GANG OF ROISTERERS ARE NOW
BEING SO LG I IT BY LO
CAL AUTHORITIES
A pageant appeared In Seward.
It blazed along the highways and
byways and finally centered at
Dreamland Hall. Some folks thot
it might be Northern Lights turn- j
ed on for Seward’s especial atten- !
lion but it developed that it was i
the annual high-power New Year’s j
mask ball of the Seward Volun- ,
teer Fire Department Wednesday |
night Santa Claus didn’t have I
anything to do with it. He was busy j
down in South America. But a
young infant with his diaper hang
ing on one leg came over the east- j
ern hills and the folks just nat- ,
orally flocked out to welcome him. (
His name was New Year 1931, and
before they got through with him
he was a full-fledged citizen. He is j
now wearing a store-sized suit and j
kwks mala mutes out of his path, i
It was a plendid mask ball. Al
most everybody in town was there
The only thing wrong about it
v as that for a couple or three hours j
nobody could tell for sure who
the other person was. It was even
reported that one husband tried
to kiss his own wife.
They came in mass formations
and looked like the renleased mu
seum from Marshal Field or a
bunch of misguided fowls that had ,
forgotten to fly home for the win- j
1 r Among them were some wan
dering vaqueros who had railed i
RID CROSS MEETING
The annual meeting of the
Seward Chapter. American Red
Cross, will be held at the City
Hall. Friday evening at 7 for the
the closing of the year's busi
ness and the elec lion of officers.
K S. Haiders'on. Chairman.
Clown Suits for rent a +
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far from the plains of New Mex
ico Maybe they were not so mis
guided at that because it seems
there were some senoritas in dis
tress 'meaning disguise).
Everything started off with a big
bang. The discerning onlooker
couldn’t tell after the second glance
that he wasn’t seeing things. H1
was seeing a phantasmoragia.
which is a $7 word meaning jumble
The music by the -Blue Star Or-1
chestra was good and soon cos
girls from Wyoming were trying to
get acquainted with oil kings from
Texas. There were three pre-his
toric monsters present, from Gla
cier Island, the South slope of Mt.
McKinley and Cook Inlet. They
skidded in when the doorkeeper
wasn’t looking.
While the lights blinked ar.d
winked Cleopatra was looking h r ;
Anthony, and doggoned if she did |
n't find Caesar. And then Queen
Elizabeth came with an axe look
ing for six or eight husbands. A j
polar bear tried to start a dam ^ j
with a reindeer; Cleo’s barge came
down the Nile an dthe Queen o
Sheba got aboard.
It proved to be a regular party.
Folks had more fun in two, three -
six-eight hours than can possible
be condensed in the same distance
or a year. No attempt will be made
to name those good fellows who ar- j
ranged the affair They did well
WHILE THEY LAST
Closing out remaining sizes
of good work shoes at prices
from $3.25 to $4.75. Remember
old packs can be re-bottomed
with either crepe or cleated bot
toms.
Seward Leather Works
Seward Chapter No. 10. Order c/
Eastern Star
Meets the second ’
and fourth Monday’s
of each month in
McMullen's Bldg., at J ]
8 p. m. Visiting mem
bers always welcome
Mrs. Emma Banbury, W. M., Mrs. |
Martlne Johansen. Secretary. ;
PIONEERS OF ALASKA—IGLOO
NO. 9.
Cal M. Brosius, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Seward Lodge No. 1425. L. O. O
M. Meets every
first and third
Fridays of
month at 8 p.
m. at I. O. O.
F. Hall. All wel
come. Peter N.
Anderson, Di
rector. M. A. Horner, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LODGE NO.!
6-A I. O. O. F.
Meets the first
and third Mon
d a y s of e a
month in I. O.
F. Hall at 8 p.
Visiting members
are always welcome. Margarete ■
Lechner, N. G., Ludvig Larsson, j
P Off
Ressurection Lodge No. A-7, I. O.
Gerhard Johnsen, N. G., Ludvig
Larsson, Secretary.
Seward Lodge No. 219, F. and
A. M.
X Stated communications
brethern welcome. Elwyn Swet
mann, W. M., Harold Painter. Sec. !
Hall. Visiting brothers welcome.
first and third Tuesdays
each month. V is 111 n g
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HE TCIPLF CHEEE
ISudv Val!ee
Vs collegiate it■' u raccoon coat
. as ♦•.vlain to Iks popular as the
'..'in Song” ... a rollicking*
irtial air that uill bring you to
or feet with a L oe, loud Hah!
. . that's ‘‘The Triple Cheer,”
'u-Iv Val lee's newest' tutor release.
,1.1 . . , tlie'ri are nun: ners on tins t
reek's I! -! h* t! ■ oiher leaders
f jtjufietil * h-.-er . . . Arnheim,
u...-,; ai. S ftwsmiiti. 'V musieal
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trove it « . . come in!
! rip!*> Che- r March Fox Trot
2. 1 h.e Pi' net**on < .auuoa song
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loot! AiM j poor ISarvtrcl—
M ar< h I-ox t rot
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llUDY \ VLl.f.i; AND lilS
Gonnectk i t Yankees
No. 22545, 10-inch
t’s n Great Life—Fox Trot
(If ^ on Don t V> oaken)
(from Paramount picture,
"Playboy of Paris")
My Ideal—Fox Trot from
Paramount picture, ' Playboy of
Paris”)
George Olsen and TTis Music
No. 22544, 10-inch
\. Peach of a Pair—Fox Trot
(from Paramount picture,
"Follow Thru")
Gus Arnheim and
His ukchestra
Maybe It’s Love—Fox Trot
(from Warner Bros, picture,
"Maybe It's Love")
Leo Reisman and
His Orchestra
No. 22546, 10-inch
Little White Lies Organ
Confessin* (That I Love You)
Organ JESSE CRAWFORD
No. 22551, 10-inch
Sing Something Simple (from
the Musical Comedy, "The Second
Little Show")
Happy Feet (from Universal
picture, " King of Jazz")
The Retelers
No. 22547, 10-inch
The decorations were in good taste,
the floor excellent, the punch tick
led the palate and the crowd was
bigger and better than ever.
After the dance broke lip at the
Dreamland Hall most of the re
maining revelers and the orchestra
adjourned to the Seward Grill
where they danced until 6 a. m.
George James, of the Alaska Shop
gave several splendid vocal selec
tions at the annual New Year’s
Ball.
IF YOU HAVEN’T TRIED
H ORLUCK’S DANISH ICE
CREAM YOU HAVE MISSED
SOMETHING GOOD. Sold only
at the Candy Cottage.
Join the Cleaning and Pressing
Club. $5 per month. Phone the
Seward Steam laundry for de
tails.
When school reopens Monday
! there will be two new faces added
| to the many who are now attend
ing. Milton and Kenneth O’Neil,
! who recently arrived in Seward
from Latouche, will enroll when
I classes resume.
A feature of the Firemen’s New
Year Mask Ball was the uniform
ing of the players of the Blue
Star orchestra. Each member of,
the six piece harmony-makers
wore a white middy, white trou -
sers, a “gob” hat and a blue scarf.
GKTS LIMIT VERDICT
After being out exactly ten min
utes a jury in Ketchikan court in
the case of R. E. Giese vs. the Pa
cific Coast Engineering Company
gave Giese a verdict giving him
the full idemnity allowed by the
Alaska law for the loss of both
arms. The amount awarded was
$5,400. He was injured at the Cove
Lime ferry on Dahl Island whea
his arms were caught in the con
veyor belt. It was 24 hours before
he could be gotten to medical at
tention and it was necessary to
amputate both his arms.
Pleasure
B The tingling taste of
fresh mint leaves is a real treat
for your sweet tooth.
WRIGHTS
Affords people everywhere great
comfort and long-lasting enjoyment.
Nothing else gives so much bene
fit at so small "* cost.
It is a vvonuerful help in work
and play — keeps you
cool, calm and
contented.
1
Seward Drug Co.
THE MUSIC YOU WANT
WHEN you want n
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EVERY MONTH IN THE YEAR
1931 SALES DATES
January 27
March 17
May 19
July 14
September 15
November 17
February 17
April 14
June 16
August 18
October 20
December 15
Special Sales Held on Request of Shippers.
Advances Will be Made as Usual When request
ed. Transferred bv Telegraph if Desired.
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Courtesy of Northfield News