Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-19
From Tuesdays Daily


 handsome Ford runabout, purchased from Chas. Lechner MT. Slaton i; manager of the local radio station, and will use the car between the station and town.
 Three cars of 100-foot piling were made ready yesterday to be shipped north with the next freight train.
 Snow slides at Mile 52 have consid erably delayed traffic this week, the trains which should have left yester- day morning being held over until this afternoon. Just how large the slides were could not be ascertained
 Mrs. o. A. Johansen, wife of the popular master of the Starr, will move today into the Arcade apartments
 Mr. and Mrs J. P. HannOn and fam fly will move soon to the Romig bun galow at Woodrow, where they will spend the summer
 The steamer Alameda took on board 294 boxes of halibut at the San Juan plant before leaving for the states.
 A. J. Nordale, Fairbanks hotel man who recently suffered the loss of his property through fire, is recurring north on the steamer Northwestern following a business trip to the Out side.
 MT. and Mrs. G. c. Henderson have moved into the cottage near the San Juan dock. MT. Henderson is mana ger of the San Juan Fishing & Pack ing Company interests in Seward
 Fishing and packing operations in Seward will commence during the first week in June, at which time it is believed the run of sockeye salmon will take plpace. The Kodiak Packing company will this year operate three dories in taking their catch with one boat helping in keeping the cannery supplied with fish. A power dory will be used for towing 
 The steamer Northwestern on ar rival in Seward will have for the To- cal merchants and others 63 tons of freight; 200 tons are listed for rail distribution, which will include eight automobiles and 21 tons of perishables.
 The Watson has on board 25 tons for local consignment and eight tons for rail distribution; 100 tons are listed for Anchorage local and 1l6 tons for rail distribution north.
 Chas. Cooper, Mrs. Charles Lech- her. Miss Martin and Miss Henrietta Walker left this morning at 4:3O for Six mile, returning at noon with fine string of trout, possibly twenty-five pounds. They report the fishing poor however, the fish not biting good, al though very numerous.
 News of the death of Mrs. Gae C. Baughman was received in Seward recently, MT. Baughman leaving on the steamer Alameda to be present al the interment at Everett, Wash, the place of her death.
 Mrs. Baghman, prior to her depart ure for the states two months ago was teaching school at Knik anC while there contracted the illness cul minating in her death, April 30. She left the north shortly after becoming i'll, making her home with her mother at Everett, gradually declining unti called beyond. The deceased was helC in high esteem by her students and friends and her departure will be keenly felt by the residents of Knik where she and her husband have beer teaching the past seven years.
 Bob Mathison, Seward resident ant mining operator of the Hope district arrived in town Saturday evening t( xyfe,sk wit fo r,,slxy Nr MothioNr states that mining activities at Hope this year will be quite pronounced many claims, both placer and quartz being worked. On several of the pla cer claims work has already com menced and as soon as water is run ming in sufficient volume to commence washing down the gravel many mer will be at work. The quartz claims operated by Hershey will soon be placing the ore at the stamps, whicl have lately been overhauled, ready fol the spring grind.
 The fishing schooner Northland ar rived in port yesterday morning witl 15OOO pounds of halibut After dis charging cargo and replenishing he stores the vessel left for the bank. during the afternoon.
 Dr. c. c. Georgeson, head of thu government experimental farms il Alaska has telegraphed to Washing ton, D. C., to be allowed to shoot tn deer which almost nightly invade tn strawberry patches on the experimen tai farm on the outskirts of Sitka. H applied once before to the commis sioner for permission but it was re fused. The presence of dag fails t.