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OF SEWARD, AI/ASKA -- Established August 19, 3904
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ABETTING THE MINE SWINDLER
Let some man put over any of a number of swindles
and the big metropolitan daily comes to Jaljwith m »
•is the odious comparison and simile. \et the success
the mine swindles-and all other get-rich-quick schemers
for that matter—only bear a proportion of onus.
same newspaper would shy at copying an . L
news item published in a mining community but will sell
pages of advertising space into which goes reaping ma -
ter that the advertising manager and the editor must
know is a mass of extravagances u not actual false
hood. If the space is sufficient to justify, the same news
paper will print press agent mining news as authentic
facts
Such mine promotion is the bane of the miner
and the man who is in the market seeking conserva
tive capital with which to bring his prospect into pro
duction. Unlike the stock-selling promoter, his only ad
vertising is gratuitous current news of his operations.
And unlike the publisher of the big. daily cii culating
among millions every item appearing in the small news
paper must bear authenticity. It requires running the
gauntlet of an outer guard to reach the editor of a
big daily. The small town or mining community editor
may be collared in his office or on the stieet by any
one of his subscribers. Hence his news columns are
under close scrutiny and censorship, and he dares not
go bevond facts.
Instead of the outcry against mine swindling, if
the big newspapers utilized the shears and turned to
the little mining community paper for its mining news,
a long step would be taken to put the swindler out of
business and guide the investor into a worthy enter
prise.
Once again it is seen why the port of Seward is
destined to become a great sea-port city. With three
large ocean going steamers in the harbor and four
more due in a few days, the hand-writing is plainly
discernible to all who wish to see.
Some careless woman dropped her wooden leg with
a shoe and stocking in the road near St. Louis, where it
was found by a taxi-driver. She has probably missed it
by this time.
Now if some kind soul will please step forward anc
write to the editor of every publication printed, fictior
and not so good, suggesting to them that they instrucl
their writers to cut out this snow and glacier stuff wher
snaking out a yarn about Alaska, we’ll dance %t theii
next wedding.
Neighbors are so meddlesome. When Chas. Vaugh
of Evansville, Ind., was peacefully supporting two wivei
on $35 a week, the neighbors up and had him arrestet
for bigamy.
The Anchorage Times erred recently when it re
ported the dry squad, w’hile in Seward, found liquor h
several places. Not enough was found to make a goo<
drink.
Don’t ridicule a crank; with a little luck and advei
tising he might have been a genius.
Headline says, “Alaska Girls Are Sought in Seal
tie.” Well we never knew them to play favorites befor<
W. A. Wise of Kansas, alleged to have five wive
living, again proves that there isn’t much in a name.
The old fellow who serenaded his girl with
guitar has a son who gets quicker results with an aul
horn.
It was bound to come. Now we are going to ha^s
a bureau to see that the other bureaus segaciate.
The art of producing low-freez
,ing explosives has greatly increased
| the safety factor in the mining in- j
| dustry, according to Dr. Charles E.;
| Munroe, chief explosive chemist, '
! United States Bureau of Mines.
Frozen dynamite is a most ob
jectionable and dangerous sub
stance, for the frozen “sticks” or j
cartridges, tend to become rigid, |
;Dr. Munroe points out. For load- j
jing into boreholes it is desired that j
the dynamite may be readily plas- j
tic so that they may be readily i
pressed into place. There is also ;
the likelihood that rigid sticks may i
be ignited or exploded by friction
against the wall or forced into a i
borehole.
Frozen dynamite is difficult to
detonate. Hence a grade of detona- j
| tor which is quite capable of firing
the unfrozen dynamite, and may be i
depended on to fire it, may not fire i
frozen dynamite at all, so that a |
missfire, with all its attendant evils j
may result, or it may cause a par
tial explosion, or burning, giving
off large quantities of poisonous j
fumes into a mine. Naturally such ,
shots are not only a total loss, but, j
more than that, they are a source j
of additional expense and of dan- ■
ger. Consequently, users of dyna- 1
mites have been strenuously warn- !
ed against using frozen dynamite j
and alvised to store their dynamite '
in such a manner as to prevent its I
becoming frozen, or if it becomesj
frozen, to thaw it before use.
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j Domenic Vietti, quartz oper
ator at Portage Bay, near Val
dez, is reported to be well pleas
ed with the development work
to date.
James McDonough, 58, a section j
laborer employed by the Alaska j
railroad, was found dead in his ;
bunk at Curry, presumably a vie- j
tim of heart trouble.
A survey to determine the feasi- j
■ bility of anchoring artificial islands j
on the Atlantic for the landing of j
airplanei, to make possible the es- !
itablishment of trans-Atlantic air- j
plane services in relay hops, is I
being made by the Navy survey!
ship “Hannibal”.
Claude Kelly, former clerk of ;
the district court,, Fourth Divi-1
s'oh, is now superintendent for j
the Pierce County, Wash., road
board.
The Fern Gold Mining company
has about 15 men working at its j
mine on Archangel creek.
Frank Hall, former Fai: banks
L j resident, now resides at L mg
' | view and hnve'is for the » iv
t Blue Biscuit Company. He foi
• merly conducted Hall's Bookstore
in the Interior city.
IF YOU HAVEN’T TRIED FRYE
k BRUHN’S BABY BEEF, you are
> certainly missing something.
SEE
Curtis R. Morford
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
Donohoe & Dimond
attorneys at law
Offices
VALDEZ ami CORDOVA
Dr. A. R. Roberts
DENTIST
Dental and General X-Ray work
Phone MAdison 108—Tecklenberg =
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CIVIL ENGINEER
Deputy U. S. Mineral Surveyor
Deputy U. S. Surveyor
Fish Trap Surveys
Anchorage, Alaska
Dr. H. W. Hyatt
PHYSICIAN-SURGEON
Offices in Teckienberg Bldg.
Office hours: 10 a.m. to 12 o’clock. 2 p.m
to 4 p.m.; 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
n.ones: MAin 136—Residence, AtAdison 91
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I LIBERTY THEATER
•> TWO SHOWS TONIGHT 7 and 9 0‘CLOCK
❖❖XX'X^W’ XX^X*X‘<» '»*
THE RED BLOODED COWBOY
FRED THOMSON
and his wonderful horse Silver King supported by Edna Mur
phy, Harry Woods, William Cartright in the western play
THE SUNSET LEGION”
A thrilling frontier town story with new twists and plenty of
hard-riding action. Thomson plays two parts, that of the black
robed mysterious night rider, and the other a lazy, whittling
cowboy. He is in reality a Captain of Rangers, trying to solve
a series of robberies. An absorbing show with a great climax.
With it we will show you “GOOSE FLESH” a fine two-reel
comedy starring LLOYD HAMILTON. And a reel of Jokes
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SUNDAY ONLY
TWO SHOWS—7 and 9 0‘CLOCK
This time we will shake your sides instead of hair-raising
thrills, by showing you a comedy farce feature
THE GIRL IN THE PULLMAN”
A joyous tale of adventure in a Pullman car, where more can
happen in a given time than any other location. The happy
and unhappy people who get into all the comical mixups are
MARIE PREVOST HARRISON FORD
with a special cast in support. And to start the entertainment
right we will give you the only BEN TURPIN in a Mac Sennett
2-reel comedy “A HAREM KNIGHT." Also an Educational
or a News reel.
Coal
By the sack or carload
—PREMIER—
and mine run coal—Try it
—HEALY LUMP—
Nut or mine run
—EYAN JONES—
Lump or mine run
—NANIMO—
Range coal in sack or bulk
WOOD—ICE—HAY—GRAIN
Alaska-Transfer
—Telephone MAin 81, Arcade Building—
—H. V. Hoben A. F. Davis—
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The most welcome words ever ut
tered are contained in an invi
tation to eat, when you are hun
gry. Here we offer you the very
best things to eat and they are
cooked as they should be and
served with politness.
UNION CAFE
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George Nichols, Manager
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FOR SALE
MUNICIPAL PROPERTY SALE
Seward, Alaska.
Lots * 4-5-6.7-34-35-36-37 all in
Block 12 of the original Townsite
of Seward, Alaska, together with
improvement thereon, which im
provement is the grade school
j building of said Seward, is offered
! for sale to the highest and best
! bidder.
j Sealed bids addressed to Muni
cipal Clerk, Seward, Alaska, will
be received up to and including
Saturday August 3, 1929.
The Common Council Teserves
the right to reject and (or) sub
! mit to modification all bids re
! ceived
j TERMS:
I ' (a) Entire Purchase Price in
Cash.
(b) A portion of purchase
price in cash, remainder in
yearly installments., bearing
interest, secured by purchase
mortgage back
It is the intention of the Com
mon Council to use the money
received from the sale of the for
mer school building and premises
toward construction and equip
ment of a gymnasium in con
nection with the William H. Se
ward school, recently erected.
For further details consult
Councilman Orlander and Coun
cilman Horner, members of the
School Committee of the Counci
A. D. Balderston,
Municipal Clerk
Publish July 22 to Aug. 3,1929.
2,000 SUITS!
Two thousand Fall and Win
ter samples are now on display
at Peyser’s Tailor Shop. All er
;ders taken within the next week
I will receive the benefit of 10 per
cent above cost. adv.