ALASKA’S BEST AND MOST POPULAR
CAFE
Merchant’s Lunch served from 11:30 to 1:30 p. m.
50c Plate
BANQUET ROOM AND PRIVATE BOXES
SEWARD GRILL
MEL HOLBEN, Proprietor
THE spirit of service which exists in the
* operation of The Alaska Railroad, has
made our patrons our friends, and the safe
guarding and transportation of their ship
ments to stations on our line, to their entire
satisfaction is our ambition.
During the month of May the season of
river navigation will augment our rail serv
ice, and freight and passenger travel will
receive the benefit of our experience.
Trains will connect with all sailings on
the Tanana and Yukon Rivers.
Timetables, descriptive literature, etc.,
will be gladly furnished on request.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Alaska Railroad
(Mt. McKinley Park Route)
Anchorage
Alaska
vCapt. 0. A. Johansen.
NEXT SAILING STR. STARR OUT OF SEWARD
FOR THE WESTWARD SEPT. 5
Chas. H. Jansen, Agent
PHONE MADISON 139 SEWARD, ALASKA
WHEN YOU THINK ALASKA
THINK
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Sails From Seattle Every Saturday at 9 o’clock
VTr„ Lv Seattle Lv. Seward
Northbound Southbound
Aleutian ____Aug. 27__Sept. 4___ 5 P.M.
Yukon -Sept. 3.-_L.Sept. 10_*_ Midnight
Alaskan -Sept. 10_.Sept. 17_ Midnight
Aleutian -Sept. 17..Sept. 24_ Midnight
Yukon - _.Sept. 24_.Oct. 1_ Midnight
Making all ports of call as business warrants.
FREIGHTER DENALI IS SCHEDULED TO SAIL FROM
SEATTLE AUGUST 25.
FOR RATES AND INFORMATION APPLY
Tel. Main 125 J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent. Res. Madison 149
VESSEL
Farragut
Evans
Watson
Leave
Seattle
Aug. 31
Sept. 7
Sept. 14
Arrive
Seward
Sept 7
Sept. 14
Sept. 21
South from
Seward
Sept. 12
Sept. 19
Sept. 26
♦Admiral Watson only calls at Yakutat.
♦Admiral Farragut only calls at Valdez
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WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81
Residence Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Jervioe
sfeADMIRAI
H.F. ALEXANDER. PRESIDENT
REASONABLE ROUND-TRIP
RATE IS FIXED SEWARD
TO MT. MCKINLEY PARK
Sewardites, desiring an opportunity
to take a brief vacation, and at a
reasonable cost, are reminded of the
excursion the Alaska Railroad is run
ning to McKinley National Park, Sep
tember 2. A fare of one and one third
will be charged for the round-trip to
Anchorage from this point and from
i Anchorage to the parlf and return, in
• eluding all expenses at the Curry ho
tel, $40. The returrbtrip from the park
: will be on September 4.
The local agent for the railroad, Mr.
: Sweek, states providing there are a
sufficient number of Seward people,
I at least ten, a special gas car will
| take them over to Anchorage on Fri
day morning of September 2 to con
nect with the Anchorage excursion
train which leaves the Inlet city that
evening at 5:30 o’clock. The excur
sionists will stop that night at the Cur
ry hotel and on the following morn
ing depart for the park. At 2 o’clock
in the afternoon of the next day, Sep
tember 4, the return journey to the
hotel will start, arriving there for
dinner and at 7 o’clock they will con
tinue on to Anchorage where they
should arrive at midnight. And pro
viding there are a sufficient num
ber of Seward people, ten, another
gas car will bring them back to the
old home- town the following day,
Monday.
Railroad employees will be charg
ed $25 for the trip to the park from
Anchorage and return and including
all expenses.
The S. S. Starr, Capt. O A. Johan
son, departs for the Westward and
Bristol bay regions, on September 5.1
Five teachers arrived in Seward the
.other day from Seattle for the Jesse
Lee Home.
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Viola Sheldon, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Chas Sheldon, will leave next
Thursday for a trip to Anchorage.
Mrs. Pearl Harrison and Mrs. J. R.
Sapp, Anchorage residents, spent the
week-end at Hunter, according ta ar
rivals in town Saturday.
Edna May Brooks, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. H Brooks of Anchor
age, left for Seattle last evening on
the S. S. Alaska, where she will at
tend school for the next two years.
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Miss Merrit Eide, daughter of Mr. !
and Mrs. Anton Eide, and last year’s i
only graduate from the Seward high |
, school, departs for Fairbanks Thurs-1
day to enter the Alaska College.
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A large number of Irishers arrived
in Seward Saturday on th S. S. Alas
ka from Seattle enroute to Fairbanks.
Every one of them was an expert
brick-layer.
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j, Walter Blue, son of Mr. and Mr3.
j Wayne Blue, departs for Seattle on
the S. S. Admiral Evans, next Thurs
day, where he will embark upon his
last year of high school.
Miss Patricia Ray, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ray., who has been spend
ing the summer’s the vacation from
college writh her parents, leaves this
week for Fairbanks to re-enter the
Alaska College, her Second year.
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Donald Cordon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
F. S. Gordon, was among the local ar
rvals Saturday from Anchorage. Mr.
Gordon, owner of the local merchan
dse establishment, is expected over
soon. „
Percy Clark, who has been in
charge of the dairy and creamery at
the Curry hotel, wras a southbound
passenger last night on th Alaska,
enroute to the States where he plans
to remain.
Latest Brunswick phonographs and
records. Schallerer's Alaska Shop.
When you think suits think Urbach.
QUALITY MERCHANDISE FROM A CLEAN
STORE AT UNUSUAL SAVINGS
FOR ONE WEEK UNTIL SATURDAY
NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 3
Liberty Bell Syrup..75
In an attractive quart jug. Cane and Maple
Tea Garden Preserves, three cans.$1.35
Any fruit
Reliance Grapefruit.four for .50
A Florida quality fruit in an individual serving
Fannings Bread and Better Pickles,jar .25
Seward Trading Co. Inc.
Main 135
AGENT FOR DUPONT POWDER, CAPS AND FUSE
SINGER SEWING MACHINES
ECONOMY VALUE'' IN
RELIANCE CANNED FRUITS
It Will Pay You to Investigate
P.C.McMullen
Telephone Main 34
THE
PICTURE
TELLS
OUR
STORY
HOTEL ANCHORAGE
Anchorage, Alaska.F. I. REED, Prop.
See The Totals Grow
THE truest criterion of your finan
* cial condition is the question, “Are
your savigs* increasing?” A man
whose deposits continually exceed his
withdrawals cannot “go broke.” De
posit regularly and SEE THE TO
TALS GROW.
Bank of Seward
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