Seward daily gateway., 1923-09-15

While at Copper Center on recent trip over the Richardson highway Thomas Edison, son of the world-la- nous inventor, delighted his compan. ions by piano selection, that would have cost real money to be heard in the larger cities. Young Edison also climbed one of the neighboring noun tains, although his companions only reached the foothills.
 While returning from Opnir recent ly, Billy Jones, freighter. nad an en- counter with a brown bear which came nearly proving serious. He saw the bear on the hillside near the road, and as was customary threw few rocks to scare it away. The bear charged him and Jones Jumped in his wagon and whipped up his team. The bear chased him a mile, never being more than 100 yards behind the wagon at any time.
 A French chef employed by Pack Olson at his Saupe ditch camp recent ly returned to camp for dinner and found his cook perched high in tree yelling for help. Olson grabbed a P high power and killed the bear, and had to climb the tree to get the cook down. The man said he had been in the tree since early in the morning.
 Frank DoIee. publisher of the White Horse Star, has closed down his plant owing to little patronage, and taken a position with the Cordova Times. This is the Fourth paper to close this year, times being very hard for the news papers.
 Gabe W. Price, a well-known pio- neer of Nome passed away at his home in Sonora, California, June 5th. Price will be remembered as one of the organizers of the Nome mining district He was a member of the Lane expedition to the Kotzebue Sound dis trict. He also built the first cabin ever built in Nome and acted as dep uty recorder. Deceased was born in Eureka, California, in 1869. He mined some of the most valuable properties in the Nome district.
 Swimming at Nome, when the aver age chechaco believes the country to be an iceberg? Why not. During the warm weather of the past summer the Nome beach was lined with bathers, the mercury standing at 77 for several days.
 A series of Eskimo dances were giv. en the passengers on the steamer Bu ford while that vessel was in port re gently.
 Three old veteran Alaskan shippers gathered in the cabin of Capt. Thomas Quinn, master of the Admiral liner President Madison recently. Captain Quinn was at one time the first off Ger under Capt. John A. O'Brien, o1 the old Ohio, but now on the Buford The third skipper in the party was Capt. Whitney I. Eisler, also a mate with Skipper O'Brien for number o years.
 Col. Frederick Mears, former head of the Alaskan railroad, now in charge of building the large station at Sain Paul, writes to friends in Alaska tha he is more than satisfied with his DO sition and desires no change in affair: as his salary is much larger and his work more pleasant.
 Miss Rachel Blum and George Daw son, members of the first families o Dawson, were united in marriage a that place recently.
 It is unlawful for any person to tres pass on any fox island in the Territory without consent of owner. No landing can be made at any other place thar in sight of the owners residence ol dwelling under penalty of being ar rested for trespassing. This does no provide that landings cannot be made in stress of storm.
 NJ. L. Kosli who was admitted tt the Pioneers Home last June, died o1 the twenty-third of Angus. last. H' was a native of Finland.
 The Petersburg Packing Compan! has packed 95,OO0 cases of salmon Ill to August 27. The seasons pack VII probably equal that of 1918 when H. 900 cases were put up.
 The city of Petersburg is erecting 5O,OOO gallon water tank for storag purposes.
 Nome claims one of the best radi stations in Alaska. The sizes ot tn 1-;1 and fyv