FRESH SUPPLY OF STOCKFISH.
SEWARD TRADING COMPANY.
TOMORROW’S TIDES
First high w ter 9:17 a. m.
Second high water 11:00 p. m.
First low water „ 2:48 a. m.
Second low water 4:24 p. m.
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Trains Leave
7:30 a.m. Monday and Thursday;
Trains Arrive— ',/i
7:00 p.m. Wednesday and Satur
day.
ARON ERICSON
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PAINTER & DECORATOR
JACK OTIS
Licensed guide King Cove, Alaska
In the heart of the
BIG Alaska Brown
Bear Country
OTIS TRADING CO.
Outfitters for hunting parties—
everything furnished. Write for
open dates.
THE PALACE
John Mattlch, Prop.
POOL, SOFT DRINKS AND
CIGARS
Furnished Rooms
Phone Main 55
THE PANHANDLE
Soft Drinks and Candies
Cigars and Tobaccos
CARD TABLES
J. A. Eamon
Proprietar
Phone -t- Madison 54
Next Door to Liberty Theater
Cleaning and Pressing
Ladies’ Work a Specialty
Phone Adams 120 Shoe Shining
WM. SLEDGE, Prop.
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AND ALTERATIONS
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TAILOR SHOP
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GENERAL REPAIRING
G. THORKELSON
1 Leave Call at The NORTHERN
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BLUE FOX FURS TAKEN
SATISFACTORY NUMBERS
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Reports indicate that furs from the
Westward Islands, particularly the
blue fox furs, are being taken in satis
factory numbers, especially, /he Kodi
ak and Cook Inlet areas, from which
the early reports show that the catch
not only is normal, or above, but that
I the quality is above the average,
j This encouraging situation, coupled
with the present high prices, is
cause for encouragement among the
ranchers who plan improvements to
extend their operations, the coming
year.
NOW HAS 50 PAIR
Jack McCord has completed the
work of placing 50 pairs of blue foxes
on Sitkalidak Island some 40 miles
from the town of Kodiak.
fRATEHNIL
SEWARD POST NO. 5, AM
ERICAN LEGION, meets 2nd
fand 4th Tuesdays each month
at Odd Fellows Hall.
CLYDE R. ELLIS, Commander.
HERMAN DUMARCE, Adjutant
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meets the second and
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows'
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
come; Mrs. Anna Les
lie, W. M.; T. P. Graham, Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425, L.O.O.M.
Meets every first
and third Fri
day each month
at 8 p. in., at
Odd Fellows’
Hall. All vi&it
i n g member*
welcome.
PETER N. ANDERSON, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER, Secretary.
IGLOO NO NINE PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows* Hall; F. B.
Moore, President; C. M. Broslus, Sec
retary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LODGE NO. 6
A., I. O. O. F.
come. Mrs. P.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of
each month in Odd
Fellows’Hall at 8:00
p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
N. Anderson, N. G.,
Ludvig Larsson, Sec’y.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7f
I. O. O. F.
j Meets every Thurday at
8.00 p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall. Visiting brothers welcome.
Gust A. Peterson, N. G., Ludvig
Larsson, Sec'y.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 219, F. & A. M.
• Stated ^communications first
and third Tuesdays of each
/Nr \ month. Visiting brethern wel-'
come. Henry Frost, W. M.; T. P. Gra
ham, Secretary.
GRAZING LIND BILL IS
ENDORSED Df SEWARD
CHAMBER COMMERCE
The following article was^read and
endorsed at yesterday’s mating of
the Seward Chamber of Commerce:
A bill introduced in Congress re
cently providing for the extension
to the Territory of Alaska the
Act of December 29, 191G, entitled
“An Act to provide for stock raising /
homesteads, and for other purposes.” j
The Bill provides an amendment
to the original law in that provision 1
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is made to allow settlers already lo-j
cated on a homestead of 1G0 acres of j
land an additional homestead of 320 j
acres Of grazing land, anywhere with-!
i
in a radius of 30 miles of their present!
location, and title thereto may be ob-1
tained within three years by improv-i
ing the land to the value of $1.25 per j
acre. „
The passage of such a law may en
courage the settlement of much of the
grazing lands in Alaska outlying the
present settlements and make the
present homesteads valuable as stock
farms, and fully insure sufficient
range for stock to consume all forage
and grain crops that can be grown
upon 160 acre farms.
Desirable locations for stock rais
ing homesteads are to be found on
Kodiak Island, and "when the acreage
of the homestead is increased, assur
ing the settler of sufficient grass land
for winter hay on the mountain sides,
will be producing reindeer meat in
stead of Kadiak brown bear that now
roam the many mountain sides and
tops.
During the past five years many
prospective stockmen have made en
quiry for locations suitable for stock
raising but, were turned away from
Alaska for the reason that sufficient
land could not be had to insure suc
cess ins tock raising. A number of en
quiries of prospective stockmen, en
couraged by the passage of the leasing
law one year ago have come to hand,
but todate nor egulations have been
sent out by the Department of the In
terior that furnishes the desired in
formation. It is hoped that this bill
may become a law and that stock
raising may be encouraged to the end
;hat Alaska may at least supply her
awn market with beef and mutton
ind dairy products.
Stockmen desire title to sufficient
land to insure them in making the in
itial investment necessary in starting
this industry before they dare venture
and from past experience with leased
government ranges, none have: become
enthused with the prospect except a
few who wish to exploit others who
might take a chance with some of
big companies. This country needs the
stockman with his family, rather
with the large concern that dreams
of vast wealth to be produced upon
public domain to be drawn upon from
time to time without their personal
effort in the production.
Much of the Matanuska Valley is
so densely covered with timber that
160 acre farms will not furnish pas
ture for 10 head of cows in the virgin
woods, but every acre of pasture land
must be seeded to tame before it will
provide pasture for cattle. This nat
urally delays the stockmen. Beef pro
duction is impossible under such con
ditions, and dairy farming is greatly
handicapped. With provision for pas
ture land upon which the young stock
and dry cows may be pastured dur
ing the summer and fall months, a
dairy farmer can increase his herd to
the full carrying capacity in winter
forage production of his farm.
Any country that has the natural
summer pasturage that Alaska has
shuld produce its beef, mutton, and
dairy products. To do this we must
have stockmen settled here, and if
the proposition is made attractive for
them we may confidently expect
such settlement within the next few
years. Attractive land laws and
freight rates will make this thing pos
sible, coupled writh a proper invita
tion from the people of Alaska.
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Chocolate and vaniUa ice
cream. Schallerer’s Alaska
like an arrow from a bow
Buick for 1928 gets away in traffic like
an arrow from a bow!
Watch the Buicks next time you drive
downtown. See how easily they step out
in front when the signal changes. And
note how they give other cars the slip
in the friendly rivalry of traffic.
You cannot say you know the full
meaning of “performance” until you’ve
driven a Buick for 1928.
BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICH.
BUICK>I928
Ogles Oarage
Division of General Motors Corporation
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ALASKA GUIDES
INCORPORATED
Subsidiary of
ALASKA GLACIER TOURS
ASSOCIATION
Anchorage Seward
Big game hunting expeditions,
to all parts of Central and
Southwestern Alaska
Andy Simons, Field Mgr.
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SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
John Nelson, Mgr. Wayne Blue, Agent
Office, Arcade Building. Phone Main 81
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