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See it and other Articles
for Hunters at
Hogue &Tveten Co.
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In the Spotlight
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W. D. Gross, Juneau, owner of
the Coliseum chain of theatres
was in town during the week.
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Father Monroe, S. J., arrived
in Petersburg to hold regular
services in the Catholic Church.
j Frank Booth, manager of the
Eureka Trading Co., Kake came
J town last Saturday and remain
ed over the week.
Bert Buchanan of Level Is
land was in town a couple of
days.
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J. P. Morgan of Juneau visited
the local trade while spending a
few days in town.
J. C. Morris, agent for West
Coast Life and Mrs. Morris ar
rived in Petersburg from the
Westward.
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John Moe of Ketchikan was
registered at the Arctic Hotel.
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John F. Chamberlain, dean of
Alaskas Knights of the Grip,, ar
rived from Wrangell, Wednes
day.
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A. J. Martin, A. Matland and
E. Sullivan are registered at the
Arctic, from Ketchikan.
William Tamaree passed thru
Petersburg on the Queen, en
route to Juneau where he will
enter the government hospital.
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George Collins and Lemmie
Mi*iahy called in Petersburg,
Tuesday, on their way back to
Wrangell from a hunting-pros
pecting trip in north Frederick
Sound section.
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Svere Sallup of Port Alexan
der was about town this week.
Mrs. David Phillips and two
children returned from Kake to
be with her handsome husband,
Dave. ’
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Miss Margaret Williams, Kake,
came over to make Petersburg
her home this winter.
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Tom Skeek and James Pete
are over from Kake in the expec
tation of landing some kind of
a job. Real optimists.
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Dick Surratt who has been
‘‘leg man” on the Empire the
past month, passed thru Peters
burg on his way back to Wran
gell. Dave Tewkesbury, whose
place he filled returned from his
vacation.
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Bill Metz, formerly of Peters
burg but lately of Cordova, is in
Hoonah visiting with his pa -
rents.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Southard
who staged ‘‘Hello Hawaii’ under
the auspices of the American Le
gion Post of Petersburg, left
after staging a big show at the
recent fair in Juneau.
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The cannery tender Wilson of
Ketchikan passed north thru
the Narrows with a wannigan in
tow enroute to the Stikeen flats.
A party of big game hunters on
board. Bet there’ll be a lot of
popping of one thing or another.
And another bet is that there
will be more dead soldiers than
geese.
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Frank Hudson, living down on
his place on the Scow Bay road
is none too well these days. But
tough as it is, Frank is tougher,
for he has hung on where
stronger men have lost their
grip.
A bridge party was given on
Thursday evening by the ladies
of the Legion Auxiliary in hon -
or of the local ladies who assist
ed at the recent Convention
banquet. Prizes were given. The
following are the names of the
ladies assisting:
Helen Lund, Evelyn Wasvick,
Ragna Ness, Anita Stoll, Randie
Molver, Virginia Tate, Marie Wi
kan, Mildred Heimdahl, Jennie
j Hammer, Agnes Hammer, Sigrid
| Lund, Bella Wasvick,, Lois De
vinney, Mildred Johansen. Bora
Parks and Frances Parks.
Fire, caused by backfiring of
a,n auxiliary engine on the mo
torship Carmen of Ketchikan,
destroyed the craft in Gastineau
Channel last week. Capt. M. E.
Lane and two sons, A. and E.
Lane, escaped without injuries.
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The Carmen is an old re-built
cannery tender and for many
years was on the Ketchikan
Wrangell mail run. Later, op
erating for the Neill Transporta
tion Company, she was on the
Ketchikan-Port Alexander run.
The Juneau Elks are putting
on their Annual Purple Bubble
Ball on Saturday, Sept. 26th.
Miners from Chicagoff report
an ore vein averaging 30 to 40
inches wide, carrying rich ore,
on the old Alaska-Chicagoff
prospect, adjacent to the Chica
gof mine. The principal owner
is said to be Nick Bez, superin
tendent of the salmon packing
company at Todd, Peril Straits.
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It is said that about 200 Hoo
nah natives spent a week at the
the fair at Juneau. A fool and
his money are soon parted.
Rev. J. Webster, Sitka, Rev. E.
E. Bromley, Haines, Rev. Russell
V. Pedersen, Wrangell, Rev. V.
Swanson, Capt. of the Princeton,
and Rev. C. C. Saunders met in
a regular meeting of the Pres
byterian Missionary Committee.
They commissioned Rev. R. K.
Fogal to preach at Hoonah.
Miss Mabel Leroy, formerly
head nurse of the Government
Hospital was appointed as purse
in charge of the Unalakleet sta
tion of the Indian Bureau.
John Olson is clerking for the
United Groceries of Juneau.
Walter B. Heisel, Forestry De
partment, delegate to the Fed
eral Employees convention, Seat
tle is returning to Juneau
Miss Marian Foster left Juneau
for the south to enter Stanford
University, Palo Alto. She is
the daughter of Frank H. Foster,
legislator and politician.
A. J. Nelson, former Juneau
manager of the Dime & Dollar
Savings Association declares the
company will pay one hundred
cents on the dollar, in spite of
its recent difficulties. That after
its 31,000 shareholders were paid
off, there would still be a balance
of $50,000 plus an interest earn
ing of $200,000.
Charles Kelly of Ketchikan
was given a jolt of 90 days in
the federal jail on a charge of
being drunk in a public place.
Mrs. Oscar Case, Juneau plead
guilty to possession of intoxi
cating liquor and was fined $250
by Commissioner Sey. It is al
leged that she had 230 bottles ot
beer and a pint of moonshine.
Mrs. Albert White, Juneau, has
purchased a strip of land, 25x150
between the Seaview Apart
ments and the Fred Boynton
property. Mrs. White expects to
erect several small buildings on
the ground for rental purposes.
Bob Sommers who has con
tract to erect the Hoonah school
house for the Indian Bureau,
has made arrangeemnts to pur
chase all necessary supplies and
equipment in Juneau. He will
use all available labor in Hoo
nah.
Capt. A. Rosness and Miss Be
atrice F. Jones, were married by
Rev. Erling K. Olafson, in the
Lutheran Church, Juneau.
WRANGELL
Eddie Kalkins of Wrangell and
Jiss Elsie Vance cf Telegraph
Ireek, B. C., were united in
narriage by Rev. H. P. Corser.
Japt. Kalkins will pilot his bride
ver the stormy seas of matri
mony.
Miss Florence Quast, former
instructor in the local schools is
assistant professor of institu
tional economics at the College
of Home Economics, Syracuse
University, New York.
Mr. N. Lester Troast has mov
ed his family into the Gartley
apartments. i
John Kaer left for Seattle en-1
route to Copenhagen, his old'
illahee which he has not seen
in many years.
The new schoolhouse will be
completed this week and ready
for occupancy, the 28th of this
month.
“Ole” Wheeler is here super
intending the painting of his
several buildings.
The work on the Industrial
School has progressed to the
point where 12 men can handle
the job. The work is far ahead
of schedule. This is on the unit
under contract to Hatton, An
derson and Libe.
The boys’ dormitory, under
construction by Warrack Con
struction Co., is framed and now
being shingled. Cement is be
ing poured for the foundation of
the girls’ building. Framework
started this week.
Busted window pane was all
that someone got for his attempt
to break into the Federal post
office last week. The crash of
the glass drove the marauder
away and people to the spot. No
clews.
Rev. Pedersen has announced
that first services will be held in
the new Presbyterian Church on
Sunday the 27th.
Rev. Russell F. Pedersen re
turned from Juneau where he
was in conference with Rev.
Saunders of the Missionary Com
mittee of the Presbitery of Alas
ka.
Dave Churchill returned to
town after a long absence. Dur
ing his stay in Craig, Dave took
unto himself a wife and now has
two children.
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NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received at
the Office of Commissioner of
Fducation, Territory of Alaska,
Juneau, Alaska, until five (5:00j
O’clock, p. m., October 1st, 193',
and then publicly opened, fov
the purchase of the Territorial
school building (land not includ
ed), located at Scow Bay,. Doy
hof, Alaska.
All bids must be plainly mark
ed on the outside of the envel
cpe “Bid for the Purchase of the
Scow Bay Territorial School
Building.”
The right is reserved to reject
any or all bids.
W. K .Keller
Commissioner of Education
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NOTICE
.. The party who owns the car
which was left on my road two
months ago may have what is
left of it for $10.00 and $5.00 per
month rental fee by inquiring
at Ole Benjamin’s place, Scow
Bay.
WANTED:—Used 30-30 rifle or
what have you. Must be ?n
good condition. Inquire this of
flee.
TOR SALE—Four-room house
and one two-room house. In
quire at Hogue and Tveten.
FOR RENT: Two and three room
furnished apartments. Inquire
at this office.
FOR SALE: One outboard motor
boat, built by J. Davis & Son, of
Metlakatla, Alaska. For infor
mation call at this office.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
i Anchorage, Alaska
June 11, 1931
Notice is hereby given that Er
nest Kirberger has filed an appli
cation for a soldier’s additional
homestead serial 072042 for i
tract of land embraced in U. S.
Survey No. 1851, sttuated. In
Kake Village on the west side of
Kapreanof ^ Island, from which
! corner No. 1. U. S. L.. M.. FMR
bears N. 5 degrees 44” E. 2.51)
chains, containing. 42 acres
and it is now in the hies of the
U. S. Land Office, Anchorage,
Alaska.
! Any and all persons claiming
adversely any of the above men
tioned land should hie their ad
j verse claims in the local land of
| fice, Anchorage, Alaska, within
! the period of. publication, or
j thirty days thereafler, or they
! will be barred by the provisions
of the statutes.
J. Lindley Green
Register
! Date 1st publication Aug. 21, 31
Date last publication Oct. 16, ’31
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR UNITED
STATES LAND OFFICE
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Anchorage, Alaska,
July 9, 1931
Notice is hereby given that Ja
cob Hallingstad, entryman, to
gether with his witnesses Ed Nil
sen and Clifford Roundtree, all
of Petersburg, Alaska, has sub
mitted final proof on his home
stead serial 06915 for a tract of
land embraced in H. E. S. No.
221, New Series No. 1967, located
on the east shore cf Frederick
Sound Forest List 8-15, from
which corner No. 1 U.S.L.M. No.
91 bears S. 355 degrees 58 min
utes E. 222.98 chains, containing
108.08 acres, and it is now in the
files of the U. S. Land Office
Anchorage, Alaska, and if no
protest is filed in the local land
office at Anchorage, Alaska, with
in the period of publication or
thirty days thereafter said final
proof will be accepted and final
certificate issued.
J. Lindley Green,
First Publication Aug. 14, 193L
Last Publication Oct 9, 1931