JILTS FIANCEE, MARRIES
SAN FRANCISCO. May 25. t/P)—
Less than a week ago Miss Francis
Jane Curtis left her home in Denver
for San Francisco to meet her fiancee
and be married. On the train she met
“Robert Gerald La Marr,” who said
he was a motion picture actor, and
they promptly fell in love, the fiancee
was jilted and a wedding followed.
Yesterday Mrs. “La Marr” was out
a $1,500 rung and a diamond bracelet
and the movie picture husband was
missing. He is being sought by the
police on a warrant sworn out by the
bride of two days.
ANCIENT HATS WINNERS
OF MILINERY HONORS
LONDON. May 25. (/P)—Top hats
of the men stole the milinery honors
from the women at a private art ex
hibition at the Royal Academy at Bur
lington House. Many of the “toppers" .
exhibited saw service in the days of |
Queen Elizabeth.
ROYAL GUEST WELL GUARDED
LONDON. May 25. (/P)—President
Doumergue of France, who will arrive
in England tomorrow to spend four
days as the guest of King George and i
Queen Mary, will be the most carefully
guarded visitor to England in many
years.
EMPIRE BUILDER’S SON WEDS
LIVINGSTON, Mont.. May 25. (/P)—
Walter Hill, son of the late empire!
builder. James J. Hill, was married to j
Mildred Richardson, Follies star, a|
short time after he was, divorced from
Papline Hill, it was learend today.
Wb-n .James Raw son of Ft. Paul
died, supposedly a pauper. $1 1,01m)
was found in an old sock in his
squalid home.
When Ivan Feodor, a. Russian, at
tempted to enter Switzerland, cus
toms officials found worth cm
cocaine concealed in his long whisk
ers.
Ask for the film in tne yell w box.
Eastman’s Films. Schallerer’s Alaska
Shop.
FAMOUS b'ANCER DIES
LAUSANNE, Switzerland. May 25. j
(/P)—Maurice Man vet, world famous 1
cabaret dancer, died here. His young
wife, formerly Eleanor Ambrose of
Kansas City, was at his bedside where
she has been holding prayer for sev- j
eral days without rest.
VISIONS OF CHICAGO
SEEN OK ECONOMIST
CHICAGO, May 25. f/P)—'This city j
will have a population of more than
4.430,000 persons within its present j
boundaries in 1950, according to a pre- !
diction made by Helen Rankin Jeter,
professor of social economy at the
niversity of Chicago, in reporting on a ;
survey of the city’s growth.
INDIAN SETS MARATHON MARK
NEW YORK, May 25. (/P)—Quano
wahu, a Hopi Indian from Arizona,
won a Marathon race from New York
to Long Reach, over the pavement and
through traffic, breaking Albert Mi
chaelson’s American record for the
distance.
DIAMOND CLAIMS WORTHLESS
JOHANNESBURG. South Africa,
May 25. </P)—Report? from the new
diamond fields of Gras.fontein are
that, although they contain rich
patches, the claims of many prospec
tors tire worthless.
SELDOVIA SCHOOL CLOSES j
Vacation time being at hand the!
Seldovia public school closed down
last Friday for the summer months.
There were (15 pupils enrolled in the
Inlet school during the past season, j
IN CASE OF RAIN
In case of rain on Memorial Day,
the day set for cleaving Seward’s
new cemetery and its dedication, the
band, which is scheduled to be on
hand to render music as a tonic
while work is under way, will render
its concert at the Liberty theatre.
This only in ease of had weather
when everything' may have to be *etn
• porarily called off.
Lucky says, addressing
himself mostly to Southern
ers: Try his sweet potatoes
at 25c a can.
Gateway is hard to excell. Write for
sample copy.
at the new cemetery. This is virgin country
about one-half mile from the Jesse Lee Home.
This tract of 40 acres, secured by the Town of
Seward from the government, will make an ideal
cemetery. It is high and dry, but a lot of work
will have to be done. Only four acres will be
used to start with—one acre for the City, one
acre for the Pioneers, one acre for the Odd Fel
lows and one acre for
the Masons. After the
City’s one acre is clear
ed you can work on the
others if you see fit, but
you will need overalls
or coveralls, and our
stock is complete. Prices
$1.75 for ov. s o^d
$3.50 and ut co
alls.
Urbach’s
TRADE
CLOVES
OVERALL UMIFOPMS
PANTS
MARK
...
“QUALITY FIRST”
BROWN & HAWKINS CORP.
Seward, Alaska
Reliable Standard Brand
Work and Dress Clothing
and Footwear
AT STANDARD PRICES
OUR REPUTATION IS YOUR GUARANTEE
WE ARE JOBBERS FOR ALL BRANDS OF
Cigarettes, Smoking and Chewing Tobaccos and Copenhagen Snuff
Stock and Drop Shipment Orders Executed Promptly
Let us supply your wants in Choice Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. We carry
them at all times in up-to-date Cold Storage
DEPENDABLE GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS, GARDEN
TOOLS OF ALL KINDS
Hollyhurst Ranch Eggs,
George Washington Cof
f e e. Libby’s Canned
Fruits and Vegetables
Fleischman’s Fresh
Yeast for Baking and
Health
Puritan Hams and Ba
con, Creamery Butter,
B. & H. Brand Mayon
naise and Sandwich
Spread
FLOUR—GRAIN—AND HAY
FOR SPRING CLEAN UP
Soap and Soap Powders of all kinds, Dutch Cleanser, Insto, Bon Ami,
Stove Polish, Chimney Sweep, Scrubbing Brushes, Mops and Mop
Sticks, Mop Buckets, Dust Pans, Brooms and Steel Wool, Pipe
Cleaners, Window Cleaners and Window’ Brushes, Kalsomine, Wall
Tints and Paints of all Kinds
r
Lambert’s “TRUBLPRUF” and Pneumatic Tires—Aer-Pruf Anti-Punc
ture Fluid—Big Game Rifles of all calibres—Ammunitions of all Sorts,
Kleanbore Cartridges just received.
EVAN JONES LUMP COAL—PEA COAL AND MINE RUN COAL. STOVE
WOOD
Prompt Delivery and Satisfaction Assured
K
BLSZE BURNS OVER BBS
ACRES NEAR SEWARD
A section of timber and two unoc-1
cupied cabins were burned since last
evening starting from a blaze in a
pile of brush near the Jesse Lee
Home at 10:30 p. m. last night.
Conditions did not look serious until
midnight when the high wind started
the blaze on its way toward town. The
fire department, signal corp, and many
townspeople turned out to fight the
menacing blaze, and after an all night
struggle, it was put in check late this
morning.
About 30 men under the direction of
Chief Robert Guest, in charge of the
Seward fire station, and Lieut. Jones,
have been in the field of 600 acres of;
{smoldering timber all day.
Men’s shoes resoled, heeled and ;
polished $2.75. Seward Leather j
Works. i
For winter or summer
drink an orange for health,
come and see it made. Can
dy Cottage.
Fairbanks Airplane ,
Corporation
—The Pioneer Line—
FLYING TO ALL PARTS IN ALASKA
OUR NEW SWALLOW PLANE
Joseph Crosson, Pilot
(Alaska’s Ace)
has just completed a record flight
from Fairbanks, to Point Barrow,
returning via Kotzebue and Ruby.
For information as to Flights, Rates, Etc., write or
wire at our expense
ROBERT LA VERY, General Manager
Fairbanks, Alaska
HARDWARE, STOVES AND RANGES
Inside frosted Electric Lamps, Ship Chandlery, An
chors, Rope and Twine, Paints and Oils, Sheet metal,
Plumbing Shop, Gun repairs.
Mail Orders Will Receive Prompt Attention
J. L. GRAEF
Phone Madison 87 Seward Alaska