Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-12
From Tuesdays Daily

Mr. and Mrs. T. w. Jefferys and children are at present domiciled a. the Van Glider hotel awaiting the de- parture of the next boat to the States.
 E. Ireland and E. o. Sultan of Cor dova arrived on the Victoria.
 The Bureau of Public Roads is nov ing its offices into the federal build- ing, where offices will be maintained the coming season.
 Mrs. Emelie Weybrecht has one Of the incest cars in town, a Dodge se- dan, A model, brought from the States when it's owner returned month or so ago.
 J. B. Reher of the bureau of public roads, left with party of men to look over construction work near Moose Pass.
 The new hotel at Curry was for mally opened yesterday with A. E. Cummings as manager in charge. The new hostelry will during the summer season be used as stopover point, which will permit tourists and others to view the entire route in daylign; This section of the road offers the traveller some grand scenery which, under the former condition of travel would be missed entirely.
 The coast guard cutter Algonquin anchored at the head of the bay last evening and will remain in port until the end oelthe week.
 Otto Elfstrom, we'll known boat. man from Cordova, arrived in town yesterday on brief visit.
 The Seward Light and Power Com pany announce that service will be suspended Thursday for A hours, in
  and a new pole line erected on Sev- enth and Adams street.
 Residents should be very careful of fire during the time the telephones are out of commission.
 Another grass fire occurred yester- day. This time the blaze was cOnfin ed to the space in the railroad "Y," near the rounhOuse. It was eXtin guished without much damage.
 Seven steamers were in port yes terday, giving the waterfront a lively appearance. They were the Victoria, ,he Oduna, the Starr, the Algonquin, the Zapora, and the Kingfsher.
 A discussion last evening as to who was the oldest resident of Seward, revealed the fact that to Anton Eide belonged the honors, at least so far as could be learned.
 MT. Eide dates his residence here since October 15, 1902, at which time he was engaged in carrying the mail to the Hope district, going by way of Sunrise. For many years and until the establishment of permanent trail he mushed through the country delivering letters and papers to the miners of the district. Unless other nod nd 1icn 10 title, MT. Eide can be considered she sourdough pioneer of Seward.
 Employes of the Resurrection Bay Lumber company are today busily en- gagged in moving supplies from across the bay to Seward, where they are be- ing taken to the cOmpany's new lOca- tion near Woodrow. It is expected that within the next few days the new camp will be going full blast, many hundred thousand feet of timber be- ing yet required by the commission.
 Shortly before the noon hour today the home of MT. c. A. Carlson was saddened by visitation of death, Mrs. Carlson being called to the great beyond, being stricken with heart trouble. Dr. J. A. Baughman, who was called, states that the end came suddenly and painlessly.
 Surviving the deceased are three small children. the youngest but two months of age, and Mir. Carlson, to whom is extended the condolences of the community. Funeral announce. ment will be made later
 E. J. Timmons, representative of the Standard Oil company, left for Anchorage last night on a business trip. He will return here within the week.
 H. o. Roberts and w. J. Downie of the Kodiak Island Packing company left this morning on the Victoria for Uganik, where another plant of the company's will be erected.
 This morning while unloading the observation coach Kenai, from the freighter Oduna, the boom of the Browning crane buckled a short dis tance from the main wheel, letting the coach drop about eight feet to the deck of the freighter with terrific crash The boom, which followed, smashed in the roof of the coach and created other damage of considerable extent The damage. however, is such