Seward daily gateway., 1924-11-10
LOCAL ITEMS


 LOCAL ITEMS
 Miss Mary Harris, who has been spending the past year with her un- cle, r. F. Rhinehart, was an outgo- ing passenger on Saturdays boat. Miss Harris has been employed in the offit es of the Alaska railroad for some time.
 George M. Tierney, foreman of the Alaska Miners mine at Hope, accom- panic ( ny his wife left yesterday for the States. They will retcfn next spring.
 Frank J. Cotter, who has been Tn Seward the past two weeks in the in terests of a Seattle publication, left on yesterdays boat for the States. MT. Cotter found many warm friends while in Seward.
 Mrs. George Cotter, who left Sew arl few weeks ago with her hus- band, is said to be in London polish ing up as play-writer by her which has made quite a hit on the British stage.
 MT. and Mrs. R. H. Humphreys of Cache creek, arrived on Saturdays train and left for the States. MT. Humphreys is president of the Cache Creek Dredging Company.
 Carl D. Pollock, former bridge en- gineer for the Alaska railroad, ac- companied by his wife and two chil- dren left on yesterdays boat for the States. MT. Pollock has been en- ployed on the railroad for the past eight years.
 Charles Balhiser, an employe of the Alaska railroad and we'll known in Seward, left on yesterdays boat for Washington, D. C., as representative of the Alaska trainmen. MT. Balhiser will attend the conference with Sec 1etary Work at Washington, present ing the demands of the trainmen for an increase in wages and better con- ditions under which to work.
 Mr. and Mrs. c. G. Jones, and son left on yesterdays boat for Seattle, where they will reside in the future MT. Jones, who was known by the eu- phonious cognomen of Hurry Up," has been connected with the road since it was first started and was an employe under Mears.
 Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Romig left on the boat yesterday for the States, where they will visit in Philadelphia, Chicago, New York and other eastern cities before returning to Seward.
 
 A raid was made recently in Cor dova by Prohibition Officer Flannigan and Deputy Marshal Cloes on the Greek Settlement in Oldtown during which seven men were arrested. The prohibition officers also confiscated 200 gallons of wine. The prisoners all plead guilty of the violation and five of them were fined $50 each and sentenced to serve sixty days in jail. The other two were not sentenced
 Mrs. Agnes Nielsen, widow of a for mer Seward railroad man, and who has been conducting light lunch stand at Anchorage, was married last week at Anchorage to Cresley G.. Collins, private stationed at the Anchorage post.
 Mrs. James E. Hill, widow of the late James Hill of Seldovia, arrived on Saturdays train and left on the boat for her westward home. Mrs. Hill will reside at Seldovia for a time at least.
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 Mrs. Ralph Anderson, wife of Com missioner Anderson of Seldovia, left yesterday for her home to the west ward. Mrs. Anderson has been visit ing in Anchorage and Matanuska, and was companion to Mrs. James E. Hill, while the latter was in An chorage.
 The Seward Plumbing Co. has in- stalled a new heating plant in the hothouse of the Seward dairy. D. w. Flannigan returned from trip to Fairbanks on Saturdays train.