Seward Daly Gateway
OF SEWARD, ALASKA Established August 19, 1904
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E F, Jessen. Editor and Manager
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WE WANT COAST GUARD ( UTTERS
Speaking from our own hearts whether we repre
sent the people or not, we want coast guard cutters
handy. Every time we see the lights of a steamship
down the bay staggering in against a blinding storm
we are glad that they ar*e “■here.” Every time we shake
friendly hands goodbye and bid “Bon Voyage” with a
catch in our throats, we wrnnder if they will get “there.”
If anything happens to them between here and South
east Alaska, God help them, the Government can’t:
We want coast guard protection of the brand Un
cle Sam gives other portions of his country, and there
isn’t any reason wrhy we shouldn’t have it. Right at
this minute, if anything should happen to the West-j
ward mail ship, the SS Starr, with all her human
freight, how could help be gotten to her before the
lapse of days? It just couldn’t be done, and if they
were stranded on a beach they might freeze to death
before any helping hand could be extended to them.
Uncle Sam thought enough of this country to buy |
it from Russia and w^e are trying to develop it. If its
worth anything its wrorth looking after properly.
Sometimes the soul growTs weary with much sup
plication, but, WE WANT COAST GUARD PRO
TECTION!
NATURE PRIMEVAL
lure protection of the forests! Did it ever occur
:o you what it really means and signifies? Did it ever
dawn uopn you, thou city dweller and abider in steam
neated flats, how precious is this heritage of the for
ests that have come down thru the years to give us
sanctuary and solace? Pause upon thy heedless way
and never again drop a lighted cigarette or leave an
unquenched camp fire.
v\ hat blacked sorrow would be ours were our
forests swept away in an unbelievable but always possi
ble conflagration. What desolation; what utter trans
formation from glad life to despair! The wild life
which now proceeds upon its free, unfettered ways
would be gone. And those of us who love to stroll in
*he cool, cathedral dimness of forest aisles, mayhap to
press an aching . troubled heart agaist a friendly bole,
would be bereft indeed, for “to him who in the love of
Nature holds communion with her visible forms, she
speaks a various language.”
Imagine the present gorgeous scenics in the mag
nificent Moose Pass country and along the railroad
belt being devastated by fire; nothing but black ruins
of what were once toweling, majestic spires!
Therefore it behooves us to back up every move
of the forest service in its effort to hold down fire
hazard. The men of the service are doing splendid
work. Their creed is service to the public. And we are
the ones who scatter destruction with a criminally
caieless hand and then set up a pious clamor when the
forest service needs funds to prosecute its work.
THE VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS
, ^J?ere *s Pr°bably no prouder moment in an edit
oi s life than when some one comes along and says
Good work, Old Boy, your’ doing fine. Keep it up 1
we’re with you.”
His old hide begins to wrinkle up with pleasure [
and his peanut heart expands to the size of an acorn
an i g°fs He is so used to getting socks in the
neck that a word of praise well nigh unbalances his
reason and entirely ruins him for work for the rest of
the day.
That s what happened to us when we read that !
hincei e letter of appreciation from a subscriber, L. E.!
Oaid, Koulette, Pennsylvania. The thing that really'
knocked us off the Christmas Tree was this sentence*!
I think I can truthfully state that The Gatewayj
has entirely changed everyone’s views (here) concern-!
mg tne climate, etc., of Alaska.”
The newly installed officers of j
jthe Seward Eastern Star Lodge
j will hold their first meeting on
|Monday evening January 12.
j The officers who will conduct
the lodge affairs for the coming
year are as follows:
Mrs. Josephine Sheldon. Wor- !
!thy Matron; Leon Urbach. Wor- :
|thy Patron; Hazel Erwin, Asso- j
;ciate Matron; Harold Painter, j
| Associate Patron ; Mariam Pain- j
! ter. Secretary; Viola Swetmann, j
j Treasurer; Bessie Malloy, Con-|
duct ress; Margarete Lechner,
Associate Conduc tress; Jean!
Flynn, Chaplain; Henry Frost, |
Marshal; Margaret Hagen, Or
ganist; Myrtle Hatten, Aida; j
Esther Winkler, Ruth; Anna
Shea, Esther; Ella Amend, Mar
tha: Sigrid Noble, Electa; Mary *
Novak, Warder; O. A. Johansen,
Sentinel.
BROKE HIS WINDOWS
John Nelson, section foreman
| at Mile 12, was an irate person
j Thureday evening after the ro
i tary came in. He learned from
| the crew that when the 'huge
whirling plow went by his sec
tion house the operator neglect
ed to switch off the outgo of
heavy snow—couldn’t see it, per
iiaps—and perforce, it was hurl
ed against the side of his house
breaking out all the window's.
“Dang it,” he exclaimed, “those
hogheads ought to know bcttern
that. There ought to be a law
against it. Now we’ll probably
have to shovel our u'ay into the
bed room ”
ELKS TO MEET
Elks meeting Monday night at j
the Bills Club. All Elks’ are re
quested to attend.
H. V. Henrikson, Sect.
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T11E DEAL IS OFF
; 'L'ne Seward High school bas
ketball teams will make no trips)
out oi town this season as long J
: as the present railroad schedule
remains in eilect. The school
board believes seven to 10 days
'out 01 school is too much, fchere
| lore, the deal is off.
r YE GODS!
| Unconfirmed reports have been | J
received at Juneau, says the Em- 1
pire, to the effect T. L. Chides- !
ter, formerly stationed there as i
| a prohi, and more recently in the [
same capacity at Ketchikan, is j
an aspirant for a U. s. marshal’s »
appointment in the 1st division, !
It is reported that Ted Me
Lwen, former local school in
structor, recently acquired a po
sition as tutor to a small num
ber of youths, who, on a private
yacht, are making a tour of the
world.
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Chatham Strait—Named for
Lord Chatham by Vancouver in
1794.
COMMUNITY CHURCH
10 a. m. Sunday school
11 a. m. Morning service. The
theme will be: “Where-in the
Righteous Prosper.”
7:30 p. m. Evening service. Sub
jject: "Matchless Love. I, the
Church, am Calling You. I am
the Best Friend of Mankind. To
the Man who Prizes Sanity,
Peacefullness, Pure - minded
ness Social Standing, and Long
evity, I am a Necessity.”
WHILE THEY LAST
Closing out remaining sizes
of good work shoes at prices ,
from $3.25 to $4.75, Rememberj
old packs can be re-bottomed
with either crepe or cleated bot
toms.
Seward Leather Works ;
LIBERTY THEATER
8 O’CLOCK
ONE SHOW
8 O’CLOCK
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Abie’s Irish Rose
A St0ry of a Jew and IrisI> family who finally conquer
thefr aversion to one another. It is a very fine tale full
ol the best humor, romance and parental love.
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buiiday
One Show
the famous little “it” girl
CLARA JJOW
“THE FLEETS IN
7:^0 Sharp
in an electrical drama built only for this red-head
R led hot, pulse-stirring tale of modern youth and mod
em desires. The “It” girl and a bunch of gobs. Some
«hmg t„ entertain you. And to start the laughs we will
give you those unbeaten funsters
STAN LUAREL and OLIVER HARDY in
“BIG BUSINESS”
Also an interesting News reel.
to the Aroma of
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FRYE’S BABY BEEF
that delicious tender meat
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ROAST PORK
with its incomparable flavor
14 4 4
BACON
with its tantalizing odor
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HAM
with its delicate color
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Phone Main 94
There will be no lack of appetite
at the meal when Frye’s Meats
are served.
Frye-Bruhn Company
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JOHN e.
WHITE and CO.
High Grade Line of
CIGARS
TOBACCOS
CANDIES
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Light, Power and Telephony Service
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Electrical Supplies and Appliances
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VAN GILDER HOTEL
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
Steam Heat
J. S. BADGER Prop.
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SEWARD WATER SUPPLY
SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
Wayne Blue, Agent
Office, Arcade Bldg. Phone Main 81