OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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NEEDS OF THE WESTWARD
Outside of more charting and lights and bouys the
chief need of the Westward Alaska is more publicity. A
great, rich section-of Alaska is unknown to the world
and the world should hear about it.
That may sound trite and commonplace to one who
has never sojourned in the Westward islands and bays
where the natives and whites take their living from the
sea and a few ranch men battle with the beai.
But that portion of Alaska has everything one could
First of all, it has wonderous beauty, - a wealth of
scenic attractions that can scarcely be equalled. . If caP1'
tal could be induced to provide the accommodation and
the steamship lines to provide the proper service, thou
sands of tourists would get the thrill of theii lives and
Westward Alaska would become known to the woild.
Then there are the hundreds of miles of good graz
ing lands that can furnish forage for thousands of cat
tle, sheep, goats and horses. Very little is required to
establish a homestead and stock it for a good living
which, with little experience can be broadened into
making money. Chickens ducks, pigeons and rabbits
flourish to an astonishing degree.
The Westward needs these homeseekers who will
take advantage of these offerings. It would be well for
the steamship lines to cany on a proper campaign of
publicity and offer a reasonable homeseekers' rate.
Fur fanners and trappers know of the Westward's
worth in this regard, but the rank and file of American
citizens do not know that it is still possible to lease good
fur farm sites on islands and mainlands to the Westward.
The prospector should be told that there is a thou
sand miles of practically unexplored territory, much
of which has from time to time brought in its story of
mineral.
The fisherman should be enlighted to the fact that
there are other edible fish besides salmon and halibut
and herring. The day will come shortly when practically
everything the sea produces will be reduced to the com
mon denominator of human food. Especially is this
true of the shell-fish possibilities to the Westward.
The lumber men should be told of the vast stands
of the Westward slopes with their tumbling streams
and their near approach to- salt-water transportation.
The world should be told that Kodiak and West
ward points stand right at the point of first attack of
the Japanese Current and enjoy a climate much milder
than that of Montana ,North Dakota, Minnesota, Wis
consin, Michigan and much of the northern belt of the
United States. They should know that the lambing sea
son in the springtime requires no protection and that
the loss of lambs thru bad weather is far less than it is
in Montana, Wyoming or Utah. The public generally
should begin to appreciate the fact that the mercury sel
dom reaches zero ~ at Kodiak or Unalaska, while
Montana and Dakota may be shivering under twenty
foot drifts of snow and 50 below zero. No where in
Alaska have we seen drifts so high as those seen in North
Dakota.
To sum it up: if some means could be provided of
making the good news of Westward Alaska known to
the world, the rest would take care of itself.
. .. That old Alaskan who panned gold in the Seattle
It1. . \ have a thinS 011 some of the chiefs of police
that city has had.
Seventy-four years married and never a quarrel
is the boast of a Nebraska couple and strangely
enough, neither is deaf and dumb.
The Russians are preparing to utilize hot air for
fuel m driving airplanes. The Alaska delegate has been
utilizing that kind of fuel for driving in votes for many
years. But in the case of the Russans it means that fly
ing will be done only wdien the bloated proletariat is
engaged m a debate.
NEW YORK, July 26, </P)_Sev
eral new pools have been organized
recently in Wall street and the
general expectation is that the
public will be back in the market
on a large scale within a few
weeks.
Leading brokerage houses have
opened score of new branch offices
opened score of ne wbranch offices
throughout the country and sev
eral in Europe.
With more than 2.000 securities
traded on the floor of the New
York stock exchange alone, the old j
membership of 1,100, of which not ;
much more than half was repre- j
sented at any on time, proved j
unequal to the task. It was voted j
early this year to increase the !
seats by 25 percent. Most of the \
additional 275 seats have been
sold
Jack Donald, formerly with
the N. S. Co., in Fairbanks, is
now with the Criswell travel ser- \
vice and will pass thru here next j
month with a party.
PHILIPPINE nS
YIELD UHL JARS
MANILA, July 26, (^—Scien
tists exploring caves and old
burial grounds in the Philippines
have been puzzled by huge por
celain jars which they found in
some of the caves. Although the
skulls, bones and other relics in
dicated that the jars had some
thing to do with burial rites,
their size precluded their use as;
containers for food or water for
refreshment of the deceased inj
the spirit world.
The mystery was solved recently i
when one of the jars was un
earthed intact, containing the
complete skeleton of a man. Fur- :
ther research convinced the ex- •
plorers that it was an ancient i
custom of burying the dead in
the jars and that it was wide
spread thruout the archipelago.
Some of the jars show in
dications of being made in China
during the Sung dynasty which
reigned there from 960 to 1232 j
A. D. Others apparently were of
domestic manufacture
ODUNA ENROUTE
The freighter Orduna, bound for '
Seward with 1500 tons of dredge
steel, departed from San Francisco
July 22nd., and will proceed direct
ly to its destination. The vessel is
also carrying 150 tons of petroleum
products for the Standard Oil Co.,
here, and should arrive Tuesday.
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Have you heard the new
“Okeh” records at Sylvia’s?
They are wonderful
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iBRUHN’S BABY BEEF, you are
| certainly missing something.
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Curtis R. Morford
for fire insurance
Donohoe & Dimond
attorneys at law
Offices
VALDEZ and CORDOVA
Dr. A. R. Roberts
DENTIST
Dental and General X-Ray work
Phone MAdison 108—Tecklenberg Bldg.
L. E. Grammer
CIVIL ENGINEER
I Deputv U. S. Mineral Surveyor
Deputy U. S. Surveyor
Fish Trap Surveys
Anchorage, Alaska
Dr. H. W. Hyatt
PHYSICIAN-SURGEON
Offices in Tecklenberg Bldg. .
! Office hours: 10 a.m. to 12 o’clock. 2 p.m.
to 4 p.m.; 6 p.m to 8 p.m.
Phones: MAin 136—Residence, MAdison 90
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8 O’CLOCK SHARP
inline
THE POPULAR STAR
RICHARD DIX
in a laugh getting comedy drama
“SPORTING GOODS”
A comical tale of a salesman who is forced
into the role of millionaire and has to bluff it
out; resulting in all kinds of funny situatons,
but he finally wins out in a most exciting
finish. Made just to entertain you.
The supporting cast includes =
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GERTRUDE OLMSTED i
AND MANY OTHERS 1
And to start the fun out right we will show*
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in an extra good 2-reel comedy. One of the
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tation to eat, when you are hun
gry. Here we offer you the very
best things to eat and they are
cooked as they should be and
served with politness.
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George Nichols, Manager
FOR SALE
MUNICIPAL PROPERTY SALE
Seward, Alaska
Lots 4-5-6.7-34-35-36-37 all in
Block 12 of the original Townsite
of Seward, Alaska, together with
improvement thereon, which im
provement is the grade school
building of said Seward, is offered
for sale to the highest and best
bidder.
Sealed bids addressed to Muni- j
cipal Clerk, Seward, Alaska, will
be received up to and including
Saturday August 3, 1929.
The Common Council reserves
the right to reject and (or) sub
mit to modification all bids re- ■
ceived
TERMS:
(a) Entire Purchase Price in
Cash.
(b) A portion of purchase
price in cash, remainder in
yearly installment*, bearing
interest, secured by purchase
mortgage back
It is the intention of the Com
mon Council to use the money
received from the sale of the for
mer school building and premises
toward construction and equip
ment of a gymnasium in con
nection with the William H. Se
ward school, recently erected.
For further details consult
Councilman Orlander and Coun
cilman Horner, members of the
School Committee of the Council,
A. D. Baldcrston,
Municipal Clerk
Publish July 22 to Aug. 3,1929,
2,000 SUITS!
Two thousand Fall and Win
ter samples are now on display
at Peyser’s Tailor Shop. All or
ders taken within the next week \
will receive the benefit of 10 per
cent above cost. adr.