Local business houses and re
sidences are taking advantage of
present weather to paint up
and the painters are busy all ov
er town. Look out for fresh
paint.
If anyone meets with a brand
new Briar pipe, aimlessly walk
ing down the street, lead it to
the Mercer Studio. “Dad” will
appreciate.
-x
Gordon McDonald, local log
ger, was in town for a few days
this week for a visit with his
family and returned to his camp
near Ketchikan on the Alameda.
-o
Johnas Olson’s new residence
is rapidly nearing completion,
adding another unit to the al
ready beautiful residence sec
tion of the town. Welde broth
ers are the builders and have
men working on the concrete
foundation, also, for a residence
for Martin Enge .adjoining his
present home.
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Friends of Miss Gladys Meri
latt are pleased to see her up
and around again after an ill
ness of a couple of weeks.
-o
Mr. Nick Nusbaumer, manager
of the Wrangell Mill, stopped in
town for a few hours on Tuesday
while enroute to his home.
-o
Capt. Jimmie Waters and Billy
Lewis of Wrangell came over on
the Beilby this week. Capt. Jim
my is an outboard speed fan and
has, he says, a boat that can
trim any boat in the bay, hands
down, any time, any place. It’s
a difference of opinion that
makes horse races and boat rac
es.
-x
Mrs. William Tamaree has re
ceived word this week that her
grandson, Kendall Saxman Paul
has two more tests to pass and
he will be a full-fledged avia
tion pilot. Kendall is in the na
I val aviation school at Pensacola,
! Florida.
-o
Little June Oyama fell into
the bay from the Hogue and
Tveten slip yesterday and was
promptly pulled out by little
Henry Johnson. Aside from the
sudden bath and scare, Junie is
none the worse for the experi
ence.
-x
The Reliable Transfer truck
while going up the street by the
Brennan Pool Hail, sagged oack
and down several feet thru the
planking, settling on tne ground
while the front wheels remained
on the street. Butler who was
driving the car was not hurt. It
was removed later in the even
ing.
Rev. W. J. Maakestad, who has
been attending the Lutheran
Church Conference in Portland,
returned to Petersburg .Tuesday.
--o—-—
Ted Hungerford, logging at
Port Protection, is in for mail
and supplies. He has applica
tion for permit to log on timber
advertised for sale in Three
Mile Arm, where he hopes to
move ilis camp and outfit if he
gets his permit—whenever that
may be.
i
Billy Gribble has finished a
job of renovating the Gordon
McDonald home, north end of
town. He says he has made a
spick, span, new house ,inside
and out.
-o
The Louise, of the shrimp
fleet is being gotten in readiness
for herring operations. The
market at this time is not very
promising but it is expected to
pick up later in the season.
-u
Jim Beeler and Roy Hirst are
getting estimates for putting in
a dam and pipe line at the mink
ranch across the bay.
-x
The Wrangell mill barge was
in port Monday with boxes and
other lumber.
Fred and Mrs. Patten are in
for mail and supplies from Five
Finger Island.
-x
M. E. Moultray, (“Standard
Oil” Moultray) is in town giving
the local plant of the company
the once over.
Pool and Billiard Tables
At
JMiENNAN’S
Cigars and Tobaccos of all kinds
nmnmxxxxmmzi
Passenger accommo
dations on all Admiral
Line vesseh have been'
completely and mater
ially improved.
You will find them
vary attractive and
comfortable.
regularly and dependably.
Northbound from Seattle
Admiral Watson May 29
Admiral Evans June 5
Admiral Rogers June 6
Southbound from Petersburg
Admiral Watson June 7
Admiral Evans June 20
Admiral Rogers June 14
Ship and travel via the UKEEN boats.
INFORMATION AND TICKETS:
Ed. Locken. Agent.
Petersburg ... Alaska
ADMIRAL LINE
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Lieut. Grebe, star first base- j
man for the Gannet baseball!
team, did aviation stunts when j
he caught a high fly near first j
base, Wednesday evening. He
tangled with a donkey engine,
did side banks and other fancy
turns. Got his man out and did
not get hurt in the tangle with
the donkey.
-x
Registered at the Arctic this
week:
Henry Klapisch, W. F. Ross
wog, L. Larsen and Mrs. Larsen,
Sam Baker, M. Krupp, R. L.
Clark, E. L. Hausmann, Elmer
Swanson, Raymond Swanson, M.
L. Morrow, Peter Nelsen, Marian
L. Frink, B. C. Delzelle, H. C.
Covey, Frank Preuschoff, Mr.
and Mrs. M. H. McKee, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Patten, A .Roald, J. A.
Parks, A. Odegard, W. B. Chap
man, Florence Wheaton, M. L.
Moultray, G. Husley, A. Dearie,
J. A. Park.
-x
Ben Delzelle, who represents
the company from whom the
City ordered a fire truck in 1928
was in town during the fore
part of the week. When asked
when asked as to when ship
ment of the truck was to be ex
pected, he replied, “It ought to
be on any boat now.” It’s been
on any boat now for a year.
-x
E. L. Hausmann recently of
the Juneau branch of the Alas
ka Piggly Wiggly Company, has
been transferred to take charge
of the local branch. Don Fras
er has been shifted to Cordova
where another branch store of
the same company is to be open
ed.
Bill Holt went up Petersburg
Creek yesterday afternoon with
rod and line. He says he got
mostly wet. Of course, he lost
a whopper the first cast.
-x
The Americ brought over 50
halibut boxes from the Wrangell
mill on Monday last.
-x
Capt. Bell, ‘Wanderer” was in
port yesterday loading up sup
plies for trollers on the fishing
grounds.
-x
Herbert Bradley brought in
3,000 pounds of king salmon
from Clarence Straits section.
-x
Bobby Ohmer left on the Ala
meda, to visit with the Westers
of Ketchikan. Mrs. Wester is a
sister of Mrs. Frank Havens.
-x
The Pegge, 8,500pounds, Oak
Leaf, 6,300 pounds and the Raid
er, 5,300pounds of halibut, sold
their fares to the San Juan Fish
Company at 12-8V2 this week.
-Y
The Alaska Glacier Sea Food
Company shipped to Seattle this
week 6,000 pounds of shrimp
meat and % ton of crab meat.
-x
Arthur Johnson of Kake came
in last Monday in the hopes of
making immediate connections
to get to Wrangell where he had
his boat the Woodrow undergo
ing repairs. He was unable to
get away before yesterday on the
Alameda.
-x
The Alaska Steamship Com
pany is putting its Westward
boats on a two weeks’ schedule
during the summer months. The
wrecking of the Aleutian dis
rupted the whole schedule.
-x
Oscar Sather is installing in
his mill the large steam engines
which formerly were in the old
cold storage at Scow Bay. He is
getting along with the installa
tion.
-x
The Woodrow of Kake has
been chartered for use as can
nery tender this summer at the
Mountain Point Cannery.
-x
Bobby Allen who took sick
while out at Duncan Canal with
his parents last Sunday week, is
much improved under the care
of Dr. Rhone.
Dr. Janies Rude who came up
here on the Estebeth, Tuesday S
eating here, returned to Ketchi
kan on the Alameda, yesterday, j
He had not fully decided upon j
returning to practice in this
field, leaving that decision until J
he had gone over the matter at •
Ketchikan. ^
-x
Monthly Clearance Sale at
Fox’s Bargain House. Prices
smasher 50 per cent.
Jacob Jacobson was a Seattle j
bound passenger on the Alameda
yesterday. j
-x
“Herring” Johnson, father of
“Pat” and Ted Johnson returned
from a visit to Wisconsin. He !
is planning a visit to Norway, in
the near future.
-x
Bert La Rue, machinist in the
employ of the Allen Machine
Shop took passage for Seattle
yesterday on the Alameda.
-x
A tourist passenger on the |
Alameda was inquiring about!
the Alaska “red bat” which has '
made Petersburg famous. The I
“baticus” has been holed up all
winter and its keepers have for
gotten to get it out.
Father Monroe who has been I
here last week left for Wrangell i
on the Alameda, yesterday.
-x
Carl Jacobson went to Wran
gell on a short business trip yes
terday.
James Brennan has had his j
building painted up this week. It
adds measurably to the prosper- j
ous appearance of the town. As j
we have just passed paint-up |
and clean-up week, Front Street1
might be made to look more pros |
perous all along the line.
-x- i
H. H. Waller, under whose di- |
rection the hydro-electric plant •
was installed, was a southbound
I
passenger on the Alameda yes- j
terday. He has been surveying
trapsites the past three years in |
Southeastern Alaska.
-x
Gordon McDonald returned to |
Ketchikan yesterday. i
B. Kosmata left for Wrangell>
on the Alameda.
-x
Tennis shoes $1.20 and $150
at Fox’s Bargain House.
-x
Mrs. Bert Elstad was hostess!
at a delightful bridge party re-!
cently, of three tables. Among ;
those enjoying her hospitality
were members of the younger
married set. Prizes were won by
Mrs. C. Diven and Miss Annea ’
Matheson. I
NOTICE
Conclusion Island has . been
leased by the Alaskan Blue Fox!
Company and will be stocked
with fox at once.. Trespassing
on said island is absolutely
prohibited and will be prosecut
ed under the law.
J. A. Hadland.
Mrs. Knute Lein left on the
Alameda with her two sons for
an extended visit in the States.
Mrs. Lando and children, ac
companied by Dorothy Noradi
and Miss Nicholson, left on the
Queen, last Sunday, for a few
days visit at Sitka.
Mrs. Andrew Heimdahl enter
tained at bridge last Wednesday
evening. Honors of the evening |
went to Mrs. Russell York.
The Princeton, Rev. David
Waggoner, master, arrived in
port yesterday evening enroute
to Seattle where a new engine is
to be installed in place of the
Washington-Estep now in the
vessel.
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TO MAIL ORDERS
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Coach.$850.°°
Coupe.$850.00
Sedan .... $920.°°
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