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OF SEWARD. ALASKA Established August 19, 1904
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NOBLE WOOD—NOBLE DEEDS
The floors of the beautiful new capitol building. at
Juneau are paved with Alaska hemlock. Save for a fine
.finish and high polish it is unadorned, they say, and
shines in all its pristine wonder of grain and texture.
It has added a solid tone of beauty that completes the
edifice and adds a final touch far beyond the hopes of
its advocates. The very fact of its being there with the
privilege of treading upon it upbears the soul and
makes one proud of being an Alaskan.
These thoughts we gathered after a talk with
Charles H. Floiy, Alaska Commissioner for the Depart
ment of Agriculture and divisional forester, who waxed
very enthusiastic over the great care of the lumber
concern in their selection of the wood and its kiln dry
ing, and of the careful attention paid in its laying by
skilled craftsmen. He is proud of Alaskan forests.
It is hardly conceivable that men we select to rep
resent us in the legislature -can place their proud feet
upon the forms of these noble monarehs of hundreds of
years of storm and strife and stoop to ignoble deeds.
Should they plan unworthy purpose we hope they
stumble at the threshold.
MORMON INTEREST
It was noted at the last luncheon of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce that a number of inquiries con
cerning business and home-making opportunities here
came here from Utah, the home of the Mormons. It
was a most gratifying piece of news to those who know
ihe Mormons and their good works.
Of course, all residents of Utah are not Mormons,
but that sect makes up the majority of the population
of the State. It is a good omen that they are directing
their attention to Alaska and the more of them who
come to Alaska, the better it will be for the Te rritory.
The Mormons are pioneer developers and home buil
ders. Their faith which is just as good as any other
faith, is founded on justice and equality in the sight
of God.
They rear fine families, have splendid schools and
universities and musical conservatories. They are en
lightened and progressive and industrious, and their
faith is reaching to far corners of the earth. We would
gladly welcome them to Alaska to help in the develop
ment of this last frontier.
LIKE SHOOTING ‘HOF
There’s hardly an oldtimer who won’t tell you that
Alaska gets into the veins. If you stay with it long
enough you’ll never get away from it. How many have
we talked to and shook their hands at the gangplank
who swore by ail the gods and pink-toed prophets that
they were going to California or Florida or somewhere
where the grape-fruit grows; and how many have we
welcomed back again. We don’t even take down their
addresses any more because we know it would hardly
be worth while to send them the. Weekly. They prob
ably would be meeting it coming back home.
You can’t get away with it and we are frank to
confess we do not want to. Its gone all thru our sys
tem. We get a thrill out of these mountains and the
trout leaping in the streams. We stand in enraptured
wonder when the Northern Lights are playing across
the heavens. We pause in*mystified dismay when mead
ows burst into myriad blooms. We have learned to
love the rushing winds, the crashing seas and the lure
of the long trail.
There is fellowship here and open-handed generosi
ty. The lure of gold holds us and long rivers beckon
to far countries where sourdoughs cuss and condemn
the latest administrations. There’s a kick in every
phase of it. There’s an addition of a million dollars to
everyone’s possessions even if he hasn’t a cent, if you
understand what we mean.
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ING GCMiViiTTEES
HII GIBE
n IIPHESIOENT
! At the last luncheon and busi
| ness meeting of the Sfward |
| Chamber of Commerce, the fol- j
1 lowing standing committees were
j announced for the year 1931
| The first name of each commit
tee is chairman;
i Executive; E. Swettmann, W. !
|C. Erwin, Wayn Blue,.C. E Or-1
lander, J. H. Flickmger.
Membership: Flickinger, Swet
mann. H. S. Balderston, Cal M,
Brcsius, L. J. Chilberg, Earl E.
i Reisner. Erwin.
; Publicity and Printing; E. P. j
Harwood. E. F. Jessen' L. Hop
' kins, Rdsi^er, Chilberg.
| Civic Improvement: J. S. Hof- i
man, A. R. Roberts, Charles j
• Lechner, G R. Manthey, A. H. L. i
Meyers, Swetmann.
j Marine Navigation: Chilberg, |
jBlue, Flickinger, C. E. Anderson, {
O. A. Johansen.
| Aviation: Brosius, Lechner, Jes
jsen.
■ Reception: Balderston, Erwin,
P. C McMullen, H. V. Hoben,
T. W. Hawkins, C. L. Lake, A. D.
| Haverstock.
Chairman City Library: Earl
j Mount.
Fishing Industries: Blue, Jo
i hansen, Hofman, Anderson, J.
B. Stanton, Lake, A. H. Thoday,
: Nils Hagen.
Transportation: E. L. Sweek,
'Mel Horner, Hatton, Geo. James,
J. Lander.
i Resolutions: Harwood, L. V.
Ray, Curtis R. Morford, Wm. H.
Whittlesey, Wm. D. Coppernoll,
! Carl Aimy.
Good Roads: Henry Frost, Rob
erts, Lander, H. Painter, Charles
Sheldon, Mel Holbeif.
Radio: Flickinger, T. Osbo, P.
N. Anderson, Chilberg, Pete Ogle. ;
Mining: Swetmann, Sweek, C.J
A. Tecklenberg, Horner, Myers,!
Ralph Reed.
i-.~ With flags draping its frost
ed wails, bright colored pennants
hanging from above, the strains of
j the dreamy waltz and the rhythmic
| one step and fox-trot floating from
j an open window in the glass room,
| the Dawson Curling rink gave it
| self over from the “roarin' game”
| to the seductive art of terpisichore.
j It was the first mocassin dance
jof the season, and, though there
j was not a large crowd present, the
iones who were there evidently en
joyed the seasonable novlty of
dancing on ice. The music was
good, the “floor” wTas good, and the
members of the club were
most energetic hosts
—Dawson News.
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COMMUNITY CHURCH
10 a. m. Sunday school
11 a. m. Morning service. The
theme will be: “Where-in the
Righteous Prosper ”
7:30 p. m. Evening service. Sub
ject: “Matchless Love. I, the
Church, am Calling You. I am
the Best Friend of Mankind. To
the Man who Prizes Sanity,
Peacefullness, Pure - minded
ness Social Standing, and Long
evity, I am a Necessity.”
NOTICE
Will the party who borrowed
vacuum cleaner please notify
Brown & Hawkins Corporation
at once.
WHILE THEY LAST
S Closing out remaining sizes
| of good work shoes at prices
from $3.25 to $4.7$. Remember j
old packs can be re-bottomed I
with either crepe or cleated bot- j
toms.
Seward Leather Works J
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8 O’CLOCK — ONE: SHOW — 8 O'CLOCK
SHOWING TONIGHT
SPEC IAL — The famous play — SPECIAL
j “Abie’s Irish Rose’’
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j THE GREAT 12 REEL SUPER FEATURE
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l A sio?y of a Jew and Irish family who finally conquer
| their aversion to one another. It is a very fine tale full
t of the best humor, romance and parental love. Jean
Hersholt, the great character actor has the leading role.
This production was one of the most popular ever shown
in the States. With it we will show an interesting News
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NOTICE:—Admission will he 25c and 50c
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