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outfit for the home. Enquire the
Gateway. _
FOR SALE-Fine large safe, Urbach’s.
FOR SALE—Florence two-burner wa
ter heater with 30 gallon tank, fitt
ings and stand; almost new. Mrs.
Reid. Phone 121.
FOR SALE—Gem Cafe. Long lease
and fixtures; small amount cash
takes everything. Apply to Sew
ard hotel. _
FOR SALE—Arkansas Hounds, young
and framed hounds, long trial, guar
' anteed, 30 years dog busines, list
and reference free.
W. B. Caraway, Alma, Arkansas.
FOR SALE—The Cochran House and
lot in the Park. Enquire of Karl
Henning, the Tailoj\3t.
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ices, proof of labor blanks and any
other legal blanks applying to the
Terirtory, at The Gateway office, tf.
FOR SALE—Lumber and building
material of all kinds. Cal M. Bro
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PROFESSIONAL CHS
DR. J. 1 BAUGHMAN
PHYSICIAN AND SuRGEON
CHRONIC DISEASES A SRECIALTY
Phone Madison 90. Seward, Alaska
DR. A R. ROBERTS
DENTIST
Dental and GeneraJI X-Ray Work
New Tecklenberg Bldg.
Phone Mad. 108 ... Seward, Alaska
SEE
CURTIS R. MORFORD
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
D0N0H0E & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Offices:
VALDEZ and CORDOVA
E. H. LEE
CHIROPODIST
Corns, Callouses and Other
Foot Ailments
Full Line of Dr. Skolles
Foot Appliances
SEWARD, ALASKA.
Nuka bay fox island will shortly b©
the scene of considerable trapping ac
tivity, reports Captain Sather, who
arrived in port yesterday, for about
50 fox will be trapped within the com
ing few weeks.
PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER
Miss Dorothy Baughman
ATTORNEY RAY’S OFFICE
Office Hours 10:30 a. m. to 12 o’clock
1 p. m. to 3 p. m.
Business Phone Residence Phone
Main 152 Adams 21
AARON L RUCKER
attorney at law
Harriman Bldg. Annex
PHONE MADISON 136
IGLOO NO. 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 CHAPTER NO. 10, ORDER
OF EASTERN "STAR
Meeets the second aud
fourth Mondays of each
'imo^th in Odd Fellows’
I Hall at 8 p. m. Visiting
members always wel
_ come; Dorothy Urbach,
W. M.; E. L. Sweek, 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. m. Visiting mem
bers are always wel
come. Hilma Peter
son, N. G., Sigrid E. Merritt, sec’y.
SEWARD LODGE NO. 1425, L.O.O.M.
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Meets every first
and 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. M.
Stated communications first
and third Wednesdays of each
month; visiting brethren wel
come, H. V. Hoben, W. M.; Elwyn
Swetmann, Secretary.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7,
I. O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at
8:00 p. m. in Odd Fellows’
Hall, next to the postoffice. Visiting
brothers welcome. Ludvig Larsson.
N. G., Charles Lechner, secretary.
Picture rrammg—Schallerer’s Alas
ka Shop.
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The Best Neats!
The Finest Poultry!
TENDER, full flavored roasts; plump,
A fresh dressed Poultry—ready to make
the Christmas dinner a huge success.
1 FRYE-BRUHN & CO. 1
C. D. BLAKE, Mgr.
PHONE MAIN 94
WE DELIVER”
SECOND INDICTMENT
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FRANCES, WILLIE AND HENRY
RELEASED BY JUDGE PARKER
ON MOTION OF ATTORNEY GEN
ERAL KATZENBACH AND RE
MAINING INDICTMENTS QUASH
ED—WIDOW OF JAMES MILLS
SAYS “IS TERRIBLE MISCAR
RIAGE OF JUSTICE.”
SOMERVILLE, Dec. 6. (/p)—Fran
ces, Willie and Henry were released
by Justice Parker on motion of At
torney General Kalzenbach and quash
ed the indictments which remained.
Charlotte Mills said the acquittal was
“a terrible miscarriage of justice.”
James Mills retained his lawyer ex
plaining “the defense in it’s addresses
to the jury charged me with the mur
der.”
SOMERVILLE, Dec. G. (Jp)— As
calmly as she had sat through a 24
days trial, Mrs. Hall heard the jury
say she and her brothers were not
guilty. Four minutes after the ver
dicts w'ere announced the court ad
journed. The three defendants were
surrounded by relatives but the bro
thers w'ere returned to jail pending
a motion for bail on a second indict
ment charging them with the murder
of the minister. Mrs. Hall has gone
to her New Brunswick home. She,
likewise is accused of slaying her hus
band. Lieutenant Commander Ar
thur N. Carpender, her cousin, em
braced Mrs. Hall when the jury filed
in and kept her in his arms until they
arose to leave. Stevens smiled and
Willie grinned broadly. Judge Cleary
shook hands w'ith Willie. Few' per
sons believe the second case will come
to trial.
HISTORY OF CASE
Sep. 14, 1922.—The Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Rhine
hardt Mills, of New Brunswick, both
shot to death.
Sept. 16. 1922.—Their bodies found
under a crabapple tree on the Phil
lips farm near New' Brunswick. New'
Brunswick is in Middlesex county but
the Phillips farm is across the line
in Somerset county.
Sept. 17. 1922.—Double inquiry be
gun in Somerset and Middlesex coun
ties.
Sept. 26, 1922.—Body of Mrs. Mills
exhumed and second autopsy revealed
that her throat w'as cut.
Oct. 12, 1922.—Governor Edwards
took charge of case, sending Attor
ney General McCran to New Bruns1
wick. Body of Mr. Hall exhumed.
Nov. 1, 1922.—Mrs. Hall undertook
private investigation at own expense.
Nov. 14, 1922.—Mrs. Hall demanded
hearing before grand jury.
Nov. 29, 1922.—Grand jury left the
case “open for future inquiry.”
Dec. 13, 1922.—Grand jury dismis
sed without taking action. State
Trooper Henry L. Dickman continued
as long investigator.
June, 1923.—Dickman disappeared
leaving salary checks for two months
behind him.
July 17, 1926.—New Jersey re-open
$d the case on the strength of new
evidence. State police and Jersey
City detectives took charge.
July 28, 1926.—Mrs. Hall arrested,
charged with the dual murder, and
placed in jail.
July 30, 1926.—Mrs. Hall released
on $15,000 bail by Chief Justice Gum
mere of the Supreme court. State
Senator Alexander Simpson, of Jer
sey City, appointed Special Deputy
Attorney General to take charge of
the case at the request of Governor
Moore.
Aug. 12, 1926.—Willie Stevens, Mrs.
Hall's brother, and their cousin, Hen
ry Chrpenter, arrested for the mur
ders and committed to jail.
Sept. 10, 1926.—September grand
jury panel of 35 drawn.
Sept. 15, 1926.—April grand jury re
called unexpectedly, indicted Mrs.
Hall, Willie and Henry Stevens, her
brothers, and Henry Carpenter, a cou
sin, after hearing 30 witnesses in less
than ten hours. Henry Stevens ar
rested at Lavalette and committed to
jail in Somerville.
Sept. 17, 1926.—Defendants plead
not guilty before Supreme Court Jus
tice Parker. Mrs. Hall released un
der increased bail of $40,000 while the
three men wer held -without bail.
ROLfE ARRIVES FROM
NUKA WOOER TRIP
Completing one of the worst runs
he has ever made from Nuka bay,
Capt. Pete Sather of the gasboat
Rolfe. No. I, arirved in port early yes
terday morning with five passengers.
Captain Sather says he almost got
seasick himself. The passengers were
Mrs. Patton, Dennis Hurley, Frank
Skeen, John Rice and “Nuka Bay"
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John.
The boat was scheduled to depart
on the return trip this morning. F.
Angermann, stepson of Captain Sath
er, who has been one of the assistant
engineers on the S. S. Yukon for two
trips, is en route to Nuka Bay Fox
island where he may remain visiting
with the folks until spring.
Frank Case will remain at the bay
for another two months, Captain Bath
er reports. John Coffee is due to re
main on the Alaska Hills Mine com
pany property throughout the winter.
Others who will remain at the bay all
winter include Mr. and Mrs. Downey,
Thomas Babcock, John Smith and his
partner Alez Kasanek, Robert Hatch
er, Alfred Rosness and C. F. Frank.
Ed Vogl was in town Saturday
from his tie camp near Woodrow, and
reported he has about 1,000 ties cut
but cannot bring them out to the rail
road owing to lack of snow.
Robert Johnson, who Is operating
a tie camp near Woodrow, was a
week-end visitor in the city. He is re
ported as having quite a bunch of ties
cut.
Dunhill Pipes, $10 each—SchaJler
er’s Alaska Shop.
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Phone MAIN 135 for Courteous Service.
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Clean
Comfortable
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Warm Rooms
ON THE MAIN STREET
HOTEL SEXTON
GEORGE SEXTON, Proprietor
SEWARD'S HOMEY HOTEL, WHERE THE OLOTIMER8
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hot and cold water in every room
•TEAM HEAT
J. S. BADGER