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delicious. ALASKA SHOP. _
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“HOME AWAY FROM HOME”
Seward Hotel
Rooms with or without bath.
Hot and cold water and
steam heat.
Special rates bv the month
MRS. D. J. McKENZIE
PIONEER CLUB
NICK HODAK, Prop.
Cigars, Soft Drinks
Card Tables
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
For Fresh, Froezn or Salt
FISH
ADAMS 14
Paulsteiner’s
SEA FOOD MARKET
SHIP ANYWHERE
Wholesale and Retail
John Paulsteiner, Prop.
Drink Milk for Health
PURE BRED STOCK
PRODUCES ALL 0 F
MILK and CREAM
Seward
Dairy
I
T1K0 CASTLE IS
OKE OF SEWARD'S
HISTORIC BLDGS
WORKMEN NOW ENGAGED IN
MAKING BEACH CABIN
HABITABLE
Tsarko Spraymosky Castle has
been taken over for the summer
by the nurses of the Seward Gen
eral Hospital and is now undergo
ing renovation in preparation for
occupancy.
The castle, located just beyond
the western fringe of the harbor,
is a replica of one erected by Czar
Alexander for a favorite on the
shores of Lake Baikal, and is said
to have been erected as a summer
retreat for his minister of war who
chased the first radio crooner
across Siberia and jumped him in
to Bering Sea while the ice was
running.
As near as can be computed by
cldtimers the castle was built some
where about 1828. Time has serv
j ed to leave its mark upon the state
j ly pile, the foundation having suf
fered from constant lashings of
the inrolling surf, but which was
checked when the cannery road
was blasted past the western bat
tlements, and the rock piled along
the promontory on which the regal
CLEANING
PRESSING
ALTERATIONS
C. Henning’s
Tailor Shop
NUKA BAY TRANS
PORTATION CO.
MS ROLPH III
Capt. Pete Sather
Leaves Seward 20th
of each month
For Charter or Hire
“TUMBLE DOWN
INN”
Mile 7 on Seward-Kenai
Highway—All the at
mosphere of Alaska
expressed in real
Alaskan style
CHICKEN DINNERS
DANCING
LUNCHES
Phone— 3 long rings
Doris Lee, Prop.
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HOME OFFICE: ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
VISIT IN SEWARD
| Mona Monkman and Margery
Balhiser, Anchorage debutantes,
| were arrivals in Seward Friday for
[ a brief visit to this great ocean
I metropolis. Miss Monkman was
just graduated from the Anchor
age high school and was given a
trip to Seward as a reward for her
accomplishment. Both girls return
ed home today.
Col MacDougal, hard-rock mner,
! was among the many who left to
day for Interior points. Coll is en
route to Moose Pass.
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Hilary McKanna, brother of R.
J. McKanna, former Seward resi
dent but now of Fairbanks, was an
arrival from the south on the SS
Yukon. He left today for the Inter- |
ior where he will join his brother.;
i__ _!
domicile reposes.
Among the marked changes not- |
ed is the crumbling of the crene- i
lated battlements on the ocean j
side, whereon the early Russians,!
who were in attendance upon its!
original occupant, gathered to
speculate upon whether or not the
ocean was as large as it looked
and if caviar would taste just as
bad with garlic as with onions. |
In blasting away the cliff in the j
- rear the port-cullis, leading land- I
| ward, was somewhat marred, but i
! this failed to detract from the
! rugged beauty of the historic land-;
! mark.
j In recent years strong winds
i have removed the watch towers, i
i but the lower floor is intact save
j w'here the four spruce logs, serv
| ing as a sort of superstructure re
I posing upon the living graywacks,
i have rotted awray and most of the
i flooring has been eaten by tore
| dcs. The remaining boards, resem
bling a smallpox epidemic, will be
used in panel wTork in the archi
tectural plans for rehabilitating j
the living quarters. These are 8
by 10. This commodious quarter
will be divided by chalk lines on
the floor, indicating respectively,
the cocina, al banal, dormitorio,
sala, bibloteca, and comedor.
The interior banal is something
new in bathrooms. Instead of the
usual matched board floor this will
consist of cracks not of sufficient
dimensions thru which a collar
button can escape, but large enuff
to admit the water when a sou’
| wester kicks up a high tide. All
[ the occupants have to do is to don
i their cadoeys, step off the bed and
i splash around until the tide re
[ cedes—maybe afterward to gather
| up a mess of ooligans which slipp
i j ed in between the chinking of the
! j rustic log walls.
; If it is desired to have a splash
j in the seething brine laving the
i shores on the sea side of the cas
| tie, the occupants can take a hoe,
rake off enough barnacles and mus
[ sols to clear a way, and if there
i are n o corns or bunions, trip
! sprightly down to wallow in the
] tin cans and chicken wire dumped
[ along the waterfront by those who
i no not know there is a garbage
! collector.
Workmen now engaged in reno
1 vating the castle have built up
from the remaining cottonwood
log cast up by a high tide, until
the structure wiU support a roof,
chased the porcupines off the hang
ing garden overlooking the bay,
and moored the foundation anew
to the nearby rocks, to prevent the
tide from washing the castle back
to Vladivostok along with its oc
cupants.
When everything is in readiness,
it is reported the ladies will hold
a formal reception. The spacious
grounds between the castle and
cliff will be lighted with Japanese
lanterns, and all those who do not
care for lounging amidst this rus
tic and historic beauty, may spend
the time surf-board riding from
the dock to and against pilings of
the cannery.
Try our Seattle ice Cream
Fresh on every boat at SYLVIA'S.
MS BLUE FOX
FOR HIRE or CHARTER
Makes monthly trips around all
Shumagin Islands and Herin
deen Bay and will land anyone
anywhere on either side of Al
aska Peninsula.
CAPT. RALPH GROSVOLD
Sand Point, Alaska.
rY PAY 50c (or a plate
lunch when yon can
pet the best plate lunch at
Me at the—
Electric Bakery
Also other food stuffs and
bakery poods with similar
prices.
HUS BUSKIN KB
IT KODIAK SCENE OF j
FISHING CONTESTS1
(By Irascible Ike)
What was termed the hottest time I
Kodiak has known in 76 years was!
experienced (in the weiek-end of i
May 14th when the U. S. S. Dis- |
coverer, flagship of the Coast Sur
vey fleet, pulled into Kodiak and
immediately spiraled into a fast
succession of dances, parties, fish
ing expeditions, coming-out af
fairs and dress balls.
The bell began ringing when
Manager Alfred “Mai” de Mers and
Sub-Lieutenant Joe “Strawberry
Point” Quinn began canvassing the
crew for dance appropriations. The
amount of $5,603,001.23 was quickly
obtained from the pockets of the
enthusiastic crew, and a good-will
tour was organized under the lead- i
ership of Sub-Lieutenant Quinn
with Francis “Peanuts” Hjorth as
glad-hand artist.
The Kodiak Grape Vine Telegraph
System was notified of plans for
the dance Friday evening, and in
three minutes the entire population
of 345 souls were informed of the
Discoverer’s plans.
The dance proper on Friday eve
ning was the high light of the week
end. A polka competition was -won
by “Peanuts” F. Hjorth, with Joe
Quinn runner-up. Competition
was extremely keen, and Quinn was
expected to win during the first
three minutes, when a hot bearing
! in his left ankle developed.
Some remarkable fancy ball room
dancing was exhibited by “Whirl
wind” Cotick, voted as the Discover
er’s most versatile dancing expert.
Good form was shown also by Can
non Ball Weyrick, Chain-Lightning
; Revier and Toplofty Reed. A rous
' ing cheer was given Toplofty Reed
during the sixth dance, for his dig
nified bearing.
A nine-day fishing trip to the
Buskin River was organized by J.
Earl Roy, Lord Bilgewater, Super
intendent of the Ship’s Oil Cans.
The party, including Joe Fritz, Chas.
Carleton, George Mason, Louis Hu
ber and Steve Cotick, traveled in a
dory by way of Bering Sea and
Point Barrow, trekking inland over
the Kendicott Range and return
ing overland via Fairbanks. A
slight error in navigation added
several miles to the trip, but Lord
“Bilgewater” easily explained this
by saying that his party was com
posed exclusively of scenery hounds
who delighted in the free ride.
Of the same superlative quality as
the Friday-night dance, was the
farewell dance,or fancy-dress ball,
given Sunday night- At this func
tion social attainments were gained
by Manager Francis Alfred “Mai”
de Mers, Paul “Mex” Fisher, Louis
“Sparks” Huber, William “S O S”
Moore and Floyd A. Cooney, who
crashed the four hundred of Kodiak
high society.
At the conclusion of this func
tion the Discoverer crew was thor
oughly introduced to Kodiak so
ciety and a large summer was con
templated in social circles. A
speech made by a representative
of the Kodiak Chamber of Com
merce urged the Discoverer to re
turn often and much to that port,
claiming superior entertainment to
that offered in dignified, uppity
Seward.
HOTS PUT VESSEL
A frantic distress call from the
Japenese liner Sunka Maru was
received by Operator William B.
Moore today. The liner, with call
letters J O K A, reported all seams
leaking in a rough sea 20 miles
east of Marmot Island, the mar
mots having swum to the ship and
bitten holes in the hull.
In true Discoverer style, Oper
ator Moore gave the Sunka Maru
a lusty cal1 on his 50 kilowatt ether
burner, telling them “Go ahead and
sink, I don't give a damn.”
Frantic calls from the sinking
ship continued for several minutes!
and then word came through that
the ship was on a new tack, having
grown tired of the old one; that
she had all pumps going in an ef
fort to save her.
FEEDING FOXES
If you are interested in a feed
that will produce quantity and
quality at a small cost, write Bert
Elstad, Petersburg, Alaska.
Complete line of U. S. Geodetic
Survey charts, tide tables and date ,
books for 1932. Alaska 8hop. ]
Among outgoing consignments
of freight destined for Fairbanks,
and arriving on the SS Yukon, was
a quantity of lumber whch will be
used in erecting coal bunkers for
the Healy River Coal Corporation
at Healy or Suntrana.
Jce Badger, proprietor of the Van
Gilder Hotel, departed today on the
first leg of a long journey which
may wind up at Herschel Island.
m THE HOTELS
VAN GILDER—Geo. A. Nelson,
Seattle; Capt. Ivan L. Peterson, S
F.f Ralph Tuck, Anchorage; B. C.
Elmes, Anchorage.
SEWARD—Mrs. W. W. Flynn and
Jean, Flynn station; Mrs. R. M.
Kilmurry, Flynn; Walter G. Cul
ver, Anchorage; F. B. Cunningham,
Anchorage; F. C. Knight, Anchor
age; A. C. O'Neil, Anchorage; H. A.
Long, Anchorage; Miss Mona Monk
man, Anchorage; Miss Margery
Balhiser, Anchorage; H. L. Kenne
dy, Girdwood; Roy Ely, Girdwood;
OVERLAND—A. R. Shirey, Seat
tle; M. Richard, Seattle; Dune Lit
tle, Cooper’s Landing; H. E. Willis,
| Moose Pass.
Mrs- W. W. Flynn and daughter
Jean were arrivals from Flynn sta
tion Friday on a brief visit, return
ing home today. Flynn station was
formerly known as Lakeview, on
Lake Kenai.
TODAY’S “WISE-CRACK”
Japan objects to an American
aviator flying over the Kurile Is
land enroute from the United
States. Just to show we are not
stingy the Japanese pilot headed
for the States may fly over the
Aleutian Islands and our spout
ing volcanoes.
Dune Little, well known Kenai
Lake resident and famous guide,
arrived in Seward Friday.
NOTICE
Mrs. M. Garrity, who has her
dress-making shop on Fourth Ave
nue, will be absent for two weeks.
However, it may be she will return
a few days earlier, but in any case,
patrons are asked to await her re
turn before sending their work
elsewhere.
* FOR EXPERT
BARBERING
• GO TO
j Miller’s Barber Shop
■ Shower Baths
THE PALACE
FURNISHED ROOMS
POOL, SOFT DRINKS AND
CIGARS
John Mattich, Proo.
Phone Main 55
OSBO’S ELECTRIC SHOP
House wiring, boat wiring
and repairing. We stock up
to-date light fixtures.
Radios and Radio Supplies
For Service Call
Madison 123
C. E. von Wald of Juneau, who
arrived on the SS Watson,, left to
day for Nenana where he will take
up his duties as engineer on the
Bureau of Indian Affairs Yukon riv
er medical boat. Mr. von Wald,
during the winter, studies for a
medical scholarship.
A group of engineers were sent
out to Moose Pass today by the
Bureau fo Public Roads depart
ment. The crew comprised Sid Hen
rikson, Willard Shellhorn and L.
Schwartz.
Doris Sullivan, daughter of the
member of the local school board,
left on today’s train for the Inter
ior.
Flowers made to order for all oc
casions. SYLVIA’S.
Kodaks and Kodak Supplies—de
veloping, printing, enlarging and
picture framing. Alaska Shop.
Seward Fraternal Orders
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
Meet* the second nnd fonrta
Monday’s of each month
in McMullen’s Itui'dinff, at
8 p. m. Visiting members
always welcome. Mrs. Hasel
Erwin, W. M.; Mrs. Mlrlaaa
Painter, See.
Seward Lodge No. 1425
L. O. O. M.
Mecti on ere r y
tint and third Fri
day! of each month
at 8 p. m. at I.
O. O. F. Hall. All
welcome. Peter N.
Anderson, Director.
M. A. Horner, Sec
SEWARD REBEKAH LODGE NO.
J. O. O. F.
6-A
Meets the first and third
Mondays of each month
in I. O. O. F. HaU at
8 p. m. Visiting mem
bers are always welcome.
Sylvia Sexton, N. G.
Ludvig Larsson, See’y.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7
I. O. O. P.
Meet* erery Tnnriday at 8 p.
m. In Odd Fcllowa’ Hall. Vot
ing brother* welcome. Go*taro
B.Manthcy,N.G.; Lodvig Laraaon, Secretary.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Seward Post No 6
Meets first and third Wed
nesday at 8 p. m. in the
Harriman Bank Buildlnc*
Post Commander, Dr. A, B.
Roberts: Adjutant, L. J.
Chilberg.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 219
F. ft A. M.
Stated communication! lint Ml
third Tuesday* of each month.
Visiting hrethera welcome.
CLARKE ANDRESES, W. VL
HAROLD E. SOGN. See’y.
A Masters Work
Jonas Bros, offer you a com
plete Fur, Taxidermy and
Tanning Service — unexcelled
anywhere.
Game heads, fur rugs, birds,
etc., mounted true to nature.
Your raw fur skins dressed
and made into coats and
chokers.
Write for free catalogue.
JONAS BROS.
1030 Broadway, Denver, Colo.
MOTORSHIP DISCOVERER
FOR HIRE OR CHARTER
For Rates Inquire
CAPT. HEINIE BERGER
Coal
By the sack or carload
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Range coal in sack or bulk
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Phone Main 81
A. F. Davis