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SEWARD, VLASKA, WEDNESDAY^Jl NLi>. H>16.
Every time the cable goes down it is suggested to this:
paper to roast the government. It is worth noting that
the people who are strongest with this advice aie the
people who have just come to the territory. Often a man
steps oil' a boat here in Seward and considers it to be his
immediate duty to tell the newspaper what it ought to do.
It is not tiiat those people are not right in what they say,
but. Suffering Moses, if they had only spent the flower of
their voting and beautiful manhood and the flemishing
and glorious later years in telling l tide Sam what they
thought of him in their moments ot anger, and it they had
again and again seen that same Uncle slightly elevate his
beard in silent contempt. Be Hivins, as Dooley says, they d
got tired of it. If they had lived in some place like Nome
that added about sixty millions of gold to the United
States stock and if they had to pass month after month,
and not get mails regularly or telegrams regularly or;
anything else regularly and if they wept and roasted and
cussed, and cussed and roasted and wept again, only to
tind that they were but as one crying in the wilderness,
natural human contidence in all government, democratic;
or otherwise, would get sick to the point of death in their
Buzzoms.
But there is one more kick left. Government of the
United States, consider yourself roasted. Worse than
that, consider yourself insulted. To express the prevail
ing opinion of the telegraphic service to this part of Alas-,
ka would be to use language which this pious family
journal could never stoop to.
For the men who conduct the telegraphic service
there can be nothing but words of praise. To the officer
who told us some time ago that the cable is all right if the!
anchors would only stick in seaweed instead one can only
say that his very act in defending the cable shows him to
be ambitious to do the best he can. It is not their fault j
that the richest government on earth and the government
which represents the most advanced people on earth
should give to one of its territories as a means of com-j
municating with the world an old string which, admitted
ly, is not strong enough to anchor a fish lugger. It is a
terrible admission to say that the cable cannot hold what
a rotten rope can hold. It is awful.
War Department! Do you really know the condi
tions. Do you know that the terminal of the government
railroad which is to open an empire is left weekly without
the means of communication? Do you know that wire
less has been invented and that u wireless station would
save you the expense of maintaining old Mother Burnside
and would help to populate Alaska and develope it? Do
you know all this, and if you do why in the name of all
that’s blessed do vou not establish a radio station here or
*
put down a cable that could defy those cod schooners?
This is one more cry of countless ones sent out from
the wilderness to fade away in a moan through limitless
space unless re-echoed back from the mountains as deaf
as Washington—sent back with the echo answering
“Why?” to the eternal question spelt by the same three
letters.
KEY PITTMAN OF NEVADA
FATHERS WAR HORSE BILL
(Special to Gateway by United Press)
WASHINGTON, June 22.—On the
report of army officers that the Euro
pean war has robbed the United
States of most of its suitable cavalry
hordes, Senator Pittman of Nevada is
fathering a bill for government aid
in breeding a new supply.
Attention was centered on this mili- j
tarv weakness of the country when |
officers were able to buy cavalry re
mounts for the Mexican campaign
only at unusually high prices, and
those of inferior quality.
Officers reported to Pittman before
he introduced his bill that there are
only 30,000 cavalry horses in the
country suitable for immediate use.
Since the European war opened, 1,
f>00,000 American horses and mules j
have been exported.
“Horses for cavalry should be rath
er small, decidedly hardy and intelli
gent,” said Senator Pittman today.
“We have plenty of heavy horses for
commercial use, but the auto truck
has largely done away with their mili
tary value. What is needed is a sup
ply of ponies able to do scout duty.
“This breed is obtained by the
crossing of thoroughbred and western
plain stock. The co-operation of
breeders of the Eastern thoroughbred
states with western growers, under
the supervision of the federal govern
ment, is required. There is no feature
of the preparedness program more
pressing than the creation of a suit
able cavalry horse type.”
The $200,000 sought by Pittman is
under consideration by the appropria
tions committee.
BE PREPARED
When a man begins to outfit to go out in the hills, his
first consideration should be QUALITY. We are
outfitting men with quality clothing at
encouraging prices
Everything in the Clothing line for men
The MINERS STORE
FRANK 3. COTTER.
Buy a Home in Woodrow
The Beautiful Suburb
Of Seward
WOODROW is located 6% miles front Seward.
The Govt. Railroad runs through this beautiful tract.
Woodrow' lies near Bear Lake the famous fishing
ground of Seward.
Woodrow- may be said to be in the warm belt as the
hills arc so situated as to shelter this tract from the winter
winds.
Woodrow is situated just this side of the Bungalow
and plotted on the most desirable portion of the Johnson
Homestead.
A tract in Woodrow is equivalent to more than 12 lots
in Seward.
The price is so low that no one can complain.
You can buy a tract of about one third the size of a
block in Seward for $125. — Some fractional tracts are
selling as low- as $25—$50 and $75.
The title is clear—A warranty deed, first handed.
Woodrow is plotted in tracts situated each on a street
and corner on an alley. Each plot is easy to access.
Woodrow is a beautifully wooded tract and a veri
table park.
ROMIG & ROMIG arc handling this property and
will be pleased to interest you in the best offer for a suber
ban home ever made in Sew ard.
ADDRESS:—
Fourth Avenue,
Seward, Alaska.
PHONE ADAMS 48
PHONE ADAMS 93
NOTICE OF CALL FOR RIDS FOR
Si REET IMPROVEMENT.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:—
That bids are called for by the com
mon council for the improvement of
Third avenue, Fourth Avenue and
Fifth avenue, from the North line of
Jefferson street to the north line of
the Frank L. Uallaine Townsite of
Seward by clearing the same and
leveling them up so that loaded
vehicles can pass conveniently there
over; There must be a separate bid
for each street, any bid including
more than one street will not be
considered.
Also for laying a sidewalk, contract
or furnishing everything and doing
the necessary grading, sidewalk to be
constructed of lumber and be six feet
»n width to be laid as follows, to wit:
On both sides of Second Avenue
from the North side of Washington
Street to the South side of Adams
Street except on the west side of
Second Avenue from the South side of
Adams Street south one hundred anu
eighty feet to the end of the present
sidewalk in front of the school house,
said work to be done according to
the plans ami specifications of the city
engineer which are open for inspec
tion in his office.
Also a side walk six feet in width
on the west side of Second Avenue,
constructed of lumber, from north
side of Railroad Avenue to South
side of Washington street, said side
walk to be constructed in compliance
with and under the plans and sped
ikations now on Ide in the olliee of
the city engineer. Also clearing
Second Avenue and leveling same be
tween Railroad Avenue and Washing
ton Street so that loaded vehicles can
conveniently pass thereover.
All work to be done under the in
struction and supervision of the city
engineer.
All bids must be accompanied with
a check certified to by one of the
banks in Seward, or the cash to an
amount equal to five percent of the
amount o fthe bid, which said amount
will be refunded to all unseccessful
bidders. If the successful bidder
shail fail to enter into the
contract and stipulations required by
the council, and furnish a bond which
will be approved by the council, with
in ten days after the contract is
awarded, he shall forfeit said deposit
to the town of Seward as liquidated
damages. Council reserves the right
THE HELLRICH HOUSE
Former Residence of Mrs. J. McCoy.
FIRST CLASS PRIVATE BOARD
ING HOUSE.
HOME COOKING
FURNISHED ROOMS
to reject any or all bids.
All bids must be placed in a sealed
envelope addressed to the common
council of the town of Seward, with
the name of the bidder thereon stat
ing what piece of work he is bidding
on and file the same with the munici
pal clerk on or before the hour of
seven thirty o’clock P. M., July 3rd,
PJ1G.
0. H. POEHLMANN,
(SEAL) Municipal Clerk.
Mackinaws, ranis, Socks, Soots,
Packs, Underwear. Anything you
need. SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
Fresh Popcorn and Peanuts.—Sew
ard Club.
SERIAL NO. 01711
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thin NORTH
WESTERN FISHERIES COMPANY, a cor
poration, a* assignee of RICHARD W. HUNT,
being entitled to the benefits of Section 2306
of the Revised Statutes of the United States
and amendment* thereto, ha* applied to make
entry of the land* embraced in U. S. Non
mineral Survey No. 232 a* amended, situate
on the right bank of Naknek River, about one
half mile west of U. S. Survey No. 544, Bris
tol Buy, Territory of Alu*ka, and more par
ticularly described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning M. C. Cor. No. 1 on beach Nak
nek River at ordinary high tide, cor. not set,
wit, cor. an iron pipe set in ground marked
W. C. A. S. 232 Cor. 1, bears No. 2.01 chs.
dist.; thence from true cor. No. 1 North 7.38
chs. to cor. No. 2, an iron pipe set in ground
marked A. S. 232 Cor. 2, from whence cor.
No. 2 survey No. 232 bears No. 6.06 chs. dist.;
thence East 7.36 chs. to Cor. No. 3, an iron
pipe set in ground marked A. S. 232 Cor. 3,
from whence U. S. L. M. (R. G. M. C. Sur.)
bears N. 62 deg. 60 min. E. 28.97 chs.; thence
So. 4.76 chs. to M. C. Cor. 4, cor. not set,
wit. cor. an iron pipe set in ground marked
A. S. 232 Cor. 4 W. C., bears North 1.78 chs.;
dist.; thence meandering Naknek River at or
dinary high tide (1) S. 71 deg. 41 min. W.
6.14 chs.; (2) S. 65 deg. 22 min. W. 1.63 chs.;
to M. C. Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning.
Area 4.41 acres Variation at all corners 22
deg. 45 min. Eust. Longitude 167 deg. 00
min. W. Latitude 58 deg. 44 min. 16 sec. N.
As additional to eriglnal homestead entry of
Richard W. Hunt, H. E. 2909 at Springfield,
Mo. Dated March 8, 1866.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portionof the above described tract of land are
required to hie with the Register and Receiver
of the United States Land Office at Juneau,
Alaska, their adverse claim thereto, under
oath, during the period of publication or with
in thirty duys thereafter, or they will be bar
red by the provisions of the Statute.
NORTHWESTERN FISHERIES COMPANY,
By NEWARK L. BURTON.
Its Attorney in Fact.
First Publication June 1, 1916.
Last Publication August 11, 1916.
U. S. Land Office, Juneau, Alaska, March
31. 1916.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the fore
going notice be published for tho statutory
period in the Seward Gateway, a newspaper
of general circulation printed at Seward, Al
aska, the ncurcst newspaper to said above des
cribed claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER.
Register.
HARVEY & CO.
Contractors and Builders
ESTIMATES FURNISHED
Cor. 3rd and Adams, Seward
Launch “Pioneer”
Tom Parker with the
Launch “Pioneer” will
hereafter be at Kern
Creek on the day fol
lowing the dav that train leaves
Seward prepared to take freight
and Passengers for Anchorage.
Boys Blouses, all weights, colors,
and prices, large assortment to select
from. Brown & Hawkins,” Quality
First.”
[■ \[‘ £ s*' ( Edinburgh.
L. F. I*. &, S,, Glasgow.
J. M. SLOAN, M. D., C. M.
OVER GATEWAY
Office Hours, I to 3 and 7 to 8 P. M.
Fohmkki,y or Nosik.
J. H. R0M1G, M. D.
OFFICE FOURTH AVENUE
Phones: Residence Adams 48
Office Adams 93
Hour*: 10 to 12 a.m. 2 to 4 p.m.
DR. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office Over Harriman National Bank.
Hours A M. to 5 P. M.
I,. I,. JAMKS, JK. J. K- WOOI.I.KY
JAMES & WOOLLEY
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law
Over Bank of Seward
SEWARD, - ALASKA
ROMIG & ROMIG
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
[louses for Rent, Rents Collected,
Titles Examined, Lots for Sale.
Large Listing,
Phone Main 48 Seward, Alaska.
Igloo No. 9,
Order of Pioneers
Meets the First ami Third Tuesday Nights
of each Mon h at the Pioneer Llalh
LEANDER L. JAMES, Jr. ISAAC EVANS,
President. Secretiry.
Loyal Order of Moose
Meets every Friday night at
8 o’clock, A. B. Hall.
M. J. CONROY, f. R. BIOrORD,
Dictator. Secretary.
Miller’s Barber Shop
Shower Baths
Ladies’ Shampooing
Hot and Cold BATHS Always Read)
HOTEL SEWARD
511 THIRD AVE.
Arctic Club Bldg. SEATTLE. WASH.
ZBINDEN BROS.. Prop*.
WUhBatfcMil.60 Special Weekly Rales
THE ALASKA HOUSE
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
Warm Rooms First-Class
Rates Reasonable
BILLY PETERSON & D. TURCATTE, Props.
HOTEL OVERLAND
E. L. WHITTEMORE, PROP.
Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
Pioneer
Hotel
F. B. CANNON, Prop.
Knik
Alaska
KNIK’S LEADING HOTEL
NO I!A U
Accommodations for Ninety Guests
Largo (tenoral I*obby
Private Lobby for Ladies
Bust Katks : : Bkst Tkkatmknt
J * Kbl A v ’COM MOD A Tl O N S
AOELMAN & GUILTY MILK & CREAM |
SfWAHI) IIAIIIV Why Not Tty Our Buttermilk?
MILK STATIONS AT BOTH BUTCHER SHOPS
Rainier Buffet
THE BEST IN EVERYTHING
WINES LIQUORS CIGARS
LOUVRE BLDG. OPP. A. B. HAIL
THE ALASKA SHOP
JACOB PHILE, Proprietor
SHOE AND HARNESS REPAIRING—POD HARNESS TO ORDER
SEWARD, :: ALASKA
PACIFIC ALASKA NAVKiAllON COMPANV
"THE ADMIRAL LINE"
Vessel* Leaving Grand Irunk Dock bvery Sunday Morning at I 1 a m.
Hirst Sailing for Anchorage Sunday, April loth
For SOUTHEASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN A'.ASK A PORTS
Vessels leasing on Ihird Sunday of Lath Month tails llliaiuoa and Kodiak.
All Vessels call at Knik anchorage During Open Season.
Fourth of July Rates I and I-.I for Round I rip for
llijf Celebration at Seward
Right reserved to change steamer* and sailing dates without no'ice.
RICHARD J. RINGWOOD, Manager. WAYNE BLUE, Local Agent.
A | A IX A STEAMSHIP SAFffY
ALASKA cohi'anv
Steamers Alamed.. Northwestern, Mariposa and
Alaska Sail from Seattle at 1* a. m. the 10th, 20th
and doth, of each month for Ketchikan, duneau,
Cordova, Valdez, Seward and Anehora.ro
DORA leaves Seward about the !8th of eaih month for UalaAu. and in
May, June, July and August she goes through to Sushagak._
Pourth of July Rales 1-1-3 for Round trip for
IJi£ Celebration in Sevard.
<sjT Right reserved to change this schedule w ithout notice *$9
F. B. TRACY, General Agent A. H. McDoNALI). Agent
H. V. HOBEN A. F. DAVIS
ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
- Dealers in
COAL, WOOD AND ICE
General Transferring Phones, Main 17 and 41
ORE TREATED
H. E. ELLSWORTH, Assayer and Chemist
A Complete Equipment for Mining AI/KIi/1
and Technical Determinations ODTTIII U* rtltlJIU
FURNITURE AND HARDWARE
GOAL MINER’S AMP GOLD MINER’S SUPPLIES
Doors & Windows
Lang’s Ranges
I XL Parlor Heaters
Gasoline Stoves
Cook Stoves
Camp Stoves
Air Tight 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
Marine Engine Oil
Valve Oil
Elaine Oil
Floor Oil
Linseed Oil
Cup Grease
Paints
Lacqueret Paint
Asphaltum Paint
Brushes
Varnishes
Turpeutine
Japan
Denatured Alcohol
Coal Tar
Lamps
Lanterns
Tents
PHONE MADISON 87
Rifles
Shot Guns
Ammunition
Fishing Tackle
Giant Powder
Caps
Fuse
Bench Forges
Blacksmith's Coal
Bellows
Wheel Barrows
Cutlery
Fire Clay
Fire Brick
Lime
Cement
Glass
Rope
Mercury
Seine Twine
J. L. GRAEF
OPENED JAN.|5t,-'9I3
A
“CheHOTEL th&u BEST
lrv all the WEST-'
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STOP at f^ie
OUTSIDE ROOMS I
ISO WITH BATH
420 W. 2N0 51.NEAR Mia
NORTHERN HOTEL CO.. PROP.
TRANK L CRAMPTON. MGR. I
RATES •100 PER DAY*"*UP I