Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-23

Anchorage. He will return in about ten days.
 J. L. Yocum, Seattle manager for Swift & Co.,, arrived on the Alaska and left today for the Interior.
 Mrs. Grace Corson and two sons left today for Roosevelt on a short vacation trip.
 Wm. Neville was an outgoing pas senger today for Fairbanks where he will be employed.
 MT. and Mrs. ;. A. McGilvray of Valdez, who are on sightseeing tour left this morning for Fairbanks.
 Ted Haycock left today for the road camp at Mile 12.
 John F. Ballaine was an outgoing passenger on today's train for Fair banks and interior points. He will return in time to meet the presiden- tial party.
 Tom OHara and James Matatal of Seward left today with a team ot horses to prepare a logging camp at Fourth of July creek. where they have a large contract to log for the Resur- rection Bay Lumber Go.
 Prof. Goodskey and wife left Sat urday for a vacation trip to Roose- welt.
 Two new, modern steel baggage cars arrived for the Alaska railroad on the freighter Oduna.
 Life for the Alaska Railway officials is not all beer and skittles these days. No sooner was the damage to the Nenana river bridge and Cantwell re- paired than a big mud slide came down at Mile 353, shutting off traffic except for passengers who will walk around the slide taking train the oth- CT side. Torrential rains in the Inte- rior are playing havoc with roads and bridges.
 About 100 passengers and 425 sacks of mail left on today's train for in terior points. There were 164 sacks of mail for Fairbanks and 174 for down river points; S7 to Nenana, 29 to Anchorage, and rail '. Fifty-three passengers were for points north Of Anchorage and 43 for Anchorage.
 Mrs. Earle Reed has been invited to go to Nenana and give an exhibi- tion July Fourth of fancy roping and rope-spinning. Mrs. Reed is an expert in her line having made big-time in the states.
 Col. J. G. Steese arrived on Satur- days train leaving Sunday morning on his return trip.
 Capt. George A. Lockhart returned to Anchorage today, after spending Sunday in Seward.
 The Alaska Motion Picture Con- pany arrived here Saturday night on their way to Cordova where they will film several scenes at the glaciers and in Abercrombie canyon, after which it is reported they will leave for the States.
 E. J. Mangan, operator of the Jewel mining property, recently sold under a labor lien, left on the Alaska for Los Angeles where he will raise mon- ey to redeem and operate the prop erty.
 Donald H. Tyer, secretary-treasurer of the Gateway. left on the Alaska for Hale, Mo-, in response to tele- gram stating that his mother was in the hospital and seriously i'll. He will return in about six weeks.
 The motion picture company which arrived from Anchorage on their way to Cordova, took thirteen batteauX and boats with them to be used in the Abercrombie canyon scene. Three of these boats were built at Anchor age and ten here.
 Miss Myrtle E. Wiley, representing Carter Rice 6 Co.,, paper manufactu- rers of Seattle, left today for Anchor age. She will return on the Alameda.
 A crew of local men consisting of Oscar Dahl, John w. Olsen, Paul Sve- deen Andrew Larson, Fred Johnson, Fred Gustafson, and Ed Pearson left for Hope this morning on a bridge building and grading contract for the Bureau of Public Roads. They will be gone for several months. A large shipment of supplies was made on yesterdays freight.
 James Girdwood, Crow Creek oper- ator, and heavy investor in Alaska copper properties, arrived on the last boat and is stopping at the Sexton. MT. Girdwood will leave in a few days