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The standing of a financial institution is re- !
fleeted in the character of those with whom rt •
does business.
We are proud to number among our corres- !
pondents the leading banks and trust companies
both here and abroad. »
In choosing a Bank choose strength, service *
—and character. 5
Bank of Seward
Established 1905
RESOURCES $400,000.00
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FIRST STEP MADE TAKING
OVER 230 LOTS BT CITY
The first sep in the process of the
city of Seward taking over deeds to
230 lots, was made at last evening’s
regular meeting of the city council
when the resolution was read for the
Jirst time. Taxes on these lots have
been delinquent for over two years.
Upon motion all regular bills were
passed and ordered paid if found cor
rect.
DEEPEST SPOT OCEAN
SAID TO BE OFF 12V
PENINSULA OF JAPAN
TOKIO. Nov. 2. (>P)—The deepest
spot in the ocean is off the Izu pen
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insula between Izu and the Bonin is
lands where the water descends foi
9,435 meters, according to a repor
to the admiralty, by officers of the
Japanese navy survey ship Manshi
wrhich returned to Yokohama aftei
a six months cruise. The previous
deepest spot discovered was off the
Kurile islands where the depth is
slightly over 8,500 meters.
FOR SHE
Will sell the timber and land 01
the timber alone on my homestead o'
320 acres located three miles out of
Seward. There is approximately three
million feet of timber on the land ol
which from 1200 to 1400, one hundrec
foot piling, can be obtained; als<
probably about 300,000 feet of mer
chantable hemlock. It is one of the
choice homesteads of this district, t
JAMES M’CONNEL
Hardware, Stoves and Ranges,
Powder—Caps—Fuse—Miners' Supplies
Ship Chandlery and Ship Linoleum
Anchors, Rope, Oil ?nd Twine
Halibut Lines and Hooks
Sheet Metal—Plumbing Shop—Gun Repair
Seward Alaska.
J. L. GRAEr
Phone Madison 87 Seward, Alaska
Dry Feet-Dry Shoes
E)ry Feet mean comfort. Dry Shoes mean
money saved, for soaking ruins leather—as
you probably know by costly experience.
Protect your feet and save your shoes with
long-wearing “Ball-Band” Rubbers.
BALLS'BAND
You can know “Ball-Band** Footwear by the Red
Ball Trade Mark on the sole. Our customers who
wear “ Ball-Band** tell us that this Red Ball means
Longest Wear, at Lowest Cost per Day’s Wear.
Sizes and styles for men, women and children.
Leon Urbach
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES
NAPOLEONIC RELICS
PARIS, Oct. 30. (/P)—Napoleon is
said to have fallen asleep many times
on his folded arms at a mahogany
desk which was used for some time
as a telephone switchboard at the
French ministry of war. The desk
has now been rescued from its tele
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phone detail and will be placed with
i other Napoleonic relics at La Mal
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maison.
ROENTGEN RAY REGISTER
VIENNA, Oct. 30. (/P)—A clock to
register the exact strength of roent
gen rays administered to a patient
has been invented by Sigmund
Strauss, Vienna physicist. In the past,
| excessive radiation has sometimes re
j suited in dangerous burns to the pa
itient. This hazard will be eliminated
by the use of the new registering
clock, Dr. Strauss said.
: FREIGHTER UNDUE
BACK IN PORT, WESTWARD
The A. S. S. Co. vessel Lakina,
which arrived and departed from port
Sunday morning, discharged 30 tons
of powder, 50 tons of cement and 700
railroad ties. Upon the vessel’s re
turn from the Westward, 25 tons of
Healy river coal will be loaded on
board for the Imlach cannery. An
approximate 38 tons of general cargo
is being distributed to the Westward.
• At Latouche 2,000 tons of copper ore
' will be taken aboard before proceed
! ing to the South. The Lakina is due
i back in Seward tomorrow or Thurs
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I Among the passengers who went
' Westward on the steamer were Joe
■ Conseil, Lillian Waller, C. A. Pollard
' and R. Smith, all booked for Seldovia.
SCOUTS TO “DIVVY UP” WITH
S. A. C. BACKETBALL SQUAD
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In response to Coach McEwan’s
call for more time in the club gymna
sium, that he may get his city gang
! of basketballers in shape for a local
tilt that is not far off, came the Boy
Scouts’ -immediate offer of part of
their Friday night’s practice in the
hall. The Scouts will not- take the
floor until S o'clock on Friday even
ings instead of at 7:30 o’clock as here
tofore, giving the town team an op
I portunity to put in a much needed
i hour of fast practice after supper.
Whenever needed, McEwan will al
I so be given an hour on Monday nights
’before the men’s basketball games
start.
TWO MEN TIN STATE
EVIDENCE IN STRIKE
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. (JP)—
The first break in the ranks of the
gang which has slugged many Amer
ican plans for the carpenters strike
during the last few months, came
ye-terday when two men were ar
rested on charges of taking part in
Thursday’s brutal hammer attack
and turned states evidence, giving a
complete confession to authorities
and implicating alleged ringleaders.
The confession was followed by the
immediate arrest of two union lab
or officials, who the gangsters de
clared, hired them to attack and as
sault the workers.
Picture rramms—Schallerer's Alas
ka Shop.
Seattle ice Cream at Schallerer’s
Alaska Shop. If
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SPORTING GOODS
Basket Ball demands speed and foot sureness. So does any other
sport that’s worth playing. And its your shoes that count
—shoes that are tight and fast, that grip the floor and give
you a quick getaway. We have a stock of genuine Keds for all kinds
of sport—just the style you want. Buy your Keds here and you will
be sure to get real Keds.
A new shipment of Basket Ball Pants and Running Pants
Have Just Arrived
MENS’ CROFUT & KNAPP DRESS CAPS
KUPPENHEIMER GOOD CLOTHES
Patrick All-Wool Top Coats and Mackinaws
Nettleton — Fiorsheim — Edmonds and
Star Brand Dress Shoes
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
AT ALL TIMES
Extra Fancy Jonathon Apples $3.00 a Box
1926 Pack Extra Fine Matjes Herring
SALMON BELLIES — SMOKED and KIPPERED SALMON
FINNAN HADDIE —FRESH OYSTERS
BARBECUED SABLEFISH
George Washington Instantaneous Coffee
Made in the Cup at the Table
Hollyhurst Ranch Eggs — Sunlight Butter
BROOKFIELD CHEESE
Swift’s Premium Hams and Bacon
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CLEANS YOUR HANDS INSTANTLY
FREE FROM GRIT and INJURIOUS ACIDS
Ideal for the Household, for Mechanics, for Painters,
for Auto Owners. JUST TRY A CAN!
NORTHLAND SKIIS — RIFLES — SHOTGUNS
AND AMMUNITION
ALASKA NATIVE-MADE SNOW SHOES
“QUALITY FIRST”
BROWN' & HAWKINS CORP.
Seward Alaska
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