TO VISIT FORD PLA^T
V
, On his way home from the East,
Chas. Leohner, proprietor of the Sew.
ard Machine Shop, will go thru the
l Ford plant at Detroit to see how the
new models are coming along. Mr.
Lechner is the Seward agent for the
Ford automobiles and trucks.
Aside from the six trap sites near
Portlock, located last fall by G. A.
Gustanson, W. E. Lerdy located two
and Jas. Collias two.
RAILROADERS WIN
CHICAGO, Feb. 3. (/p)—A petition
by western railroads to set aside
award increasing pay of locomotive
firemen and hostlers on 55 systems
was dismissed by Judge Carpenter.
The increase amounts to 35 cents per
day.
RECORD SALE, 3 FOR $1. TAKE
’EM, NO PLAY ’EM. SCHALLER
ER’S ALASKA SHOP.
BY THE SACK OR CARLOAD
Premier
and mine run coal—Try it
Healy Lump
Nut or mine run
Evan Jones
Lump or mine run
Nanimo
Range coal in sack or bulk
WOOD, ICE, HAY AND GRAIN
Telephone Main 81, Arcade Building
H. Y. Hoben. A. F. Davis
ON PAR WITH STATES
While in Washington, I). C. last i
month, Major Dauglas II. Gillette, I
Engineer Officer with the Alaska]
Road Commission, and who is now j
in Seward awaiting the departure j
of a train for Fairbanks, lie appear- j
ed, with Major Malcolm Elliott, Pres
ident of the Commission, before tbe
House Committee on Appropriations
ai several hearings.
Speaking of road building programs
in the States and the Territory, (
Major Gillette says the Commission’s j
methods of road and trail construct
ion and equipment used, are on a
par with the latest advancement in
these developments.
Major D. Elliott, is still prepar
ing statements at Washington to be
placed before the Senate Committee.
He wdl probably remain there until
the War Department Bill, pubished
in The Gateway few' days ago,and
in which is contained the appropria
tion for the Alaska Road Commiss
ion, is acted upon by Congress. Major
Elliott expected to return to his Ju
neau offices about March 1.
Major Gillette will make a survey
of winter trails in the Interior, at
the present time. He will go by dog
team from Fairbanks to Livengood
and if time permits will go into the
KanHshna district to investigate con
ditions of the winter trails, shelter
cabins and transportation situation
generally, in those areas.
WANT VOTING PRECINCT
The residents of the Portlock dis
trict are desirous of obtaining a pre
cinct to enable them to cast their bal
lots at the next election. Seldovia is
some distance away and bad weather
is a cqnstant menace to those taking
the trip besides the time lost from
work.
FRESH KILLED CHICKENS FROM
LONGS RANCH, AT FRYE BRUHN.
A-1 meat and nothing else in the
rrye„Bruhn Meat Market.
When you want a good steak or
>•0301. give Carstens a call.
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Construction Lumber
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RADIO SUPPLIES — SOCKETS — BUSSBAU
JACKS—CONDENSERS—SWITCHES, ETC.
RADITRON PRICES.
U V 199 .$2.25
U X 199 . 2.25
U X 201-A.1.50
U X 200-A _ 4.00
U X 120 _ 2.50
U X 222.6.50
EVER-READY
BATTERIES
No. 486, Layerbuilt
45-volt B...„.$5.00
No. 77141-2-volt C. 75
No. 772, 45-volt B . .3.75
No 7111 1 12-volt A 50
New shipments tubes and batteries arrived Dec. 10,
Seward Alaska
It s All Fixed Now!
WHEN YOUR CAR LEAVES OUR SHOP, YOU CAN BET
rHAT IT’S IN TIP-TOP RUNNING CONDITION AND YOU
WON’T RECEIVE AN EXORBITANT BILL EITHER.
BENUITS MACHINE SHOP
Geo. Benuit, Prop. Ogles Garage bldg.
Genuine superior roasts and fowls, backed by
the Frye—Bruhn Company reputation for
quality, and sold at reasonable prices.
START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
A. C. GRAUNSTADT, MANAGER
We deliver in a hurry at anytime
FRYE BRUHN & CO.