I Pool and Billiard Tables
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Alaskan Glacier Sea Food Co, 1
“BIGGEST PACKERS OF SHRIMP MEAT IN THE WORLD” 5
Petersburg, Alaska ]
: Packers of Shrimp Meat and Crab Meat i
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Buyer* of
Halibut, Salmon, and Traul j
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SING LEE’S STORE
Headquarters for Fishermen and Loggers \
Drop in and get benefit of our big cash sale. 10 percent S
discount on all canned goods and 15 percent on all dry goods £
You will Save Money by Pricing Our Goods s
To Spencer Glacier
“THROUGH THE LOOP”
AND RETURN VIA THE ALASKA RAILROAD
All visitors to Alaska whose time will not permit them to
make the Interior Trip to Fairbanks, are urged to follow the
Sunday Excursion from Seward to Spencer Glacier and return—
by far the most interesting, educational and attractive short
trip to be had in Alaska. Route follows the shore of picturesque
Kenai Lako several miles; passes through the Kenai Mountains
and shaft-like Placer River canyon; traverses the mountainous
“Loop District,” and offers tra velers marvelous close-up views
of mighty kBartlet and Spencer Glaciers. This Special Sunday
Excursion, covering a totai of 124 miles, offers visitors making
the roundtrip on same steamer an opportunity to see a generous
portion of Interior Alaska scenic offerings during layover of the
boat at Seward—and is tremend ously worth while. Excursion
leaves Seward at 8:00 a. m. and returns at 2:15 p.m., allowing
trjrvelers ample time to connect with steamer for return to
Seattle. For details of trip see agent at Seward Dock.
$7.50 FOR IKE ROUND TRIP.
Dept, of the Interior
The Alaska Railroad
(Mt. McKinley park route)
Seward, Anchorage, Curry, Nenana, Fairbanks
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SUB S-51 RAISED
The U. S. submarine S-61 was
: raised July 10th. Lieutenant Fred
; erick D. Foster found wedged In
che control room with one arm
kstretched toward the lever was
the first body recovered. Eleven
bodies were recovered and eight
more remained in the wreckage.
Twelve of these were identified.
1 Divers declared that there were no
' more bodies in the submarine.
* President Coolldge declared "In
formation has reached me that
when the submarine S-61 was
opened it disclosed that each sea
man who had been lost was at
his post of duty doing what he
could to save the ship. They could
have been no greater heroes if
they had died in action. This is
another exhibition of the great
courage of the self-sacriflco which
lia? always characterised the men
in the naval service of the United
States. "
PREMIER CAILLAUX VICTOR
DEBT ISSUE
Replying to a question in the
Chamber of Deputies, Premier Cail
laux said: "We will ask Parliar
ment to ratify the war debt agree
ments. I am negotiating with
London and will introduce another
bill soon. We are negotiating with
Washington. We are seeking to
clear the situation. That's clear
and precise.”
A vote of confidence in the
Chamber of Deputies was made in
the Caillaux government after he
had insisted that the government’s
plan for stabilizing the franc must
be upheld. The vote was 289 to
247. Previously a Socialist resolu
tion calling for a capital levy was
defeated by the vote of 824 to 202.
SEWARD HAS CUTTING AFFRAY
John Lofgren was seriously cut
on the head with a dangerous weap
on by Oscar Pykola the forepart of
this month. The marshal's office
reports the assult a windup of a
drinking bout in a cabin near the
waterfront. Lofgren is in the
hospital with many stitches in his
head and one eye gone while
Pykola is held in jail on the charge
of assault with a dangerous weap
on. He will be bound over to the
grand jury. Lofgren was cut thru
tho nose, check and eyeball and|
temple In one long slash which,
penetrated to the bone. The eye;
collapsed entirely. His condition
while serious is not necessarilly
fatal.
Only a company such as
“Union Oil of Califor
nia” can make a motor
fuel as good as—
Union Gasoline
Non-detonating
Union Gasoline provides, and always
has provided to Western motorists, tht
non-detonating feature which supplies full
power to the pistons throughout their
entire stroke and eliminates all explosive
“knocking” or “pinging” on the hills or in
heavypulling—a quality for which Eastern
motorists are now buying “special gaso
lines” and paying 3 cents per gallon in
excess of usual prices for them. Yet Union
costs no more than other high grade fuels.
Always use Aristo Motor Oil with non
detonating Union Gasoline because this
combination minimizes carbon to the ex
tent that motors in good condition are
run for several years without it.
Union Oil Compaay
of California w
her second trip under command of
Capt. S. T. L. Whitlam. Passeng
ers on this trip include Mr. and
Mrs. D. S. Mazon, teachers for Sela
vick; Miss Gertrude Fergus, nurso,
and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Burlin
game, teachers for the government1
school at White Mountain near
Nome. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Neely
are on the same vessel to take
charge of the school at Stebblns.
An Eskimo girl educated at Shel
don Jackson School, Sitka is a re
turning passenger to her Point
Barrow where she is commissioned
to teach at our northern most edu
cational outpost. Returning the
Boxer will bring a large quantity of
teindeer meat for southern markets.
Some Auto Trip
The News-Miner of Fairbanks
carries a story alleged to have been
reported by one of the big Detroit
newspapers that surpasses any fish
story we have ever heard. Wheth
er Glen Healas, Alaskan, was kid
ding the reporter or had the hoof
and mouth disease we do not know
hut in part the story follows:
“From 30 degrees below zero to
120 degrees above: from snow
and ice to eriil sands; then thru
mud and pouring rains to the ling
ering winter temperatures of De
troit were the experiences of Healas.
The entire trip of over 10,000
miles, skirting the western boun
daries of Alaska,Canada, the Unit
ed States, thence into Mexico and
eastward through the southermost
siates, and again heading north was
made without even changing a
spark plug. During his stay in Al
aska, Healas drove over 90,000
miles. Once he was caught by the
tide while driving along the beach.
Last year he had the misfortune
to drive off a wharf. Because it
was some time before the car could
be raised the body was ruined, but
Healas liked the performance of the
car so well he built himself anoth
er body, this time a torpedo shap
ed two seater.”
Heading south from Juneau Jan
uary 15th Healas with one com
panion went to Vancouver. The
going was tough for the roads
were rough and frequently the two
had to get out to shovel snow
drifts that no car could go through
and over glaciers the like of which
no other joy rider ever attempted.
We would suggest that Hkealas
take a course in the journalistic
art and attach himself with some
newspapers of this division we
i know that are more or less troubl
ed with terminological inexacti
tude. ^
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BUILDING NEW BLOCK
| Preliminary digging of the
foundation for the new Wheelor
Block adjoining Swanson and Dahl’s
Mercantile establishment was com
menced this week. Petersburg’s
genial druggist advised our report
er that he expected in a short while
construction of a building 40x60
two storkies high. The need for
more business blocks as well as
residences is most acute here. .
Business cannot come in unless
room is made for them to place
their wares.
During the past few months we
personally know of eight families
who have looked the Petersburg
field over and decided to make this
their home- After canvassing the
housing situation and finding that
the only available place would be
undersirable as to location and con
dition they want on to other towns.
Petersburg will never grow so
long as Its citizens do not have
faith in its future and help to de
velop it. The best of plumbs do
not fall in the lap but are secured
only after a strenuous climb to the
top most branches. There Is work
for the Chamber of Commerce to
do or some committee to induce
local capital to enter local ventures
or to secure additional outside
capital to give financial backbone
to the business of the town. That
the Wheeler Block is evidence of
♦he faith of Mr. Wheeler in his
own town Is not to be denied. Let
us have more of it.
KLEINSCHMIDT-McCHESNEY
Mrs. M. A. Kleinschmidt and
Robert McChesney of Seattle were
united in matrimony recently.
They have our wishes tor many
years of happiness. Mrs. McChes
aey is the only daughter of Rev.
S. Hall Young, pioneer missionary
to Alaska who was a visitor in
town this week. Mr. McChesney
is a “sourdough” printer of the
early Yukon and Fairbanks days.
He was a valued member of differ
ent news offices throughout the ter
ritory and has many friends who
are happy to hear of his recent
marriage. “Old Honesty” especial
ly wishes joy and many blessings to
“Bob” his old shop friend.
The intermittent b-o-o-m o f
dynamite speaks loudly of rock
work progressing in connection with
the dredging of the Narrows. It
will not t>e long before the chan
nel will be deep enough and wide
enough for the biggest of the
Alaska transportation fleet to make
regular trips through the Narrows.
Just seeing the steamers pass thru
the narrows will not mean much to
local business. The thing Peters
burg interests should attempt to
do is to have the vessels make this
their regular port of call with both
freight and mail.
When we went through the local
cannery we were pleased to note
the 'pleasing appearance of the
working crew in their white caps
and aprons. Especially pleasing to
residents is the cleanly appearing
Orentai crew this year as compared
to other years.
Considerable surprise was ex
pressed by a number of people
when it was noted that the young
er Japanese of the local cannery
crew carried most of their conver
sation in the English language.
Our observation in our contact with
many nationalities segregated as to
races was that where mother tongue
predominated old country customs
and ideas prevailed as against the
English language and customs of
the Land. It is to be hoped that
all the other canneries have im
proved their contract force as well
as the local cannery.
Hire's Root Beer on ice at the
Totem Pole.
The Alameda called in port Fri
day afternoon with 115 tons of
freight, three passengers and 135
round trippers.
The fertilizer plant at Scow Bay
is storing shipments of guana on
the Citizens' Dock for transporta
tion to southern markets. We call
attention to the fact that salmon
offal makes just as good fertilizer
as herring and with no waste of
food fish. I
Orange Crush and Lemon Crush
served icy cold at the Totem Pole.
Let’s try a Rainbow Special at
the Totem Pole,
The "Standard Service”, Stand
ard Oil tanker, was in port Friday
afternoon.
Charles Kinney left on his gas
ioat for Wasnlngton Bay where he
will work this season for one of
he herring packing plants.
Rev. S. Sydness, R. J. Gleason
sind P. L. Vlles were passengers to
Petersburg on the Alameda. Rev.
Sydness, who Is pastor of the Lu
theran Church of Petersburg is re
turning from a convention of the
Church in Minneapolis.
William Worth has just complet
ed the installation of a brand new
spick and span ice cream fountain.
This fixture is so complete that
when the reporter took a good peek
at the construction he was tempted
into trying a battleship sundae.
The hot weather was a reminder
to these not enjoying the heat that
Miss Allen’s was a cool retreat
where delicious refreshments could
be made to disappear with amus
ing rapidity.
“Say it with Ice CTeam” Ilk a
cozy booth at the Totem Pole.
Little “Billio” Gribble had the
misfortune to fall against an auto
mobile recently, and cut a gash in
his forehead, over two inches that
had to be stitched. He is good as
new now.
Fruit Salad with whipped cream
served with nut bread makes an
ideal lunch. Try it and see. The
1 otem Pcle.
MARQUAM IN TOWN
Thomas Marquam, “Independent”
candidate for the office of Delegate
to Congress arrived in town on the
Alameda and is conferring with
his leadrs preparatory to tne ran
political campaign.
Stopping for a chat with The
Alaskan reporter he advised that
he was leaving for Wrangell Mon
day from which point he will take
the steamer to Yukon. i
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEEMAN
PLEASED
In a statement to the press
Thomas J. Donohoe, Democratic
National Committeeman, who is in
Juneau, said:
“Upoif receiving Mr. Boyle’s let
ler I immediately got into com
munication by wire with leading
Democrats in all parts of the Ter
ritory informing them of Mr.
Boyle’s dicision to withdraw and
his reasons for his action. The re
plies I received with two exceptions
approved Mr. Boyle’s action.
’’Under all the circumstances and
for the reasons set forth in Mr.
Boyle’s letter I believe his action
in wi hdrawing is justifiable and
wise.”
Fresh strawberry short cake
lots of whipped cream at the Totem
Pole. i
Picnic parties galore these days.
We get spring fever these fine days
especially when we wend our weary
way towards the sanctum sanctorum
and the effort to give Petersburg
a newsy paper.
Harry Appleton, who joined the
forces of the U. S. Dredger Wm.
T. Rosselle last week was advanc
ed to the position of clerk on that
vessel.
The Petersburg Packing Company
shipped 3,000 cases of salmon south
on the trip of the Rogers this week.
STEDMAN’S GIFT SHOP
Alaskan Curios Totem Poles
Specialty Gifts
Ice Cream and Confectionary
Afrat—Remington Portable Type Writer
William Steelman, Pro*
PETERSBURG MEAT CO.
The place where the thrifty buyer getg the most ralues.
We are headquarters for the Best of Everything In the i
Meat line
The Choicest Cuts of Beef,
Veal, Mutton or Pork
{^‘Our Motto is "SERVICE” Our Stock is Always Freeh
JOHN ANDERSON, Pro.