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Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30
City of Seward. Alaska
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that the registration books of the
City of Seward, Alaska are open
on every day of the year except
Sundays and legal holidays and the
two days next preceding a general
or special election and the day of
the general or special election at
the office of the City Clerk, for the
purpose of registering all qualified
electors, tWenty-one years of age
or over, who are citizens of the
United States of America and who
are bonified residents of the Ter
ritory of Alaska, and who have
been such residents continuously
during the entire year Immediately
preceding the registration and who
have been such residents continu-
ously for thirty days next preced-
ing the election within the cor
porate limits Of the City of Seward,
Alaska, who are able to read and
write the Constitution of the United
States of America in the English
language and to write the English
language. All electors must, before
voting, register their names and
qualifications with the Registration
Officer.
The Registration Book will be
open On Thursday and Friday next
preceding the election from ten
o'clock AM. to three o'clock Pm.
and from seven o'clock PM. till
ten o'clock PM.
That said registration book will
be closed for such election at ten
o'clock PM, Friday, September 80,
1949
That said election will be held
on the first Tuesday in October for
the purpose of electing a mayor, 3
councilmen, 2 school board men,
bers, utility board member, and
Ordinance 1873
DATED at Seward, Alaska, this
18th day of September, 1949.
MARITIME JOHANSEN,
City Clerk
1t is necessary to register only
once during any calendar year.
Anyone having registered at any
time after the LIST day Of January,
1949, need not register again.
21-23-25
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30
SEWARD WOMAN'S CLUB
PLANS RECEPTION

The Seward Woman's Club in the
first fall meeting held in the Pub
lie Library Thursday night, made
plans for a reception for the school
teachers and prospective members
to be held in the Methodist Church
parlor on Thursday, Oct. 10.
Husbands are invited to attend
with their wives to make the five
men teachers feel more comfort
able, and to get acquainted with
new people in town.
The Club also went on record
with recommendation that an
Alaska Better Business Bureau
should be created, and other clubs
in the Territory will be contacted
to that effect
The program planned for the
year will be based upon commun-
ity improvement. the study of
basic taxation principles, civil gov
eminent and citizenship. This is
in line with the National Fedora
ton program for the coming year.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30
FOR RENT

BOAT TRAILERS, hauling trailers,
for rent or for sale. Call Adams
o. 2ltfc
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30

More than 100000 World War II
veterans by June l had either ex-
hausted their entitlement to Gil.
Bill training, or had completed
their Public Law 16 training and
were declared rehabilitated, Vet
Grams Administration said.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30

United Nations Week is October
Is to "a.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30

Girl: "Why do you call your wife
angel?"
Boy: Because she's always
ready to fly, she's continually
harping and she never has an
earthly thing to wear"
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30
NOTICE FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received at the
office of the City Clerk until 800
PM, Oct II, 1949, for Police Car,
with following specifications:
FOUR DOOR SEDAN, NOT LESS
THAN SIX CYLINDERS. FLUID
DRIVE OR ITS EQUIVALENT.
EQUIPPED WITH HEATER AND
DEFROSTERS. POLICE TYPE
GENERATOR NOT LESS THAN
As AMPS. HEAVY DUTY BATTERY
NOT LESS THAN 135 .AMPER. PO-
LICE EQUIPPED WITH SCREEN
SEPARATING FRONT SEAT
FROM REAR. TWO SPOT LIGHTS,
LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF
DOOR OR WINDSHIELD Pill
LARS. TWO WAY RED FLASHER
MOUNTED ON TOP OF CAR.
Bids will be opened at the regu-
lar meeting of the Seward Com
mon Council Oct. 18th at 800 PM.
The right is reserved by the City
of Seward to reject any and all
bids.
Dated at Seward, Alaska this 26th
day of September, 1919.
EUGENE N. LANIER.
Mayor
MARITIME JOHANSEN,
City Clerk
Sept 27,30-Oct. 4,'49
SUNNI ONS
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
THIRD DIVISION
JANICE B. KIRK,
Plaintiff
LORENZO H. KIRK,
Defendant
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT
ED STATES OF AMERICA TO
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEND
ANT,
Greetings:
YOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED
to appear in the District Court for
the Territory of Alaska, Third Di-
vision, within forty (40) days after
the date of service of this sum-
mons upon you, or within thirty
800 days after the last date of
publication of this summons, and
answer the complaint of the above
named Plaintiff, on file in the said
Court in the above-entitled action.
The said Plaintiff in said action
demands the following relief:
That the bonds of matrimony
existing between the Plaintiff and
Defendant be dissolved and for
such other and. further relief as
may be set forth in the complaint
attached hereto and made part
hereof
And in the event you fail to so
appear and answer, the Plaintiff
will take judgment against you for
want thereof and will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in
her complaint as hereinabove
stated.
WITNESS the Honorable An
thony J. Dimond, Judge of the Dis
trict Court, and the seal of said
Court hereunto affixed on this Is
day of September, 1949.
M. E. S. BRUNELLE,
Clerk of the District Court
BY ANNA B. SOUTHARD,
Deputy Clerk
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30

ONE THREE-ROOM HOUSE, l q
room house, both furnished, mod
ern. Phone Main ITS or write
Box COS. 69tf
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30
FOR SALE. VEHICLES

LATE 1948 JEEP STATION Wagon,
excellent mechanical condition.
Four new air-cushion tires and
tubes, never used. Call Rev.
Kellogg, Garfield 4. 20tfc
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30

GOOD HOME FOR 2 KITTENS,
inoculated. No. % Housing Area.
24-26c
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30
WANTED

SECOND HAND RANGE, oil or
coal. Call Madison 10. 26c
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30
NOTICE

l, Alexia Little, am not responsible
for any accounts payable or any
ALEXIA LITTLE
25-6-7p
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30

77.6 ACRES BOTTOM LAND To-
Gated 1000 feet north & west of
Wagon Wheel. 1890. Seward Dairy,
Garfield so. 14tfc
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30
FOR SALE. MISC.

l 25x36 QUONSET HUT, knocked
down, ready for immediate de-
livery. Al condition. Call Adams
"a. 21tfc
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30

ONE DOUBLE SIZE BEDSTEAD.
l large dresser with French glass
Call Madison 49, 22tfc
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-09-30
FOR SALE. REAL ESTATE

HOUSE AND HUT and lots and
new 2812-ft. fishing boat ELLEN"
See R. Sundberg, 1882 Bird Ave.
26-27p
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09
past clearly to present view.
Journul wos Started
In Old Fox Building

Interesting, indeed, has been
the little-more-than casual in
quiry into the buildings or rooms
occupied by the Journal at var
iouS times, and the owners of the
same. This inquiry was almost, as
it were, a look into the past his
tory of the town, involving some
of the good and progressive men
of by-gone period. For some of
the facts l am indebted to local
people whose memories antedate
mine.
The Journal was first published
June 8, 1874, in what was then
known as the Fox building,
southeast corner of South Main
street and Center street, now
Fifth street, the Public Square.
This is the building later bought
and rebuilt by Charles Braun and
for many years was occupied by
his clothing store. The Journal
office was on the third floor, and
was opened by Mr.. Kenton for
business June /, 1874. The build
ing on that site is now owned by
Delbert Braun, and is occupied
by a drug store on the first floor.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09
Had First Linotype
In Union County

Within three years after COM
ing here, l had installed new
machinery throughout, plan of
modernization which has been
followed ever since. The Journal
was the first paper in Union
county to adopt the Linotype
method of composition, back in
1910.
When | took over the Journal
it had circulation of 1880, then
regarded as a fairly good circu-
lation for a town such as Marys-
vile. Within short, time the cir
culation was up to 1900 and has
never since been below that mark.
With the present circulation of
about 1900, all paid in advance,
The journal abides strictly by the
United States postal law in dis
continuing all subscriptions at the
expiration.
The United States postal law
requires the publisher of daily
papers to affix a postage stamp to
all copies over 80 days in arrears,
unless expressly renewed, and al
lows a somewhat longer time for
weekly newspapers.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09
Column Pldnned
Covering Period

The history of the Journal as
a newspaper and its activities is
too broad subject to be includ-
ed in the present article but will
be taken up in detail in a column
! expect to start shortly.
hope to make it interesting to
all Union county people, because
this history covers in an intimate
way almost everything that has
happened here in the last half
century and | hope to be able to
present many inside facts of To-
cal history that could not be pre-
sented at the time they occurred.
AS time moves on, looking
backward, it seems to me that
some of our citizens were greater
men than they were given
credit for in their life time
and some, of course, were over
rated-not that / shall attempt to
belittle anyone in the coming
column, but rather to bring the
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09
Always Held Belief
Dolly Field Limited

However, have always held to
the belief that the possible daily
field in Union county is largely
restricted by the geographical
location of Marysville and the
competition of the larger outside
dailies from Columbus, Marion
and Springfield, with which no
Marysville daily can compete in
national and state news.
The same situation exists in
London to the south of us, hem
med in by Springfield on one side
and Columbus on the other. Con-
gresham Clarence Brown, down
in Lebanon, tried out the daily
idea for a year, and returned to
the weekly field, for the same
reason. He now publishes perhaps
the best weekly paper in Ohio,
leaving Warren County and Leb-
anon to get their daily news from
the Cincinnati and Dayton papers.
Our ambition has been to pre-
sent a twice-a-week newspaper
so brim-full of Union county
news that no Springfield, Marion
or Columbus newspaper can
compete with us in our field and
after As years / still think that
plan fulfills the wishes of the
vast majority of Union county
folks
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09

store, and from inquiries we suS-
pect he is right.
There is some confusion about
the matter for the reason that
there was an earlier Democratic
newspaper printed in room in
"a building, located where
the A al on theatre now
stands and where Col Robinson
later built his Factory Store
building. That newspaper must
have published some very strong
editorials just after the Civil war,
because a group of Republicans
became incensed and set fire to
the shop.
l recall Col. Robinson in his
latter days as a kindly and SYM
pathetic citizen who must have
been one of the towns true build
erS
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09
Visitors ore Welcome
In Journdl Pressroom

The circulation of The Union
County Journal is almost equal
to the total number of families in
Union county, believe it or not.
The Journals press room and
circulation records are open to
all. Visitors are not only welcome
but we are glad to have them
come in and watch the automatic
counter on the press, and see the
editions mailed out.
With three Linotypes, an auto
matte Duplex news press, a power
addressing machine for rapidta adj
dressing, and with all other e.
quipment and machinery for the
making of cuts, illustrations, ETC.,
and with our own engraving
plant, the Journal has, indeed,
one of the best equipped news
paper plants owned by any week
ly or semi-weekly newspaper in
Ohio.
On the second floor is the
Journals commercial printing de-
partment, equipped, like the
the newspaper department, with
strictly modern machinery. The
automatic, high-speed presses,
and power machines of every
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09
Buying Building Poser
For Legal Eagles

During the summer of 1911 I
was ready to take over the pre-
sent building which houses the
Journal plant. Well do l recall
the afternoon and evening spent
in closing the deal. l was purchas-
ing the property from Mrs. Fred
Thompson for S2450. She had a
mortgage of $1,000 on the pro-
perty, which had been vacant for
a couple of years.
The transaction was completed
in the real estate office across
the street, now occupied by Wal
ter Cody, real estate, and Charles
Handley, accounting. Present
were Mrs. Thompson and her
husband, her brother who held
the mortgage, the real estate
dealer, and Attorney John l..
Loughrey, who had his office
desk in the same room.
l turned the money over to the
real estate dealer, who was to de-
posit it for Mrs. Thompson, who
was then in turn to pay off the
mortgage and give a warrantee
Continued on Page 2. Col '
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09

brake married John Cassil. The
late Judge J. H. Kinkade's mother
was a CasSil. The CaSsils resided
in "a residence where the Court
House now stands, while Judge
Kinkades parents lived in a
house just across the street, where
the Methodist church now stands.
The Longbrake block was the
best-rented building in Marysville
when I came to Marysville. The
post-office was located on the
first floor in the room next to
Otte's store, with the Journal
office overhead in the second
floor, which made it mighty con-
Venient so far as mailing was
concerned. The first and second
floor, just north of the post office
and stairway to the Journal Of
flee, were occupied by the Kirby
dry goods store. The third floor
was occupied by the Knights of
Pythias lodge, then the largest
and richest lodge in Marysville.
1t was in front of this building
that one of the most important
events of my life occurred, be-
cause it was there that l was in
troduced to Mary Kirby who was
my altogether glorious wife for
40 happy years.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09

Civil war, built the building now
occupied by the Carter SC to 81
store and Schueller's hardware
store, and the Eagles lodge on the
second floor. By a coincidence,
the publisher of the Journal is
the present owner of this building,
in which the Journal was printed
for many years.
Later Col Robinson built an
other building where the Avalon
theatre now stands. The Robin
sons owned a wooden mill here
and Col. Robinson built the new
building to provide an outlet for
their woolen cloths, later adding
a line of dry goods. This store
was known as the Factory Store
and was later operated by South
ard Bros. & Court until about
1927 when it was liquidated. Lee
Wilkins, a relative of the Rob-
insons, moved his dry-goods
store into this building and con-
tinued there until about the
time it was sold to the owner of
the Strand theatre for the new
Avalon theatre.
have made numerous inquiries
as to just which room was oc-
cupied by the Journal. Frank B.
Courier, who started to work in
the Journal office in 1884, when
it was still housed in the Robin
son block was unable to recall de-
finitely just which second floor
room the Journal used. DR.. P. d.
Longbrake says it is his under
standing that the Journal office
was located in the room which
now houses the main part of the
Eagles lodge, over the Carter
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09
20 Years in Site
On North Mdin St.

In the 1905, the Journal office
was moved to what was known
as the Longbrake block, where it
remained until sometime after
l took possession. This is the
building just north of Otte's
clothing store. 1t was built in the
1905 by Levi Longbrake, a
great-uncle of DR.. p. D. Long
brake. He resided in a brick
house located where the present
j. M. Lentz residence now stands.
At his death the Longbrake
block was inherited by his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clara Cassil, who owned
the building when the writer
came to Marysville. Clara Long
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09
JOURNAL rs YEARS OLD TODAY
Progressive Attitude Hos Marked Papers Growth

the boys underneath in the post
office were crying their eyes out
for fear the floors would fall in
on them, that he had to have
more money for rent.
So the Journal moved to the
old Armory room in the Union
block, then owned by the late
George Whitney, and where the
Jiffy Join factory has been To-
Gated until just recently. This
was originally the city's opera
house and later State Armory for
the local o. NJ G.. company. The
Q. N. @. vacated it to occupy the
then-new state armory building.
The room was large enough
and solid because of the brick
wall running down the middle
between Galloway'S shoe store
and divers book store, then Ha-
zen's book store. Other rooms on
the second floor were occupied by
Judge j. H. Kinkade's law office,
w. F. Brodrick'S office as secre-
tary of the fair, and Judge James
McCampbell's law office. The
third floor was occupied then, as
now, by the Elks lodge, of which
| was a charter member and at
present a life-member.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09
Reasons for Change
Not Hurd to Locute

The changes that brought about
this altered way of life are not
hard to locate. They are the fact
that man today must work day
and a half out of every week to
support the 5,500,000 people on
the public payroll, the services
of one-half of whom could be
most happily dispensed with; the
shortened Work-day and the
work-week, brought about by the
delusion that it would enable a
man to make a living by working
less and that he would have more
leisure. Actually the reverse has
happened, as always happens
when man tries by legislation or
compulsion to change the natural
order of events.
Herbert Spencer, 80 years ago,
told just how such laws and
actions have always resulted the
exact opposite of the way eX-
pected. Emerson, in his essay on
Compensation" tells that what
soever we attempt to do to change
the workings of nature, by the
law Of polarity, we are paid back
in kind and in reverse. The Bible
commandment repeated again,
and again and again, is that six
days shalt thou labor and do all
thy work, and in attempting to
eXpunge this divine command
ment, we are paying in a multi
tude of ways all the days of our
lives.
In 1911 l had a chance to buy
the building where the Journal
is now located We were still
covered by two years of lease in
the Armory room but Mr.. Whit
ney, when he learned of the mat
ter, promptly cancelled the lease.
He was that kind of man.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09

kind can be utilized in the pro-
cessing of fine commercial. print
ing of all kinds, and are manned
by expert workmen.
In fact, so extensive and COM
plete is the equipment, that the
Journal could turn out daily
edition on a days notice, with
out the expenditure of a single
dollar in additional equipment
or the employment of an addi-
tional person.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09
Used to Hove Time
To Stop for Visits

During the period the Journal
occupied the old Armory room,
dropped in almost every day to
chat and visit with Judge James
McCampbell. AS a boy, l had
visited at the home of a close re-
lative of the judge, DR.. McCamp-
bell, in Xenia, and they had visit
ed at our home in Urbana, being
neighbors and friends of an aunt
who resided in Xenia. This was
by way of being an introduction
to the McCampbells when l came
to Marysville.
Judge McCampbell was a bril-
liant conversationist and these
frequent visits, in which we gen
orally agreed on most current
events, are cherished memories
to me. And, of course, / was in
contact with the late w. +. Brod-
rick, as city clerk, fair board Sc
cretary, mayor, and manager of
the City Loan, almost every day.
Judge j. H. Kinkade was one of
the first men l met after coming
, to Marysville, and from that time
on / saw him practically every
day as long as he lived. He and
his whole family were very close
indeed, not only to myself, but
my wife's family, being neigh
bors, and / suppose that in hun
dreds of times he extended to me
a helpful hand in information and
otherwise. When l was doing the
reportorial rounds it was always
time of relaxation and pleasant
ness to visit his office.
In the first floor of the Union
block, the corner room where the
Union County Savings G. Loan
company is now located was oc-
cupied by clothing store, at that
particular time run by a man by
a man by the name of Rutan. The
Peoples Bank occupied the room
now occupied by the Sawyer In
surance company. This bank was
operated by the late George
Whitney, reputed to be the rich
est man in Marysville and a very
friendly man, always anxious to
do helpful act for others, and
the late Charles Chapman, also
very fine citizen. They were
both close and good friends of
mine.
The Armony room, because of
the high ceilings, was hard to
heat.
Later, when the Journal office
moved to its present location, and
the law firm of Hopes & Robin
son was located just across the
street, l was an almost daily So
cial visitor of the late w. T.
Hopes and the late Judge James
E. Robinson, visits i hugely en-
joyed, as well as with numerous
others.
For thirty years or more / was
in almost daily contact with
about every business and pro-
fessional man in the town and
among them were many close
friends both in business and per-
sonal ways.
For forty years or more was
a member of both the Demo
cratic county central and execu-
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-09
By B. B. GAUMER

This month marks the 18th anniversary OF the
founding of the Union County Journal While in some
degree it the of earlier newspapers such
sometimes counted in the age OF current news
papers it has been just rs years since this paper has
been issued without interruption
BY coincidence this summer also marks the 45th
anniversary of the present publisher publisher of the
Journal being in July 1904 that took over the bust
That The Union County Journal has been fairly
prosperous business from the first is aested to by the
fact that during it's rs years of history it has had but
three owners the late Charles NJ Kenton the late Al j.
Hare and myself.
Mr.. Kenton founded the paper and owned it from
June 1874 until in 1888 when he sold it to the late A.
j. Hare Mr.. Kenton wde-awake publisher, who
during the Ia years he owned the paper is reputed to
have cleared $15000 besides having LETT it with very
fine mechanical equipment for those days
Mr.. Hare likeabIe and affable gentleman after
owning the paper for about 16 years. turned it over to
the present owner in 1904 with the same equipment it
had when he bought it. Under his ownership, the prize
possession of the shop not to have been printing
equipment but night blooming cereus, which pre-
sented to he Marysve sanitarium the day after my
rival here.