Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-06

Mrs. w. E. Greer. who has been in Seward the past week or so, sailed on yesterdays boat for her home in the States.
 Hugo c. Johnson, we'll known min- ing man of Seward and Valdez, left on the Alaska for the States, where he will spend the winter.
 MT. and Mrs. Peter N. Anderson and daughter Agnes, sailed on the Alaska for the States. on their long trip to the old country. Mr. Ander son has been connected with the local electrical company for several years.
 Gary Bach, former well known pur- ser for the Admiral Line, who quit the steamship business year ago 10 enter the fox farming game in Idaho, has returned to salt water, shipping as purser aboard the freight Curocao.
 w. s. Horning and Charles Bar tholf, prominent mining men of the Willow creek district, sailed on yes rerday's boat for the States, where they will spend the winter.
 ,,,lo al s11on 1o ell r, mining operator left on yesterdays boat to spend the winter in the States.
 Charles E. Jones, formerly with the Alaska Yukon Navigation Company, who has of recent years been agent for the N. c. company, at Ruby, left on the last boat for a visit to his old home in Mt. Vernon, Washington. Tom Hoffman, a placer miner from the Nenana district was an outgoing passenger on the Alaska. Mir. Hoffman declared the great water shortage this season was the cause of much loss to operators in the interior dis tricts.
 Thomas c. Price, lawyer-legislator was unanimously elected president of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Wednesday of last week, to succeed Dr. E. M Spaulding; Wm. T. Murray was chosen vice-president to succeed Alex Mcdonald, and E. F. lessen, the we'll known cartooniS, was elected ecretary-treasurer.
 E. M. Policy, Territorial tax colleo tor, who arrived from the Interior on Saturdays train, states that prospects are favorable for good winter in the camps about Fairbanks. A shortage of water greatly handicapped placer operations, but a good clean up will vet be made this fall. MT. Policy sailed on the Alaska for Cordova. Albert Hockey. an Anchorage boy who is now at Annapolis academy has successfully passed his prelimi nary examinations and entered the academy. Joe Bradshaw, of Seward who failed in his tests, will make an other trial. A young man from Fair banks by name of Calderhead, has | ooadopov
 Pvt. Tel Sidney Bliton left on to days train for a brief visit to Fair banks, returning to Seward Saturday
 A number of eagles were seen after ptarmigan on the side of Marathon this morning, the birds rising in white cloud and diving for the brusf in order to escape their pursuers. Ea gles kill many more ptarmigan thar do hunters, and the predatory birds should be exterminated.
 Commissioner of Education Lester D. Henderson and Mrs. Henderson left today for Anchorage, after spend ing a few days in Seward. MT. Hen derson stated that school had beer arranged for Fairbanks creek, ano that teacher would be provided, and while here looked over conditions al Woodrow, where school has beer started.
 Dr. G. w. Trubey, U. s. veterina rian. who has been on an inspection trip of southwestern Alaska, left or the last boat for Valdez.
 I. G. Anderson, Bureau of Public Roads man, left on the Alaska for Jul neau.