The Seward gateway., 1915-09-11
NEWS NOTES

Mrs. Stevens, who arrived on the Alameda this morning, left on the car for the Blue Bell mine. Mrs. Stevens says she will remain in Seward as long as Mrs. Hubbard.
 Mir and Mrs. James R. Hayden re- turned to their home, the Oasis, near Mile 26 this morning.
 NJ. l.. Scovel, of the Forestry Ser vice, came in from Roosevelt yester- day. He reports that there has been but one serious forest fire in that country this summer and that was in the Moose Pass where it burned down two cabins. He returned to his head quarters again this morning.
 Ephraim Brewster who came over from Lynx Creek, Sunrise district, recently returned again this morning on the car. He says that he has a very good looking piece of quartz property there.
 A. c. Courier, the veterinary sur  geon, left this morning for short trip out to Mile 12, where he will do a little prospecting and hunting.
 Frank P. Skeen and John W. Stew ensou left this morning for the Moose Pass to spend a few days looking things over.
 Maurice D. Leehey a member of the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle chamber of commerce, passed on the Alameda this morning. He will re- turn and stay here about ten days.
 Will Steel, formerly publisher of the Cordova Alaskan, went to An chorage on the Alameda, probably to look over the field with view to establishing a paper there.
 John c. Pape, who arrived on the Alameda this morning from Latouche for short visit has three brothers fighting in the British army. To ac- count for this it is necessary to say that MT. Pape is an EngGshman.
 Deputy Marshal Paul Buckley came on the Alameda after having taken prisoner to Valdez.
 Miss Kathryn Beasley, of Bremen ton, arrived on the Alameda to visit Mrs. J. W. Wright. The young lady is an accomplished musician.
 Amongst other consignments re- ceeived today by the Seward Commer- cial company was crate of live Guinea pigs. Frank Reed says the beasts are for Ole Martin. But Mir. Sauers says they are for Reed and Otto Poehlman.
 W. A. McPherson came in from his ranch at Mile Three and a half this morning on a short business trip.
 J.C. Gilpatrick came in from Moose Pass yesterday afternoon on the car with two tons of ore which he will ship out on the Alameda to be treat ed. He says that his property is look ing better than ever now.
 Charles Bern. the rancher of Mile Three came in this afternoon and says that he will have a fair crop of vege- tables for the first year of planting, He will put up over 30 sacks of potatoes. He has been making many improvements lately in the additions to his buildings and the putting in of a big cellar in which to keep his garden products.
 A whole family of moose, includ- ing the old, a yearling and a calf have come under the personal protection of Ben Sweasy somewhere on Kenai Peninsula" and the animals are said to have become as tame as a flock of domesticated sheep. Whenever hunt CTS come along that way now Mir. Sweasey tells them Of the herd and that he is acquainted with it's rel atives" and the moose are safe.
 Father Vanderpol returned on the Alameda and will hold services as usual.
 Mrs. Charles E. Brown arrived this morning after an extended visit to the