FORECASTING BY FEET
CADIZ, Kv.. Feb., ?7, (,/P)—Basing
+heir predictions on the size of his
feet, which are 15 1-2 inches from
heel to toe, four physicians have
prophesied that 10-year--old Rob
ert Wadlow of Alton will become
nine feet tall. At present he is six
1’eet six inches and weighs 211
roe .ds.
Eaton Crane & Pike Stationary.
SOHALLEEER’S ALASKA SHOP.
I HE jJ*lA('F
<chn Mattlch, Prop.
POOL. SOFT DRINKS AND
CIGARS
Furnished Room*
Phone Main 55
CITY EXPRESS
i
Agsnt for
j The American Express Co.
Sample Room In Connection
Baggage Stored
Connection made with all steamer*,
trains and hotels.
‘We never sleep” Phone Main 122
Harold Painter, Prop.
Successor to Billy Patterson
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SEWARD’S j
POPULAR
EATING PLACE
Short orders : nd
regular dinners
ALSO A LA CAK'i'E ORDERS
SEWARD GRILL
Mel Holben, Prop.
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Motors hip
Discoverer
For Hire or Charter
A special trip to Iliamna will
be made from Seward on
' March 10. The following voy
age from Seward to Iliamna j
Bay is scheduled for April
3. Fur buyers attending the
Severson & Bailey fur sale
at Iliamna Bay will be brot !
back to Seward immediately
following the completion of
this fur sale.
Captain Heinie Berger
Seward, Alaska
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Rumors ‘.hat it would be neces- ■
|fary to abandon the present rail
line down Nenans Canyon and con-:
•struct a new one between Mile
“153 1-2 and 255 were set at rest!
when General Manager Ohlson an
nounced that a survey made re
cently revealed that the river was
"ot threatening to completely un
dercut the grade blasting along:
the Canyon. Where there is evi !
dence of scouring a concrete wall
will be built ■which v/ill serve ah
purposes, said M’\ Ohlson.
REGENERATION CONTROL
NEW YORK, Feb., 27, (/P)—Oscil- I
liaxion in a short wave receiver may j
oe controlled easily bv shunting a i
50,000,000 variable resistor in series
with a .00025 fixed condenser across I
the timber coil.
FRESH HALIBUT AT CARSTEN
MEAT MARKET.
TOMORROW’S TIDES
High water 3:32 p. m. 8.2 ft. •(
i
Low water 10:04 p. m. 0.8 ft. !
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High water 4:11 a. m. .1 ft. J '
Low water
9:46 a. m. 2.2 ft.
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lint uni m si mill1;
Cigars, Candy
Soft Drinks
Stationery
Magazines
“CURL Y”
Proprietor
GERHART
JOHNSEN i
CONTRACTOR
PLASTERING
& <
STUCCO WORK
P. O. Box 473 — Seward, Aaa.
Cal M. Brosius
Seward Alaska
Construction Lumber
Builders’ Supplies
Boat Lumber
Mill Work
RADIO SUPPLIES — SOCKETS - BUSSBAR
JACKS—CONDENSERS—SWITCHES, ETC.
TUBES AND BATTERIES
Flooring
Ceiling
Rustic
Bevel siding
Fir Finish
Mouldings
Doors
Windows
Plate and Window glass
Cement
Lime
Plaster
Lath
Plaster Board
Chimney brick
Fire brick
Fire clay
Beaver Board
C. M. B.
Seward Alaska i
m ohlSon is
GIVEN CREDIT, SETTLED
YESHS DIFFERENCE
'By a ruin? of the comptroller of
the Bodget. train crews held on
call will receive payment while thus
in reserve, it is reported by mem
bers of the Brotherhood in Anchor
age. To General Manager O. P.
Ohlson thny accord the cedit fu
i.his adoption of a system employed
on all other railroads. It required
the highest legal opinion to con
vince the comptroller that such
marges could be carried in the pay
■oil. Thus a question that has been
pending since the railroad began
operation was settled within a fe.v
minutes when Mr. Ohlson explain
ed that the ; was a difference be
ween a man working on an hourly
a a sis and who was comoelled to re
main home expecting t^ be called
" service at any hour, and one em
ployed on a yearly salary.
iioover's helms
SCITTEflEO WISELY
OVER THE COUNTRY
WASHINGTON, Feb.. 27, (/P)—
■lerbert Hoover’s immediate rela
iver include besides his wife ana
wo sons, a bro’ 01 and sister, ai
mcle and aunt and a cousin. They
ir e jcatlev.-' l from coast to coas
Mr. Hoover’s parents died when
le wa«- a little boy. The family cir
:’e of near relatives now consists o
lis to” son.' r ert Clark Hcove.
r., who is married and lives in Bos
on; Allen, a student at Leana
Stanford University; Theodore, a
irothcr. who is instructor at Le
and Stanford; a sister,, Mrs. May
ioove.r Leavitt, Los Angeles; Mrs
/Lattie Pemberton, an aunt, and
5avis Hoover, tin uncle, of Le
3rand, Iowa; Georee Hoover, a
ou'dn of Washington. B. C.
TO DISPOSSESS AGAIN
MOSCOW, Feb., 28, (A’i— Out of
’,000 privately owned houses in
vfoscow 200 are in possession of
heir former proprieters. These in
dude generals, counts, priests,
ind other anti-Soviet elements
vhcm the municipal council once
nure plans to dispossess.
VVF SERVE * Hi BEST ICE
IRE AM MANUFACTURED IN
EATTI.E 50 c PINT—S1.09 QUART.
VE DELIVER. The Candy Cottage.
rnUrtbalilNAL liAHUb
CUKiib K. uluRFi/RL
DONOHOfc & DIMONi)
ATTORN6VK AT LAW
Oirlce*
VALDEZ <no "ORDOVA
ITU ROBERTS
Oentat ano Genera' *-Ray Won*
Jhone Mao ’Ob Seward. AlatK.
New l ecKlenberg Bldg
DR H W HYATT
Physician Surgeon
Offices in Tecklenberg Bldg.
Jffice Hours: 10 a. m. to 12 o’clock
! p. m. to 4 p. m.; 6 p. m. to 8 p. m.
Phones: Main 136
Residence. Madison 90
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THE BEST PLACE FOR
CLEANING—PRESSING
AND ALTERATIONS
At
C. Henning’s
TAILOR SHOP
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RADIO ON TRAIN
BERLIN, Feb., 28, OP)—The Ger
man Railway Administration will
equip one express train with ra
dio receivers for the amusement
of passengers. If satisfactory, all
express trains will be similarly
equipped.
Try Shca'fers ink.. SCHALLER
EK’S ALASKA SHOP.
A BRIGHT SON
MONROVIA, Liberia, Feb., 28, (If)
—Charges T. O. King, elder son of
of President King, leads his grad
uating class of six at Liberia Col
lege. He specializes in English lit
erature and will study law in
Europe. Five men and one girl
formed the class.
FRYE-BRUIIN’S BABY BEEF is
unexcelled.
SALES
EVERY MONTH IN THE YEAR
1929 SALES DATES
\
March 20
MAf 21
July 24
September 25
November 27
April 24
June 26
August 28
October 30
December 18
SPECIAL SALES HELD ON REQUEST OF SHIP.
PERS. ADVANCES MADE ON SHIPMENTS WHEN
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| SEWARD WATER [
I SUPPLY 1
| SEWARD, ALASKA 1
| “Good Water a Necessity in Every Home” I
| John Nelson, Mgr. Wayne Blue, Agent 1
| Office, Arcade Building. Phone Main 81 1
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BY THE SACK OR CARLOAD
Premier
and mine run coal—Try it
Healy Lump
Nut or mine run
Evan Jones
Lump or mine run
Nanimo
Range coal in sack or bulk
Alaska Transfer
WOOD, ICE, HAY AND GRAIN
Telephone Main 81, Arcade Building
H. v. iiuucu. A. F. Davis