cjummer
Summer is here and
your 'complexion won’t
let you forget it. It re
minds you that if you
are going out in the sun
and wind and surf, you
must provide for it’s
welfare.
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Elizabeth. Arden. and
Helena Rubenstein pre
parations are recom
mended.
Wheeler Drug & Jewelry Co. \
“Corner Drug Store”
“WHAT A MAN” IN TROUBLE
Mrs. Minnie “Ma” Kennedy,
mother of Aimie Semple Mc
Pherson. Los Angeles preacher,
after a brief wedded bliss with
‘ What-a-Man” Guy Edward
Hudson, filed legal papers to se
cure annulment of the marriage i
on the ground that he was al
ready married to another. The
plaint of “Ma’rKennedy now is
‘ What-a-Man-He-Was.”
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Save This Date |
Friday, July 31 I
i
For The *
American Legion’s Big Show f
“Hello Hawaii”
One Night Only \
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LowerFloor - - - $1.00 |
Children, 1st 3 Rows - .50 |
Balcony Seats - - - - .75 r;
Show Starts at 8:15, sharp.
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COLISEUM THEA TRE |
Samson Made
Sells for Less
Hogue & Tveten Co.
In the Spotlight
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.John G. Olson of Juneau, re
turned to Petersburg after a
week in Wrangell and is visiting
his Raleigh customers.
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The P. A. F. cannery at Peters
burg had packed 16,000 cases of
salmon up to Thursday of this
week.
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. .Don’t forget the date, July 31,
“Hello Hawaii” July 31.
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Northbound passengers on the.
Admiral Watson were Fred Wal
ler and N. A. McEachern.
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Clyde “Romeo” Shearn was a
passenger for Ketchikan on the
Northland.
Mrs. Griswold, wife of L. R.
Griswold of the local cable office
was a passenger for Seattle on
the Northwestern this morning.
W. D. Gross, of Juneau, was in
Petersburg the latter part of
last week overseeing the con
struction of his newest Coliseum.
Mrs. P. C. McCormack of
Wrangell visited with her son
Peter C. Junior, last Friday.
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T. F. Brennan, travelling sales
man, was busy calling on the
trade during the week.
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James Wheeler, Jr., left for
a brief visit in Wrangell, Wed
nesday afternoon.
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Ye Alaskan Office was closed
Monday whilst the crew took a
jaunt to Wrangell to meet with
the Congressional party which
called in that port on the Yukon
Monday night.
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James Truitt of the U. S. En
gineers is further sounding the
Petersburg bar. The present
task will require about ten days.
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Tony Steele and Leo Walthers
were in town this week from the
Maid of Mexico mine in Duncan
Canal.
Not Hello Yourself, but “Hello
Hawaii” an evening’s entertain
ment you will enjoy.
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N. A. McEarchern, represent
ing Schwabacher Bros., of Seat
tle was a business visitor in port.
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Ed Preuschoff, Lung Island
fox rancher, was in port during
the week.
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Chet Johnson, former resident
of Petersburg and now repre
senting National Groceries, was
in Petersburg..
S. Pearson, N. Nagengart and
Butler Larson of Kake were in
town for a brief visit.
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John T. Chamberlain, dean of
Alaska’s travellers, made the
rounds of the trade during the
week.
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R. D. Carrigan and L. M. Car
ligan of Juneau spent several
days in Petersburg.
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“HELLO HAWAII”
,. July 31 at the Coliseum.
The strike of the trollers was
declared off by a vote of 150 t)
50 last Saturday at a called
meeting of the Union. The fish
ermen went back to work Mon
day and were reported as doin '
fairly well. The prices offered
wer 10-4-2 an the grounds.
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The big yacht of Fleischman
the Yeast King, called in port
for a short time Tuesday.
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Songs, dances, comedy and
novelties to please everyone.
Charley Mantan and a crew c!
native boys have undertaken a
contract to fill in 1,000 yards of
roadway in West Petersburg for
Hubbell and Waller. A crew of
white men was hired to do the
same work at 90 cents a yard.
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Don’t be satisfied with what
)thers say of the show, get your
dcket and see it for yourself.
Val Larson of Sitka, was re
gistered at the hotel i
Mr. Victor Quist, having finish
ed his work as foreman of the
construction work on the new
addition to the Petersburg Cold
Storage, left for Seattle on the
Northland.
Captain Brierly . in charge of
the Salvation Army work in Pet
ersburg, has been visiting in
Wrangell a few days. She met
Captain Loewen, formerly of
Petersburg, Tuesday morning as
a passenger on the Yukon.
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The Tillicum Club met Thurs
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Nels Berg for the monthly ses
sion at bridge. Honors far the
evening went to Mrs. L. Rienke
and Mrs. Harold Dawes.
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Passengers southbound from
Petersburg on the Northwestern
today were Mrs. L. R. Griswold
Mr. and Mrs. E. Purse and Mrs.
Helma Johnson for Seattle; j
John T. Chamberlin and Miss
Val I.arson for Ketchikan; Carl
Jacobsen, Father Francis Mon-^
roe, Jas. H. Wheeler, Cnet John
son and John Ebole for Wrangell
Miss Alva Jensen of Ketchikan5
and Mr. Paul Vernon of Peters-j
burg were united in matrimony
very early Saturday morning.
The wedding ceremony was per-|
formed by Rev. W. J. Maakestad
a few minutes after midnight at.
the Swanson apartments in Pet-:,
ersburg where the happy couple
will make their home. Mr. and
Mrs Ole Ekrem witnessed the
ceremony. Mr. Vernon has beenj
deputy collector of customs atj
reuersDurg me past year ana ms
bride was o popular member of
the younger set in Ketchikan
where she has been employed in
a curio store.
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Two full hours of entertain
ment at the Coliseum when you
see and hear “Hello Hawaii.”
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The town council at its regular
meeting Monda\ evening adopt
ed a resolution to exclu l- from
the incorporation a p r. I of ihe
area taken into the town as the
South Petersburg Addition. A
number of the voters in the
area which it is proposed to ex
clude have signed a petition on
file in the city clerk’s office to
that effect. Before the matter
can be finally settled it will be
necessary to hold a formal hear
ing and the proposition must be
submitted to the voters at an
election both in the area in
question and in the town. The
area comprises a section begin
ning at the corner near the Un
ion Oil dock and extending to
ward Scow Bay some 2200 feet
to the gravel pit beyond the Hud
son place and running back in
aneasterly direction some 7,000
feet. Most of this land is unim
proved and produces in taxes(
! about $150 as now assessed.
HEARD IN WRANGELL
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“What kind of a looking fellow'
is this Governor Parks?”
“See that man over there with
the Westerner’s hat? That’s
the governor.
“If its the hat that makes the
governor, Earl West ought to be
next in line.”
’Twasn’t the hat but what is
inside the hat that counts.
Wak..Ofiand o wpe sndt aft
Meeting the Lawmakers
“Here’s your chance, let’s go
up and meet some of those con
gressmen ! ”
Fisherman—“Not me, I haven’t
anything to see ’em about and if
T did, they wouldn’t listen to me
no how.”
And so a chance to give the
visiting congressmen the per
sonal contact with the fisher
men’s problem was lost.
Fine Ground
Congressman Scott Leavitt of
the Committee on Indian Affairs
was taken out to the industrial
school site and was highly pleas
ed with the agricultural possib
ilities of the ground. The driver
of the car had to turn his lights
on the edge of the site in order i
that some idea of the place could
be obtained. Mr. Leavitt express- i
ed it his belief that the school
would be in operation by next ]
school year. 1
The ladies of the town pre- i
•tented the visitors, on the ;
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Vukon, with loads of flowers,
rhe visitors on the Tahoe had
gone to bed before that vessel
reached port.
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Arthur Johnson of Kake was
in Petersburg during the week.
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Charley Kake, old resident of
Kake Village is repotred as hav
ing died in his home during the
past week.
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Ted Hungerford of the Huti
gerford Bros. Loggers, arrived
in port with some parts of his
machine for repairs.
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The “Canco,” Capt. Jim Kin-1
ane, arrived in port yesterday i
from points south and left thisj
morning for Port Althrop. Theyj
report a poor run in the Icy.
Straits district.
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Mrs. Henry Schupp, who was
a passenger on the Donna Lane[
died Tuesday shortly after the ,
vessel had put out to sea. The ,
craft returned to Seattle to
leave her body and sailed north
ward again. Mr. Schupp is a
fisherman.
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A SLIP TRIP SOUTH
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Robet DeArmond, son of the
U. S. Commissioner of Sitka ar
rived in Ketchikan on the 16th,
enroute to Seattle in a rowboat.
He left Sitka on the first leg of
his thousand-mile journey on
June 23rd in a sixteen-foot row
boat.
Such trips ordinarily took old
timers a matter of not more
man a wees irom oiuta tu ivcl-j
chikan. Since the days of gas
engines the art of using “ash
power” has been lost. DeAr
mond plans to enter the Uni
versity of Oregon this fall.
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CAPT. “MATT” PEaSLEY OV
WAY SOUTH
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The auxiliary schooner Linda
in charge of the original Captain
Matt Peasley of “Cappy Ricks”
fame/with a party of professors
and students, passed through
Petersburg sonthbound Tuesday
returning to Seattle after cruis
ing for some time in various
parts of southeast Alaska. A-.
mong the collection of relics,!
souvenirs and specimens gath
ered is a stanchion from the
dining room of the sunken ves
sel “Islander.” It is perfectly
preserved and even the varnish
is still intact after almost thirty
years in salt water at the bot
tom of Stevens Passage near
Juneau. Capt. Peasley intends
to return to Alaska with another
party next summer and hopes to
spend some time around Peters
burg and Le Conte Bay.
BEAR ATTACKS EXPLORERS
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Late in June, Father Hubbard
and his party returned to Chig
nick following an ascent of the
Aniakchack volcano. During
the ascent of the mountain, the
party had two encounters with
bear. A Kodiak bear appeared
in their path and was frighten
ed away by ice picks but the
climbers could not turn away
from a brown bear with a cub
which they met at the crater
rim. They fled across the bleak
glacier down a volcano cliff
which was too steep for the
speed of the bear in the chase.
COW HAS “JAKE” LEG
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Robert Dunn of Bastian, Va.,
is owner of a cow suffering from
“jake leg,” caused by her having
eaten a large quantity of mash
found near a moonshine still.
Bossy was absent for several
days, and when she returned,
she was drunk.
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HI-JACK GASOLINE (
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Gasoline hijackers made- their
third appearance in Lbs Angel- (
\s last week when they knocked
Ralph L. Smith unconscious, tied
lim to a tree on the outskirts of ,
he city and made off with his
;ruek containing 3,545 gallons oi
notor fuel oil. , |
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FOR SALE: One outboard motor
joat, built by J. Davis & Son, of <
Metlakatla, Alaska. For inflor
nation call at this office. ... ..II
A Complete
First Aid Kit
will help to eliminate j
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worry and possible |
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disaster on that camping trip |
The People’s Drug Co. I:
SAVE lit/, SA F E T Y
at your *fexa2l' drug store-.;
C The Friendly Store Across from the Postoffice
FOR RENT: Two and three room
furnished apartments. Inquire
it this office.
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FOR SALE—16 h.p. Frisco
Standard, two propellers, shaft,!
stern bearing, stuffing box, At -1
water Kent ignition system and
new 110-gal. tank. Engine is in
excellent condition—$250.—Geo.
Sumption, Wrangell.
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Newr low price on Indian out
board motor manufactured by
Indian Motorcycle Co. 10 h. p.
$125. F. O. B. Petersburg. Power
and service is the motto.—Chas.
Diven, agent.
REE IIOLLINGSTAD if you wish
to place your orders for local
chickens, meat, butter, milk and
sweet or sour cream.—Adv.
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NOTICE
EDITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR UNITED
STATES LAND OFFICE
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Anchorage, Alaska,
June 15, 1931.
Notce is hereby given that Ed
ward Oliver Ramstead, entry
man, together with his witne>
: es, Andrew Ask and Carl Adolp i
Swanson all of Petersburg, Alas
ka, has submitted final proof on
fxis homestead entry serial 06593,
for a tract of land embraced in
II. E. S. No. 201, located on the
THE
Out Of Town Laundry will
Be Taken Care Of In The
Shortest Possible Time.
Everything Back But The Dirt
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! CITIZENS STEAM LAUNDRY
Russel York Proprietor
J_ I
east shore of Frede’ick Sound
r ear Point Agassiz containing
120.85 acres, from which corner
No. 1, U. S. L. M. No. 91 bears P.
47o 20' 33" E 203.44 chains. For
est List 8-81, longitude 132o 52'
W. latitude 56o 55' 43" N. an.l
it is now in the files of the U. S.
land Office, Anchorage, Alaska,
and if no pretest is filed in the
local land office at Anchorage,
A’aska, within the period of pub
lication or thirty days there
after, said final proof will be ac
cepted and final certificate is
sued.
J. LTNDLEY GREEN,
Register.
F ist Publication July 3, 1931
Last Publication 'Hipust 28,193L
Silver Bar . 29
Tomatoes
WITH PUREE, 3 No. 1 TINS
Butter 67
FRESH CREAMERY, 2 Lbs.
Milk, Borden’s or
Darigold
3 TINS
25
jChocolate Malted
Milk Thompsons 55
1- POUND TIN
Crystal White
Soap . . 45
10 BARS
Eggs . . 55
STRICTLY FRESH, Pr. Doz.
Piggly Wiggly
Best . . 95
COFFEE 3-POUNDS
Snowflakes, Gra
ham Crackers 39
LARGE PACKAGE
Rice .
4-POUND BAG
32
Market Day
Raisins . . 35
4-POUND BAG
Jello, Ass’t
Flavors . 25
2 DOZEN
Ballantine’s Malt,
Hop Flavor. 1.25
i TINS
Navy Beans . 32
4-POUND BAG
Lettuce, Large .10
RISP HEADS
Fresh Milk . 25
! QUARTS
Phone 26 Free Delivery P. 0. Box 56
Mai/ Orders Promptly Filled.
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