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Vol. 2 Hydaburg Alaska, Nov. 14,1919 No.3
LOCAL NEWS
Miss Vera Reynolds, grammar
grade teacher, slipped and fell on a
frosty sidewalk. She sustained some
injury to her back. Not knowing ex
actly if she were hurt internally, she
decided to go along with Alex Peele
on the Lawrence, P. to Ketchikan.
A wire has since been received from
Sup’t Hawkesworth saying that she
would return soon.
The gas boat Flora owned by Silas
Milne of Metlakatla came in on Tues
day evening from Klawock with the
Salvation Army. Those in the party
were: ELK. Mather, A.B. Atkinson,
Eddie Atkinson,Mr. & Mrs. Silas
Milne, Mr. & Mrs. James Mason, Mr.
^Mrs. Admund Campbell, Mrs. Hall,
Tuid Mrs. Verney.
E, K. Mather, and Eddie Atkinson,
Ensigns.
A short celebration was given in
town hall Tuesday evening in obser
vance of the first anniversary of the
declaration of peace. The school
children sang several patriotic songs.
Mr. Brown gave an appropriate pra
yer. Mr. Le Blanc, of the New York
Life spoke on the arts of peace.
George Hamilton, George Edenso,
and Eddie Kogo have all said they
would each put in a thousand dollars
^nto the cannery if it is to be a part
of Hydaburg Trading Co.
The Army was led by Henry
Haldane. The band played which
livened things up a bit. Services were
held in the town hall immediately
upon arrival. Members of the army
were invited to different homes in
.
Miscellaneous
News Items
Mrs. W.E.Ross Is Dead
The gas boat Estella came in yester
day with the sad news that Mrs.W.
E. Ross died Wednesday evening at
her home in Waterfall. Mr. Ross
came down to arrange for the fu
neral in the local cemetery when the
weather abates.
Mrs. Ross was a victim of epileptic
fits and succumbed to an attack in
the absence of assistance.
She was a member of the Thomas
Skultka family. There were two
children born in that union.
Olive has been adopted by Thomas
Nagle of Hydaburg, and Genevieve
is still with father. Friends apd re
atives of the bereaved are giving
help and comfort in the gloomy hour.
Mr. H.L. Rowley, Government teach
er at Klawock, writes that the Com
mercial Co. is doing big business, that
a warehouse will be built soon to
accommodate the increasing stock
of good, Jack Peratovich is also
doing well.
The gas boat Fearless came in Sun
day. McDonald, the logger wanted a
conference with Mr. Cloudy, when
making a landing at the old dock,
the bells did not operate and he ran
her into the dock, breaking the mast
which knocked Wallace Cloudy
overboaid. The cool shock, made
Wallace bestir himself for one of the
piles. He was rescued quickly while
half of the townspeople had gathered
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There will be no social affairs till
the Salvation Army completes it’s
work.
SALVATION ARMY
MAKING CONVERTS
The Salvation Army held a very
successful meeting in the town hall
on Wednesday night Mr. Atkinson
spoke in Tsimsean Paul Morrison in
terpreted. He told the people of the
success of the revival in Klawock.
He said that 163 persons were con
verted.
Dan Nathlan and sons have a con
tract from Henry Logan to build a
gas boat for trolling purposes. The
contract amounts to $350.00. Henry
Logan bot a seven horse power Stand
ard engine which came on the last
Santa Ana.
White Rose ;ame home from
Howkan where the Bennett family
have been smoking fish. Henry said
Howkan is as dead as door nail
The last barge loaded with Craig
lumber went south last Sunday.
I This finishes the disposal of the
lumber at that place and leaves the
mill at Hydaburg the only source of
lumber supply on the West Coast.
Mrs. Edwin Scott heard from her
brother-in-law, Jacob Scott of Met
lakatla to the effect that he will not
be over for some time. Mrs. Scott
has been expecting him over to help
build her new house in consideration
of which he is to receive an owner
ship in the gas boat Marion.
The stockholders of H. T. Co. held a
very interesting meeting last Satur
day evening. Mr. Luke Frank acted
as chairman. Mr. Haldane interpret
ed for the Gov’t Teacher. The minutes
of his meeting will published at a
later date.