HARROWS BE CLOSED
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
DREDGING PROJECT WILL CAUSE
CLOSING OF WRANGELL NAR
ROWS
Major L. E. Oliver of the Alaska
Road Commission, met the managers
of the different steamship lines op
erating in Alaska on his recent trip
to Seattle to discuss the effect the
straightening and deepening of Wran
gell Narrows will have on the tour
ist traffic this summer reports the
Juneau Empire. The Narrows • will
be closed from May 10 when the con
tractor arrives with the dredges
until September 1. After September
1 the Narrows will be closed' at cer
tain periods and open at other times,
the dates of which wll be announc
ed. The contractor expects to work
through the winter and to complete
the work in about a year, so that
after next May Wrangell Narrows
will be open continuously.
The Puget Sound Bridge and
Dredging Company of Seattle which
is a very well known firm on the
Pacific coast, is handling the project.
The steamer Queen, on which Major
Oliver returned, stopped in Peters
burg for about 12 hours, giving him
time to inspect the preliminary work
which has been done in that locality,
to prepare for the arrival of the con
tractor and the crew in May.
James G. Truitt, who is in charge
of the Wrangell Narrows work for
the Alaska Road Commission, is get
ting the survey in shape splendidly,
according to Major Oliver, and will
have everything ready in ample time
for work to begin when the contract
or arrives.
WILL CONSTRUCT BUILDING
George Purvis, Seaiti- contractor,
who constructed the Enprcss thea
tre at Cordova and at An in.rage, is
back this time en route to Fairbanks
where he will assume charge of the
construction of Capt. Lathrop’s new
theatre and business block.
Picture Framing. Schallerers Alas
ka Shop.
Hof man’s Rooming
House
THE BELMONT
FOR LABORING MEN
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SEWARD, ALASKA
LIBERTY THEATRE
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PRESENTED FOR THF PURPOSE,
OF RAISING TRAVEL FUND
FOR MRS. WOODCOCK
When the need of new buildings for
the children of Jesse Lee Home be
cam apparent in 1924 and the kind of
buildings were decided upon the great
question arose: “How and where are
we going to get the. money, we can
only see half enough?” Then Mrs.
Annie Hobbs ‘ Woodcock, general sec
retary of children’s work ofthe Wo
man’s Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal church, a woman
of great faith and vision, came for
ward arid said: “Let the children do
it; they wilF be glad to build a .home
for the children in Alaska. We can
raise that $60,000.”
There were those who doubted it.
Sixty thousand dollars is a lot of
money to be raised in pennies, nickels
and dimes, they said, but as Mrs. ;
Woodcock was so sure it could be j
done, and as no one else wanted the
jot, it was turned over to her.
Just about this time (January-Feb
ruary, 1925). the whole world was
thrilled with the glorious achievement j
of Giinnar Kasson and his wonderful j
dog of the stows, Balto. Mrs. Wood- j
cock took advantage of this and or-j
ganized the children into teams
throughout the States. A call for help
had come: help must be had for the
childhood of Alaska, the $60,000 were
60,000 miles over which the children
must race with the needed help, every j
i
tim a thousand dollars was raisd
'hey had passed a milestone. Every
society that raised the amount appor
tioned to them was given the title
“Balto Band;” the boy or girls in each
church who put the most pennies.!
nickels and dimes in his mite-box
(made to represent an Alaskan sled) j
was known as a “Balto.”
Alaska was advertised in every city
and village church in the States where
there was a missionary society; they
caught the spirit of Kasson and his
intrepid dog; their slogan was “Balto,
A thing of beauty and enjoyment.
The May Day Dance tonight at Odd 1
Fellows hall by the American Leg;on
Auxiliary.
Axminster and Congolian rugs. J.
L. Graef.
HIM. LINED IN PORT I
EN ROUTE TO THE SOUTH
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The S. S. Admiral Watson, of the
Pacific Steamship Company, Capt.
Glass in command, arrived in port
from the Westward at S:30 o’clock
this morning en route south. The
steamer departs at 8 o'clock this
evening shortly after the arrival of
t.he passenger train from the Inter
ior.
Incoming and southbound passeng- :
ers include:
Seward—H. P. Allen. Fred Spach, l
H. W. Swenckert.
Juneau—Chas. Gerling, Mrs. C’n$|. !
Gerling, Chas Gerling, Junior.
Seattle—Mr. Burrell Foster, Mrs. |
Burrell Foster. Alexandria Ponchere,
Mrs. H. Hanson, F. E. Webber.
- Mel A. Horner, “prince of guides” :
i
and big game hunter de lux, is re
turning today on the S. S. Northwest
ern from a six weeks visit back
home.
Mrs. Frank Curran, wife of conduc. i
tor Curran. Alaska Railroad, after
several weeks visit in the States, is j
an incoming arrival on the S. S. !
Northwestern.
if you can do it, we can too.” So
mile after mile they raced on until the
last dollar was paid in.
The last week in June the children
of Jesse Lee Home will erect and ,
dedicate the zero milestone of the
“Ralto race.” In the base of this
stone will be placed the names of all
these “Baltos” and Balto Band's who
responded so heroically to the call
for Alaska’s children. It will be a
gala occasion, attended bv the Bureau
i
secretary of Alaska work, Mrs. J. T.
McQueen, some of the national officers
ml W. O. Shepard, bishop of 'he Port
land area of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
Bur Mrs. Woodcock, who put so ;
much imagination, enthusiasm and ex- j
scutive ability in the raising of this i
money, will not be privileged to at- j
tend this consummation of real
ichievement unless her friends pre
sent her with a ticket, for she is the
I
ife of a minister in very moderate
circumstances.
So because of this there came into
being the “Woodcock travel fund.”
3f course the children at Jesse Lee
Borne would love to meet face to
iace this worker for childhood of!
America who made their home pos- j
sible, and they wanted to start the
fund. Sunday afternoon at the pa
geant, “The Dawning,” an offering
will be taken which will be applied to
this fund. The children have worked
long and faithfully over this produc
tion that some of the largest churches
in America have thought worthy to
produce, feeling that in this way they
might show their appreciation.
If the citizens of Seward respond
wiht a tidy sum thatthe boys and girls
can give it will be a great joy to them.
They do not always wish to be re
ceivers; they would like to earn the
right to test these words: “It is
more blessed to give than to receive.”
Mens shoes resoled, heeled anc
polished $2.75. Seward Leathei
W orks.
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A. R. C. ENGINEER RETURNS
Fred Spach, junior engineer, Al
aska Road Commission, who last
vreek made a trip to Kodiak where
road work has been started, was
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Seward, Alaska