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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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The first frost on Seward pumpkins settled down
last night. But what a magnificent day.
AN EARLY TIME TABLE
The first railroad time table published in -the South,
issued at Charleston in 1830, announcing the schedule for
short line out of that city, contained a provision which
would appear amusing to present-day travelers. Inci
dentally, it would work out great on the Alaska Railroad,
even at this late date. It gave the information that ar
rangements for special trips could be made “by agreeing
with the engineer.”
There was only one locomotive in service on the road.
It was the “Best friend of Charleston,” the first locomo
ve built in America, and weighed only four ton. It ar
rived in Charleston from the West Point foundry in New
York city by ship on1 October 23,1830, and was put in reg
ular service on Christmas day of the same year. The first
time table, which has been preserved, contained the fol
lowing information:
“The public are respectfully informed that the Rail
road Company has purchased from Mr. E. L. Miller his
Locomotive Steam Engine and that it will hereafter be
constantly employed in the transportation of passengers.
“The times of leaving the station in Line street will
be 8 o'clock, at 10 a- m., at 1 and half past 3 G^clock p. m.
“Parties may be accommodated at intermediate
hours by agreeing with the Engineer. Great punctuality
will be observed in the time of starting.”
But perhaps 100 years from now people will look upon
the facilities and practices of the present day with as
uch amusement as we now find in looking back upon
those of a century ago.
TOUGH BUT GOOD
Nothing seems more odd to hear fellows kicking and
grumbling about Alaska, the country where most of them
have been accepting good hard cash for weeks, months
and years. We hear these chaps talking right out, voicing
their dissatisfaction on being tied down in a country such
as this.
It certainly is a terrible place in which to reside for
outside of work there is nothing to do but to go out hunt
ing,or fishing, boating , mountain climbing, autoing
through bleak uninviting districts,prospect around for
the filthy lucre, or take in the many social affairs and
other forms of entertainment and amusement.
“Boy Saves Father From Bull’’—Headline. A son like
that would be worth having around during a political
campaign.
Now Mrs. Kennedy disbelieves that kidnapping story,
which makes sentiment unanimous.
On the Seward golf course: “Yes, I really made a hole
in one, but it was merely luck”
In a few more days we can expect to hear the usual,
as well as some brand new, bear yarns.
VAN GILDER HOTEL
HOT AND COLD WATER IN EVERY ROOM
STEAM HEAT
J. S. BADGER
Builders’ Supplies
C.M.B.
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DENIES GUILT BUT BRILLIANT
DETECTIVE FASTENS CRIME ]
UPON HIM
NEW YORK, Sept. 8. (JP)—'When
policeman David Graham drove up to
his Ea&tside home at 6 o’clock a. m. j
in a new automobile, he was* seized i
and charged with murder of Judson
Pratt, whose body was found in a
parked car, in the tunnel of Moshulu
Park. Graham had been guarding
Pratt on the days when Pratt carried
the construction gang payroll money.
Pratt was robbed of $4,700.
Graham denied his guilt, but detec-}
tives fastened the crime upon him by j
brilliant work. Children had picked ;
up a hatband bow, after seeing Gra
ham, whom they knew in the neigh
borhood as “The Sheik” speed away
in an automobile in which Pratt sat.
The bow was missing when Pratt’s
hat "was found, so police believe the
shot was fired in Easts id e and the
body taken 10 miles through crowded
streets to the park.
Graham admitted that a few hours
after Pratt’s1 body was found, he paid
$600 for a new automobile and picked
up friends and indulged in a wild
spending and (tipping orgy with a
night club hostess at Coney Island.
He explained his new riches by a re
cent inheritance. He was found to
have only $500 when he was arrested.
Six champagne bottles were found in
his car.
DIVORCED IFE AUTO
IN MARRIES AGAIN
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HONOLULU, Sept. 8. (/P)— Mrs.!
Lois Knowlton Dodge, divorced "wife
of Horace Dodge Jr., of motor manu
facturing fame, was married yester
day to Lieut. Benjamin Franklin Man
ning, U. S. Army, at Honolulu. The
Lieut’s, wife was killed in an auto
mobile accident, last New Year’s Day. i
MC LAUGHLIN TRANSFERRED
Corporal Harry W. Me Laughlin,
expert telegraph operator wTho has
been on duty in the local Signal Corps
office for over a year, departed to
day from whence he came, to the
vast wilds of the Interior. “Mac” is
a regular fellow and he will be missed
among the local fraternity of good fel
lows. “Mac” in the days of old, and
not so very distant at that, wras a val
ued member of the Chicago White
Sox. Locally, he was the “Babe” Ruth
of the baseball nine. He was also a
clever handball artist as well as a
golf enthusiast. In fact was a ‘darn’
fine likeable chap and his many pals
are sorry he has gone,
He has been transferred to the Fair
banks office where he was formerly
located for six years.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Senft, departed to
day on the M. S. Discoverer, enroute
to the Lake Clark country where they
will spend the winter trapping.
FRUIT JARS AT J. L. GRAFF’S.
NOTICE OF SUBMITING FINAL
PROOF
Anchorage, Alaska, July 19th, 1927.
Notice is hereby given that Horace
Samuel Abbert, entryman, together
with his witnesses, Zeph T. Halferty
and Karl Armstrong, all of Kodiak,
Alaska, has submitted final proof on
his homestead entry, Serial No. 05546
for the land included in Non Mineral,
U. S. Survey No. 1464, containing
159.986 acres, Situate Latitude 57
deg. 43 min. 43 sec. N.f Longitude
152 deg. 28 min. 05 sec. W. and said
final proof is now in the files of the
U. S. Land Office at Anchorage,
Alaska, and if no protest is filed in
the said U. S. Land Office at Anch
orage, Alaska within the period of
publication or within thirty days
thereafter, said final proof will be'
accepted and final certificate will be
issued.
J. lindley green, .
Register.
[Date of first publication Sept. 3, 1927.
Date of last publication Nov. 12, 1927.
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