in the shape
of Harry Sullivan and a gang of
men who are out already staking a
trail from Portage Ray to Anchorage.
They arrived there last Saturday, sent
by the business men of Valdez.
Harvey is no relation to “Big Mike”
Sullivan who also made strenuous
efforts to keep the breath in poor old
P. Bay’s body.
ST \RTS SEWARD AND
ANCHORAGE EXPRESS
Jack Sutherland, who arrived from
Anchorage last Saturday with W. S. j
Perkins as a passenger, will run an
express betwen this city and Anchor
age this winter. The first trip carry
, ing express will commence tmorrow
morning.
Christmas good* at Urbach’s
Dry goods at Butts.
Meet me at The Branch.
Boys ribbed cashmere and fleece
lined stockings, shoe pars and higft
top leather shoes.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality I* irst.
WANTED
Smart hoy to learn the printing
trade.—Apply Gateway.
EMPRESSTHEATRE
Tuesday, Dec. 7, 8:15 P. M.
11 Pathe Weekly News" Sees All, Shows All
••The Mayor's Secretary" “Under False Colors7,
2-reel Kalem Drama Vitagraph Comedy
Select Music
Admission 25 cents Children 10 cents
SERVICE WHICH WILL PLEASE YOU:
The accommodating, personal service which this
bank extends to every person who enters its
banking rooms is just the kind of attention
that will please and satisfy you.
We not only handle carefully and efficiently
all the business you entrust to us, but we do
everything possible to make you feel the in
terest and friendliness which we have in the
people of this community.
V*e invite your business.
BANK OF SEWARD
Established 1905
THE UP-TO-DATE JEWELRY STORE
You can find something that will
please you all for CHRISTMAS
at George the Jeweler
As good a selection of goods as you will
find in Alaska. PRICES ARE RIGHT
and goods are of the BEST MAKES,
Guaranteed by the manufacturers and
GEORGE A. MIRLACH
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Most Interesting Program Impres
sively Rendered.
The Annual Memorial Services of
the Benevolent and Protective Order
of the Elks, held yesterday afternoon,
in the A. B. Hall, proved one of the
most impressive and best attended
services of its kind ever held in Sew
ard. The Elks of Seward, of which
there are more than fifty, met first
in the old A. B. Hall and marched in
to the new hall to the accompaniment
of a march rendered by Mrs. A. H.
McNeer. After the Invocation was
delivered by the Rev. E. H. Molony,
the quartet, Messrs. Howard, Moses,
Bruner and Sinclair, very appropri
ately sang “The Vacant Chair” in
memory of the deceased brother, J.
E. Fitzpatrick. After the name of
Bro. Fitzpatrick had been called three
times by Bro. F. G. Ennis, eleven
strokes of the gong followed, accom
panied by Chopin’s Funeral March,
beautifully and impressively render
ed by Mrs. McNeer. Following the
tolling of eleven bells Bro. J. VV. Prit
chett made a declaration of the princi
ples of the order, during which he
expressed the sentiment that “living J
or dead an Elk is never forgotten,
never forsaken.”
Mr. Otto Moses rendered the solo
“Just for Today” in a most pleasing
way, followed by Bro. Samuel McDon
ald. who recited the famous poem.
Thanatopsis, of William Cullen Bry
| ant. A beautiful rendition by the
quartet of the song “Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere” then followed. Bro. 0.
J. Van Pelt made the Memorial Ad
dress in a manner that moved the
audience deeply when he told of the
heroic work the Elks accomplished at
Tonopah, Nevada, at a recent plague, i
With the singing of “Home Sweet
j Home" and the giving of the Benedic- j
1 tion by Rev. Molony the services came
to a very fitting close.
The services were in charge of Bro. j
Isaac Evans, Lodge No. 174 of i
Tacoma, Washington.
EVANS ARRIVES
The Admiral Evans arrived this
morning at 5:30 from the south with
the following passengers: I* rom
Seattle; Mrs. Nellie F. C. Bunce, Cal
I Hutton, Miss Alice Alexander* W. P.
! Heath and one steerage. F**om Alas
j ka ports; Mrs. A. G. Deunis, Pete
(Monahan, H. J. Haasch, William
Greer, Mrs. F. A. Taylor, W’illiam
1 Maloney, G. B. Whitehead, Mrs.
1 Whitehead, Emil Gaupholn and John
, Floyd, Jr.
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EVANS SAILS
The Admiral Evans sail this noon
for the west after unloading 125 tons
j of freight for this place. 1 hose leav
i ing on her were: H. Brown, Seldovia;
N. Chambers, Port Graham; Otto
Xahle, Kodiak. Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Whitehead returned on the Evans af
j ter a visit to the fox farm from
j which Mr. Whitehead and his associ
ates are shipping some foxes.
WaterfUl & Frazier whiskey at
j “The Branch.”
Beginning Monday, Dec. 6th special
sale on laces and ribbons, 33 and a
third per cent. off. One week only.
Seward Commercial Co.
Wanted: to rent, a piano. Gateway.
Coffees and teas at URBACH’S.
ARMLESS MAN, DAVID
MOYLAN, JUDGE ELECT.
YilOW JUDGE MQYLfitl U/AVTlS
(David Moylan, councilman, attorney and
municipal judge elect of the city of
Cleveland, O., was a railroad switchman
eighteen years ago. A misstep one
sleety, slippery night and he was under
the wheels. Ills right arm was severed
at the shoulder. Seven years later an*
other accident cost him his left arm.
Until then Moylan had felt rather con
tented, even with one arm gone. Switch
ing was steady employment, and the pay
was fair. True, he had once essayed th«
study of law, but had given It up. Bui
now. both arms gone, handloapped for
life, Moylan thought It over as he lay
In the hospital and decided that the lost
of even both arms was not going to b«
a handicap to him. And he has "mad«
good'* as an attorney and is expected tt
do the same In official life. He write?
by holding the pen between his teeth.]
NEWS NOTES
{
Mrs. E. A. Taylor returned from u
visit to her sister Mrs. Cramer, at
aidcz on the Evans this morning.
Crit Tolman will leave on one of
the next boats to spend the winter
months in Seattle.
George Laughlin came in from
his ranch at Mile Seven today. Mr.'
Laughlin has a fish trap on Bear Lake
and has been catching quite a number
of trout which he has placed in the
local markets.
A letter was received from Mrs.
Frank Ballaine on the Evans today
saying that the trip down was ex-j
tremoly long and quite rough.
Cal Hutton returned on the Evans
today from a short trip out to Seattle.
Brown & Hawkins received their
Ford delivery auto on the Evans this
morning and will have it in active
use in a couple of days.
L/r. J. H. Romig has been “laid up”
for the past few days with the Grippe.
The “Key" is undergoing some fine
improvements.
Miss Alice Alexander daughter of
Clyde Alexander the local photo
grapher, arrived on the Admiral
Evans this morning from her home in
Seattle to live in Seward with her
father.
The Valdez Trail Builders arc blaz
ing the road to Anchorage via Mile 54
and Port Wells.
E. E. Chamberlin arrived Saturday
night from a dog mush to and from
Anchorage with passengers. He re
ports the trail in pretty fair condition
except for several miles the other side
of Crow creek summit.
H. J. Haasch returned on the Evans
this morning from a trip to Cordova
ami Valdez.
Alvah Eames, of the Mail Service,
arrived on the Evans this morning
from Cordova and will sepnd a few
days in Seward.
' John A. Nelson returned Saturday
night from a trip over to Six Mile
creek, adjoining Canyon creek, where
he has a couple of men doing assess
ment work on several claims.
Merril A. Martin returned this
morning from a hunt out around Bear
Lake spending three days in the
Brewer-Hayden mine vicinity hunting
ptarmigan. ,
M. L. V. Smith, “Sport,” and
P. F. Cummings, another who de
serves the same designation, arrived
with Charles E. Herron Saturday
evening.
Pete Monahan, the noted mining
man of Valdez creek, arrived this
morning on the Evans to take a look
around until the boat comes back.
His big holdings on Valdez creek are
now being operated most successfully
by the Valdez Creek Mining Com
pany.
Charles Wold left for Matanuska^
City this morning where he will join
his partner, 0. N. Nelson on his
homestead at that place. Mr. Wold
has spent most of the summer and
fall at Mile 52 and 12.
Harry Blake went out this morning
to join the force of men at the
Y’autfhan-Weimer sawmill on lake
Kenai. At present there are six men
at work out there and the mill is kept
busy.
H. H. Hook, of the American
Dredge Building Co., arrived yester
| day from Anchorage, after mushing
five days on foot. Mr. Hook has spent
the summer at Anchorage and Sunrise
where he assembled a dredge for tlr
Sunrise Dredging Co., and is now on
his way out to the States for tin
winter. _____
There’s one rubber
^ boot that has
r “made good” in
Alaska and that’s the
C: 0 O d FlCfl
White Boot
“With the Red-Line
’round the Top”
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conics in ami simply sweeps the eonnlii
like ‘‘HIPRESS” Isas done, it's (JOT to
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is tb.e supreme test for 1’oot Quality.
White Goodrich “IMPRESS" Bools ncl.mlly wear longer than iron or steel!
You don’t have to half-sole them with leather—they far outwear holt
nailed leather soles.
The reason for this unusual service is that “MlPRESS” are constructed by
an entirely new process—fifty years ahead of ttie old-fashioned hoot. 1 hey
! ,vre inndo of the same tough rubber that goes into Goodrich Auto I ires—
welded together under enormous pressure INK) ONE SOLID ILLL.
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promise that once you start wearing White “jJJ PRESS” you’ll never be
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a Red-Line ’round the Top.
DEALERS: If not already stocked on “HIPRESS” write at once ior samples and prices.
1 hi* is the best selling, best wearing Boot ever put into Alaska.
THE E. F. GOODRICH COMPANY, Factories: Akrcn, Ohio
Branches and Dealers Everywhere
SEATTLE BRANCH: The 3. F. Ooodrich Rubber Co., 113-15 King St.
CLOTHING
SHOES
FURNITURE
HARDWARE
"Quality First"
From the Biggest and Best Stock of Groceries
ever carried in Seward we quote the following prices.
Look 'em over. Every item is a money saver.
Sugar ... $ 7.00 per hundred
Potatoes . . . 1-75
Patent Excellent Flower 6.75 per bbl.
«*
Libby’s Milk . . 3.50 per case
Mt. Vernon Milk . 3.50 “
Darimade Brand . 3.50 “
Carnation . . 3.75
Extra Fancy Apples 2.50 per box
Tomatoes, Special Solid Pack, No 3 tins,
' worth $5.00 . 4.00 per case
Tomatoes, Puree . 2.75
Assorted Fruits . 5.00
New consignment of Evaporated Fruits, including
Logan Berries in packages —something new
irown & Hawkins
Anchorage SEWARD Knik
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“ 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 lada from Anchorage
When you crave a glass of beer.
You’re welcome as the flowers In May,
And no one is si washed here.
THE PALACE BAR
.Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS | Cafe and Lunch Counter in Connection | BILL DEVINE
mmmammtm-■—**—*■■*—1* __ _ _,
“ PALACE JINGLES ”
They meet down at the Palace
For a glass of Sherwood Rye,
And to tell about the find® they've
made,
As the winter passes by.
Bring on that faat Interior bunch,
And from every camp afar,
For we join you in goodfellowahip
At the famous Palace Bar.