FURIAGUTSCHEDULED TD
SAIL SOUTH SATURDAY
Westward reservations on the S.
S. Admiral Farragut, which left port
last evening, included William Banks
for Seldovia and the following for
Kodiak; Mrs. E. Wamser, Miss Lot
ta Von Scheele, Miss Esther Von
Scheele, W. A. Shields. W. P. Mur
phy, Harry Boehne.
The Farragut is scheduled to re- !
turn to port Saturday enroute South, j
it is reported.
Capt. Johansen of the steamer
Starr announces his vessel departs j
on Monday, July 11, on the third trip
of the season to Bristol Bay region.
Miss Marjorie Reno, who' came
down from Anchorage to spend the
holidays with her sister Mrs. Land
er, left for Anchorage on today’s
train.
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since Valdez then had a population
of 8,000, and the War Department had i
recommended the route from Valdez |
through the Copper River Valley to ,
the Klondike. Only one white man
then lived along the 412 miles of the
proposed route between Resurrection
Bay and the Tanana river. That man
was George Palmer, who had a trad
ing station at Knik. He now has a
store at Kenai.
“But for a year or more Mr. Bal
laine had been quietly investigating
all routes from the coast to the interi
or of Alaska, and he had more infor
mation tucked away in his head about ,
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every part of Alaska than any other
500 men put together, and more than
all the 8,000 stampeders then at Val- j
dez. It turns out that the route he
then chose is the only logical route,
which everybody who knows Alaska
now readily concedes. In fact, peo
ple in Alaska generally now look back
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CLIFF RUSCHER, Mgr. PHONE MAIN 130
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
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New Shipment Shoes Received on
last Boat for Men and Women
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WORK SHOES
$5.00
$7.00
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$10.00
DRESS SHOES
and
OXFORDS
1W0 MATTER where you go on that vacation trip you
^ will need good luggage. Dependable Luggage—to
withstand hard usage. We are at your service with a
vast selection of Trunks, Bags, Traveling Cases of every
type. Offering always the utmost in value as you’ll note
by a visit here.
Small Reed Suitcases, ideal for picnics; special.$ 1.00
Fiber and Leather Suitcases, from.$5.75 to $45.00
Traveling Bags from.$18.50 to $40.00
Wardrobe Trunks...$40, $67.50 and $110.00
EVERYTHING TO MAKE YOUR TRAVELS
ENJOYABLE
“QUALITY FIRST”
BROWN & HAWKINS CORP.
Seward, Alaska
in wonder that anybody ever proposed
building a railroad over any other
route.
“It was a case where one man knew
what he was doing, and tested his
knowledge by thorough investigation,
had better judgment than the thou
sands who stampeded to other parts
on the immature advice of somebody
else.”
Captain Johansen is now a large
property owner in Seward, in addition
to being master of the Starr, and is
confident that he will live to see the
day when Seward has the largest pop
ulation of any town in Alaska, as it
is now the leading port in Alaska in
volume of tonnage handled over its
busy docks.
. He: “Why do they call your saloon*
‘Davy Jones’ Locker’?”
Him: “Because so many schooners
go down there.”
Lucky says: If you can’t
say a good word, don’t say a
bad one; speak well of and
buy from Lucky.
Special deliver of freshly baked
goods from 11 a. m. to 12 o’clock and
from 4 to 5 o’clock in the afternoon.
Seward Bakery. Phone Madison 82.
Frye’s ice boxes are always open
to the public’s inspection.
Fresh strawberry and va
nila Seattle ice cream at
SchallereFs Alaska Shop.....
TO HONOR VISITORS
The luncheon for Mrs. Woodcock
and Mrs. McQueen will be held at
the Seward drill, Friday, 1 p. m.
Leave your name with Mrs. Leslie,
Swetmann or Urbach. All ladies of
Seward cordially invited. $1.00 per
plate.
Read the ads every day.
Corporation
—The Pioneer Line—
FLYING TO ALL PARTS IN ALASKA
QUR NEW SWALLOW PLANE
Joseph Crosson, Pilot
(Alaska’s Aee)
has just completed a record flight
from Fairbanks, to Point Barrow,
returning via Kotzebue and Ruby.
For information as to Flights, Rates, Etc., write or
wire at our expense
ROBERT LA VERY, General Manager
Fairbanks, Alaska
HARDWARE, STOVES AND RANGES
Inside frosted Electric Lamps, Ship Chandlery, An
chors, Rope and Twine, Paints and Oils, Sheet metal,
Plumbing Shop, Gun repairs.
Mail Orders Will Receive Prompt Attention
J. L. GRAEF
Phone Madison 87 Seward Alaska
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