Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA Established August 19. 1904
Published Daily except Sunday by
THE GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Entered in the Dost office ni Seward. Alaska, as second-class matter
H. V. HOREN and K. F. .1 ESSEN. Proprietors
E, F. .lessen Editor and Manager
Otto G. Sand heck. Associate Editor Edwin A. Sandbeck, City Editor
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FRANK BECKER
Frank, old boy, its lonesome here in the office to
night without you sitting next to me at your desk, ‘kid
ding' me along; swapping yarns and ideas and how we
could probably get out a better paper, interest people in
Alaska and make our homeland a better and more pros
perous country. All day long, yesterday, I looked up
each time the office door opened, thinking, “here comes
Frank."
Hardly seems true that yesterday morning I found
you on the floor—dead! Otto and I did what we could, j
Frank, but it was too late; not even a chance to say |
“goodby, God bless you," which was a favorite j
expression when leaving for home at night.
You’ll be happy to know Frank, we carried right;
along and got the regular edition out on time. Only a I
newspaper man, we feel, knows that the paper must go
on. We could have closed down for the day but we know
you wmuld have disapproved of that.
And Frank, if you could only know of the many who j
came down to the office to personally convey their sor
row at your departure, I know you would say your happi
ness in that higher realm where all good men go, is truly
complete. You had your faults like us all but never do I or
any other ever recall the time hearing you speak un
kindly of your fellow-man. Rather, it was always a kind
word; and how you loved Alaska!
So wherever you are Frank, just remember its very
lonesome down here without you; the boys in the
shop admired and loved you and will miss you. I see
your eye-shade laying beside your typewriter and it
sends a queer feeling thru me; that you are gone for
ever. Pm glad you left the few penciled notes from
your last assignment ; they appeared in yesterday’s pa
per, so don’t worry, old boy, just the knowing of you
for a brief period was sufficient to absorb some of your
wonderful spirit, and we’ll do our best to carry on
in the way you would want us to.
Goodbye, old boy. They never made ‘em any better I
than you. Last night Steve Melchoir said; “I guess1
Frank’s setting type up There nova"
EARNEST YOUNG
PEOPLE
To our mind, too much is written about the frivoli-!
ties of our young people, and not enough concerning1
their earnest and successful efforts in behalf of social!
betterment.
The school children, local organizations, the Little
Theater Club. These activities are constantly going for
ward with little said in their behalf. Their social activi- j
ties are always welcomed by the public and heartily en
joyed. Seward citizens would be glad to see many more
affairs such as these folk produce.
Throughout the land, both North and South, hun- j
dreds and thousands of capable and earnest young folk |
are performing similar services of high value for their I
communities. Their good work should receive more at
tention at the hands of those whose writings are sup
posed to reflect the ideals and activities of the younger
generation.
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Uncle Sam herded the Indians off some worth- <
less-looking land in the old Indian Territory. Jackson
Barnett, a descendant of one of these Creek aborigi- 1
nes, refused to select an allotment from Indian lands a
few years ago, but the government gave him one, any
way. Up to date he has received more than three mil- i
lion dollars from oil found on this same tract.
We hope the Territorial legislature doesn’t invent
any more crimes until the prison building catches up.
In order that uplift may not lag, why not have a
“Better Fences Week” for Congressmen.
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Nocturnal peregrinations produce morning tardi
ness.
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Following an u n s u c c e ssful
! search of the meager effects of I
1 Frank Beck er, newspa perman
1 who died yesterday from acute j
I heart disease, for addresses of1
relations, telegrams were sent to
Fairbanks, where he worked 20
odd years ago, to friends at Ko-;
Ijak, the Seattle Press Club, Cor-j
i dova and the Associated Press. |
Last evening the marshal’s of- j
fice received word from Cordova j
to the effect a brother was en- |
| gaged in similar work in Mon- j
tana. A wire has been dispatched
to Helena for inferrr tion. From ;
| the same source came word that
(Frank Becker had a brother, D.
O., in San Francisco who passed
away two years ago but it was
thought the deceased brother’s
fo inily is still residing in the Gol
den Gate City.
| From Seattle the Associated
Press wired Tire Gateway that
a Frank Becker, a reporter, work
ed in Salt Lake City some years
I back and in 1927 maried a Salt
Lake girl, Additional information
jis looked for during the day.
| In the meantime the body will
ibe held indefinitely in the local
! undertaking establishment for it
s is anticipated relatives will soon
be located and disposition of the
! remains, then be known.
I
i In a house to house canvas for
the purpose of demonstrating and
'educating housewives in the use
of Oronite products, polish of all
j kinds, machine oils, floors oils,
etc., local Standard Oil Company
represents spent an active day
yesterday.
And it was successful in every, ■
way, stated Manager W. C. Er
win. dynamic head of the Sew
ard head' u liters office of the fa
mous oh c n ern. The outside
work will continue until every,
household in the city has been
visited.
The demonstration was met
with approval by those called
upon yesterday and appeared to j
be greatly interested in the I
informative sales talk. jl
The word sales isn’t quite right
either for it was not exactly that, i
but more so, to familiarize the
ladies with Standard Oil pro
ducts for the home. Orders were
not solicited though whenever
a housewife exprsesed a desire to
purchase, orders were taken thru |
the local stores handling Stan- j
dard Oil Company products.
Grandma Crawford is much
improved from her ill spell which
descended last Sunday, and
Grandpa, who fell a few days ago 1
and hurt his back, is better. j|
TRAIN MOVEMENTS
The railroad rotary will ar
rive tonight; also the Russell
plow which is cleaning out .the
ice and flanging on the track
between Anchorage and Seward.
A mixed train will arrive this
evening from Anchorage and will
leave Friday morning for An
chorage.
WOMANS CLUB
The Woman’s Club will hold a
card party at 8:15 p. m. Saturday
in Odd Fellows hall, after the
the bean feed.
WHILE THEY LAST
Closing out remaining sizes
of good work shoes at prices
from $3.25 to $4,75. Remember
old packs can be re-bottomed
with either crepe or cleated bot
toms.
Seward Leather Works ,
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LIBERTY THEATER
«» TOMORROW '
KARL DANE and GEORGE K. ARTHUR
in the side-splitting comedy drama
BROTHERLY LOVE’’
ONE OF THEIR BEST PRODUCTIONS
There is also a two-reel comedy by
Our Gang Kids—“FAST FREIGHT”
Also an Educational Reel and a News Reel.
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