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The Commercial hotel at White
horse has changed hands, J. E.
Marcotte purchasing the property
from Robert Lowe.
THK NEW COLUMBIA PORTA -
ll.l'l PHONOGRAPH IS A WONDER
OR TONE AND VOLUME. Schal
eror’s Alaska Shop.
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Jeweler
DEALER IN WATCHES AND
CLOCKS. NUGGET JEWELRY,
OLD IVORY, CURIOS AND A
FULL LINE OF GOODS USU
ALLY CARRIED IN AF IRST
CLASS JEWELRY STORE.
Walehes repaired cn short
"'.otice.
Motorship |
Discoverer
For Hire or Charter 1
Next scheduled trip to the |
Cook Inlet ports of Portlock |
Seldovia, and to Iiiamna I
bay, will be about April 10 §
Captain Ileinie Berger
Seward, Alaska | j
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IN GRIP OF BLIZZARD
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, (A5)—
(Dispatches by the Associated Press
ifrom Colorado, Utah and Montana,
jare to the effect that the Rocky
(Mountain region is in the grip of
the worst blizzard of the season.
Ranchers are experiencing serious
stock losses.
The first real break in low tem
perature at Anchorage came Tues
day, following a week of zero
j weather, arrivals report. The snow
lies a foot deep having been added
to by three inches Monday night,
and a steady snowfall throughout
Tuesday night.
I _
The only big genie hunt in years
at Scuthboro, Mas ., was for a de
linquent heifer. Because of her
j repredations after straying she
| was hunted down as a public nui
j sance.
— , m ,
Genera! 'adoring and Hats
blocked for toadies and Gentlemen,
'’ho *■ Ad-; ms 91. Pevser’S Tailor
Shop
rhe IH’ «l. iOfi i a/.OtS and
ilades arc here. SCHALLERER S
VLASKA SHOP.
The nest place for
CLEANING, PRESSING
AND ALTERATIONS
at
iK.inltli
TAILOR SHOP
GERHART
JOHNSEN
CONTRACTOR
PLASTERING
&
STUCCO WORK
P. O. Box 473 — Seward, Aaa.
CITY EXPRESS
* Agents for
rHE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
Sample Room in Connection
Baggage Stored
Confection made with all
steamers, trains and hotels
“We never sleep”
Phone Main 122
Harold Painter, Prop
Successor to Billy Paterson
DU Li:
“Ilf ESI
Cal M. Brosius
Construction Lumber
Builders’ Supplies
Boat Lumber
Mill Work
RADII# M PPL1L> SOCKKP Uli.vMiAK
JACKS—CQNDENSERS—SWIT<;ilKS l T<
TUBES AND BATTERIES
51
Flooring
Ceiling
Rustic
Bevel siding
Fir Finish
Mouldings
Doors
Windows
Piute and Window glass
Cement
Lime
Plaster
Lath
Plaster Board
Chimney brick
Fire brick
Fire clay
Beaver Board
0
Seward
Alaska
in nr
PICT INCREASES
FEELING SECURITY
.NATIONS EUROPE
MANIFESTO URGES ALL GOV
ERNMENTS BE REPRESENT
ED AT CONFERENCE
GENEVA, April 11, (^P)—Since
t1 io Kdiogg Pact notably increase"’
jt-lie feeling of international secur
ity, there is additional practical
j reason for hastening the work of
disarmament declares a manifesto
i:^u >d at the Geneva headquarters
f the International Peace Bureau.
The manifesto urges all govern
ments represented at the prepara
tory conference on April 15th. tak
ing positive steps justifying that
failure to do so will be interpreted
j oy tne peoples of the world as
i proof that the League of Nations
j Vn.d other institutions dedicated to
jthe consolidation of peace merely
indulge in window dressing.
SNOW A>D HEAT
CHICAGO, April 11, (A5)—Four
inches of snow fell in Salt Lake
City while Chicago suffered from
the heat which approximated the
summer average. The thermome
ter registered over 84 n the city. It
was the hottest day in April in 56
vears
The Yukon Gold Mining com
pany, a new organization formed
at Vancouver, B. C., will open up
the Venus Extension mine near
!' TTT A m "his 15 Ta
mer.
NEW ORLEANS. Ami’ 11. -
1 he skipper and crew of the rum
runner “I’m Alone” sunk bv a
coast guard boat in the Gulf of
Mexico, were released here at the
request of United States District
Attorney Edmond E. Talbot.
EASTMAN KOhfjRs AND PHO
TOGRAPHIC SLPPJJES. Schaller
cr’s Alaska Shop
INVITATION FOR BIDS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGItrCULTVRE. P™icL.Z
Juneau, A las’-a, April 2, 1929. Sealed Bids
xl'\U°CL t0 f.he ,oon<ii<ior8 contained herein,
will be received until 9:00 o'clock A M
f ay. j0.' then Publicly opened, for
furnishing all U bor and materials and per
formme a»l work for constructing the Crow
Creek Highway, C row Creek-Cache Section,
and resurfacing the Crow Creek Highway,
Girdwood-C row Creek Section, National For
est Rord profess located within the Chu
National Forest, Territory of Alaska,
bird Judicial Division. The length of the
section to be cons'ru^ed is approximately 1.76
ini es. ^ 1 e of the section to be re
smm ice ' is appro ima'ely 6 miles The prin
cipal items of work are approximately as fol
lows: r’eorin" if, 'res; Grubbing 5.4
\-’rcs: C'-rnr,:,n Fvn RvpMon 3,100 Cu. Yds.;
Solid Rock Excavation 5100 Cu. Yds.; Tln
classif'ed Excaveion for structures 300 Cu.
vds : Crushed -faci-i* 4000 Cu. Yds :
Untreated timber 9 r ™ Ft BM . Treated
Timber 10 0 M F BM : 70’ Span Timber
Truss 1 SptM. i Corru "Mod Met 111 Pipe (nest
able) 996 t in. Ft. : Hand-laid Rock Enbank
merit 80 Cu. Yds. The contract form and
the plans, specifications, snecia! provisions,
and estimate of quantifies may be examined
and the Standard Ques'io nr.ires and Finan- |
rial Statement for Bidders secured by the
1 prospective bidders at the following addresses:
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads, 409 Goldstein
1 Bui’ding, Juneau, Alaska; TT g. Bureau of
Public Roads, Federal Building, Seward, AI- t
j *8’-" ' . Associate'1 General Go-gr^^ors. Mult
nomah Hotel, Portland, Oregon; Associated
| General Contractors. Arcade Building, Seat- i
I He. - Washington : A ssociated General Con- 1
tractors, Spokane Hotel, Spokane, Washing
ton. Proposals will be received from capable |
nT,d responsible contractors who must submit j
"d*b thoir Tponpo* for 51‘sn-iard Government i
j ^erm of j»-d on ^nrnts to be supplied •
ii'Tr ‘he n>:o-v!Tr—i-oBf an aftes*ed state- !
rr»r»r»f of T*P- ,
i sources. Standard Government form of Bid j
! -fa Vo annnlln-3 o-V ,A-,i.arto^s showing :
! <r>*fi-i®n+ pvT>ofiB—b "--i resources
j *n o-onen'" oo—*r',"t *hg work enntemplated.
1 Where copies of r’a-s are remies+ed. a deno
.f”** of sin no rofii v>o yo-nl-e-l to ("sure their
i reM.r—' TC i K dova 5>f‘er rmening of
bids plans are POf returned, the denosit. will
tin *-n *ln - Cm T-„ rgeg
will be rennired wi‘h epoV hid eg follows:
t ppr^eut of *he -men—t et ‘Vo hid Per
formance bond w?H h<» rc-mired "j follows:
The amount of ion tew1 of total contract
nri-e perform n,l'1 hem— within 10
cale-dar davs aba,* of rc’clnt at no*i-e
I to proceed, and will be completed within ISO
! calendar dnvg from +hot date. Uiouidated
! dornn-es fo- de’an wjn be fhe amount, s+ated
i in the “Special Prmdsln-s" for each caleu
' d«r dav of de*av until the work is completed
i or accepted Pantfal payments will be made
I ng the work pre^mpse* nn work pnH material
i deMvered if pueh work sod material meets
the approval of tt*e contracting officer. Arti
on uptontp n-jii be made a part of the
j contract Pidg m”8t be submitted upon the
Standard Oo-’cr— me— t Form of Bid and the
) bidder will be r°nuired to execute
j the !Ctqr,fi-,rd Onv?”"mo— t Form of Contract
for Construction “Te ri^-bt is reserved.. as
! tvn jr,‘»rBc‘ ot tb« f?-ve— mo-t, may reouire,
to reieot abv -,-4 f.11 h‘dp to waive in
fo-maiity i- Vi-ip Tn-eb-ed a-d n-cept ^r
-olert ivma of bid unless such bid
is rtuoUfjo-i v- coo-ie? 'imPc-'ifm Fnvelones
eontpioin- rn-jp‘ to son’e-k marked and
addressed as follows: Bid for Road Improve
ment. Cro- Cr-eV Mi-hw-y. Crow Creek
! Cache Section and Girdwood-Crow Creek Re
! surfacing, to be oneued May 10, 1929 at 9:00
o’clock A. M„ at 409 Go’ds^ein Building, Ju
i "eau, Alaska. M T' Williams, District En
I • inter. Bureau of Public Roads.
CUBAN SCALE LOW
HAVANA April 11, (/P)—The av
erage wage in Havana is $2.59 i
day, the municipal labor boar<
finds. Bricklayers make $3 as d<
street car motormen and conduct
ors, plumbers and electricians
Common labor receives $1.20. Ir
the cane field unskilled laborer;
work for 75 cents a day.
SALE ON WASH BOILERS. J. L
ORAFF.
WIIL DEVELOP PROSPECT
Alex Liska, who trapped along
L the Kahlltna river last winter, ex
j pects to return to the region as
soon as the ice goes out of the Su~
sitna river, and spend the summer
developing a placer prospect dis
• covered last fall. Several spots
1 gave promising pans of course gold
; and it is Liska's belief that he is
on the trail of something good.
Brunswick Phonographs and Re
ords. SCIIALLEKER’S ALASKA
SHOP.
mm
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YEAR
MONTH IN
1929 SALES DATES
June 26
August 28
October 30
December 18
MAT 21
July 24
September 25
November 27
SPECIAL. SALES HELD ON REQUEST OF 8HIP.
PERS. ADVANCES MADE ON SHIPMENTS WHEN
REQUESTED
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