Seward daily gateway., 1923-07-07
From Thursdays Daily

Miss Claire Monroe, of San Fran cisco tourist on the Evans, left for Fairbanks this morning, where she will take boat for Dawson.
 R. E. Bigney of Fairbanks came in last night on the train and left again this morning for his home.
 An alarm of fire turned in from the fire hall yesterday puzzled the de- partment for a few moments. untll investigation disclosed smoke issuing from the cells in the rear of the hall. When the jail doors were open 1t was found one of the prisoners had set fire to his bedding, and was at the point of suffocation, while his com panion was vociferously giving the alarm. A stream of water quenched the blaze and also the prisoners.
 Mrs. Jennie Paulson Is making trip to the Fox islands In Prince Will liam Sound, 10 spend short time with her husband, who is engaged in fox farming there. He will meet her at Latouche.
 Harry I. Lechner, brother of Chas R. Lechner, proprietor of the Seward Machine Shops, has declared his in tentions of becoming a citizen of ths United States. MT Lechner is a na tive of Bavaria. Albert Sidney Cat lin, a native of England, has also de- clared intentions.
 Jim O'Brien, a we'll known oldtimer of the Third division, arrived on the Evans from Kanatak, where he has spent some time in the oil fields. He is positive a good flow of oil will be struck in the district.
 1 The local Chamber of Commerce took in $114 from the sale of President Harding's pictures.
 F. J. Kleaner, of Omaha. Neb., who has been hunting on the Alaska pe- ninsula passed through on the Evans with three large brown bear hides.
 With the exception of two arrests by Chief of Police Walker, for viola tions of the liquor laws, the Fourth in Seward passed off with no violations of the laws, and with visitors having a good time, it being the policy of the officers to allow them to celebrate 1T their own manner so long as it was not obnoxious to others. The day was conspicuous by the absence of braw and there was very little drunkenness in sight.
 Mrs L. H. Vogl is making the triI to Fairbanks and return.
 J. B. Reher, in charge of the Bureal of public roads work in this section left this morning for Moose Pass.
 E. w. Weaver left this morning fol Moose Pass, after spending the 4tl in Seward.
 MT. Chas. Cawrey and Miss Halli' Cawrey of Long Beach, Calif,, arrived on last nights train, having been int the Dawson country. They will be il Seward until Saturdays boat for thu South.
 Dr. and Mrs. George J. Mohr of Sc attle and Ed F. c. White of Ottawa . Canada, came in on last nights trail and will remain in Seward until Sat urday.
 H. E. Revelle Frank Revelle anC William Manthey came in from Mill If on Tuesday to spend the Fourth.
 Credit for putting up the street dec orations for the Fourth goes to Fir Chief Walker
 George Colwell came to town Tues day in his private" car, and whil here will make survey of the glacie stream which hits the railroad tracl at Mile five and makes trouble by go ing over the track occasionally.
 MT. and Mrs. F. E. Webber, accom- panied by Miss Sundberg, came owe on the Evans from Kodiak and tool the train this morning for Ruby t make their home. Mr. Webber has brother there engaged in mining. , Mrs. Herman Neilsen was an out , going passenger on the Admiral Ev anse for Seattle where she will visit
 MT. and Mrs. J. H. Hunt. bride an' ) groom, from Kodiak, arrived on tn Admiral Evans yesterday and left ol } the train this morning for Anchorage Mrs. Hunt was formerly Miss Paulin Kraft, daughter of Otto Kraft, wei known Kodiak merchant. MT. Hunt i a former resident of Kanatak where h. has been working for the Associated