Juneau, Alaska
Territorial Mneuem
VOL. 3.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, JUNE, 28, 1929
NO. 50.
Red Rum-Murder
At Saginaw
The word spells either “red
rum” or “murder” according to
which way it is started. Effect
and cause or cause and effect.
Was brought in from Sagi
naw Bay Ole Brudeseth, herring
operator for Port Walter Pack
ing Company, dead as a result
of a rifle shot thru his thighs
last Sunday evening by A1 Reed.
Brudeseth and Reed had been
drinking in a shack before the
shooting. Another man who was
in the shack left hurriedly at the
point of a gun, returning home.
He heard two gunshots but was
afraid to go near the cabin. Lat
er, Reed’s twenty-year-old son
going by, was told of the shots.
When he entered the cabin, Bru
deseth was laying on the floor
in a pool of blood. He called
others to help with the wounded
man who was put on a gasboat
and rushed here for medical aid.
He died enroute without making
any statement, being uncon
scious till death came to him.
Tlie local Hawkshaw of the U.
S. Marshal’s office was sent to
investigate. After questioning
various individuals at the camp,
he brought Reed to the federal
jail here. Aside from statement
that Reed shot Brudeseth while
under the influence of liquor,
no statement was made.
Reed was bound over to the
grand jury and will be taken to
Juneau on the next northbound
trip of the Alameda.
Deceased was a member of f he
Order of Eagles, Seattle and his
only Known relative is a cousin
in Idaho.
Reed is an old timer in this
division, fishing and trapping
in the various sections.
ANOTHER CHAPTER CLOSES
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Sentences totaling 102 years
were meted out to Albot Rey
nolds, Enos Shoysiand, George
Livingstone and Frank Love,
abductors of Lieut. Governor W.
B. Kinne of Idaho.
The kidnapping was the result
of a desire to get an automobile
in which to make a getaway
from a holdup. They grabbed
the wrong man and car.
HERRING RUN NOT SO GOOD
Recent reports from the West
ward were optomistic as to the
run of herring in that neck of
the herring country. Now comes
report from Seward that the
fleet at Seward had to ship in
bait from southern cold storages
and that the run at St. Paul
and Kodiak harbors was limit
ed and spotty. Even that “great
herring country” is beginning to
feel the effects of food fish for
manure purposes.
“Captain” O’Connor of the Bu
reau of Fisheries sent in to Mr.
Charles West a telegram ad
vising thattrolling will be per
mitted in Tenakee Inlet and
Fresh Water Bays from January
first to August 24th. In the west
ern, eastern, north Prince of
Wales, south Prince of Wales
and southern districts, commer
cial fishing by traps will be pro
hibited from the first of Octo
ber to the 15th, inclusive.
Owen Goff, member of the
crew of the lighthouse tender,
Cedar, was killed at Cordova by
being struck by a falling derrick
boom aboard the Cedar. Inter
ment was made at Cordova.
Racer Hit Rocks
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The motor yacht Marlyn of
San Francisco, which was enter
ed in the Olympia to Juneau
race, ran out of her course and
up Oona River, near Porcher Is
land, sustaining damages to her
rudder and hull. She went a
considerable distance up the riv
er before grounding.
Before the start of the race
from Olympia this same yacht
ran over to Victoria and return
ing to Olympia went up a wrong
channel and damaged her wheel
on anchors in oyster beds out of
Olympia.
CALDWELL LOSES 1ST BOUT
Horace Caldwell, charged with
statutory offense, raised the
question thru attorney whether
a deputy U. S. marshal was
qualified to sit as a member of
a grand jury and as its fore
man, he being an employee of
the United States. Judge Coke
Hill held against him.
Caldwell, superintendent of
the U. S. Industrial School at
Eklutna is charged with having
committed rape upon of the pu
pils under his care. Mrs. Cald
well is charged with causing the
death of the girl by substituting
gasoline for kerosene which was
put into a lamp by the girl. The
lamp exploded and burned the
girl, causing her death.
Mr. Hawksworth recommend
ed dismissal of this man when
Caldwell was in charge of the
Metlakatla station. Caldwell
promoted to Eklutna with above
result .
FIRST SHIPMENT OF SALMON
Fourteen hundred cases of
salmon packed in Anchorage can
neries were sh ippcd south re
cently. This is supposed to be
the first shipment this year.
MANILA WINS BY DECISION
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Joe Manila, the Filipino boxer
of Ketchikan who took three se
vere lickings from Joe Collier at
Ketchikan and Rupert to lose
only once, won a fight in the se
cond round of a recent go with
Freddie Mack of Ketchikan
by way of referee’s decision. His
opponent landed a blow in the
second which sent Manila thru
the lower rope. Mack did not go
to a neutral corner, rushed and
slammed Manila twice whereup
on referee stopped the bout and
gave decision to Manila.
Which Reminds Us Of
Manila’s two first fights with
Collier. In the first Collier out
boxed, outhit and outgeneraled
Manila but lost decision. (Too
much Ketchikan money at
stake). The second, again licked
from the start, Manila got the
decision from the doctors after
referee and judges had awarded
the fight to Collier by virtue of
Manila being knocked out. That
is why the Marshal put a quietus
to boxing in the territory.
BLUEBIRD WAFFLE SHOP IS
NOW OPEN
Final touches were put on the
interior finishings of the Blue
bird Waffle Shoppe this week
and it is now open for business,
It is prettily decorated and
well equipped : with electric
irons.
Miss Evelyn Welde, the pro
prietress is being assisted by
Miss Julie Wasvick.
Cold tablets mistaken for can
dy caused the death of a baby in
Ketchikan, recently.
Independence Day Programme
Petersburg Alaska July 4th.
Patriotic Exercises At The MacGregor Theater
Starts Promptly At 10:15 A. M.
Song AMERICA. Audience
Selection, NATIONAL AIRS...City Band
Song COLUMBIA, THE GEM OF THE OCEAN .Community Chorus
Reading PROLOGUE TO DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE...
.Frederick Nelson
Selection Song DIXIE.Community Chorus
Patriotic Address.Rev.W.J.Maakestad
Pledge of Allegiance to Our Flag .. Petersburg Troop No. 79 Boy
.... And Audience
Song STAR SPANGLED BANNER.Audience
DANCES—In Sons of Norway Hall—Wednesday and Thursday
nights, starting promptly at 10 o’clock.
BAND CONCERT byPetersburg City Band, starts at 1 p.m. on
Band Stand.
SPORTS.PROGRAM
Log Rolling Contest...At 12 noon
1st prize, $15; 2nd, $10. Not less than3 entrees.
Men’s Marathon... 1st prize $10; 2nd, $5; 3rd, $3.
Men’s 100-yard dash. 1st prize, $5; 2nd, $3; 3rd,$l.
Boy’s Marathon ..1st prize, $5; 2nd, $3;3rd $1.
Free-For-All Backward race.1st, $5; $3; $1
Boy’s 50-yard dash..
16 and under.1st, $3; 2nd, $1.
12 and under,.1st $2; 2nd, $1
8 and under.1st $2; 2nd, $1
Girls’ 50-yard Dash ....
16 and under.1st, $3; 2nd, $1.
12 and under.1st $2; 2nd, $1.
8 and under. 1st, $2; 2nd, $1.
Bicycle races_
Boys 14 and under, .1st $3; 2nd, $2.
Girls 14 and under. 1st, $3; 2nd, $2
Youths’ Three-legged race. 1st, $4; 2nd, $2.
Pie eating Contest ....
Pie Eating Contest.1st, $2; 2nd, $1.
Ladies’ 50-yard dash.1st, $3; 2nd, $2.
Ladies Egg Race ..1st, $3; 2nd, $1.
Baseball Game Starts at 4 o’clock, p. m.
Ladies Baseball Throwing Contest starts before
the game at Ball Grounds, ..1st, $3; 2nd, $1.
Pole Vaulting Contest. 1st, $5; 2nd, $3.
Boat Races.. Start at 6 o’clock p. m.
Outboard Motors—8 h.p. and over, 1st, $15;
2nd, $10; 3rd, $5.
Outboard Motors—8 h. p. and under, 1st, $15;
2nd, $10; 3rd, $5.
Rowing Races—Dory, 2 men, at least 3 entrees—
1st, $15; 2nd, $10; 3rd, $5.
Round Bottom or Skiff—at least 3 entries—
1st, $10; 2nd, $5; 3rd, $3.
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Will Try Again
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R. L. Haines was again com
pelled to call a halt on his effort
to establish an outboard motor
boat record from Juneau to Se
jattle; He was at the mercy of
ja heavy storm in Queen Char
lotte Sound and in his fight
with the elements, broke his
left hand and sprained his right
wrist.
He was brought to Vancouver
by the C. N. R. steamer Prince
John where he stated that he
was determined to make another
effort to establish a record.
ISLANDER SAFE IS FOUND
The Henry Finch Divers of
Seattle who have been making
a hunt for thewreck of the Ca
nadian steamer Islander wreck
ed off Douglas Island, have now
found the wreck and located the
ship’s safe which is reputed to
hold a considerable sum of
gold and money.
The Islander was wrecked late
in August of 1901 when south
bound from Skagway. She is
supposed to have struck an ice
berg at night and went down in
a short time with a considerable
loss of life.
The Finch Divers are using a
new type of diving suit which
enables them to go down deeper
and stay longer und^r water
than any other suit made.
NOMINATIONS IN AIR
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The United States adjourned
without taking any action on
the nomination of J. H. Hart as
district attorney for the Nome
Division. Under the rules of ap
pointments, this nomination
lapses. Recess appointment is
the next step if he is to secure
that office. Two other nomina
tions are held up with this in
stance.
BUNION—DERBY PRIZE
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John Salo, Passaic, N. J. cop,
along with other winners of
other places in Pyle’s famous
bunion derby, still awaits his
prize of $25,000. Prizes which
called for from two to three
thousand dollars were sold back
to Pyle for a hundred dollars
each which the winners thought
better than only bunions for
their efforts.
COMMISSION WANTS GROUSE
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The Alaska Game Commission
is in the market for live “hoot
ers”—from the woods—grouse
chicks or chickens. They wish to
find out if they can be trapped;
should eggs be taken and raised
under domestic fowl, caught and
liberated after rearing in pens.
THE MARSHAL’S FRIEND
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Marshal Albert White’s political
angel, Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt,
will leave office as assistant at
torney general on the 30th of
this month. With the “angels”
out of office, political appointees
of the carpetbag system of Alas
ka are making new alignments
and patching old fences.
SCHOOL FUNDS
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Washington State has appro
priated for state school funds
the sum of $1,167,232.25.. The
money is distributed among 39
counties of the State. And the
apportionment was the second
of the school year and equaled
1.88 cents per pupil daily.
Seattle Yachts Win
Capital Race
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The Mary-Mar-Ann, Capt. F.
J. Seidelhuber of Seattle and the
Bolinder, Capt. Richard Froebese
also of Seattle were the winners
of the Olympia-Juneau yacht
race.
The Bolinder won the sweep
stakes known as the Olympia
Jewelers Challenge Cup and a
Johnson Sea Horse Motor.
The Mary-Mar-An won the
Governor’s Cup and $100 in
Alaska gold, by the Juneau
Yacht Club. She also won Stan
dard Oil Co., prize of 25 gallons
of zeroline. The Bolinder got
400 gallons of gasoline and $25
worth of supplies from Pacific
Marine Supply for the longest
non-stop run of 783 miles.; it al
so received for this a set of im
ported night glasses donated by
the Seattle Yacht Club.
The Kayoia, Capt. Brififit, of
the Olympia Yacht Club won se
cond place and received 200 gal
lons of gas from the Juneau
Yacht Club and a set of fire ex
tinguishers.
The Klosh was disqualified for
exceeding her rated log but be
ing the first to cross the line re
ceived 100 gallons of gas, 15 gal
lons of cylinder oil and a Sydney
Lawrence painting.
The vessels returned south via
the Narrows Tuesday, stopping
here for several hours.
ENTERTAINED HERE
Several of the yachts which
were first in passing thru on the
outhhound trip were invited to
a shrimp feed in the Warehouse
on Citizen’s Dock with the Com
mercial Club. Luncheon was
served at emergency tables by
emergency waiters in emergency
attire, in spite of all of which
everyone got on the outside of
healthy portions of shrimp and
coffee. Mrs. Paul Owens of the
Shrimp Coffee House did the
honors of getting the feed to
gether. AH enjoyed the feed.
Robert Allen made a short talk
after luncheon in which he ex
pressed the hope that the race
would again be held next year
and that the yachtsmen would
be able to make a longer stay in
port to partake of the advantag
es of sport in the nearby streams
and lakes.
PLAYLET IS ENJOYED
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The stage presentation given
by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Southard,
last Tuesday and Wednesday ev
ening at the MacGregor, was
easily rated as the best enter
tainment of its kind ever giv
en in Petersburg.
It was pleasing and enjoy
able to note the versatility of
Mr. and Mrs. Southard in the
handling of the roles. The local
girls who assisted Mrs. South
ard are deserving of much ere.
dit for their singing and dancing
was very commendable. ,j
All who attended the playlet
are awaiting a return engage
ment of the Southards: -?
CONGRESSMEN TO COME TO
ALASKA
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Members of the Agricultural
Committee of the House of Re
presentatives will make an auto
mobile tour thru Washington in
.late July and August. They will
leave Seattle on the 30th of July
on the Coast Guard Cutter Ta
hoe for Alaska. This trip is
being arranged to give this
Committee opportunity to study
at first hand the needs of the
[ Territory.