Seward Daily Gateway
Of Seward, Alaska. Established August 19,1904
Published daily except Sunday by
The GATEWAY PUBLISHING COMPANY
Entered at the Post Office at Seward, Alaska,
as second-class matter under the Act of
March 8. 1879.
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NORTHERN LIGHTS
(From the Alaska press)
Miss Mary Erma Dorcas Grant,
of Wrangell, recently became the
bride of Harold Clayton Thomas in
that city. Mr. Thomas is from Brem
erton, Wash.
The MS. North Star, which left
Seward last week for Point Barrow,
expects to be up there by September
6.
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Work on the new wing of St.
Ann’s hospital in Juneau, is about
five days ahead of schedule, accord
ing to the contractors. The roof
was expected to be put on the four
story annex by July 19. says the
Empire.
The Most Rev. Vladimir Alexand
rof. Archbishop of the Russian Or
oihox Greek Catholic Church, hold
ing jurisdiction over Pacific Coast
slates, Alaska and N. W. provinces
of Canada, with headquarters in
Seattle, has made his submission
4o Rome, it was revealed in Seat
tle recently.
Mrs. Laura F. Magoon. 70. died
suddenly at her home in Gambier
3ay. near Pctersburgh. recent ly.
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The school at Ellamar. which it
was rumored would be closed this
ear. will be continued this year.
Under the new Territorial 1 a w
which places the control of rural
schools in the hands of the Board
of Education and abolishing school
boards for this class of school. Mrs.
Angus McDonald has been appoint
ed by the Commissioner of Educa
tion as agent or treasurer for the
Ellamar school, and will have sole
charge of disbursing the funds al
ioted to the school district.
Following a successful big game
hunt in the Interior, Gunn Buck
ingham, Memphis, Tenn., sports
man, and his guide Russel Anna
bel, passed through Valdez recent
ly on their way to the States. He
got two grizzlies in the Wood river
section.
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James Finley, mining engineer,
has taken an option on the Ram
say-Rutherford mine, near the Val
dez Glacier, at Valdez, and will im
mediately start work of further de
veloping this quartz property. Some
exceptionally fine ore was taken
out of this mine several years ago.
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A line will be run to Point White
shed from Cordova as soon as
possible for a road to that place
it was announced in Cordova re
cdntly by M. D. Williams, says
the Cordova Times.
BAD WEATHER
FORCED RETURN
Pilot Jack Waterworth, with five
passengers for Cordova, flew high
pver the town yesterday afternoon
heading for that city. Soon after
passing Seward, however, the air
plane ran into bad weather, and
Pilot Waterworth turned his plane
around and returned to Seward and
landed behind the local breakwa
ter to spend the night here.
The passengers on the airplane
were members of the Anchorage Le
gion Post and American Legion
Auxiliary, wfho were on their way to
attend the Legion Convention at
Cordova.
The passengers included Billie
Nottveit, Mrs. P. A. Marsh, S. G.
Raynor. Werner Ohls and E. Roop.
Frank Hielo. mayor of Johnstown,
Moose Pass, who has been employ
ed by the Bureau of Public Roads
crew for several weeks, is now a
member of W. E. Dunkle’s crew
at the Oracle gold mine. Frank is
a blacksmith and worked as a steel
sharpener for the Alaska Juneau
mine for three years.
WEATHER REPORT
Seward 50. clear and calm; Tun
nel 42. part cloudy and calm; An
chorage 50. cloudy and calm; Mat
anuska 55, cloudy and calm; Curry
53, rain and calm; Broad Pass 45
rain and calm; Healy 45, cloudy and
light south wind; Nenana 52, cloudy
and calm; Fairbanks 50, cloudy and
calm.
SERIES NOW EVEN
CHICAGO. Aug. 18. —The East
and West polo teams prepared for
their deciding game Sunday at Chi
cago. The West had a substitute
player fly from the Pacific side to
replace a member of the team who
was injured in Wednesday’s game.
The East won the game the other
day to even the series and the game
Sunday will decide the champions.
The Bureau of Public Road crews
at Moose Pass which have been
scattered along the 56 miles of su
perb highway for several week s,
have been concentrated at Moose
Pass station proper from which
point they are maintaining the road.
Lt. John R. Noyes, of the United
States Army engineers office at
Seattle, who is in Alaska in con
nection with Alaskan projects, ar
rived in Seward last evening from
Anchorage.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ryan and
sorts Stuart and James returned
home to Seward last evening from
an enjoyable two weeks’ outing in
the magnificent Moose Pass-Hope
district.
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BEING INVESTIGATED
| SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.18.—Hun
dreds of reported N. R. A. chiseleri
! were being investigated here as
plans for their prosecution were
being mapped out for Monday.
ALLOCATION MADE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. — The
Public Works administration yes
terday made an allocation of $11,
527,429 for 29 public building pro
jects in 22 states.
BREAK LOOKED FOR
SAN JOSE, Aug. 18. — The state
I wide fruit pickers strike revealec
; signs of breaking as pay raisei
were anounced by growers.
Healy River Coal
ECONOMICAL ~ DEPENDABLE
SAFE
Free from Soot—Graded to suit every need
Priced to suit every purse
Healy River Coal Corp.
Home office at Anehorage, Alaska
TEMPORARY CODE
I PROVISIONS ARE
SENT LOCAL FIRM
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The Seattle Chamber of Com
merce has sent Brown and Hawkins
Corp., of Seward, a telegram set
ting forth the details of the tem
porary code for grocery and food
stores.
The code provides for a 48 hour
week with no overtime work and no
employee must be on duty for more
than eight hours out of any 24 ex
cept on a day preceeding a legal
holiday.
Delivery men and maintenance
employees are restricted to a 48 hour
week with time and one-third to
‘be given for any overtime in excess
of 43 hours.
The temporary code for hard
ware and clothing stores provide
for 40 hour week with the privilege
{of working three 48 hour weeks in a
six months period.
The same provisions apply for
grocery stores as for delivery men
and maintenance employees.
Office workers are limited to 48
[hours for grocery and 40 hours for
! hardware and clothing.
Mrs. E. F. Jessen and daughter
jErnestine returned last evening
j from Moose Pass. Mr. Jessen is re
iinaining at the mine for a few
| weeks longer for pending visits by
several interested people.
ROUGH POLO MATCH
! FOREST HILLS, N. Y„ Aug. 13. —
; Tommy Hitchcock and his polo
mates showed that they could play
just as rough polo as the Wester
ners often do when they defeated
1 the Western team yesterday in one
| of the roughest polo games ever
; played.
GIVES “LOWDOWN”
NEW YORK. Aug. 18. — Senator
iJames Couzens told the “inside
story” of the famous §90,000,000 loan
to Charles G. Dawes' Chicago bank.
The latest report on the S. S.
• Aleutian is that it is due to arrive
: this evening at 8 o’clock.
A passenger train will arrive in
Seward this evening and will go out
again tomorrow.
GOLF BALLS at Alaska Shop.
| Next Monday, Aug. 21 will again
I be one-half price SPECIAL DAY
! for Dry Cleaning. Send your “dry
clean” to the Seward Steam Laun
dry on that day and have it done
perfectly and to your entire satis
faction at one-half the regular
price. Remember, next Monday!
CLEANING
PRESSING
ALTERATIONS
C. Henning’s
TAILOR SHOP
GEO. ANDERSON
in Seward soon
Expert Piano Tuning
Pianos—Sale or Rent
Leave messages care of
Yan Gilder Hotel
I * DRINK MILK FOR HEALTH
PURE BREED STOCK
PRODUCES ALL Or
MILK and CREAM
Seward Dairy
LIBERTY HALL
Talking Motion Pictures Every Night But Monday
Show Tonight at 8 o’clock
The man in a class by himself
WILL ROGERS
is to be seen again tonight in the great
laughter getter
"DOWN TO EARTH’
Said to be the best picture this Star has made
to date. The Daddy who brought his society
crazed family back to common sense. From
Caviar to hotcakes—a laugh all the way.
It’s sure good—a play for everybody who wants
a fine nights entertainment
And with it is a special 2 reel filler in Full Color.
A musical novetly. Also a News reel.
Cal M. Brosius
BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES
EVERY ITEM IN THE BUILDER’S LINE
AGENT FOR ROYCROFT MOOSE PASS MILL
Mine Supplies, Rails, Rail Bolts, Rail Spikes,
Wheelbarrows, Drill Steel, Blacksmith Coal
Seward, Alaska
CMB
Phone Mad. 52
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
TRAINS ARRIVE P.M. TRAINS DEPART A.M.
1 Thursday and Friday 6:00 Friday 9:00 Saturday 7:38
Mixed Train Arrives . Wednesday p. m.
Mixed Train Departs Saturday not earlier than 10 a. m.
Round trip tickets on sale between all stations at 1 1-3 of one
way fare. Passengers from Seward leave on Friday or Satur
day; return the following Thursday or Friday. Passengers for
Seward from stations Curry South leave on Thursday and Fri
| day. Consult ticket agent for further particulars and rates.
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Motorship Discoverer
REGULAR SAILINGS FROM SEWARD TO KENAI, KASILOF,
NINILCHIK, SELDOVIA AND WAY PORTS
Captain Heinie Berger, Master
The Gateway, Seward Office ,
STEAMSHIP STARR
CAPTAIN ARTHUR RYNING
SAN JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
Next Westward Sailing August 18
Chas. A. Jansen, Agent
Phone Madison 139 Seward, Alaska
Steamer Lv. Seattle Lv Seward
Aleutian .Aug. 12.Aug. 18 9 p.m.
Yukon .Aug. 19.Aug. 25 9 p.m.
Aleutian .Aug. 26.Sept... 1 9 p.m.
* Yukon .Sept. 2.Sept. 8 9 p.m.
Ports of Call: Ketchikan, Wrangle, Juneau,
Cordova, Valdez and Seward
Freighter Depere sails from Seattle
August 6 and Tanana August 20.
J. H. Flickinger, Agent
Satringa marked • aonneet with SS. Starr at Seward
Sailing! from Seattle at 9 a.m. on datea ahowa
Alaska Steamship Co.
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