IMPRESSED WITH CITY
Jack E. Chovin, well known An
chorage business man, spent the
week end here on business mat
ters. Mr. Chovin was much im
pressed with the prosperous ap
pearance of the city and, being his
first visit here in a number of years,
noted many substantial improve
ments.
FRYE-BRUHN’S BABY BEEF is
unexcelled.
QUALITY DEVELUFINti PRINT
NG AND ENLARGING. Schallcr
er’s Alaska Shop.
8EWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meets the second and '
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’ ‘
Hall at M a Visiting
members always wel
come: Miriam Painter
W. M.; Martine Johansen, Acting
Secretary.
Seward Lodge No. 1425, L. O. O M.
[Meets every first
md third Friday
Dach month at 8
p. m. at Odd j
Fellows Hall. All j
welcome.*
PETER N. ANDERSON, Director,
M. A. HORNER, Secretary.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. 9
C. M. Brosius, Sec. - Treas.
Seward Rchekah Lodge No. 6-A,
I. O .0. F.
Meets th£ first
and third Mon
days of each
month in ODD
FELLOWS hall
at 8. p. m. Vis
-itinp members
are always wel
romc. Mrs. MARIE OSBO, N. G.,
TUDVAG LARSSON, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
Meets every Thurday at
8.00 p. m. in Odd Fellows'
Hall. Visiting brothers welcome
ngwald Jacobsen, N. G., Lutfvi*,
-arson, Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 219, F. & A.
» M. Stated communications
first and third Tuesdays
/▼ ' of eacn month. Visiting
brethern welcome. J. H. Flickinger,
W. M.: Martin Banbury, Secretary.
i THE GEM
j CIGAR STORE
Cigars, Candy
Soft Drinks
* STATIONARY, MAGAZINES
I X U R L Y”
Proprietor.
SUNTRANA
HEALY RIVER COAL
Good coal is a kingly
1
treasure:
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andgetgood
s measure.
liont experiment; buy coal that’s
certain to please every member of
your household. We sell an honest
ton of coal that will give your fur
nace less trouble and will give you v
more comfort ‘than any fuel you
ever spent your money for.
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
The pupils who are in the cast
: of the high school play, “Adam and
Eva”, are attending daily rehear
sals and getting the play in shape
for presentation before the general
public about May 6 or 7, at the
Liberty theatre. The play, an an
eight characters, including Francis
nual attraction, is composed of
Leslie as the leading man and Rob
erta McIntosh as the leading lady.
From reports heard to date the
play promises to equal those of for
mer years.
Suffering from an attack of ap
pendicitis, Louis *Ekren was brot to
port Saturday on the halibut
schooner Lindy. He was placed
aboard the S. S. Aleutian and sent
to the Cordova hospital.
Golden Wheel Lighters, $7.50 an»
P SCHALI FRER’S ALASKA SH(K
INVITATION FOR BIDS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE, Bureau of Public Roads,
Juneau, Alaska, April 3, 1929. Sealed Bids
subject to the conditions contained herein,
will be received until 9:00 o'clock A. M.,
^ V 1929, and then publicly opened, for
furnishing all labor and materials and per
forming all work for constructing and im
proving the Afognak Lake Highway, Afog
"ak Bay-Hatchery Section, National Forest
Road Project, located within the Chugach
National Forest, Territory of Alaska, Third
Judicial Division. The length of the project
° be constructed and improved is approxi
mately 4.55 miles and the principal items of
tvork are approximately as follows: Clearing
18.0 Acres; Grubbing 11.0 Acres; Common
Excavation 10,200 Cu. Yds.; Solid Rock Ex
:avation 1,000 Cu. Yds.; Unclassified Exca
vation for Structures 200 Cu. Yds. ; Fine
trading 4.56 Miles; Gravel Top Course 4,000
Hu. Yds.; Treated Timber 10.0 M Ft. BM. ;
22’ Timber Truss 1 Span ; Dry Rubble Ma
tonry 15 Cu. Yds.; Corr. Metal Pipe (nest
able) 1374 Lin. Ft. The contract form and
he plans, specifications, special provisions,
ind estimate of quantities may be examined
md the Standard Questionnaires and Finan
ial Statement for Bidders secured by the
•rospective bidders at the following addresses:
J. S. Bureau of Public Roads, 409 Goldstein
luilding, Juneau. Alaska; U. S. Bureau of
’ubllc Roads, Federal Building. Seward. Al
ska; Associated General Contractors, Mult
lomah Hotel, Portland, Oregon; Associated
Jeneral Contractors, Arcade Building. Seat
le, Washington; Associated General Con
ractorB, Spokane Hotel, Spokane, Washing
on. Proposals will be received from capa
!e and responsible contractors who must
ubmlt with their request for Standard Gov
rrment form of BM and on forms to be sup
'lied by the District Engineer, an attested
tatement of their experience and financial
esources. Standard Government form of bid
fill be supplied only to contractors showing
ufficient experience and financial resources
o properly construct the work contemplated.
Vhere copies of plans are requested, a de
posit of $10.00 will be required to insure
heir return. If within 15 days after open- ,
ng the bids plans are not returned the depo- j
it will be forfeited to the Government. Guar- !
.ntee will be required with each bid as fol- j
tnvs: 5 percent of the amount of the bid. j
’erformance bond will be required as fol- j
•)ws: In amount of 100 percent of total con- j
ract price. Performance will begin within I
0 calendar days after date of receipt of no- ,
ice to proceed and will be completed within j
M0 calendar days from that date. Liqui- I
lated damages for delay will be the amount (
itated in the “Special Provisions” for each
•alendar day of delay until the work is com- j
ileted or accepted. Partial® payments will be j
nade as the work progresses on work and ;
naterial delivered if such work and material j
neets the approval of the contracting offi- |
>er. Article on patents will be made a part i
if the contract. Bids must be submitted up- !
n the Standard Government Form of Bid i
md the successful bidder will be required to
execute the Standard Government Form of
Contract of Construction. The right is re
served, as the interest of the Government
■nay require, to reject any and all bids, to
waive any informality in bids received, and
o accept or reject any items of any bid, un
less such bid is qualified by specific limita
tion. Envelopes containing bids must be seal
ed, marked, and addressed as follows: Bid
For Road Improvement, Afognak Lake High
way, Afognak Bay-Hatchery Section, to be
ipened May 11, 1929 at 9:00 o’clock A. M.,
*t 409 Goldstein Building, Juneau, Alaska,
M. D. Williams. District Engineer, Bureau
if Public Roads.
SEWARD FOLLY. Ill
SCHOOL MONTHLY,
WINS FIRST POIZE
IN CONTEST BETWEEN TERRI
TORIAL POSESSIONS U. S.
SEWARD PAPER WINS
Altho no direct word has been
received from the Columbia Inter
scholastic Press association, Colum
bia university, relative to the effect
that the Seward’s Folly, Seward
High School publication, won first
honors in a contest sponsored by
the university for the, best terri
torial high school paper, a clipping
from the New York Herald-Tribune
points to that fact.
Not only papers from Alaskar_but
of Hawaii and other territories of
the U. S., were in the contest.
Last year the “Northern Light,”
Cordova High School paper, won !
the blue ribbon.
To Editor-in-Chief Otto Sand
beck, and members of his staff, it
was a proud moment when they
were informed their paper had at
tained such a rank. The staff re
sponsible for each issue comprises:
Otto Sandbeck, Editor-in-Chief;
Ernestine Jessen, Associate Editor;
Cecile Leslie, Club Editor; Francis
Leslie, Sports Editor; Katherine Ne
ville, Humor and Feature Editor;
Robert Manthey, Circulation Man
ager, Roberta McIntosh, Advertis
ing Manager; Louise Slater, School
Editor.
Class Reporters: Louise Slater,
Geraldine Laughlin, Elsa Larsson,
Sam Estes.
Faculty Adviser, E. J. Bath.
Earl Mount, proprietor of the
Seward Leather Works, left today
for Anchorage on a brief business
trip.
C. A. Schonaker, paper salesman, !
who arrived Saturday from the
south, departed today for the wilds
af the Interior region. I
John Anderson, former Bureau
of Public Roads employee, was
among today’s passengers for Moose
Pass.
THREE PACKED COACHES
The local depot took on the ap
pearance o f midsummer, this
morning, with the large crowd of
travelers preparing to embark for
Interior railroad points. Three
coaches were packed with passen
gers and it was estimated at least
100 went north.
PURE UNADULTERATED ICE
'REAM 50 c. PINT $1.00 A QUART.
Schallerer’s Alaska Shop.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE CHEAP—Victor Ortho
phonic phonograph, records and
record book, Hoover vacuum
cleaner, electric heater, iron,
toaster and waffle iron. Dishes
and cooking utensils, ironing
board, wash boards and tub.
Book shelves, bridge lamp and
shade, Singer sewng machine
(new) sewing cabinet, large mir
ror, small electric lamp wickei.
Phone Madison 109.
FOR RENT—Four room house with
bath. Phone Adams 24.
FOUND: A small fur choker. Call
at Gateway office and describe.
FOR SALE—One Buick touring car.
Sec Bender, Seward dock.
FOR SALE CHEAP. Buick auto in
good condition. Five passengers
car. Inquire Ogle’s Garage^
WANTED:—Work by hour or the
day, by two colored women. Call
Madison 144.
WANTED—Work by hour or day, |
house cleaning, window washing,
or gardening. Phone Madison 19
for Sam, Japanese boy.
R. L. Ready, member of the
j Hydah Indian tribe, upon whose
historic annals his nam£ is en
j scribed as “Chief Kick-a-Hole-In
jthe Sky,” has returned to Seward
from Anchorage where he was
; employed one m<5nth as linotype
| operator on the staff of the An
chorage Times,
| The Chief, who matriculated
in the school of practical exper
ience, has worked on some of the
largest and best known publica
tions in the world, of recent date,
the Chicago Tribune. He is an op
erator far above the average; also,
linotype machinist.
Chief, or Ray, as his friends ad
dress him, is a member in good
standing of the Elks, and is a clev
er handball player, singles or at
doubles. This fact was demonstrat
ed yesterday when he took the lo
cal champ, “Bud” Dyer, into camp,
in three straight games. His agil
ity is a symphony of grace; dexter
ity, of unison and accuracy com- I
bined, and coordination betwix!
muscle and brain* amazing.
The Chief is now a full-fledged :
member of the Gateway staff and j
the Royal Order of the Irish Hi- i
nookers. -e
i
Tomorrow’s SPECIAL at the
Union Cafe will be BAKED SPARE
RIBS, sweet potatoes and salad, 60c
Mi's. Howard Long, in town fot
the past few days departed today
for her home at Lakeview.
MAGAZINE AND NEWS PAPE H
SUBSCRIPTIONS TAKEN. Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop.
DESIGNING ENGINEER
Martin Smith, engineer for the
American States Public Service
company, passed thru Seward today
jenroute to Fairbanks to make ar
Jrangements for and design the pub
lic utility plant and system in the
I event the franchises are granted
| the company.
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EXCELLENT PRICE
Today’s’ local quotation on hali
jbut is nine and six cents, 6aid to
I be the highest known for many sea
j sons and which, if maintained, will
j result in an increase of fishing ves
sels bringing their cargo into the
[Port of Seward.
Eastman Kodaks ana supplies for
the professional or amateur photo
grapher. SCHALLERER’S ALASKA
SHOP.
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§ Short orders and regular |.
| dinners
S A La Carte orders
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OEWARD GRILT
U Mel Holben
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COMMERCE
CIGAR
STORE
TOBACCO, CANDY, SOFT
DRINKS, CARDS, POOL
Across the street from the
Arcade Building
John Anderson, Prop.
Phone Adams 54
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Lucille Wilson, Prop.
Phone for appointments, Mad. 113
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Fred C. Miller, Barber *
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SEWARD WATER
SUPPLY
SEWARD, ALASKA
Water a Necessity in Every Home”
Wayne Blue, Agent
Phone Main 81
John Nelson, Mgr.
Office, Arcade Building.
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We carry a complete stock of
Sheaffer s pens, pencils, desk
fountain-pen sets and Skrip.