Seward daily gateway., 1925-06-01
J. CONROY MEETS MANY ALASKANS
 IN CALIFORNIA

Joseph Conroy, former mayor of Anchorage and prominent business man of the Inlet City passed through Seward yesterday, following an eight months visit in the States, the most of which time was spent in Sunny California. During the winter Mr. Conroy suffered from intestinal flu and was an inmate of hospital in Berkeley for period of three weeks. The last two months he was conva- lescing at San Diego, and is now feel ing fine again, and looks it.
 Business conditions up and down the coast appears to be very quiet, MT. Conroy said. Nowhere in his travels did he particularly note an over-abundance of general business. However conditions seemed to be on the up trend with the approach of spring. In the Pacific Northwest one of the main topics of conversation is the proposed construction of the big Priest Rapids power project, on the Columbia river.
 Mrs. Conroy is remaining in Cali fornia, visiting with a sister. Tom Conroy, brother to Joe, in in San Francisco and is thinking of making a trip to Australia where he has a number of friends, members of the same troop he was attached to during the world war. MT. Conroy left Sew ard yesterday for Anchorage, where he will more than likely remain over dur ing the summer looking after his many and varied business interests. Besides being a director in the First National Bank, MT. Conroy is heavy property owner of the town, and is interested in many mining properties in the Will low Creek and Hope districts.
 Meets Many oIdtimers.
 Many former residents of Seward and Anchorage were met in Califor- mia among whom were MT. and Mrs. Ed McViety, who left the Inlet town two years ago for the south. They are now engaged in the apartment house business in Wilmington and doing ex- ceptionally we'll.
 Sam McMillan and Mrs. McMillan are at Watts, California, engaged in the dairy business. He formerly con- ducted road house at Mile 16 1-2 at Willow Creek. -n
 MT. and Mrs. Beach and two child ren make Fullerton City their home.
 Dr. Daggett and family have located in Bakersfield, California. Dr. Dag gett was forced to give up dentistry, it is reported, owing to failing eye sight. He is now manager of a de- partment in large store, operated by M. Brock, former resident of Cor. dova, identified with Blum & Go.
 -" VAAeICuiOie, IOIIuef proprietor Of The Northern in this city, is in the roofing business in San Diego and is doing fine. He is with his son.
 Chas. Benson, who left Seward for the States some time ago, is now op- erating a. bar at Tia Juana, and is re- ported to be making money.
 Leander L. James, jr., former attor ney of Seward, has established him. self in San Francisco. The firm is known as James & Woolley, his law partner. Woolley is former district judge in California.
 Jack Robinson, former special po- liceman and agent for the Alaska rail- road, is at Long Beach.
 F. R. Brenneman, former U. s. mar shal of the Third division, is a dep- uty sheriff of Los Angeles county and ms headquarters are ill Los Angeles.
 H. U. M. Higgins and family, an early employe of the engineering de- partment of the railroad is now em. ployed in engineering offices in Los Angeles.
 MT. and Mrs. William Spencer. who left for the States last winter, are To- cated temporarily in Oakland, MT, Spencer, better known as "Fog Horn Bill," has the reputation of being the oest baseball rooter the territory ever saw.
 c. c. Harmon and family are at 5hehalis, Oregon. They are former residents of Seward.
 Bob Williams, another we'll known Alaskan from this district who re- ,ently departed for the wild and voolley outside, is making Seattle his until be becomes accli- hated to his new environment.