Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-12
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 of being drunk and disorderly. A bonding house in the states ha' l offered to take all Petersburg bond at par when they are issued. The Alaska railroad has issued , call for extra men, a shortage beinl , experienced.
 Alfred Lott, Wrangell native, wa! arrested recently and given a sen tence of six months in jail for being intoxicated.
 Mrs. R. l.. Cole, old time Ketchikar inhabitants, have left the island towr for Seattle. where they will go into the grocery business on Capitol Hill.
 The Petersburg city council recent ly received a communication from the Bureau of Education offering the use of the Little School House as native school
 John Sales, Petersburg pile driver contractor recently completed the cree tion of two gridirons on his water front property, tobe used for small 1 boats and scows.
 Representing the Mack Sennex comedy company of California, George Rust recently arrived in Seward to look over the possibilities for filming pictures.
 The first dinner meeting of the Pe- tersburg commercial club was held on the first of the month with twenty members present. The affair was so successful a luncheon will be held each month.
 Harry Kavanaugh, former prohibi- tion officer for the Third division was recently sworn in as chief of police by the Mayor of Anchorage recently and entered upon his duties.
 Mrs Lillian Werner, who left Alas ka for the States several months ago recently entered the Public Health Service through the civil service route and has been assigned to duty at Wrangell, Alaska.
 The home of John Bradley, an aged Indian, was destroyed by fire at Wrangell recently. As he was desti- ute and unable to rebuild the cKi- zens quickly raised a fund sufficient to erect a comfortable house.
 Malcolm Brock, formerly Of the Blum O'Neill Company at .Cordova, was recently appointed general mana ger Of the firm of Hochheimer & Co.,, of Bakersfield, California, one of the oldest mercantile concerns in Cali fornia.
 An extension of 15 days in the talk ing of beaver is announced by Dr. E. 1 w. Nelson, chief of the Bureau of Bio logical Survey. The regulations are applicable to the Yukon Valley and it's tributaries from the mouth of the Tanana river to the Boring sea. The ruling was made at the recommends tion of Delegate Sutherland.
 The plane abandoned by Aviator Prest in the niggerheads near Eagle, has been salvaged and taken to Eagle where it will be turned over the avi- ator when he arrives this summer. It is said the plane is in good condition and can be used for flight with very little repairs.
 A new bird has been discovered at Anchorage which is named locally, the storm bird" It is said that prior to the arrival of a heavy storm this bird in the still hours of the night warbles its midnight serenade warning of the approach of the tempest. It would be useless in Seward.
 The Housing Committee of the Fair banks Chamber of Commerce, after an investigation of possibilities announc- ed that approximately 700 persons can be provided for at the hotels and pri- vate homes in the city of Fairbanks. The census was taken in order to provide for the heavy tourist travel expected this year.
 The new eagle bounty law just en- acted by the present session of the Legislature and which raises the boun- ty to $1.00 on each eagle killed does not become effective until 90 days after the passage of the bill. This means that all eagles killed before July Il, 1923, will be paid for at the rate of 50 cents; after that date $1 will be paid.
 Steve Rady and Joe Lecos were ar- rested at Anchorage recently charged with drunkenness. Knik Nikoli was gathered in by Marshal Kavanaugh and w. l. McMenis arrested for as sault. McGowan, proprietor of the California pool hall, pleaded guilty to having liquor in his possession and was fined $500 and given two months