Fifteen years ago last month
the local Chamber Commerce was
organized. Two of the charter
members are still on the job They
are Leon Urbach, president and
Cal M. Brosius. vice president Here
are the minutes of the first meet
ing:
FIRST MEETING
On December 15, 1915, at 8 o’
clock P. M.. about forty of the cit
izens and residents of Seward met
in Old A. B. Hall to discus* the
formation of an organization for
the purpose of furthering the in
terests of Seward and vicinity. Tt
was purposed that the functions of
the body be those ordinarily pet
formed by municipal chambers of
commerce, although its work no^
to be confined to Seward alone.
Several of those present pointed
out clearly the need of such an
organization and the necessity of
putting forth an organized effort
bv representative citizens to in
vestigate and act upon the needs
which should be met to faciliate
the development of the resources
of the country; to encourage and
assist in the establishment of in
dustrial and commercial enter
prises: to furnish reliable informa
tion of every nature to enquiring
prospective residents and investors:
to further promote and maintain
a spirit of hnrmonv among the
people and to take whatever action
possible toward the betterment of
conditions in general.
After remarks along the lines
above mentioned by Messrs. John
|V
RE!) CROSS MEETING
The annual meeting of tin
-yard Chapter. American Rec
Cross, will be held at -he Cr'
Hall, Friday evening at 7 for ih
the closing of the year's bush
i ;s and the election of officer.■
H. S. Haiders ten, Chairman
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Seward (. ha pu r No. 10. order f
Eastern Star
Meets the second
f \ and fourth Monday’s
' ' of each month in
McMullen s Bldg., at
8 p. m. Visiting mem
_ bers always welcome t
Mrs. Emma Banbury, W. M., Mrs. j
Martine 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 jf
Fridays of each
month at 8 p.
m. at I. O. O.
F. Hall. All wel
come. Peter N.
Anderson, Di
rector. M. A. Horner, Secretary.
REWARD REBEKAH LODGE NO.
6-A L O. O. F.
Meets the first
and third Mon
days of each
month In I. O. O.
F. Hall at 8 p. m.
Visiting members
are always welcome. Margarete
Lecbner, N. G., Ludvig Larsson,
Secretary.__
Ressurection Lodge No. A-7, I. O.
O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
8 p. m. ”ln Odd Fellows'
Hall. Visiting brothers welcome.
Gerhard Johnsen, N. G., Ludvig
Larsson, Secretary.
Seward Lodge No. 219, F. and
A. ML
tL Stated communications
first and third Tuesdays
Af\ each month. V is i 11 n
brethem welcome. Elwyn Swet
mann, W. M.. Harold Painter, Sec.
I 0Q
Noon, Hugh Dougherty, C h as.
|Crawford, Dr. Chas- T. Daggett, S.
|L. Colwell, E. O. Sawyer, Gus Ber
gen and others Mi\ Chas. Crawford
| was chosen temporary chairman
and Mr. W. H James temporary
secretary ajn.d the meeting was
called to order.
The following committee was ap
pointed to draft by-laws:
S. L. Colwell. W. T. Lucas, W. H.
James
SEWARD CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE was chosen bv acclama
tion as the most befitting name
for the organization.
A recess was then declared for
the purpose of all those present
who wished to join the organiza
tion subscribing their names to the
membership roll.
Following are the names of those
who signed the roll. Chas. Craw
ford. W. H. James, Chas. T. Dag
get, Cal. M. Brosious, Patrick J.
Donohoe, Leon C Booker, Erich
Lucas, Leon Urbach, Neil Sexton,
J. A. Stewart, Gus Borgen, A. A.
Wolf, M. A. Martin, Hugh Dough
erty. Gaston Hardy. J. C. Robert
son, John Noon, Frank L. Torrey.
E. O. Sawyer, Jr , A. G. de Sher
binin, R. G. Chambers, C. W. Win
stedt. W. T. Lucas. S. L. Colwell, W
P. Henry, Reginald Kerr, R. J.
Thomas.
The above 28 consti
tute the charter membership of
the Seward Chamber of Commerce.
A motion was carried to hold a
special meeting Dec .18. at 8 o’
clock P M. for the purpose of el
ecting permanent officers.
Hugh Dougherty and W. H.
James were appointed a special
membership committee.
The meeting was then adjourned
The second meeting was called
to order December 18, 1915 and
Leon C- Booker was elected pres
ident; Leon Urbach, vice-pres
ident; W. H. James, secretary;
W. P. Henry, treasurer: direc
tors, F. L. Torrey, John Noon and
Hugh Dougherty.
Wolves are becoming increas
ingly numerous in the Fairbanks'*
region the News Miner point"
out One band of 15 was 're
cur.!:, seen. Dogs are disappear
f.n”i'sr;rru ni||pp!i
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•heme: “Behold He that kcepetii; 8
sreai shall neither Slumber nor j
sleep.” : |
S- art the New Year right by!
i Heading church.
COME TO THE CHURCH
Because—Time is invested in j
;he thoughts of eternity.
Because—The enduring things j
af all life, faith, hope, love, are I
stressed here.
Because—We are God hungry
by creation, and He can be found j
in the sanctuary’.
Because—Public worship, sin
cerely engaged in, can but draw i
to God.
Because—God who made us
instructs us to do so in His Scrip
tures.
Because—The sins, sorrows,
cares and responsibilities of our
daily life are eased by worhip
and praise.
Because—Jesus Christ, the Di
vine Son of God, and the Sav
ior of all who believe went, and i
He urges us to go
Aims of this Community Church
1. To serve the whole commu-1
nity regardless of creed or sect, j
All are welcome.
I 2. To be the place where the'
sin burdened and heart weary J
can find God’s peace. “Come un
to me ,all ye that labor and are j
heavy laden, and I will give you
rest.”—Matthew 11:28.
3. To contribute to a whole
some and helpful community
spirit.
4. Being the only active church
here, we invite and urge the sup
| port, encouragement ,and atten
dance of every person in Seward
GOLOVIN Hi: RING
Young, Conrad and Ha re
presenting three individ con
cerns at Golovin in the ishing
business, shipped out this fall a!-:
most 500 tons of herring and cur- I
eci salmon says the Nome Nugget.:
The Golovin herring are classed ;
with the world’s finest and meet ,
with a ready market in the States.
Photographic slides o f the
mammal 'remains found on Gla
cier Island, were recently exhib- j
ited at Fairbanks.
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IF YOU HAVEN’T TRIED
HORLUCK'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.
Affords people everywhere great
comfort and long-lasting enjoyment
Nothing else gives so much hen
fit at so sm..,.
It is a wonu
and play
cool, ca
contented.
work
K6!
EVERYBODY HAPPY
In spite of a few aches and ills
everybody at the Seward Gen
eral Hospital spent a happy New
Year, it is reported. Some of
them may have lost a few vital
organs or gained new ones but
all are meeting the New Year
with ;a happier grin of apprecia
tion of good service, good and
expert medical assistance and
considerate treatment.
Fresh Haas cam*?. SCHALLER
£K S ALASKA SHOP.
ADVERTISING POINTERS-Winter; Storms;
January thaw and rains; outdoor and indoor
sports; theatre events; school openings; thrift
propaganda; clean-up of stocks; inventories;
January Weddings; Alaska peoples’ pilgrimage
to the States; Social events.
JANUARY SALES EVENTS-Winter Clearance
Sales; Pre-Inventory Sales; Inventory Sales; No
tion Sales; White Sales; Apparel Sales; House
furnishing sales.
OTHER SALES-Save-A-Dollar-Sale, illustrate
with dollar bills, silver; Economy Sale, bank of
economy; Live Wire Sale, telegraph poles and
shinning wires; Mill End Sale, Mills and Shops,
Red Tag Sale, red tags;.Clean Sweep Sales, Blue
Pencil Sales, Blue Pencil written signs.
Country Newspaper Advertising.
George Dinsmore was elected
president of Igloo No. 13, Pio
neers of Alaska, Tanana, two
weeks ago, reports the Fairbanks
News Miner. E- R. Farrell, James 4
Noble and James A. Rickwood
became new members.
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- 4
toms.
Seward Leather Works
every month in the year
1931 SALES DATES
February 17
April 14
June 16
August 18
October 29
December 15
January 27
March 17
May 19
July 14
September 15
November 17
Special sales Held on Request of Shippers.
Advances Will be Made as Usual When request
ed. Transferred by Telegraph if Desired.
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