The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-03
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 slxty.sevcn pupils enrolled on the first day of the Seward school.
 Seward business men have signed an agreement to advance their clocks ahead for one hour. The change was to be made october 1st, and com mittee was appointed to take the matter up wlth Cordova and Valdez business men to try to secure co, operation.
 Representative Albert Johnson, Re publican, is telling the people out at the Westward to vote for Judge Wi2lersham, lndepepdent, for Dele. gate to Congress. This is Mir. John, sons first trip to Alaska.
 Mrs. Clara Foreman, aged 20 years shot and killed herself at Anchorage September 10. She is survived by Q husband and two small children, De spondency was the cause for the suicide.
 The discovery of four.foot vein of coal on Fourth of July creek, Ii miles from Mccarthy is reported. The discovery was made by George Rust.
 The Whitchorse Star says wolves, coyotes. and lynx have destroyed the game birds of Southern Yukon, It says these animals have become so numerous that they either de. stroyed the grouse end ptarmigan eggs in the nest or the young be- fore they were able to fly. In many cases, 1t says, they killed the old birds.
 The Seward Board of Health has decided to purchase five acres of land for e municipal cemetery. The land will be purchased from the Fred Johnson homestead.
 
 NJ. J. Mcdonald an oldtimer of Seward and q pioneer Of Alaska, died recently at Seward. He is survived by a brother at Fairbanks.
 The Methodists of Seward are building a new church. and have received an advance from the church Missionary Society which it is be- lieved will enable them to complete the church before winter The old church will be used as a reading and recreation room.
 Judge William II. Whituesey, As sistant United States District At torney in tho Third Division. has re- signed and will resume the practice of law at Seward. his home. The Seward Gateway says 1t is rumored that a nephew of United States District Attorney Spence will succeed Judge WhIttlesey. John Gilpatrick has brought to Seward slug of gold from Moose Pass which weighs $4OO and which he has just taken from about two and a half tons of ore which he crushed with an arastra. It took | the Grastra only five days to crush . the rock from which it was taken | The Alaska Railroad Engineering { Commission at Anchorage has asked | for bids for the supply of 400 tons | of locally grown Spuds. The price ! to- be paid will be the same as the outside price plus the freight charg- | es from outside.
 Max Teaguc who has just return ed from Q hunting trip to Seward !. had narrow escape on the 10th of . last month when he was attacked . by q brown bear at King County | creek and when he only saved his life by shooting the brute.
 VALDEz-A letter just received 4 from the Shushanna says that Os- car Erickson, of Johnson creek, has been found dead in q Shaft after hay ing been missed for twenty days, The shaft was on his own property K and it is assumed that he had gone there to work when he was overcome U by gas. He had evidently been dead li for several days.
 |, Cruye Martinez who was indicted Tor the murder of a Japanese pt Thignik was found not guilty by a ury at Valdez.
 Joe Grimes, a well known oldtimer was found dead in his cabin at