The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-12-29

C. G. Alexander, formerly at tae radio station at the head of the bay, now at the Navy Air station at san Diego. sends the following clipping, from the Sunday edition of the san Diego Union, relating to Frank J. Cot ter. one of Stewards merchants now visiting in the states:--
 After an absence of exactly 70 years, Frank J. Cotter of Seward, Alaska, accompanied by Mrs. Cot ter, has arrived in San Diego to spend the winter in southern Calr fornia and the Hawaiian Islands. The well known author of prose and poetry dealing with Alaskan life WIS formerly a newspaper man. "'t while in the game was Connscle0 with papers in San Francisco, Seyt tic, Vancouver, later in Hongkcng' China. with the Mail, owned by Eng fish capitalists. Cotter is an cx- mayor of Seward and at present IS engaged in business pursuits in the southwestern port of call for Alaska "Too Proud to Fight is his best known poem. Under the pen name of Pat O'Cotter have appeared m Rhymes of Roughneck" "AlaSta Stories" and others.
 Twenty years ago the Sth of this month. Mr. Cotter left San Diego and returned to this city Dec, 7th, 1919. After the long absence, Cot ter finds about the on'y landP1 ! remaining is the Plaza. But that even is changed. The old Brewer hotel has disappeared. The Alaskan used to be amateur champion bi- cycle racer and recalls the time vhen he was paced by two Vaughn brothers on tandem machine out 1t the old Pacific Beach race tack when Cotter lowered the mile record for the Southern California Dicyl" association, previously held by q LOS Angeles man. He established the rack record of about POT.
 Marries First White Child
 In Alaska, romance stood shoulder to shoulder with business success. for Martha Malianha White, the first white child born in southwest a,n Alaska, became the bride ot Frank Cotter. The wedding, wh.cf took place at midnight in q coun- try where the nights are six months long was attended by everyone ol note in that section of the country Mrs. White, the mother, has re- ceived the signal honor of being the second woman who ever received the congressional medal of honor. She was q wonderful swimmer and dur- ing a terrible storm in 1905 Sh3 swan out to a laundering ship oli Gray's Harbor and rescued IA men for which heroism she also was awarded similar medal by the Danish government and one by the city of Portland, Ore.
 In discussing the wonderful op' portunities that are opening up T Alaska, Cotter cited an instance of potato raising that indicates @ha' can be done in the three months summer growing period. It should be remembered that although Juno to September marks the growing period, it really amounts to si, months in southern countries, for th' sun is shining all day long during those months. w. H. Brady, an of ficial connected with the Alaska roaC commission, raised irish potatoe last year on a plot of ground aoou the size of the ordinary city lot. H contracted to sell the potatoes in tn ground at $12O a ton. When th crop was dug there was hardly room on the ground for the potatoes There were 16 tons raised on tn plot.
 The surface of the ground is GOV cred with fine moss which, whel plowed under, proves to be a won