Seward daily gateway., 1925-05-09

They will then bring the boat to Ne mana and install a new engine, pre-
 paratory to the trip to Kuskokwim where they will egage in mihins on their property This is the first visit to Alaska of MT. Bassetl and MT. Byram and they are very anx- ious to learn all about the country
 Word has been received from Se- | attle announcing that the Rev. Les ter Kent has been chosen to fill the post of rector of $. Georges Episco- pal Church of Cordova. He is to be married on June and will leave immediately afterward for this city. l According to a letter received from the interior by B. E. MoZee of An chorage, superintendent of native in. stitutions, there is an epidemic of 1 influenza at present in Rampant. On the 22nd of last month there were thirteen cases of flu reported and another nineteen new cases the next day. On Monday of the following week word was received that there were now total of forty-nine cases. Dorothy Sleichter, Red Cross nurse, is now on the way down the river from Nenana, en route to Rampant A recent addition to the business houses of Anchorage has been an nounced by the reopening of the Pey- ser Tailor shop, by w. E. Tynes, of many years. MT. Tynes will spec ialize in hat blocking and renovating, alterations, and cleaning and pressing in all it's branches. He is new arrival in Anchorage, arriving there with his wife from Casper, Wyo- ming, few weeks ago. He seemed very impressed with Anchorage, and expects to make his home there.
 The Imlach Packing company has made arrangements to take over the herring packing outfit at Sel- dovia, located in the old Northwest ern Fisheries cannery and operated last year under the name of M & M Packing company. With the new ad- dition, w. J. Imlach will operate three plants this season, including his large establishment at Port Ben ny, Prince William Sound and the Ouzinkie plant which was put in about two years ago. MT. Imlach is now getting his crews ready for the northern trip.
 Victor Flares, Anchorage musician has engaged passage for Juneau on the Admiral Watson and expects to visit at the capital city win friends He has been residen of Anchorage for some time, and was leader ot the Hawaiian orchestra. He recent ly received a letter from his father in the Philippine islands, this being his first news from home in six years. Victor is a graduate of St Thomas College, at Manila, leaving there in 1917 and going to San Fran cisco. He expects to make an ex tended visit in Hollywood, Calif., be | fore returning north.
 s. o. Freedman arrived in Cor dova recently from Chitina, to pur' chase more lumber and material for the improvements he is making to the Chitina hotel, which %hen ready l for the tourist ravel in June will contain forty-eight rooms, fourteen of which will have twin beds and l private baths. The post office is being removed from the hotel to the Nelson building and eight rooms with baths will be fitted up on he ground floor. A new dining room l to accommodate sixty people and a new kitchen are also being provid
 ed.
 Frank Knight, a we'll known old
 timer in the Circle country, com mitted suicide recently at the Fer ry roadhouse, 12 miles from Cir
 cle. Depuy Marshal Mclean from | Circle was called to Ferry immedi
 ately by the roadhouse keeper
 John Bolgen. who was the only in