URBACH’S have coming on the next
boats 200 late books for their circu
lating library.
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' JACK OTIS
Licensed guide King Cove, Alaska
In the heart of the
BIG Alaska Brown
Bear Country
OTIS TRADING CO.
Outfitters for hunting parties—
everything furnished. Write for
open dates.
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DR. J. A. BAUGHMAN
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
CHRONIC DISEASES A SPECIALTY v
Phone Madison 90. Seward, Alaska 1
D0N0H0E & DIMOND '
ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1
Offices: 1
VALDEZ and CORDOVA
DR. A. R. ROBERTS ‘
DENTIST
Dental and Generali X-Ray Work t
New Tecklenfoerg Bldg. s
Phone Mad. 108 - - - Seward, Alaska t
SEWARD GENERAL |
HOSPITAL
Open to the public under the per- t
sonal supervision of DRS. R. J. r
and C. E. ALCORN^ c
Seward, Alaska. Main 141. f
AUTO OWNERS OFFERED
OPPORTUNITY SPECIAL
RATES, RAIL, BOATS
There is a possibility that during
next, summer, if sufficient business is
offered, that the Alaska Railroad ir
connection with the steamship com
panics, will make a rate on automo
biles from Fairbanks to Seward and
Anchorage, also from Anchorage tc
Seward, and arrange with the steam
ship companies for a low rate from
Seward to Valdez for the following
purpose:
Some people might desire to take
their cars from Seward to Valdez,
then use their cars on the highway
to Fairbanks, from which point the
railroad would make a nominal charge
for movement. The, railroad would
make a charge of ?15 for movement
of a car from Anchorage to Seward
and Fairbanks to Anchorage. This
rate would apply only on southbound
business. The steamship companies
would probably make a charge of $25
:rom Seward to Valdez, total charges
imounting to $40. This would enable
he local passengers to make a tour
>ver the highway at a reasonable cost.
Railroad headquarters suggests
hat various automobile owners call
in Agent Sweek, Alaska Railroad
lepot, if they are interested so that
he railroad may -perfect necessary ar
angements with steamship companies
f there is to be any business at these
ates.
The above rates, of course, would ;
pply only during the summer months
uring the period that the Richard
on highway is passable and further,
be movement would apply on the cars
outhbound only. The railroad an
ounces that under no circumstances
ould they give any rate northbound
xcept at the current freight rate.
SIT WITH PARENTS
Children attending the pageant at
he Liberty theater this evening
a.ust be seated with their parents or
thers. The front rows are reserved
ar participants of the program.
Firemen s 23rd An
nual Masque-Ball
New Years Eve
At the
S.A.C. Hall
ADMISSION
Adults $1.00 — Children 50c
BLACKIE’S VASE AT GRAVE PICK
ED UP BY A TOURIST LAST
FALL
Some months ago The Gateway
published a story about the untime
ly death of “Blackie” a dog, of the
grave his fond master buried him in
and of the flowers, and vase purchased
and placed over the grave near a
roadside. The vasie and flowers mys
teriously disappeared one day and
j the master was so striekened with
[sorrow that he informed The Gateway
of the fact, the article then appearing.
The mystery is a mystery no longer
for yesterday the following story was
left in The Gateway office. Names ;
are omitted for it is anticipated the
vace, now in the southern part of the j
United States, may be returned soon, t
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BLACKIE’S MEMORIAL MYSTERY
“It was a bright Sunday afternoon
in Seward and the Aleution was in .
port. It was also enticing weather
in the early fall, and tourists roamed
about the town, some still seeking
souvenirs in shop, and some a scenery
thrill.
“We were roaming too—in our
auto—and upon returning to town we
noticed on the glacier bridge three
tourists idling along; a man and two
women. They were dressed in tour
ist style—simple and ipractical—the
man, liatless and well-tanned, due as
we learned later, to many months of
out-of-door travelling, and weeks up -
the Yukon. The women were small ,
and dainty, dressed in plain but ex- {
pensive coats, and smart but incon- J
spicuous hats—his wife and her i
friend.
“Upon the spur of the moment we i
decided to invite them to ride a lit- ■
tie while—we’d been carrying around ■
an empty back seat and it seemed too *
bad to waste it. !
“Of course they accepted and climb
ed in, and we had a very interesting l
talk and showed them the wild and 4
beautiful parts of Seward part of the *
drive to Kenai, which greatly sur- J
prised them as they had seen nothing <
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ike it in all their sight-seeing thru
Alaska. When we passed the sunlit \
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;ropic-like forests and they saw' the ^
-hick jungle-Eike undergrowths, the 1
'erns; the trees and mosses, their j
amazement and appreciation was won- c
lerful. ]
“But to go back to our meeting!
“When we drew up alongside to ap
proach them, one of them (the friend)
stepped forward with a disconcerted
air and held forth a green vase, with
a question in her eyes, and a very
guilty smile. ’ “Is this yours” she
pleasantly asked me—feeling I knew
uncomfortable. “Nb” I replied—re
membering I had seen it before. A
little green vase with bright little
flowers of orange velvet, a sort that
bloom in deserts and hot dry sand.
She looked relieved and hastily and
shamfacedly explained as they piled
in, that she had seen it standing in
; a remote sort of place along the road
just beyond the bridge. “Isn’t that
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a funny place for a vase?” she asked,
“I think someone threw it away, and
I’m going to take it home! It will
make a dandy souvenir of Alaska!”
For a moment I was speechless, for
I didn’t know about Blackie then and
she was a stranger, so it was hard to
be outspoken! But I said, “It must
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Mrs. Howard Long and baby Ruth,
in town visiting for a few days, re
turned home yesterday to Lake
Kenai.
belong to someone who will come
after it, maybe they’ve gone over into1
the hills and it was awkward to carry,1
so they -set it down, thinking it safe,
and will come after it. It hasn’t been
thrown away or it wxmld be broken
and upturned.” But it did no good,
she was an exuberant grasping tour
ist, souvenir uppermost in her mind;
she had found it, and clung to it! It
seemed ridiculous as a souvenir—
States-made pottery and little artifi
cial flowers! I didn’t know how pa
thetic!
“So it went aboard the ship to trav_
el all the way to a southern state as
a souvenir of Alaska.
“I know she would deeply regret
the act and feel a ’keen remorse
should she read the little sad story
Df “Why the green vase stood there”;
rod learn too late that she had car
ded home instead, a tender memor
al to a pet. I’m sure she would want
o make amends—and I hope she may
•ead of Blackie, and have the oppor
unity.”
You read it in The Gateway first.
CITY EXPRESS >
Agent for
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The American Express Co.
Sample Room in Connection
Baggage Stored
Connection made with all steamers,
trains and hotels.
“We never sleep” Phone Main 122
Harold Painter, Prop.
Successor to Billy Patterson
THE BEST PLACE FOR
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CLEANING—PRESSING
AND ALTERATIONS
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C. Henning’s i
TAILOR SHOP
ARON ERICSON
Signs Wall Paper *
PAINTER A DECORATOR
• For any kind of
GENERAL REPAIRING
G. THORKELSON
Leave Call at The NORTHERN
Tynevsn iters and sewing machines
made as good ss new
Headquarters for
that
Keep on Giving
Percolators and Sets
CONNOISSEURS know that
the Hotpoint HOT DRIP
method makes the most delightful*
fragrant, full-flavored coffee. It is a
rare treat.
What gift will bring greater ap
preciation? What gift could be a
more permanent, beautiful every
day reminder of the giver?
We have attractive Hotpoint
percolators from $9.00, and com
plete sets from $14.25.
Attractively and safely packed
for mailing at no added cost.
New shipments tubes and batteries arrived Dec. 10,
for the Christmas trade
Seward
Alaska
Cal M. Brosius
Seward
Alaska
Construction Lumber
Builders’ Supplies
Boat Lumber
Mill Work
RADIO SUPPLIES — SOCKETS — BUSSBAR
JACKS—CONDENSERS—SWITCHES, ETC.
U V 199 $2.25
U X 199 _2.25
U X 201-A _ 1.75
U X 200-A _4.00
U X 120 _2.50
RADITRON PRICES.
EVER-READY
BATTERIES
No. 486, Layerbuilt
45-volt B--$5.00
No. 77141-2-volt C. 75
No. 772, 45-volt B ...3.75
No 7111 1 12-volt A 50
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