The Seward gateway., October 07, 1915, Image 6

About The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917

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STORY OF
FOUNDATION
OF SFWARD
(Continued from page two)
Seward enjoyed the regular railroad
boom. It was a combination railroad
and mining camp with all of the
saloon and dance hall aecompany
ment. and when the construction work
closed down the inevitable slump oc
curred, lightened only by the location
of gold quartz in the hills adjacent.
Many of the properties that have
been located are being transformed in
to producing mines and Seward only
needs the introduction of capital to
develope these properties to become
a prosperous mining camp.
The townsite of Seward has been •
often called the best in Alaska and ,
rightly so. Sloping gently three ways j
to Resurrection Bay. the surface af- 1
fords a natural drainage that is sec- j
ond to none and the scenery is un- I
surpassed in the world.
During the past year, streets have
been graded, cement walks and clust
er light installed, until at this time
the thriving little Terminal City pre
sents the most metropolitan appear
ance of any city in Alaska.
Seward has a first class gravity
water system, natural power electric
lights and power, an unexcelled tele
phone service including long distance
to Anchorage, daily newspapers,
grammer and high schools, churches
and all of the modern conveniences
that one would see in the most mod
ern outside city of double the popula
tion.
* When President Wilson announced
his selcetion for the terminal of the
Government built railroad, the future
prosperity of Seward was assured be
yond the shadow of a doubt and it is
simply a matter of a few years now
when the Gateway City will be
recognized as Alaska’s greatest town.
BIG INCREASE IN
TRAVEL HERE SHOWN
BY HOTEL’S REGISTER
That the travel through Seward
this year has increased considerably
over that of last year is shown by the
number of guests registered at the
Hotel Overland for the past six
months. For this preiod nearly 800
persons registered at the Overland,
and for the same period a year ago.
only 500 persons registered. This
shows an increase of 300 guests for i
one hotel for a period of six months,
and with the increase in the number
of guests in the six other hotels and
rooming houses the number of per
sons stopping at hotels this year for ;
the period of six months has probably
increased by more than a thousand.
Dawson News, Sept. t>: The hand
some new stone monument, with
bronze tablet attached, erected in the
Dawson barracks grounds in honor of ;
Inspector F. J. Fitzgerald and his
three companions of the Royal North
west Mounted Police, was unveiled
with due ceremony this morning. The
affair was under the direction of the :
F. J. Fitzgerald Chapter of the (
Daughters of the Empire ami was one t
of the prettiest and most impressive
ceremonies ever held in the open air
in Dawson.
Everyone interested in Alaska
read* the Gateway.
❖ GATEWAY AND *
v WOMEN'S DRESS. ❖
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(From Fairbanks Citizen)
The Seward Gateway some time
ago stirred things up throughout the
territorial press by the publication of
an editorial in which they undertook
to show that the climate of Alaska
was changing, and nearly every paper
in the territory copied the editorial
; This of course got the people to
talking about Alaskan weather, and
the other night at a social gathering
in one of the bright home's of Fair
banks the subject was under discus
sion.
“I believe our climate is changing,"
| said one of the gentlemen present.
“Think so?" remarked another.
“Our winters seem to be getting
warmer,” returned the first speaker.
“Wei, the women wouldn’t wear
enough clothes. The climate had to
change. The women wouldn’t" was
the rejoinder of the second gentleman,
and both glanced around the room
and admired the beautiful gowns
worn by the ladies present.
MOOSE DANCE SUCCESS
MUSIC ONE OF FEATURES
The dance given last night by the
Loyal Order of the Moose in the new
Arctic Brotherhood Hall was a fine
success, about 60 couples of Seward
people being present. One of the
' features of the affair was the musical
piece* rendered. Otto Moses sang
two solos. “Till the Samis of the
Desert Grow Cold,” and “Somewhere
a Voice is Calling Me.” Miss Audrey
Phillips sang a couple of solos with
Miss Una Korth as accompanist.
They were “My Shadow” ami
l “Mamie’s Lullaby.” Miss Aldorcn
Carlson rendered a couple of solos on
the piano. All of the musical pieces
were beautifully executed.
The spirit of the dance grew so
good towards the end of the affair
that two pianos were in use. Possibly
this is the first time a piano duet has
been used at dances in Seward.
Those at the musical instruments
were; Mr*. A. H. McNeer and Tom
Denny at the piano and Virgil Rich
! at the dums. Fruit punch was serv
ed and the hall had the same decora
tions as at the A. B. dance of some
days ago.
ELEC TION OF A. B.
OFFICERS THIS EVENING
The election of officers will take
place this evening at the meeting
which commences at 8 o’clock. The
new officers were nominated at the
last meeting.
Gl’S PETERSON IN RICH PAY
FAIRBANKS.—Mushing over the
trail from the Tolovana, Billy Gagnon
reached Chatanika at a late hour last
evening. He reports that Gus Peter
son is in very good pay on 2 Franklin
gulch, and it was said in the camp
that his ground would run fully $•”> to
the foot.
E. A. Sneider is reported to be
building three large log buildings,
which he will either rent or sell in the
near future.
From the Tolovana to Chatanika
the trail is in good shape and the
musher had no difficulty in getting
himself and pack horse through. He
passed two other outfits on the way
but did not know who they were.
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Bowling Every Day at The Northern
NEWS NOTES
Benj. Campbell, of the Engineering
Commission, left for his headquarters
ut Mile 37 on the car this morning.
Fred Walters went out as far as
Mile 20 this morning and will there
await the arrival of the telephone j
crew, which he will join.
The telephone crew, under Cal Hut
ton, went out this morning to Mile 20
on a hand car. At that place they
will pick up a couple more men, six
in all, and proceed to finish a little
work that was left undone at that i
place. In a couple of days they will
leave for Kern Creek and start re
pairing the line from that place work
ing towards Mile 34, while a second
crew will work out from Mile 34 to
meet them. They expect to have the
work finsihed about the end of this j
j month. One of the great imporve- j
ments that will be made by the work !
. i
j of this crew will be the stringing of ,
I wires over and above the tunnels. ^
| Heretofore the ice inside of the tun- |
J nels would make a ground with the
| line and thus interfere greatly with i
i the efficiency of the service. This
i annoyance will be avoided by the
change in mind.
Max Poehlmann went out on the ’
car this morning to join the bridge
repair crew at Mile 52.
C. K. Haugen, who runs the mess !
house for the repair crew and grading
crews near Mile 52, came in on the
car las night to purchase supplies and
I attend to other business. He is sta
tioned now at Mile 54. He says that
the work is going nicely out there.
A1 Roberts, the genial proprietor
of the Roosevelt Roadhouse, came to
town on the car yesterday afternoon
on a little business.
It has not been decided by either
Steamship Company as to which trip
of their boats will be the last for An
chorage, but it is thought by many
that the one leaving Seattle around :
| October 20th will be the last of the
year for that city. j
John Stevenson will leave on the
Admiral Farragut for a trip to the
states. While outside Mr. Stevenson
will make visits in Southern Oregon
and in California. He says he may
wait for the spring to return here,
and may come back in January.
C. E. Bade and E. W. Riner will
leave on the next trip of the Mariposa
for a trip outside. Mr. Bade will re
turn to his home in Portland, Oregon,
and also make a trip to Southern Cal
if ronia, where he has some work to
do on a contracting job. They will
return to Seward next April.
Rudolph Peterson has returned
from Moose Pass where he has had
an active season. He is confident
Moose Pass will be a hummer very
quickly.
The Bridge Club will meet this
Saturday at the Home of Mrs. Phillip
J. Hickey, Jr.
The average attendance at the
Methodist Sunday School for the past
three months has been 53.
The passing of A. C. Brown,
through accidental killing by his son,
ends the career of one of the few old
timers of Alaska. Brown was born :
at Wrangell, Alaska, some fifty-two
years ago, and resided in the land of
his nativity until his tragic death. In
his early manhood days, he was an
agent* or factor for the Alaska Com
mercial Company, a rich concern
which held dominion in the North
land for a long period succeeding the
American occupation. While in charge
of a station at Istalick, he heroically
rescued the crew of the S. S. C. G.
White, which was wrecked off Kodiak
in the fall of 1888 and received there
for a special reward from the U. S.
government. This is said to have
been the most daring rescue in the
history of the Northland.—(Cook In
let Pioneer.)
Noodle Cafe. Phone Main 111.
Tray service receives prompt at
tention. 10-5—tf.
Dry goods at Butts.
THE HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK Of ALASKA
AT SEWARD
OFFICERS
NEW YORK SEWARD
JOSt I’D W. HARRIMAN, President. I GASTON HARDY, Vice Preildent.
JOHN A. NOBLE, vice precueet. ERICH LUCAS, c.mier.
HENRY B WfSSElMAN, vice p«. MERRILL A. MARTIN, amiw.
GOLD DUST AND BULLION BOUGHT AND ASSAYED
DRAFTS ON ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
AMERICAN BANKERS'ASSOCIATION TRAVELERS CHEQUES
CORRESPONDENT
HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK
NEW YORK
HKL.P VVANTKD: Woman, all around !
laundry worker, by Independent
Steam Laundry at Valdez. Must be
good body ironer. Begin work about j
October 12. Adress Gateway office.
10-7—Gt.
i
New shipment of boys’ hats, caps
and mackinaws. Brown & Hawkins.
“Quality First.”
See the ready made skirts and
waists at Butt’s.
Furnished Houses for rent: See
Dougherty & Stewart. 10*6-3t
Meet me at The Branch.
Jimmie tne Messenger. Phone Main
53. Anytime. Sendee P. D. Q.
Palmolive Shampoo should be on
every toilet table.
Brown & Hawkins. “Quality First.” j
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Long distance telephone uooth at
The Branch.
No reader can afford to omit the
Seward Gateway.
Second hand goods bought and sold
for cash or on commission. See But
ton’s ad. Tuesdays and Fridays. 28-tf
FOR RENT:- One large front
room*- suitable for office and bedroom,
on Washington St. Apply Gateway.
New consignment of Falmolive
soap—twenty-five cents per bar.
Brown & Hawkins. “Quality First.”
FOR RENT: New 3 room house.
Partly furnished. Adress Lowe Lund,
Laubner Addition. 10-5—4t.
Ladies’ and childrens’ furnishings
at Butt’s.
Today the Seward Gateway is the
greatest established daily and weekly.
Sporting goods of all kinds at
Brown & Hawkins. “Quality First.”
Nicely Furnsihed Rooms. Winter
Ra*es. Over Carstens. 9-23—tf
The Key offers a premium. See ad.
Long distance telephone booth at
The Branch.
Sec Button’s ad. Tuesdays and Fri
days. Second hand goods, cash or
commission. 9-28-tf
Wnterfill & Frazier whwkey at
<T
“The Branch.”
Largest and most complete line of
furniture in the city at
Brown & Hawkins. “Quality First.”
.Tob printing of every description at
The Gateway. I
Dry Goods
Are Made
for Men—
Man fashion
You co never
know the perfect
comfort of a full-fit
ting garment, or the
greatest overall value
that you can get for
your money until
you have worn the
“BLACK BEAR”
overall* and Work
ingmen’* clothing.
If you are not tat
isfird your dealer
will cheerfully refund
you your money. %
Groceries
Urbachs
4th Avenue Seward
Second-Hand Goods Bought and Sold
If you have anything to sell and we cannot agree on price, leave
your goods on sale with me, state your price, and I will charge you
5 PER CENT COMMISSION WHEN SOLI)
BUTTON’S SECOND-HAND STORE
New goods of many kinds always on sale. FOURTH and Railroad Avk.
WHEN IN SEATTLE
GO DIRECT TO
CHEASTY’S
Make yourself at home. Leave your packages and suit ca>e
there, they will take care of them until you c.'!ll no charge.
IT’S TIME WELL SPENT AT THIS STORE
TT? \ Men's and Young
VjITJuAU 1 I O Mens Wear
O. C. CHAVES, Pre«. and Manager
SEATTLE Second Ave. and Spring St.
Territorial and City Depository
This
-Bank
is a home bank, catering to tlie needs and
conditions of the home people, most of h Iioiii
are known personally to our officers and
directors.
If we haven’t your acquaintance ue’ll
he Pl« ased to know you today — and also
handle your hanking.
BANK OF SEWARD
LOCATION NOTICES AT THE OATEWAV
Groceries Clothing hardware furniture
Irown & Hawkins
Announce:
f
A new line of Household Supplies just
in on STR. ALLIANCE
Spuds, - $1.75 per 100 lbs.
Sugar, - 7.00 “ “ “
flour, - 1.75 per Sack
Everything else accordingly.
Call and look over our stock and prices.
"Quality First”
BROWN & HAWKINS
Anchorage SEWARD K n i k
" PALACE JINGLES ”
The summer’s slipping away again,
And winter’s almost here;
The boys are coming from the hills
In search of warmth and cheer.
Come; all you lads from Anchorage
When you crave a glass of beer.
You’re welcome as the flowers In May,
And no one is siwashed here.
THE PALACE BAR
Furnished Rooms for Men
JOF MORRIS Cafe and Lunch Counter in Connection | BILL DEVINE
“ PALACE JINGLES "
They meet down at the Palace
For a glass of Sherwood Rye,
And to tell about the finds they’ve
made,
As the winter passes by.
Bring on that fast Interior bunch,
And from every camp afar,
For we join you in goodfellowship
At the famous Palace Bar.