DEER DRIVE TO
CANADA NOW ON
COLVILLE RIVER
LONG TREK ACROSS ARCTIC
WASTES HALF COMPLETED
—ANIMALS IN FAIR SHAPE
With 600 miles in its rear, its I
journey 50 per cent over in dis
tance and more than half com
plete in time, the greater drive
of the Lomen Reindeer Corpora
tion enroute from Buckland to
the Canadian Arctic, reached Col
ville River Valley on January 2,
according to advices just received
in Juneau by Senator Alfred J.
Lomen, of Nome, who is field
superintendent of the corpora
tion.
“We are over the tough part
now and the rest will be com
paratively easy/’ Mr. Lomen de
clared in the Juneau Empire. “The
drive has made splendid progress
and the herd is in as fine shape
now as when it left the home
grazing areas in the early win
ter of 1929 ”
The Canadian government pur
chased the herd, 3,000, from the
Alaska company which guar
anteed delivery at Kittiguisette
peninsula, east of the McKenzie
River in the spring of 1932. When
cut out from the home herd at
Buckland for the start, the bunch
consisted of 300 bulls, 2,700 slick
cows and 300 steers. The last
were for feed for the herders.
Last spring 2,000 animals were
driven back from the trail herd
to Buckland. representing the
year’s increase and the Cana
dian herd is untouched. “When
the drive reaches its destination
in little more than a year from
now, it will number more than
5,000 deer,” said Mr. Lomen. The
growth will represent this yeir’s
increase from fawning. Arrange
ments have been made for the
disposal of the increase to the
Canadian authorities.
The drive has been no light
undertaking and requires a not
inconsiderable investment. Up to
date, Mr- Lomen said, the com
pany has invested $66,000 in the
project and is only half way to
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the journey’s end. But the hardest
part is over. Mountain passes, un
known to either white man or
Eskimo, have been negotiated.
Areas across which no trail-bla
zer had left his mark to point
the way, have been traveled. A ]
number of caches have been built i
on the line. Communications have j
been maintained by airplane. !
Ahead the going is easier. Down
the Colville Valley the drive will
move to the Arctic shores, thence
acros the McKenzie river to the
location selected by the Canad
ians for their experiment.
A COUPLE OF ‘FARMERS’
A couple of fellows who looked
like farmers arrived in town on
the last train from the North
but it was soon made known they
were ‘farmers’ of a certain brand
and extremely unpopular in cer
tain social circles. They had heard
that there was a farm of ‘stills’
in or near Seward which could
be had for the taking but up
until press time it was reported
they had failed to find it and
were about ready to give it up as
“just another bad job.”
The death of John Folger,
early day Alaskan, was reported
in a letter received by Marshal
Lynn Smith of Fairbanks from
the Kantishna, reports the News
Miner. The body was found in
his cabin on the Kantishna river.
MANY HOMESTEADS
Since the building of the Ton
gass Highway and the opening
up of land for homesteads and
summer homes, over 60 acres
have been taken up and over
30 attractive summer homes
built, reports the Ketchikan
Tribune.
FIRST FROM ALASKA
William Herriman, popular
student in the Anchorage high
school and one of the best mus
icians in that city, has been ac
cepted for a place in the Nation
al High School Orchestra and
Band Camp at Interlochen, Mich.,
for the season of 1931, says the
Anchorage Times. This is the first
year that this summer camp has
offered any student in Alaska a
scholarship and William has the
honor of being the first chosen
to represent our Territory.
U. S. LEADS IN TALKIES
WASHINGTON, Mar., 23, (/P)—
The United States leads in the
number of sound motion picture
theaters. There are 12,500 in this
country, 5,401 in Europe and 905
in the Far East.
MODERN LIGHTING
Modern electrical lighting fix
tures have just been installed in
the Juneau Elks’ auditorium,
marking the completion of the
improvement program for the
dance hall in the Elks’ Building.
These lighting fixtures are of
the colored parchment type, with
the Elks’ purple color predomi
nating and with the Elks’ insig
nia worked into the decorative
scheme, says the Empire.
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Watch for the view Easter dis
play window at the Alaska Shop.
The BUST place for
CLEANING
PRESSING
and ALTERATIONS
AT
C. Henning’s
Tailor Shop
Seward High School to Present
FOUR ONE ACT PLAYS
in this order '
Seniors:—“SPEAKING TO FATHER”
Freshmen:—“THE MAN in the BOWLER HAT”
Sophomores:—“SAVED”
Juniors:—“AND THERE WAS LIGHT”
Prizes will be awarded to the best cast, to the
best individual actress, and to the best actor,
by popular vote of the auudience.
Liberty Theatre, 8 p- m., March 26
Reserved seats may be obtained at Seward Drug Store
Reserved seats 75c — General admission 50c
Special matinee for children under twelve on Wednesday
March 25, at 2:30, 35c
One gallon of gasoline .
One gallon of Zerolene .... .
One pound of grease ..
One gallon of gear oil .
Specializing in Electrical and Gas Welding
20c
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Seward Machine Shop
DRAMATIC CONTEST
Sponsored by the Dramatic Club of the
Seward High School
LIBERTY THEATER
Katherine E. Horton, President
Mrs. C. E. Anderson, Faculty Advisor
MARCH 26, 1931 — 8:00 P M.
In these four one-act plays the cast of characters is giv
en in the order of their appearance.
Senior—“SPEAKING TO FATHER”—George Ade
Scene: Office of the Pickering Pickle Company
Caroline Pickering. Connie Henrikson
Edward Worthington Swinger. Jack Rosness
Septimus Pickering. Donald Shellhom
Mrs. Pickering. Ella Johnston
Professor Bliss. Reginald Beaudreau
Directed by Katherine E. Faust, Class Sponsor
Freshmen—“THE MAN IN THE BOWLER HAT’ A. Milne
Scene: Living room
John.
Mary...
Man in the Bowler Hat.
Hero...
Heroine..
Chief Villain.
Bad Daughter.
Berry Hatten
Grace Johnston
Lois Beaudreau
Jim Busey
Maude Larsson
Russel Johnston
... Clara Skinner
Directed by Edith L. Kaemmar, Freshman Class Sponsor
Sophomores—“Saved” —J- W. Rogers, Jr.
Scene: The sitting-room of the Misses Tremaine in a
small town in the old South.
Time: Early part of the twentieth century
Miss Minnie Tremaine. Lila Hugh
Miss Emily Tremaine. Dorothy Fairman
Mrs. Saunders.-. Doris Sullivan
Mrs. Bostick. Lois lessen
Miss Tilla Birdsong. Viola Prosser
Sue Tremain, niece of Minnie and Emily. Edna Nelson
Directed by Louise Sears, Intermediate Grades Teacher
Juniors—“AND THERE WAS THT -C. O Brien Kennedy
Scene: The well-furnished office of a prominent nerve
specialist. Time: A fine day about the middle of Sep
tember at twelve-thirty noon.
The Doctor. Norman. Nilsou
The Nurse.-.. Eva Olaoswine
Mrs. Pendleton. Vivian Nilson
The Girl...-. Ruth Prosser
Directed by Mrs- C. E. Anderson, Junior Class Advisor
Stage sets rented from The Little Theater Club, Seward
Business Manager: Thomas Neville
Manager of ticket selling: Norman Nilson
These plays are “Produced by special arrangement with
Samuel French of New York-”