THREE AND TWO ROOM APART
MENTS FOR RENT AT J. L. GRAEF’S.
Haas Candy—Fr«h shipment on every boat
The Alaska Shop.
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‘HOTEL SEWARD*
Hot and cold water in
All Rooms
Rooms with or without
Baths
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DEDICATED TO ALASKANS
Aleutian History
J. N. Cannon
The following is practically a literal translation
from the Russian taken from the manuscript of Fr.
Gedeon, priest-monk of the Alexandro-Nevsky Cathe
dral, Moscow, Russia, and was written in Kodiak be
tween 1804 and 1807. It has never before appeared in
pi Jilt.
• Continued from yesterday
KAYURYAS AND KAYURKAS
Kayuryas and kayurkas were
male and female conscript laber
ers that were taken at the com
pany’s pleasure from various set- I
tlements to perform such menial
labors as were desired; about the
middle of March, on orders from
the Bidarschik, (Administrator),
they constructed weirs for catch
ing fish, prepare labazes (fish
racks) for drying same, and com
menced seining in various rivers
and bays.
HUMPIES ARE COMING!
When the fish started up rivers,
seining was discontinued; weirs
were opened up and fish ponds
installed. When ponds are filled,
they are closed, above and below;
because, excepting the King Sal
mon, the fish never again returned
to sea, but like the wounded hares
return from whence they came,
so with the Haikos—In pace re
quiscat!
STEP ON IT, KAYURYAS!
Kayuryas cut cordwood, carry
timber on their backs or in bi
darahs from distant places, but
hay in the fall; in winter, they
carried fodder to the Head Office
in the harbor. Some are used
on Woody Island evaporating salt
■ and making bricks, (without straw)
gathering spruce pitch; and in
general, they had to be prodded
along, performing every conceiv
able form of menial labor for the
company.
GREEN GRASS!
As a compensation for being
prodded along., etc, they received
the munificent yearly compensa
tion: a bird-skin parka (sea-par
rot parka), a shirt and a pair of
drawers; in winter, they recieved
a lavtak skin to make their own
torbases (native boots). (Lavtak,
i a hair-seal skin, wtih hair re
i moved). Some
were given coarse
Ural jackets. That, fellow suf
ferers, was the poor down trodden
Kayuryas’ yearly compensation.
Live, horse, and you’ll get grass
in the sweet bye and bye!
KVAS! PERHAPS
Wives of kayuryas and kayurkas
(unmarried women) are used in
the preparation of Yukolo, dig sa
rana, dig fern roots for Kvas,
which was popular with all the
Russians — “But doctor, what is
Kvas?” “Oh, that, why that was
only a ‘soft drink’.” Let’s go on.
They scattered nettles, from which
twine is made for nets and seines,
eat up whales and render the oil,
prepare bird-skins for making
parkas, chewing them with their
teeth and sucking the oil out of
them—ugh! Heah, black boy, run
down to the cellar and bring me,
and the kayurka a nice demi-john |
of cold Kvas!
(Continued tomorrow)
Seward youngsters wanning up
for arrival of June. With arrival
warm days, love birds nimbly flit
from bough to bough warbling
sweet nothings into pink, shell
like ears alleged mates. Preachers
and commissioners look forward
to great activity in few days. Any
thing in it?
NOT MANY MORE DAY8 UNTIL MO
THER'S DAY. COMB IN AND SEE OUR
BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF MOTHER’S
DAY CARDS. ALASKA SHOP.
Amanda’s Hand Laundry
We give service, Reasonably
Call for and Deliver
Phone Madison 126
Coal
By the sack or carload
—NANIMO—
Nut or mine run
Range coal in sack or bulk
—EVAN JONES—
Lump or mine run
—PREMIER—
and mine run coal—Try It
-HEALY LUMP
WOOD—ICE—HAY—GRAIN
Alaska-Transfer
—Telephone MAin 81, Areade Budding—
—H. V. HobenA. F, Davis—
11 ii%l
Write for addUfamal
HAY - GRAIN — MEATS — HIDES _ LUMBER
LOGS — COAL — WOOL — PULP — FURS
SALT FISH— KELP — BEAR n«J.
Samples and price of Alaskan products want
ed by the undersigned for export
Kawabe Investment Co.
Harry Sotaro Kawabe, President and Manager
IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS
Seward, Alaska
P. O. BOX 132
Branch Office in Connection:
UNION TRADING COMPANY, Osaka, Japan.
PACIFIC TRADING COMPANY, Tokyo, Japan.
802 American Bank Building, Seattle, Wash.
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PRfeE! FREE! FREEI
„ TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS IN SEWARD
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 8 AND 13. WHO
HAVE A BIRTHDAY IN THE MONTH OF
MAY. FOBFURTHER INFORMATION.
CALL AT THE ALASKA SHOP.
Seward Fraternal Orders
SEWARD CHAPTER NO. 1«
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
Meets the second and fourth,
Monday’s of each monti
in McMullen’s Building. at
I p. m. Visiting members
alway welcome. Mrs. Jese
phene Sheldon, W. M.; Mrs.
Miriam Painter, Sec re
PIONEERS OP ALASKA—IGLOO NO
G»l M. Burial, Secretory and Treasurer
Seward Ledtre No. 1425
L O. O. tt
meets • n every
first and third Fri
dge mi each month
•t 8 p. m. at I
O. O. F. Hall. All
welcome Peter N
Anderson. Director.
*• A. Horner, Sec
retary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LODGE
N*. 6-A. I. O. o. F
««« we lint and
third Mondays of each
month ?n I. O. O. F.
Hall at 8 p. ra. Viait
•"* members are alwa>s
welcome. M a a d e E.
Larsson, N. G.; Ludvig
Larsson, Secretary.
Resurrection ■ Lodge No A-7
I. O. O. F.
Meets -every Thursday at g p.
m. in Odd Felows’ Hall. Vi»i*
ing brothers welcome. Walter
L. Corliss. N. G.; Ludvig Larsson, Secretary.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Seward Post No 5
meets first and third Wed
nesday at 8 p. m. in the
Harriman Bank Building
Post Commander Leonard
Hopkins; Adjutant L. J.
Chilberg.
Seward Lodge No. 219.
F. & A. M.
Stated communications first
and third T a e s d ays each
month. Visiting b re them wel
come. Chas Sheldon, W. M
Harold Painter, 8ec.
PORT of m III
FOLEY, Earl Richard — Former
sergeant at Fort Bliss. Veteran
was 5 ft. 11 in. tall, weighed about
174 lbs., blue eyes, brown hair;
born in Danville, Illinois, April 20,
1892. Last known occupation was
that of a street car conductor.
Father's name, James Foley. In
formation relative to this man will
be appreciated by James Doyle,
326 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal.
1931 AImomi and Date Boot* new tn at
the AlaAa Shop.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
RATES—Fifteen cento per line first inser
tion. Seven end one half cento per line
for subsequent insertions. Coant six av
erage words to a line. Minimum charge to
cento.
FOR SALE—Portable sawmill, with traetor
and plow. Wheland mill, with two sawa.
capacity about three thousand daily. Two
thirty-six inch saws, one inserted and one
solid tooth, both new. Mill has cut only
, thirty thousand feet. Tractor has pulley.
! and is latest McCormick Deering model
Has plowed but two acres and operated
mil!. A very efficient outfit. Just barely
broken in. Two bottom gang plow: 1 <t
1 inch bottoms. The mill is just the thin.’
for tie*. Price: Entire outfit *$1200.00 cas>
’ Inquire at Gateway for full information
“THE MAN OF MYSTERY”
The Mystery Man is in your city.
I will tell your your troubles be
fore you asked a question. Prof.
A. C. Wardle, Gilliland Hotel.
Room 7. Investigate this!
FOR SALE or long lease. Dreamland Hall
Inquire Gateway.
WANTED TO BUY
Hundreds have sent ns discarded jewelry, old
gold, false teeth, bridge, crowns, silver,
platinum, diamonds, antiques. Mail yours
today. Money mailed promptly. Goods re
turned if offer refused Uhler Sta.. U. Brook- 1
lyn, N. Y.
LEGAL NOTICE
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION. Wash
ington, D. C. In compliance with" Section
* <«) the Federal water power act (41
11188), notice la hereby given that 8.
M. Graff, of Seward, Alaska, has
application for a license for a construct
ed power project involving a diversion dam;
intake structure in Lowell Creek; a pipe
line and power house on the shore of Re
surrection Bay, partly on the public do
main, at Seward, in the Third Judicial Divi
sion, Alaska. Any objection to inch applica
tion or request for a bearing thereon, to
gether,, with any . bricftL.. yeportee pg otter
data ■' for which ‘ consideration to desired,
should be submitted to the Chairman. Fed
eral Power Commission, Washington. D O.
Publish: Mar. SO. April 6. 18, 20, 27,
May 4, 11. 18. alt of 1081.
THIS WEEK’S SPECIALS
LADIES KEDS ZMt NOW .... $L85
LADIES KEDS L95, NOW _____ $L75
Ladies Trimsha Canvas Oxfords, any size.... |L59
CHILDREN'S KEDS $1.95 and $L75
Gordon’s
VAN GILDER HOTEL
Hot and Cold Water in Every Room
Steam Seat
J. S. BADGEK Prop.
Advanced Refrigeration
r
Continually working for the ad
vancement of domestic electric re
frigeration. engineers of Frigidaire
Corporation have made it possible
for this General Motors subsidiary
this year to present a household
refrigerator with many refinements
and improvements, according to an
announcement by the local repre
sentative. Economy, efficiency and
beauty have been the guiding stars
of these engineers and aa a result
the Frigidaire of today operates at
much lower cost, freezes more ice
cubes faster, has an interior and
exterior finish of durable white J
porcelain-on-steel and provides
more shelf space than before.
MLWAKl) MAtHJINE SHOP
Chas. Lechner — Seward Agent
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