THREE AND TWO ROOM APART
MENTS FOR RENT AT J. L. GKAEF’S.
Htu Candy—Fresh shipment on every boat.
The Alaska Shop.
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All Rooms
Rooms with or without
Baths
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DEDICATED TO ALASKANS
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Aleutian History
J. N. Cannon
The following is practically a literal translation
from the Russian taken from the manuscript of Fr.
Gedeon, priest-monk of the Alexandro-Nevsky Cathe
dral, Moscow, Russia, and was written in Kodiak be
tween 1804 and 1807. It has never before appeared in
print.
] Bubbles from the Vat jj
“Ah ha! So this is Seward,’’
murmured sweet young thing,
gaily cavorting down the SS Alas
ka and skipped blithely up Main
Street. “Where’s Swiftwater Bill
and the lady known as Lou? Don’t
they live here?”
Mother’s Day cards now on
sale at the Alaska Shop.
uid Date Bwu new in tt
the Alaska Shop.
Amanda’s Hand Laundry
We give service, Reasonably *
Call for and Deliver I
Phone Madison 126
Cte*^ o sl
By the sack or carload
—NANIMO—
Nut or mine run
Range coal in sack or bulk
—EVAN JONES—
Lump or mine run
—PREMIER—
and mine run coal—Try it
-HEALY LUMP
WOOD—ICE—HAY—GRAIN
Alaska-Transfer
—Telephone MAin 81, Arcade Building—
—H. V. Hoben A. F. Davis—
Write for additional information
HAT — GRAIN — MEATS — HIDES — LUMBER
LOGS — COAL — WOOL — PULP — FURS
SALT FISH— KELP — BEAR gaij.
Samples and price of Alaskan products want
ed by the undersigned for export
Kawabe Investment Co.
Harry Sotaro Kawabe, President and Manager
IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS
Seward, Alaska
P. O. BOX 132
Branch Office in Connection:
UNION TRADING COMPANY, Osaka, Japan.
PACIFIC TRADING COMPANY, Tokyo, Japan.
802 American Bank Building, Seattle, Wash.
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1 continued from yesterday
CLEARING UP*
“A wise hunter invariably went
out at night, observed the clouds,
judged the weather and if pro
pituous, departed in the morning,
with the first streak of dawn. The
dutiful wife, who loved and res
pected her hunter, touched no
food until his return. Before
strangers, the husband ate first,
later the wife. In the absence of
strangers, both ate together, in
silence. The wife’s first duty was
to wash her hands before prepar
ing food; second, to bring her
husband water in his special kal
uga (vessel).”—verbatim, Gedeon.
Sea otters were hunted on Tug
idok Island, in companies of 8
or 15, two hatch bedarcas, in
calm weather. First hunter to
sight an otter, held up his paddle;
others then surrounded the ani
mal equidistant, so as to spear the
otter; only those in front hatch
es threw spears, each in success
ion; and those in aft hatches
managed the bidarcas.
KU-KO-KO!
The otter is awarded to the
first one who wounds the animal;
if wounded simultaneously, the
marked spear nearest the head
is awarded the otter. In the event
of a tie, he, who first shouts,
“Ku-Ko-Ko!” just before throw
ing his spear is awrded the otter.
The shouting is resorted to in or
der to warn others that he was
the first to throw his spear. An
agile otter can withstand 10
wounds, while the more awkward
weaken with five wounds.
UVA-UVA-UVA!
Hair seals are caught by the
use of decoys (Shuaks), a blown
up skin of the same animal,
which is set on beaches at low
tides and w7hich is covered up
wTith the incoming tide—up to
the head. The hunter sat behind
FREE! FREE! FREE!
BOYS AND GIRLS IN SEWARE
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 8 AND 13, WHU
HAVE A BIRTHDAY IN THE MONTH O*
MAY. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CALL AT THE ALASKA SHOP.
Seward Fraternal Orders
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
Meets the second and fourth
Monday’s of each montl
in McMullen’s Building, at
8 p.m. Visiting members
aiway welcome. Mm. Jose
phene Sheldon, W. M.; Mrs.
Miriam Painter, Sec re
PIONEERS OF ALASKA—IQ-OO NO
Cal M. Broking, Secretary and Treasurer
Seward Lodge No. 1425
L. O. O. M.
Meets on e ▼ e r y j
first and third Fri-!
days of each month
■f 8 P. m. at I
O. O. F. Hall. All
welcome Peter N
Anderson. Director.
M. A. Horner, Sec
retary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LODGE
No. 6-A. I. O. O. F
Meets the first and
third Mondays of each
month in I. o. O. F.
Hall at 8 p. m. vi8it.
inff members are always
welcome. M a a d e E.
Larsson, N. G.; Ludvig
Larsson, Secretary.
Resurrection Lodge No A-7
I. O O. F.
Meets every Thursday at 8 p
m. in Odd Felows' Hall. Visif’
ing brothers welcome. Walter
vmiiw, n. h.; Lndvig Larsson. Secretary
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Seward Post No 5
Meets first and third Wed
nesday at 8 p. m in the
Harriman Bank Building
Post Commander Leonard
Hopkins; Adjutant L. J
Chi (berg
Seward Lodge No. 219.
F. & A. M.
•Stated etmmjnic -ona firs,
and third T a e a d aya each
month. Viaiting brethern wel
come. Chaa. Sheldon, W. M
Harold Painter, Sec.
the decoy, wearing a wooden cap,
resembling a hair seal head, and
in a hoarse voice, in imitation of
the seal, shouted: “Uva-Uva-Uva!”
The unsuspecting animal a p
proaches cautiously near the de
coy and wham! a spear attached
to a 10-fathom cord is hurled at
the seal and if it is caught, its is
dragged ashore and clubbed with
a pikhudak (club—Aleut). A fath
om is equal to six feet.
(Continued tomorrow)
SOCIETY NOTE
| Previously bareheaded, Anchor
age lads are now amply covered
by fashionable derbies, says the
popular society paper, the An
chorage Times. This is due to the
generosity of one of the mer
chants. The fad followed closely
on the heels of the desire for col
or in cords—cords in hues from
blue to royal purple as well as
brilliant crimsons.
Two hydraulic plants will be
operated on Sourdough Creek, in
the Fairbanks district, a trib
utary of the Chatanika, during
the coming season by A. A. Zim
merman, reports the Fairbanks
News Miner.
Harry Madsen, oldtime resident
of Council, passed away at Nome
recently, reports the Nugget.
THE BELMONT TRADING COMP AN t
IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS
TRADERS IN ALL RINDS OF MER
CHANDISE, NEW AND SECOND HAND.
AT THE OLD LOG HOUSE ON FIFTH
AVENUE. JOE HOFMAN
The Northwestern Alaska Fair
in Nome has been postponed on
account of the “flu” epidemic, re
ports the Fairbanks News-Miner.
I Surrender Deer,” beautiful new Bran*,
record now at the Alaska Shop,
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tion. Seven and one half cents per line
tor subsequent insertions. Count six av
rraise words to a line. Minimum charge 50
JOR SALE—Portable sawmill, with tractor
and plow. Wheland mill, with two taws,
capacity about three thousand daily. Two
thirty-six inch saws, one inserted and one
solid tooth, both new. Mill has cut only
thirty thousand feet. Tractor has pulley,
and is latest McCormick Deering model*
Has plowed but two acres and operated
mi! . A very efficient outfit. Just barely
broken in. Two bottom gang plow. 14
' inc” bottoms. The mill is just the thing
! ior V*'8' Pr,ce: Entire outfit $1200.00 cash.
_*JV1utre at Gateway for full information.
FOR SALE or long lease. Dreamland Uall
Inquire Gateway.
WANTED TO BUY
Hundreds have sent us discarded jeweirv. old
ffoid, false teeth, bridge, crowns, silver,
platinum, diamonds, antiques Mall yours
today. Money mailed promptfy. Goods re
turned if offer refused Uhler Sta. B. Brook
lyn. N. Y.
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LEGAL NOTICE
re?ERAL POWER COMMISSION, Wash
~In, compliance with Section
i. 'he Federal water power act (41
Stat 1063), notice ib hereby given that S.
M. Graff, of Seward, Alaska, haa
application for a license for a construct
ed power project involving a diversion dam ;
intake structure in Lowell Creek; a pipe
line and power house on the shore erf Re
surrection Bay. partly on the public do
main. at Seward, in the Third Judicial Divi
sion, Alaska. Any objection to such applica
tion or request for a hearing thereon, to
gether with any briefs, reportea or other
data for which consideration is desired,
should be submitted to the Chairman. Fed
eral Power Commission, Washington. D C.
Publish: Mar. 30, April 6, 13, 20,' 27,
May 4. 11. 18, all of 1931.
THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS
LADIES KEDS 2.50, NOW .„.. $L95
LADIES KEDS L95, NOW ._._. $L75
Ladies Trimshu Canvas Oxfords, any size .—. $1.50
CHILDREN'S KEDS $L05 and $1.75
Gordon’s
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VAN GILDER HOTEL
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
Steam Heat
J. S. BADGER Prop.
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Advanced Refrigeration
Continually working tor the ad
vancement of domestic electric re
frigeration, engineers of Frigidaire
Corporation have made it possible
for this General Motors subsidiary
this year to present a household
j refrigerator with many refinements
and improvements, according to an
announcement by the local repre
sentative. Economy, efficiency and
beauty have been the guiding stars
of these engineers and as a result
the Frigidaire of today operates at
much lower cost, freezes more ice
cubes faster, has an interior and
exterior finish of durable white
porcelain-on-steel and provides
more shelf space than before.
SEWARD MACHINE SHOP
Chas. Lechner — Seward Agent