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OF SEWAiiD, ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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THE TRUE IRISH NATURE
^The average American’s idea concerning the typical
Irishman probably run largely to red hair, stocky
built, witty tongue and ready fists. Perhaps it is because
the average American rather admires all that sort of
thing and perhaps it is—but, after all, who know just
what is the true origin of any popular notion ?
Nevertheless, all Irishmen aren’t natural born police
men or prize fighters. There is another side of the true
Irish nature which, though not so widely known, is just
as beloved among those admirers of the Irish who are
thoroughly aware of it. It is the whimsical, the dreamy,
the artistic temperament which so often is an outstanding
characteristic of the sons and daughters of old Erin.
God love the Irish!
Something to think about: Twenty English prisons
are offered for sale because they lack occupants; Ameri
can jails are filled and many more ought to be. Did the
reaction from the war reduce crime in England and in
crease it in the United States?
The next step after television is a device to enable the
creditors to talk to the debtor; see the debtor, and take
a punch at the debtor, without danger of getting struck
back.
In some localities both corns and “corn” appear to
have gained quite a foothold.
The sweetest story of the season comes from the liner
California, on which Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sugar and Mr.
and Mrs. Lyle Honeyford sailed, the Captain being Com
mander H. A. T. Candy.
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John Hokeh, Cordova resident, wag
recently found guilty of permitting his
children to remain absent from the
native school, and fined $10.
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Fred Allen, Jr., was sentenced to
serve 30 days in the Cordova federal
jail recently by Commissioner E. P.
Harwood, for drunkemness and dis
turbing the peace—his third offenct.
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The Alaska Mineral nad Develop
ment Co. is installing a new 100,000
gallon tank to replace the tank now in
service, at Cordova. The old tank
will be used for the storage of deisel
oil.
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W. H. Needham plead qullty recent
ly at Cordova, to two counts—assault
on Pete William Kalashinkoff, and be
ing drank.*"' He was soaked 25 bucks
and sentenced to 10 days free board
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and room. IgT;
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H. Kaichara, charged with the pos
session of liquor and with giving li
quor to natives, was arrested in Cor
dova while in the ^acting of giving li
quor to Mrs. F. Allen and her son.
He entered a plead of guilty.
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Kay Wada was hailed before ^the
court at Cordova, recently, and fined
$25, for possessing a revolver, a vio
lation of the Alaska game laws, which
iprovldes that no -alien shall possess
firearms without a special license.
A. J. McConnell, of Cordova, has
coined a new word and is spreading
its philosophy around that town. "A
pessimist,” he says, “is a man who
says it can’t be done; an optimist is
one who says it can be done, but a
‘peptimist’ is one who does it.”
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William Henify, former McQarthy
resident, was recently arrested at Cor
dova, on the charge of petty larceny,
the specific offence being for stealing
a box of goods from the Cordova j
Transfer Company warehouse.
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New officers to serve during the
coming lodge year were elected re
cently at a largely attended meeting
of Anchorage Lodge No. 1351, B. P.
O. Elks. Edward J. Monan, esteemed
leadfng knight at the present time,
was elected to succeed D. E. Hewitt,
who will have completed his term as
exalted ruler on April 3. The others
elected to serve with Mr. Monan, were
J. H. Storm, advanced from esteemed
loyal knight to esteemed leading
knight; Frank M. Kelly, from es
teemed lecturing knight to esteemed
loyal knight; Ray A. Mathewson, ad
vanced from esquire to esteemed lec
turing knight; Lyle W. Larsen, re
elected secretary; E. R. Tarwater,
re-elected treasurer; W. A. Smith,
re-elected tiler; E. M. Culbertson,
trustee for five years, re-elected; D.
E. Hewitt, delegate to annual conven
tion; C. E. Martin, alternate.
Frye-Bruhn’s Baby Beef Is unex
celled.
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SIN FR1CISC04ASKI
STEAMSHIP LINE STARTS
Within 90 days a new steamer will j
arrive in port from the South mark
ing the inauguration of a regular
service, San Francisco to Alaska, j
which had its initial start two years !
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ago. This announcement was made j
in Seward during the past week by j
Captai ' Pederson, of the Western
Alaska Transportation Company.
The vessel has been purchased ;‘o ••
$200,000, he stated, and is of 2,000
tons dead weight, it is 240 feet in !
length and has a draft of 12 feet, j
P hr.s -v speed if it knots an hot • j
is v.f steei t.'.ns iiiction and moda’n-!
in eve»y respect. There will ae pas-^
senger accomodations for about 35. !
Instead of being an oil burner,!
like the former vessel of the compa
ny, this one is a coal burner and it
is said the coal consumption per day
will be but 23 tons.
Primarily, it was pointed out, the
company will be traders—buying and
selling—and therefore cannot be
classed the same as common carriers
New York capital is behind tihe
present venture, Captain Pederson
said, and of this there is ample to
make it a permanent business. San
Francisco knows nothing of Alaska,
regardless of the fact in the early
days of the Territory, the bulk of
Alaskan business was carried on
thru Sal Francisco. The majority
of those (earlier California business
men have long since passed awray
and in their steads are their sons
and others. These, it is said, are
sadly lacking in knowledge of the
vast Territory the earlier San Fran
ciscans had so much traffic with.
California is anxious to obtaip a
foothold in Alaska and to that end.
Captain Pederson stated, is in the
market for coal, fish, furs, timber
and farm products.
. Captain Pederson has in his pos
session, he said, ample orders and
contracts for the above items suffi
cient in number to keep his vessel
busy for many months to come. In
connection with the coal he added
that it astounded him when informed j
of the many bi-products obtained
from Alaska coal , wrhich analysis
showr is of much higher content than
the average coal now on the market
in San Francisco. He also said
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Alaska coal can compete in quality;
and price writh coal nowT sold on the
coastal markets.
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TOUTS SNOW REPORT
Indian—7 inches of snow on the
rails and still snowing.
Bird—14 inches of snow and still |
snowing.
Girdwopd—18 , inches of snow andj
still snowing.'
Moraine—24 inches of snow', still1
snowing. •
Tunnel—3 to 6 feet and snowing;
3 feet on the rails.
• Grandview—6 inches of snowr and
snowing.
Mile 40—10 inches of snowr and
more snow.
Mile 29—7 inches of snow and
snowing still.
Lakeview—7 inches of snow and
more snow falling.
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Mile 12—9 inches of snow andj
snowing. :
Woodrow-^8 inches of snow\ more
coming.
Anchorage—2% to 3 eet of snow
and still snowing.
Seward—8 inches of snow and
snowing still.
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TONIGHT 7 AND 9 SHARP
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SPECIAL SHOW
This being St. Patrick’s Day we are putting on a special
program as follows: Starting :at 7 p. m. the regular movies of
NEWS and FEATURE will be given, followed by the VOD.a-VIL
acts; then the movies over again. (In other words the Vod-a-Vil
acts will be given only once beginning about 8:45. between the
two movie shows.)
The movie feature is a extra fine comedy drama
‘‘Her Father Said No”
Starring the delightful little Irish girl
MARY BRIAN
supported by a special cast. It is just simply bursting with
Irish wit and fun and couldn’t have been improved on for St.
Patrick’s Day showing. It’s a scream from start to finish, and
includes a prize fight—a side-splitting sanitarium business—
a struggle of wits between a young prize fighter and a father
for a daughter. At 8:45, or shortly after, there will be an
IRISH DANCE IN COSTUME
by two pretty girls
Followed immediately by
MR FRED JEAYS
late of Hamrick’s Theatres, Seattle, who will
sing well loved
POPULAR IRISH SONGS
at their conclusion will come the ’’Seward Real-estate Club
drawing for the McConnell acreage!! The cards will be drawn
from a box on the stage by a little girl, and the winning num
ber will be the FIFTH one to come out.
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OVERLAND GRILL
Next to the Overland Hotel
Open Day and Night
Private Boxes
Gabriel Santos Proprietor and Chef
CATHOLIC SERVICES
Sunday services at 10 A. M., will
be held in the Catholic church by
Father A*. J. Markham.
S. A. C. MEETING
A special meeting of the Seward
Athletic Club will be held Monday
evening at 7 P. M.
, A REAL SOURDOUGH
Jack Hobson, of Nondalton, Illiam
na country, is trapping in the Chilit
na Lake’s country, but is expected
back sometimes this month, is the j
report from Illiamna. Mr. Hobson
has been in Alaska since 1888 and
is a real sourdough—having covered
most all of the Territory in that t'rao
Frank Horn, former radio operat
or on the S. S. Starr, now in charge
of the Kodiak Island Fishing and
Packing (Jo., accompanied by Mrs.
Horn and baby, are passengers on
the S. S. Alaska enroute to Kodiak.
Seattle ice cream at Schal
lever's Alaska Shop.
Sunday services at the Seward Com
munity church will be as follows:
Song, prayer and preaching service
at 11 a. m., conducted by the pastor.
The subject of the sermon Sunday 1
morning will be PRESENT DAY SAN
BALLATS.
Evening worship at 7 o’clock. The
evening service will consist more
largely of music than the morning
service; but there will be a short ser
mon from the biggest text in the Bible.
Sunday school at 10 o’clock Sunday
morning.
A cordial invitation is extended to ^
everyone to attend these services.
Come and worship with us. Visitors
always receive a cordial welcome.
THOMAS PHILIP GRAHAM,
Minister.
Captain Deboyard, well lonown
<$annei1y man formerly connected
with the K. I. & P. Co., but now at
Uganik, is enroute Westward on the y
S. S. Alaska with a large crew.