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MADISON 103
CEWARD CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN STAR
Meeets the second and
fourth Mondays of each
month in Odd Fellows’
Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel*
__ come; Mrs. J. P. Han
non, W. M.; W. C. Erwin, Secretary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LOGE NO. 6-A.
I. O. O. F.
Meets the first and
third Mondays of
each month in Odd
Fellows Hall at 8:00
p. in. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Jennie Paul
son, N. G., Sigrid E. Merritt, Sec’y.
IGLOO ImO. NINE, PIONEERS OF
ALASKA
Meets every Second and Fourth Fri
day nights in Odd Fellows Hall; F. B.
Moore, President; C. M. Brosius, Sec
retary.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425, L.O.O.M.
hiff Meets every first
" 4 ami third Tues
day each month
at 8 p. m„ at
Odd Fellows
Hall. All visit
i n g members
welcome.
PETER N. ANDERSON, Dictator.
M. A. HORNER. Secretary.
SEWARD LODGE NO 219, F. A A. M.
A Stated communications first
'^raV'and third Wednesdays of each
/yr\month-; visiting brethren wel
come. Carl E. Orlander, W. M.; J. H.
Flickinger, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
8:00 p. m. in Odd Fellows'
Hall. Visiting brothers welcome.
Peter S. Lalios, N. G., Ludvig Lars
son, secretary.
THE PANHANDLE
Soft Drinks and Candies
Cigars and Tobaccos
CARD TABLES
James Stewart — John Lofgren
Proprietors
Phone Madison 54
Next Door to Liberty Theatre
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Quality, Service and Clean
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Fresh Cordova Crabs arrive
on each boat. Served in
many styles. Also prepared
to take home.
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WHERE THE FOUR-LEAF
CLOVED GROWS
by KATHERIN G. KANE
(Written specially for The Gateway)
Among the entries discovered in an
old ledger of the Northern Commercial
campany, a relic of the thriving days
of Dutch Harbor is one showing a
purchase had been made of sixteen
and three grass-woven covered jugs
for $4.00, and two covered bottles,
$2.00; ten May baskets, $10, and one
prayer mat, $1.50. Those baskets
were of ithe very finest workmanship
and required months and months of
the most patient and trying labor to
produce the perfect specimens. These
native women who are adept in this
art, gather this particularly specie of
grass in mid-summer, and after wash
ing it several times to render it pli
able and to remove the outside fibre,
it is then spread on a canvas sheet
and placed where the rays of the sun
will shine directly upon it, for the
bleaching process, which usually
takes about two wreeks, they turning
the grass every day until it becomes
a beautiful creamy white in color. It
is now ready to make into threads of
different texture, some as fine as sew
ing silk, and others like the linen
thread. The splitting is done with
the thumb-nail and only one thread is
taken from each blade of grass; the
rest is discarded as too coarse for
use.
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To begin a basket, the desired -
amount of grass (according to the size B
of the basket) is securely tied with a |
j thread, and from here the weaving is J
! begun, using three strands and in- J
serting threads as the basket becomes i
larger, and then it is fitted over a (
form to give it the basket shape. |
Rows upon rows of dainty lace pat- .
terns are woven in, with the Russian j
and Greek designs, so skillfully j
worked in with silk thread or differ- l
ent shades of grass that the finished ,
product is an exquisite gem of beauty, ,
and perfect in design and workman- ]
ship.
From a thoro canvass among the na- j
tives of these islands, there were j
found only six wxrnien who are able i
to make the real Attu grass basket, ,
and to safeguard this beautiful work J
from becoming a lost art, the schools
on these islands have taken up the
work, and hope to find even a few of
the younger generation to be able to
carry on and hand it down to their
posterity.
The Russian church, with its golden
dome, is the most prominent land
mark of Unalaska. The present edi
fice is the second built on this foun
dation, a very substantial large and
beautiful building. Impressive as is
the outside and especially the en
trance, it is nothing compared to the
interior, with its gorgeous chande
lieres, golden filagree panels, oil
paintings, massive candle sticks and
sacred vessels of precious metal and
(Continued on Page Seven)
Ice creepers and coaster sleds at J.
L. Graef’s.
Picture Framing. Schallerer’s Alas
ka Shop.
! Orlander
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• Dealer in Watches
; and Clocks, Nugget
Jewelry, Old Ivory,
! Curios, and a full line
5 of goods usually car
1 ried in a first class
! Jewelry store.
■
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\ Short Notice
SPECIAL MERCHANTS LUNCH 50c
11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m.
FISHERS’ CAFE
CHARLES FISHER, Prop.
PRIVATE BOOTHS DANCE ROOM
Alaskan progress of the past forecasts the future greatness of
the Northland, and justifies all Alaskans in holding to their firm
faith in the Territory’s possibilities and worth. By aiming high and
working together—actively and steadily—those having to do with Al
askan progress can accomplish much. “Looking Ahead” to still great
er things, and planning and working accordingly, is the one way that
a high purpose can be realized.
The Alaska Railroad—a pioneer system—is gradually and pain
stakingly striding towards a great goal—the greater development of
Alaska; and that the future is bright and promising is attested by
the steady and consistent upward trend of past and present activi
ties. The Alaska Railroad is “Looking Ahead.”
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Alaska Railroad
(McKinley Park Route)
Anchorage
Alaska
C.M.B.
Builders’ Supplies
NEW MODEL NO. 32 ATWATER
KENT SEVEN-TUBE RADIO RE
CEIVING SET $145, WITHOUT
BATTERIES.
Capt. 0. A. Johansen.
NEXT SAILING STR. STARR OUT OF SEWARD
FOR THE WESTWARD FEB. 7
m JUAN FISHING & PACKING CO.
G. C. Henderson* Agent
SEWARD, ALASKA
PHONE MADISON 139
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Vessel Lv Seattle Lv. Seward
Northbound Southbound
Alameda __—Jan. 15---.Jan. 22 Midmite
Victoria ...-._.„Jan. 22-Jan. 29 Midnite
Northwestern..---Jan. 29-.Feb. 5 Midnite
Reduced Southbound round trip fares now in effect.
FOR RATES AND INFORMATION APPLY
J. H. FLICKINGER, Agent.
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WAYNE BLUE, Agent
Telephone Main 81 Residence Madison 40
S.S. ADMIRAL WATSON
Leaves
Seattle
Jan. 19
Feb. 16
Mar. 16
Arrives
Seward
Jan. 26
Feb. 23
Sails South
from Seward
Feb. 2*
Mar. 2*
Mar. 23 Mar. 30
(•) Connecting with train
Reduced round trip fares in effect from Nov. 1st to
Feb. 28th. Final return limit passenger must leave
Seattle on or before March 25th. Fare Seward to
Seattle and return $125.00. __
Pacific Coastwise Jet-vice _____
Ok ADMIRAL LINE
IH.F.ALEXANDER. PRESIDENTS
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