LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX
NQTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
undersigned has been duly appointed School
Tax ' Collector for City of Seward m con
formity with Chapter 29. Alaska Session Laws.
Ail male persons between the apes of
twenty-one and fifty years, except soldiers, 1
sailors in the U. S. Navy or Revenue Cut- •
ter Service, volunteer firemen, paupers and 1
insane persons, are subject to tax in sum1
of Five ($6.00) Dollars.
Should you be living in Alaska on or
prior to the first Monday in April, 1931, said
tax shall be due and payable on said first
date and shall be delinquent after May 1st,
1031. Should you arrive in Alaska later than,
first date above mentioned, tax wit! be de
linquent thirty (30) days after your arr
rival, or within ten (10) days after notice!
is given you. j
All persons, firms or ' corporations, em-1
ploying labor shall furnish list of employees
to collector and are authorised by law to
deduct amount of tax from wages of em
ployees.
Fines and imprisonment are provided for
by the Act above quoted lor those who fail
or neglect to pay tax or furnish list of em
ployees.
Dated' Seward. Alaska, April 9. 1931.
Jennie Paulson
School Tax Collector for
City of Seward
Publish—lm—A M J ■ 10
Watch for the new Easter display wuidow
j at the Alaska Shop,
JOE’S PLACE
Joe Eanion, Prop.
Cigars, Tobaccos, Soft Drinks
and Cards
On the corner opposite Ogle’s
Garage, on 3rd, Washington
Adams 62
“TO THE CLUB,
JAMES!”
SEE THE DOWN-HEARTED
BUSINESS MAN
He has lost all his money.
He is forlorn. He doesn’t care
care what happens. He is
going to slump into “the fin
est automobile on earth,”
kiss the cold world good
bye, and go up and shoot
himself—
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One of the most modern machine shops in the
Territory do your Marine and Stationary en
gine repairing; your general machine repair
ing your automobile service and repairing;
your (dumbing; your steamfitting and sanitary
engineering.
Acetylene and Electric Welding
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AGRICULTURE DIRECTOR
H. (I. ALBERTS WRITES
OF ESKIMO POTTERY
The accompanying article on Es
kimo Pottery is reprinted from the
Verstovian, published by the Shel
don Jackson School at Sitka, Alas
ka. The article was written by H.
W. Alberts, director of Agriculture
Experiment stations in Alaska.
The article:
Long ago when there were no
iron kettles, the Eskimoes made
some of their cooking utensils from
clay. This material was found in i
many places on the low flat
coasts of the Bering Sea and the
Arctic Ocean. Before these north
ern people had contact with the
white race they had discovered a
process of producing fire by fric
tion. They had also observed that
tlie soft clay which was so easily ob
tained, was platic and could be
moulded into many shapes and
forms. When the clay sun-dried it
became hard and brittle. They also
found that when the moulded forms
were shaped into utensils and heat
ed by artificial heat they could be
used for containers for fish, ber
ries and other foods which were
stored for future use.
There was a time when pottery
made from clay was quite common
among the Eskimos. The various ut
tensils were made by the women.
A quantity of tough blue clay was
moistened and kneaded thoroughly
with the hands until it assumed
plasticity. In the region of Saint
Michael, short tough blades of a
species of marsh grass and a small
fine black volcanic sand from the
beach were mixed with it. A round
flat layer of the prepared clay was
worked out to form the bottom of
the vessel and about the edge of
this, a wall was built up with a
thin band of clay, carried around
a number of times until the desir
ed height was reached. The top
was then smoothed and was either
left plain or slightly scalloped with
the fingers. The sides of the vessel
were usually left plain but some
times they were ornamented with
a series of simple incised lines,
made with a stick. Many vessels
had sides curved slightly until near
the top, where they were somewhat
contacted, and the rim was slight
ly flaring.
After the shaping and the orna
mentation of the vessel was com
pleted, it was placed near the fire
until it became dry. Then a fire
was built both on the inside and
outside for an hour or longer with
as'great heat as could be obtained.
An Eskimo on St. Lawrence Island
! explained the use of grass in this
jart thus:
A grass basket-like form was
j made, inside of which the pot was
I moulded. The grass form was used
! as a mould and was left on to burn
j off during the process of baking the
(Pot.
i The pots varied in capacity from
fa pint to five gallons. Most of the
| larger ones had tops scalloped and
iwere sightly constricted below the
j rim. On the sides they were oma
| mented with short horizontal lines,
beginning near the rim and form-,
ing a band extending to the bottom.
In some regions bear’s blood, cari
bou hair and bird feather were
mixed with the clay in the process
of manufacture. It was beieved that
these ingredients aided in strength
ening the pot.
Clay pottery was made by the
Eskimos until they were able to ob
tain metallic kettles from the white
traders. The present generation
makes no clay pottery and the pro
cess has become a lost art.
There are seven vessels of Eskimo
pottery in the Sheldon Jackson
Museum, Sitka, Alaska. These ves
sels range from four inches to 14
inche in diameter and from four
inches to 17 inches in height. The
largest pot comes from the lower
j Yukon Region. It is 14 inches in
[diameter at the top and 17 inches
[ high. The vessel gradually enlarges
from the base uptil about two
inches from the top where it is con
stricted. The upper edge is flared.
The smallest pot in the collection
came from the Lower Yukon Re
gion. It is four inches in diameter j
and four inches high. The remain- !
ing four of the total of seven spe- j
cimcns are intermediate in size.
Specimens of ceramic products
by the aborgines of Alaska are very
rare. Sheldon Jackson Museum has
the largest collection in the Terri
tory. Several specimens are found
in the Territorial Museum at Jun
eau. j
Arthur Otis, northern Minnesota
farmer, chased wolves over the
countryside and frozen lakes in his
auto this winter. He received $15
for each pelt.
New assortment of beautiful faster cards
now on display at the Alaska Shop.
Practical and bcaatttal bridge gift* at
the Alaska Shop.
Haw you heard the new **OKKH" re
cords at Sylvia’s. They are wonderful.
Seward Fraternal Orders
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
Meets the second sad fourth
Monday’s of each nwnU'
in McMullen’s Balldlni, at
8 p. m. Visiting meatus
ahray welcome. Mrs. J«w
phene Sheldon. W. M-: Mrs.
Miriam Painter, Secret* t
PIONEERS OP ALA8KA—IGLOO NO. *.
Cal M. Brasioa. Secretary and Troeaarer.
Seward Lodge No. 1425
L. O. 0. M.
Meets on ovary
first and third Fri
days of each month
*< 8 p. as. at L
O. O. F. HalL All
orleome Peter N.
AMhfoon. Director.
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retary.
SEWARD RE8KKAH LODGE
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AIN Mondays of each
■MU In I. O. O. F.
vis*.
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N. G.| Lodvia
Larsson, Secretary,
Reoorrectien Lodge No. A-7
I. O. O. F.
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sl In Odd Feloers* Hall. Visit
— — in* brothers welcome. WaRei
L. Cortiee, N. O. I Ludvig Larsson. Secretory
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Seward Past No 8
Meets first sad third Wed
nesday at 8 p. m. in the
Harriassn Bonk B sliding
Pest Commander Leonard
Hopkins: A distant L. J.
CMtberg.
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Seward Lodge No. 119.
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third To sad ays each
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Phone Mad. 107 - 2nd, Rjr.
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AT
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UTAH WOOLEN MILLS REPRESENTATIVE
Now at the Hotel Gilliland
with a foil line of ladies and men’s wearing apparal; the
quality of woolens is unsurpassed; the prices have been
reduced to bedrock. .... —At your service, Dolph T. Mitchel
a
Seward
General Hospital
Seward, Alaska
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Little Theater Club of Seward
presents *
“The Patsy”
A comedy in Three Acts — By Barney Conners
ufta
u
Cast of Characters
Mrs. Harrington ..
Mr. Harrington ......
Grace Harrington .
Patricia Harriagtow
Billy Caldwell
Tony Anderson
Marline Johansen
... Martand Bonncy
_Afico Brownell
_EjUthNeese
Lawrence Bncy
Produced by special arrangement with
Samuel French of New York — Aft the Lfcerty Theater
Eight F. N. Tuesday, April Uth
General Admission S9e
Reserved Seats 75e
Children's Matinee, Monday ApriL. 13th aft 2 p. aw
General Admission No
Children under 12 years, 23c
Reserve your seats at the Seward Drag Co.
Director, Mrs. P. C. McMullen
. Stage Manager, Earl E. Eriaacr
Buwness Manager, R 1* Sweek
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