REGISTRATION FOR
CITY ELECTION SLOW
IITTLE INTEREST SEEN
As in former years interest in the j
forthcoming city election, April 3, is!
extremely lax. This is indicated not
only due to the few discussions heard
around the town but from the small
nnmber of citizens who have register
ed at the city clerk’s office. The reg
istration books have been open for a
number of days. It is expected, hovr
ever, also like former years, there will
be a last minute rush.
Those entitled to register are citi
zens of the United States over the age
of 21 years, who have resided in the
territory continuously one year pre
ceding the election, and in the city of
Seward six months preceding the elec
NOTICE
The Alaska Railroad is in the mar
ket for 150 spruce piling 35 feet long.
Specifications can be read at J. S.
Hofman’s.
WILL BE 51st VOYAGE
The arrival of the S. S. Yukon in
port this week from the South will
mark the liner’s 51st voyage to the
Port of Seward since its entry into
the Alaskan service a few years ago.
The S. S. Yukon, formerly the S. S.
Colon, and a sistership to the S. S.
Aleutian, \%as formerly owned and
operated by the Panama Railroad, a
government enterprise.
tion. The registration books will be
I
closed on March SI.
A Mayor, three councilman and one
member for the school board are to
be elected. Councilman Swetmann,
McMullen and Painter are holdovers
while Councilman Badger, Orlander
and Thoday have served their terms.
The school board member dropping
but this year is Wayne Blue. The of-!
fice of.,the Mayor is filled yearly.
It always pays to resole a pair of j
shoes at least once. Mens soles $2.00
heel .75 Ladies soles $1.25 to $2.00
heel .50 to .65 cents.
SEWARD LEATHER WORKS
FIRST RUN OF SEISON
•TO ILHMNA BY THE
M. S. DISCOVERER
Captain H. Berger, of the M. S.'Dis
coverer, now enroute to the West
ward—Iliamna and way ports—stated
prior to his departure that he intend
ed to return to port in about 10 days
or around the 15th of this month.
He may be delayed beyond that
date f<Jr he plans to walk over the
Iliamna trail to the village and visit
with the folks for at least one day
As has been stated previously Cap
tain Berger has a special mail contract
for the present trip and will drop bags
off at Portlock, Seldovia and at Iliam
na.
Some months ago, thru the columns
of The Gateway, Captain Berger made
the announcement he anticipated op
erating to Anchorage from the Port
of Seward this season providing bus
iness justified it. His recent trip to
FRESH SUPPLY OF STOCK FISH.
8EWARD TRADING COMPANY.
DOING LOTS TRAVELING
Miss Lillian M. Brooks, Anchorage
young girl who passed through Sew
ard last Saturday on her way to La
touche, returned on the S. S. Oduna
and departs tomorrow for the Inlet
town. Miss Brooks is returning im
mediately, however, to Latouche, to
| enter upon a new position there.
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PLENTY OF MOOSE
There is lots of moose roaming
about in the wilds of the Kenai pen
insula country, late arrivals bring
word into town, more than many of
the oldtimers have seen since they
first settled the region.
the Inlet village gave him sufficient
assurance that his plans will undoubt
edly be carried out, in that respect.
The Discoverer is about the finest
type of a craft of its size which has
yet operated in this coastal region of
the Territory and providing business
continues as good as last season it
will be but a short time when he will
put on a larger boat.
Eastman Kodaks and films. Schal
| lerer’s Alaska Shop.
Ladies’ Haircutting
Shampooing, Massaging
Our Specialty
Tub and Shower Baths
TOMORROW’S TIDES
High tide .1:32 a. .m.8.3 ft.
Low tide ...1:36 p. m.8.5 ft.
High tide .7:30-a. m. ...0,4 ft
CRACKS IN LAKE ICE
Cracks are appearing in Lake Ke
nai, local arrivals bring word, making
for bad and dangerous going on the
ice. The ice generally goes out in the
lake the first part of May.
If you smoke
for pleasure
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People might smoke some
cigarettes for a lot of queer
reasons, but they certainly
smoke Camels for plea
sure. And they smoke
more Camels by billions.
“Fd walk a mile for a Camel”