DR. ALCORN BACK IN JULY
According to •word from Dr. Alcorn,
who departed a few weeks ago for
the East to attend a medical con.
ference, he is returning to Seward
between the 5th and 10th of next
month. The Seward General Hospital
•will immediately he reopened upon
return.
W. R. Macpherson departed for An_
chorage today where he will con.
duct services, returning to Seward
the forepart of next week.
SURVEYOR DUE IN PORT
The Geodetic survey steamer Sur
veyor, Capt. R. R. Lukens, is due to
arrive in port tdday from Prince Wil.
liam Sound areas where charting
and other work is being carried for.
ward, a continuation of last year’s
activities in these and Westward
waters. The Surveyor will remain In
port over Sunday.
Fire of unknown origin recently to
tally destroyed the Courtney ranch
buildings 13 miles up the Chena river.
YEAR
EVERY MONTH IN
June 27, July 25, August 22, September
October 24, November 21, December 12.
SPECIAL SALES HELD ON REQUEST OF SHIP
PERS. ADVANCES MADE ON SHIPMENTS WHEN
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DREAMLAND HALL
8 O’CLOCK TONIGHT
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MARIE GILBERT Bird Whistler and Dancer.
Now playing the Lathrop Circuit will play here
Tonight Only!
A guaranteed attraction giving a two hour perform
ance each evening consisting of comedy, music, bird
whistling, singing apd dancing.
GILBERT TAN ALST
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featured comedian, is bound to chase away the blues.
LEE PARRY \
recording artist, on the piano, accordu|n and
MARIE GILBERT
noted bird whistler. \
ADMISSION: ADULTS 75 c., CHILDREN 2A c.
MRS. LABEREE WISHES TO
DISPOSE LOCAL LOTS
Mrs. Anita Laberee, widow of O. 0
Laberee, formerly associated with
the construction of the Alaska North,
ern Railway, Seward, wishes to dis
pose of 21 lots in Seward, most of
which are said to be waterfront pro
perty n choice locations. A letter to
this effect has been received locally.
Anyone interested are asked to call
at Mr. Sweek’s office, at the depot,
where the location of the lots may
be obtained and Mrs. Laberee’s ad.
dress.
Mrs Laberee stated she has been
paying taxes on them for 10 years
and will either sell them outright or
i ti ade them for property in the States.
The regular weekly business meet- j
ing and luncheon of the Seward Cham,
her of Commerce will be held Tues. •
day in the Seward Grill.
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SUP BOOK EXERPS
G. C. Kilpatrick, Mobile, A!a.,—“It!
will probably be some time before I
go back to Alaska, but my next trip,
there will be in the winter-as I would
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like to see some thing of the cold. I
have told a great many people here
about ycur wonderful cpujntry and'
hope that some of them will visit, you.” i
Henry Dubois, formerly a residan*
of Dawson but for tbe last seven1
yi arj engaged in mining at Keno Hill,
Mayo district, died at Mayo recently
of bear' failure following an opera
The ifatewdv leads: oth^r follow.
MRS. GRINNELL ARRIVES
Mrs. Grinnell, wife of Lieutenant
, Grinnell of the U. S. S. Geodetic
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i steamer Surveyor, was among the ar.
rivals today on the S. S. Aleutian
from Seattle. Mrs. Grinnell will re.
main here for the remainder of the
summer.
Incoming local passengers on the
9». S. Aleutian today other than the
Beattie listing published last Satur.
day, including the following:
From Ketchikan—W. G. Strench, F.
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K. Edwards.
From Juneau—W. K. Sheldon, Jr.,
Chas. E. Bunnell, Joe Lafon, Theo. M.
Lafon, Alfred Butler, B. F. Mannheim,
er, Ablonda Ffrimmer, V. D. Harri.
son, and two steerage.
From Cordova—Robert Wakelin, A.
J. Nelson, Mrs. A. J. Nelson, Joe Stef,
bgen, H. Struck, Mr. and Mrs. G. van
Olst, Gordon van 01st, L. Perry.
From Valdez—Sam Knudson.
From Latouche—A. F. Erickson, S.
j B. Grenall, E. C. Street, John McCorie,
! Kino Johnson, Mrs. Jas. L. Galen.
The Aleutian, which left for the
Westward this afternoon, will proba.
bly reHturn Monday morning enroute
South, according to the local office.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed in the office of the Secretary of
Alaska by the Commonwealth Mining
am' Exploring Company, according to
the Empire. The capitol stock of the
company is to be $1, 000,000, an 1 the
purpose of the company is to be
general mining operations. B. C Ray
mond of Seattle, president, E. M.
Sherman, secretary and D. E. Bige
low are the trustees of the company
and the main office will be in Seat
tle Wash. The principal place of op
eiations in Alaska will be abo u 11
n lies from Hyder.
William Noble, formerly deputy U.
S marshal at Tenakee has been
transferee! to Sitka by U. S. Marshal
•* 'bert White, to take the place of Pc
n”.ty Marshal W. H. Caswell who was
put in charge of the Ketchikan office
; -ome time ago.
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Seattle ice cream and fresh
candies at Sylvia's.
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EARLIEST MANY YEARS„
Pete Anderson, stream watchman.
Bureau of Fisheries, reports that
never, since 1903, has he known red
salmon go up the streams to the lakes
as early as they have this season.
Generally they start running up
about the 15th of June and stop be.
tween the 20th and 25th but this
spring reds were seen entering the
lakes on the 4th 5th and 6th of this
y
month. Tt is -the fourth year cycle for
the fish and imay be Indicative of
large runs later.
Though fishing An the bay started
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i out extra good with large catches
; every ^ay since the opening of the
season, the past few days have been
quiet the fishermen bringing very
light catches.
CHILDREN’S DAY
Sunday will be observed as Child,
ren’s Day at the Seward Community
Church. The exercises will consist
mainly of songs and recitations by the
primary andn junior departments of
the Sunday school.
This is going to be mighty interest,
mg. You should not miss this service.
Come and enjoy it with us. Your
I presence will please the children, and
| encourage them in the work of the
' Sunday school.
The hour will be 11 o’clock Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Graham, Supt. of Sunday school.
Wolves are a deadly menace to the
caribou, the fox and the moose of the
Birch Creek country, says Fred Wiley
who has been trapping with B. W.
Johnson in the Circle country and has
just arrived in Fairbanks.
Immediate construction of a float in
Juneau harbor for use by seaplanes
was authorized by the Juneau Cham.
her of Commerce.
Valet Auto Strop Razor
free with every purchase of
10 blades.
Brown & Hawkins Corp.
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