FLAGSHIP AWARDED TROPHIES
WASHINGTON, May 13. (/P)—The
battleship California flagship of the
Battle Fleet .has been awarded the
“Spokane Cup” for the gunnery
year 1926-1927, having made the
highest merit with turret guns at
short distance range battle practice.
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For further information address
CAPT. HEINIE BERGER,
Seward, Alaska
MISS MOULTON DEPART
Miss (Trace Moulton, grade teacher
for the past few years, is compelled
by illness to abandon completing the
year out and, according ro present'
pans, intends departing tor the home
of hm* parents, in Spokane, a week
from tomorrow.
Strictly fresn candies. Schallerer’s
Alaska Shop
SEITTIE ICE CREAM j
High Grade Candies
Framed Pictures, Curios and
Photographs
Phone Adams 128
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BEAUTY PARLOR
Ladies’ Beauty Booth
Two Chairs Tub Baths
Shower Baths
In Arcade Building
Phone Adams 121
JESS LANDER,
Proprietor
‘HOTEL SEWARD’ j
Hot and Cold Water in
in All Rooms
Rooms With or Without
Baths
OSCAR DAHL, Prop.
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FAIRBANKS ICE BREAKUP
IS EARLIER THAR USUAL
According to the Fairbanks News
[Miner which arrived in the Gateway
office Wednesday evening the repott
of the ice moving in file Fairbanks
slough last Wednesday was as fol
lows:
Ice moved in the Ciena river a?
the Cushman street bridge at 5:39 a.
:n.. today a,s officially registered by
i clock in the Mode! Cafe. Later,
die ice jammed for some distance on
either side of the bridge.
The breakup this year, although
John P>. Jackson, aged 37. passed
away in Juneau from pleurisy which
developed into pneumonia. Jackson,
i halibut fisherman, was taken ;11
several weeks ago during one of his
trips and was brought into Juneau
where he was placed in the hospital.
Little hope for his recovery was ex
pected at the time. Mr. Jackson
came to Juneau in 1911 and since
that time has made his home here.
He was employed at Hie Alaska Jun
eau Mine for several years, later
buying a halibut boat, and at present,
owner o' Hue boat Inu J.
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Frank A. Aldrich, well known pion- '
eer. returned to Juneau from Yaku- i
tat where he lias been doing assess
ment work on his oil claims. Mr.
Aldrich states that 'he oil drilling
at Yak a tag a Beach, about 60 miles
from Yakutat. is progressing splend
idly. The General Petroleum Com
[)<fny under the supervision of Morris !
Clark is now down over 1500 feet |
and it is expected oil will be struck
anytime Oil seepages may be seen
or over 20 miles along the beach
riie drilling lias been going along
dovv according to Aldrich because of
he sandstone which has been struck:
ibout 1200 feet underground and tile |
ock is so hard little progress can be
nade It is rumored in Yakutat
hat M. J. Sullivan, who left Juneau
several months ago for the East to
•aise money for further work, ha -
ieen successful and will come north
liortlv with a drill which will be in
tailed this summer.
The bids for const motion of 2.78
niles on the Tongass Highway, from
■fountain Point to the power plant at
Ketchikan and the bids for surfacing
hree miles of the Tongass Highway,
n the same district, with crushed
ock. were opened in Juneau by the
Jnited States Bureau of Public,
toads. In both cases the low bid
vas placed by the Seims, Carlson
Contracting Company of Spokane,
Vash. The recommendatfon that the
>id awarded to them will be sent to
Vashington, D. C., by the Bureau.
The construction work will involve
ipproximately $100,000 and the work
)f surfacing with crushed rock will
imount to about $40,000. ft is und
jrstood that the Seims, Carlson Com
pany will besin work immediately j
tpon the receipt of the awarded con
tract. L. W. Turoff, assistant high
way engineer will leave for Ketchi
kan where he will be in charge of
:ne construction work for the United
Stipes Bureau of Public Roads. Bids
were also called for construction of
the Scow Bay road but no bids for
this work were received. The con
struction will bo undertaken at once
by the Bureau of Public Roads an a
day labor basis under the supervision
of Charles W. Wilson.
Developing, printing, enlarging,
hand coloring in oil. Schallerer's
Alaska Shop.
much later than last spring, is not
unduly late. Twice previously in the
history of Fairbanks the ice moved
on May 9. Last year It went out on
April 23 at 12:03 p. m., the earliest
movement on record. In 1920 the
j breakup did not occur until May 14.
About $2,750 was contained in min
ute pools in Fairbanks business
houses.
Axminster and Congoltan rugs. J.
L. Graef.
Dunhill pipes and tobacco. Schal
lerer’s Alaska Simp.
j A concrete stairway lead ins' to the
' basement and full concrete basemen^
flooring is the work Gerhard John
son >3 now engaged in at the Seward
i hotel.
STEP-IN BARBER SIOP
HARRY BOWERS, Proprietor
Beauty Parlor in Connec
tion, conducted by Mrs.
Bowers
Permanent Waving, Mar
celling, Water Wave,
Shampoo
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Capt. 0. A. Johansen.
NEXT SAILING STR. STARR OUT OF SEWARD
FOR THE WESTWARD MAY 16
Chas. H. Jansen, Agent
Si JUAN FiSHiKG & PACKING CD.
PHONE MADISON 139
SEWARD,’ ALASKA
WHEN YOU THINK ALASKA
THINK
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Sails From Seattle Every Saturday at 9 o’clock
L.v Seattle Lv. Seward
Northbound Southbound
— .—..-May 14_
VESSEL
Alaska .. May 7
Northwestern . May 14
Yukon ..—.. May 21
Alaska_ May 28
Aleutian __ June 4
Yukon — June 11
Alaska . — June IS
Aleutian .- June 25
Yukon . — July 2
.. May 21 .
May 28
.-June 5.
-June 12..
June 19.
.. June 26 .
-. July 3.
.July 10 ..
Midnight
Midnight
Midnight
-5 P.M.
-5 P.M.
5 P.M.
5 P.M.
5 P.M.
5 P.M.
Schedule subject to change without notice
POR RATES AND INFORMATION APPLY
Tel. Main 125 J, H. FLICKINGER, Agent. Res. Madison 149
Sails from
Seattle
Watson May 11
Farragut May 18
Evans .... May 25
Watsno .June 1
Farragut June S
Evans . June 15
Arrives South from '
Seward Seward
May 18 May 23. 9 a.m.
May 25 May 30....9 a.m.
June 1 June 6 9 a.m
June 8 June 13_9 a.m.
June 15 Jnue 20_9 a.m.
June 22 June 27.9 a.m.
♦Admiral Watson only calls at Yakutat.
♦Admiral Farragut only calls at Valdez.
- WAYNE BLUE, Agent
~ Telephone Main 81 Residence Madison 40
Pacific Coastwise Jerviee
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