John Anderson, who has been con
nected with The Palace for many
months past has left and is now en
route to Norway. Mr. Anderson ex
pects to be gone four or five months,
visiting his parents.
ft --
The M. S. Discoverer, Capt. H.
Berger, returned to port last night
from a special trip to Iliama Bay.
Admission Charge: Men
75c; Ladies 25c
MUSIC BY
THE JOLLY THREE
ODD FELLOWS
HALL
GOLF LINKS OPEN
The Seward golf course is now
open and numberous members are
playing every day. Beginners, those
who never swung a stick before, are
getting a great deal of enjoyment
from the game which now ranks
second to baseball in national popu
larity.
Franz Woisfsehaloeger, trapper
from the Kantischn.a. who has been
in Seward for the past few days,
leaves tor the States on the S. 'S.
Alaska. Mr. Woistschaloeger is a
guest at the Seward hotel.
Miss Roberta Scott of Seattle,
niece of the mannager of the Anch
orage Times, will be among those
arriving on the S. S. Alaska. Miss
Scott will spend the summer with
Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Scott.
E. A. Rasmussen, president of the
Bank of Alaska, accompanied by Mrs.
Rasmussen, is among those arriving
on the S. S. Alaska enroute to An
chorage.
The regular Saturday night public
dance will be held tomorrow night
it Odd Fellows hall.
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EASTERN SPORTSMEN COMING
Early in August Mr. and Mrs. C.
C. Block of Peoria, 111., will arrive
in Seward on their way to the Kasil
Ioff country on a big game hunt. It
I is understood that other members
j will join the party in Seward. They
i will go Westward on the yacht West
ward which last season was under
! charter to Mr. Church.
Incense and Incense Burners. Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop.
Look for the government stamps
'on FRYE’S BABY BEEF.
SEWARD WATER
SUPPLY
SEWARD, ALASKA
“Good Water a Necessity in Every Home”
John Nelson, Mgr. Wayne Blue, Agent
Office, Arcade Building. Phone Main 17
A Simple Test
of Name Quality
TRY this simple test! Check up on
* the mileage you have been getting
with ordinary gasoline. Then drive
up to Ogle’s station and ask the pump
man to ‘Till ’er up” with this clean
burning, energetic fuel. The first ten
miles will be a revelation to you!
AUSKA EXCEEDS ALE
DF PACIFIC STATES
NORTHERN CANNERIES INCREASE
I PACK 2,192,945 CASES OVER
1925
I Increase of more than $13,000,000
[in the value of Alaska’s yield of can
ned salmon in 1926 over 192." and a
i decrease of more than $5,000,000 in
that of t'ae Pacific coast states for
the same season are shown in a
bulletin just issued by the United
[states Bureau of Fisheries.
Washington, however, led Oregon
'and California both in the number of
cases packed and the value of the
fish. The yield here was 489,588
cases, valued at $5,428,289, while
that of Oregon and California com
bined was 346,150 cases, valued at
$4,711, 013. Washington waters pro
duced 143,438 cases more than those
of the other two states, and the
product was $717,276 more valuable.
Add Two Milllion C£ses.
Alaska canneries turned out 6,
652,S82 cases in 1926, or 2,192,945
cases more than in 1925, and the
difference in value was that between
$46,080,004 in 1926 and $31,989,531 in
1925. The Pacific coast states pro
duced 835,738 cases in 1926. as
against 1,558,613 in 1925. The value
of the 1926 yield was $10,240,674
and that of the 1925 output $15,379,
976. There were 132 salmon canner
ies operating in Alaska, 31 in Wash
ington, IS in Oregon and 2 in Cali
j fornia. The pack of salmon was re
duced to the equivalent of 48 one
pound cans to the case. Alaska’s
production as given in the govern
ment bulletin was: Chinook, 52,476
cases, $544,246; Sockeye, 2,157,087
cases. $21,328,739; Coho, 202,527
cases, $1,700,563; Humpback, 3,338,
349 cases, $17,987,527; Chum, 902,
443 cases, $4,518,929.
Coho Leads in Output
Washington; Chinook, 131,027 cas
es. $1,973,702; Cockeye, 62.S96 cases,
$1,216,622; Coho, 152,601 cases, $1,
450,752; Humpback, 2,608 cases, $19,
609; Chum, 133,155 cases, $677,991;
Steelhead, 7,391 cases, $89,613. Ac
cording to Commissioner Henry O’
Malley’s report there was invested
last year in Alaska fish canneries
of all kinds $74,557,522 and the in
dustry gave employment to 28,052
persons. The largest investment was
in Southeastern Alaska, "where the
plants were valued by the govern.
men t at $38,756,318 and employed
13,376 persons. Central Alaska was
next with $19,904,739 invested and
7,396 persons employed. The West
ern Alaska canneries w’ere valued
at $18,896,465 and gave employment
to 7, 280 persons.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Please remember that the Sunday
school at the local Methodist church
begins every 'Sunday at 12:45 p. m.
The average attendance this season
has been better than during same
season a year ago; and we are enx
ious to keep this up, so we trust
the mothers will see that their child
ren come. We are working for the
good of your children, and very much
I
need your hearty co-operation.
Mrs. GRAHAM,
Superintendent.
Try a piece of BABY BEEF from
Frye-Bruhn meat market.
REMEMBER
The shoe repair shop gives a val
uable -service to those who wisli to
save money on the cost of foot wear
Seward Leather Works.
Fresh killed chickens at Brown &
Hawkins.
"isiTiiriir
U£wAr O CHAPTER NO. 10, OF^DER
CF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and :
fourth Mondays of each
I month in Odd Fellows
| Hall at 8 p. m Visiting
members always wel
come; Mrs. J. P. Han
non, W. M.; W. O. HJiwin. aecreiaiy.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6 A.
I. O. O. F.
Meets tne nr si ana
third Mondays of
r-ncli month In Odd
Fellows Hall at 8:00
p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Jennie Paul
*on, N. G., Sigrid E. Merritt, bec’y.
(GL.OO 1,0. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nignts in Odd Fellows Hall; F. B.
Moore, President; C. M. Brosius, Sec
retary.
. SEWARD POST NO. 5, AM
'^%ERICAN LEGION, meets 2nd
and 4th Tuesdays each month
at Odd Fellows Hall.
CLYDE R. ELLIS, Commander.
HERMAN DUMARCE, Adjutant.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425. L.O.O.M.
Meets every first
and third Tues
day each month
at 8 p. m., at
Odd Fellows
Hall. All visit
ing members
welcome.
HJUT.UK N. AxNDEKSON, Dictator I
M. A. HORNER. Secretary. I
Picture framing. Schallerer’s Al-1
aska Shop.
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. A A. M. !
A Stated communications first
/V\.
'and third Wednesdays of each
month; visiting brethren wel
come. Carl E. Orlander, W. M.; J. H.
Flickinger, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO.
I. O. O. F.
A-7,
Meets every Thursday at
8:00 p. ra. Id Odd Fellows’
Hall. Visiting brothers welcome. I
Peter S. Lalios, N. G., Ludvig Lars- >
son, secretary.
CUSSIFIED ADVERTISING
Cannery Help Wanted—For further
particulars enquire of J. H. Flower,
Quality Bakery.
FOR SALE—Cheap, lot 9, block 16, lot
3, block 1, with cabins, etc. Apply
to Otto Hermsdorff, Box 238, La
touche, Alaska, or Andy Novak,
Seward, Alaska.
WANTED—Janitor for grade school
building for year beginning July 1,
1927. Sa/iary $1200.00. Living quart,
ers not furnished.Address appli
cations for same to Clerk of School
Board, Box 101, Seward, Alaska.
FOR RENT OR SALE—The Seattle
Rooming House. Sixteen rooms
completely furnished. Reasonable
price. Enquire Charles Teck'enberg.
FOR LEASE—One of the best busi
ness locations in Fairbanks.Plate
glass front 25 wide and 30 deep.
Available June 1st. Other stores
similar and larger for lease.Write
Miss J. O’Bryan. Fairbanks,Alaska.
FOR SALE—$75 Victor machine for
$40 including 20 good records,
needles and brush. Write or call
Mrs. H. J. Amend, Seward.
FOR SALE—Hemstitcher In A-1 con
dition. For information write P.
J O. Box 818, Cordova, Aliaska.
! -
FOR SALE—New Ford roadster fo-*
$500. See Patterson
FOR SALE OR LEASE—Home and
rooming house, grocery store in
i connection; lease three to five
years. Will sell stock on hand.
Write M. E. Shortley, Seldovia,
.Alaska.
FOUND—Bunch of keys in The Pal
ace. Ca/ll for at Gateway office.
i -.
FOUND—A bunch of keys. Enquire
Dr. J. A. Baughman.
Ask for the film in tne yell w box.
Eastman’s Films. Schallerer’s Alaska
Shop.
Hof man’s Rooming
House
THE BELMONT
FOR LABORING MEN
Call Adams 126 for Labor
SEWARD. ALASKA
STAR PRESSING CLUB |
Cleaning and Pressing !
Ladies’ Work a Specialty j
Phone Adams 120 Shoe Shining i
WM. SLEDGE, Prop, i
MILIEU'S BARBER SIP
Ladies’ Haircutting
Shampooing, Massaging
Our Specialty
Tub and Shower Baths
BEAUTY PARLOR
Ladies’ Beauty Booth
Two Chairs Tub Baths
Nhower Baths
In Arcade Building
Phone Adams 121
JESS LANDER, ~ Proprietor
THE PALACE
John Mattich, Prop.
POOL, SOFT DRINKS AND,
CIGARS
Furnished Rooms
Phone Main 55
i THE AUSKS RSIYbOM”
i Trains Leave—8:00 a.m. Sunday;
i 7:30 a.m. Monday and Thursday;
i
i 10:00 a.m. Saturday.
i
i
(Trains Arrive—3:40 p.m. Sunday;
1 7:00 p.m. Wednesday and Satur
‘ day.
® 9:45 p.m. Friday.
FRESH FISH
Phone Adams 56
j! SEWARD FISH COMPANY
! ERICK ECKMAN, Mgr.
CITY EXPRESS
Agent for
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
STOP AT
HOTEL SEATTLE
when in Anchorage. Alaska
HOT AND COLD WATER
IN ALL ROOMS
CURRENT PRICES
J. J. MclSAAC, Prop.