James Wheeler left for Wran
gell Monday on a small gasboat,
in considerable of a rush. They
made good progress until they
got on the flats when the tide
wen tout from under them and
they were left high and dry till
the next tide. And Jim in sight
of Wrangell all the time.
The Petersburg City Band met
in the Town Hall, Thursday ev
ening last. Not enough of the
members showed up so practice
was calleff until Thursday of
this week.
Every Little Movement Has a
Wiggle of Its Own
The Alaska Steamship Liner
Aleution passed through Nar
rows northbound, Wednesday
morning about ten o’clock.
The Yukon, of the same Line,
passed through southbound, yes
terday morning about the same
hour. Neither one bothered ev
en to toot their whistles.
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“Pat” Johnson, who has been
serving on the grand jury at
Ketchikan for the past month,
returned home Wednesday on
the Tasmania from Wrangell. He
took passage on the Aleution to
Wrangell.
CITY POLITICS STILL QUIET
Not overly much interest is
being shown in local political af
fairs. The line-up for direction
of the city’s affairs so far is E.
N Ohmer, for Mayor; Robert Al
len, Charles Greenaa, C. E.
Swanson, Rasmus Enge and L.
F. Paul, for two-year trm on the
Council; and J. Hanseth for the
one-year term.
No one filed or qualified for
the School Board.
i “Whitey” Olsen, electrician is::
! getting his boat overhauled and 1
repaired for the trolling season, j
New building construction does ]
' not look promising this year so \
1 he is going to put out the poles | ]
1 and throw his sinkers overboard.
He expects to catch a tom cod or
two before the season ends. 1
i
Jack Nelson is rigging up to i
go out trout fishing very soon. A ]
few trout are showing up in the i
I streams.
The Alaska liner Alaska leaves
| Seattle on the 23rd and will con
descend to call in at this port.
It is probably because Charles
West, local agent for that com
pany is returning on her.
Frank Booth, manager of the
! Eureka Trading Company, Kake,
I arrived in town on the goodship
' Three Brothers, Wednesday.
Fred Friday brought his little
girl to town for medical treat
ment.
Mrs. Israelson and Miss Cher
ry Merrilat took passage on the
Tasmania for Wrangell from,
1 which port they engaged pass- i
age to Juneau.
D. A. Reyburn is a foxrancherj
visitor in Petersburg these days, i
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Mr. and Mrs. Ed Preuschoff,
are in from Lung Island for a !
brief visit.
H. F. Preston, commercial j
traveller and Petersburg basket
! ball fan came over from Wran-!
! gell on the Tasmania.
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I The Champions of All Alaska j
will be returning home on the ■
Aleutian, due hereabouts more
or less within forty miles of port
netx week.
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The following were registered r
at the hotel this week: John;
Cleary, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jen- j
son, L. M. Carrigan, H. H. Car-;
bray, M. Hanson, Ed Gustafson, j
B. Heritze, M. J. Clouse, E. O. i
Ramstead, A. Anderson,, E. T.
Hanson, Eugene Peterson, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Schrange, H. F.
Preston, D. A. Reyburn, M. N. |
Shaw, L. J. Carlson. Cherry Mer
rilatt, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Preu
| schoff.
I Miss Blanche Torgeson, of Se- j
You Should Worry.
When you have a binful of Nanaimocoal,
why should you worry when the ccld weatb
er hits the Narrows?
Call y Phone 15 and place your or*
der for coal to bring that cheer.
Chris Tveien, Dealer
ittle arrived in Petersburg on
;he Tasmania by way of Wran
>ell. She left immediately for
3oint Aggassiz where she will
;each in place of Miss Merilatt,
•esigned.
Johnny Sales is getting his
jile driver ready for spring work
m the docks. His first job will
)e to set a bunch of creosoted
filing under the shrimp can
lery.
The Knutsen Mill across the
3ay has been belching smoke
;his week. The company is get
ting out orders for lumber.
UiKLmbK KfcMUliJNUl!; iSUKINU,
The home of Bill Grenier, at
3cow Bay was destroyed by fire
about six o’clock Monday morn
ing, all the family getting out
only in their nightwear.
Grenier was starting a fire in
the early morning and by mis
take used gasoline instead of
coal oil. The can of gas took
fire so he rushed for the door to
throw it out but before he did
so the gas exploded and he was
severely burned about the ab-|
domen, arms and legs. He was
in such critical condition that
he could not be moved so Dr.
Rhone was called for medical
aid.
A Benefit Dance was proposed i
by Dick Hanson and his orches
tra, tickets printed in The Alas
kan office and put out on sale.
The Boy Scouts took a hand in
the selling of the tickets and
soon an SOS call was made for
more tickets. If you haven’t a
ticket for this Benefit, show
your Alaskan spirit and get one.
W. P. Mills, Sitka merchant
was a passenger southbound on
the steamer Queen, yesterday.
A. Van Mavern, knight of the
?rip was an arrival on the Queen
from the north yesterday.
BEAUTY PARLARS
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Upstairs in building adjoining
Wheeler Drug Store.
Permanent waving, Marcelling
Manicuring and all beauty work.
M. EDNA STUMP
LOGGING OUTFIT FOR SALE:
40 h.p. gas engine, fully equiped |
for the woods, price $1100. In-i
quire of M. B. Pointer, Peters
burg.
For Sale: Good floating house,
14x30; 2 rooms with pantry and
closet built in; good substantial
scow. Inquire Andrew Israelson,
Scow Bay.
HOUSE FOR SALE
Five rooms, hallway, pantry
and bath. House in excellent
state of repair. Completely fur
to dustpan. Furnished cabin
nished, everything from piano
on same lot. Lot 95 feet by over
200 feet, located in excellent
neighborhood, close in water
front, good beach.. Abundant
room for two more houses. Pos
session immediately if desired.
Inquire at ALASKAN office.
.Found—-one rowboat. .Owner
:an have property on proof and
>y paying claims.—Billy Akana.
FOR SALE—Uasboat—1-1512
or sale, $300.. See Billy Akana.
.Refrigeration plant for SALE:
Complete, good as new $600.; '
)ne-third original cost. Three
on capacity, suitable for hali
iut boat, fish buyer, restuarant, (
ox ranch, ect., G. J. Hildebrand,
Petersburg, Alaska. c
Cruising houseboat for sale: 1
1,500. Sixty h.p. engine. Sea- (
worthy, fast and roomy. Suitable 1
ar hunting parties, floating
lachine shop, mild cure, logger, £
tc., worth price as home. G. F.
hide brand, Petersburg, Alaska.
Tregonning skiff, first class
Dndition, for sale. Price $30.
Petersburg Cabinet Works. r
YPE WRITING SERVICE. Cor- o
ispondenee . handled; . letters
imposed, manuscripts edited.. 6
Mrs. Mary Erwin,
Petersburg Cabinet Works. 1t<
Charles W. Hawkesworth, of <
the Bureau of Education arriv
in port yesterday from the north -
being enroute to Kake where he
will inspect the school there and
make an audit of the books of
the Eureka Trading Company. '
While here he will inspect the
local school.
Mrs. Huston, nurse in charge
of medical work at Hydaburg
recently took Gladys Scott to ■
the hospital for medical aid.
The band boys did not show
up to practice yesterday even
ing so it was postponed until,
Monday next. Turnout boys.
BUREAU SCHOOL PROPERTY
The United States Bureau of |
Education in a recent survey re- j
veals that it has 36 school build- •
ings, 60 combined school-resi
dences, 39 residences, 9 hospi
tals, 6 dormitories and 38 shops,
gymnasiums, wards, etc., in
Alaska. The total valuation of
these buildings is $571,635.41.
When the Territory of Alaska
assumes its obligation of edu-1
eating the Indian youth of Alas- ■
ka as it will eventually, the fed
eral government will give this
property to the Territory.
On the 14th of March the wo
men’s club of Klawock gave a
birthday surprise party to Mrs.
Agnes Fletcher, government
nurse at that station. Although
she took woman’s prerogative
and refused to tell how young
she was—or how old—it was
known her birthday came on
that date. Many friends were
present including Mayor Frank
Peratrovich, “Doctor” Frank
Johnson, Frank Sookums and
W. J. Chuck. Mayor Peratro
vich presented the birthday
cake and Mrs Charles Demmert
presented a beautiful bracelet
from the Womens’ efub. A very
enjoyable evening was spent by
every one present—even if Mrs. i
Fletcher did not tell how young
she was.
FAMOUS MUSICIAN COMING
TO PETERSBURG
also published pieces for vio
lin, piano and organ.
His ventures in chamber mu
sic have met with more than
usual favor A trio for violin,
violincello and piano, publish
music organizations in Ameri
co.
Cadman is an authority on *
American Indian Folksong. He
spent the summer of 1909 among
the Omaha Indians in Nebras
ka, obtaining ceremonial songs
and flageolet love calls. He as
sisted Francis LaFlesche, Oma
ha Indian ethnologist in trans
cribing many of the Osage cere
monials in 1911.
Acording to “Who’s Who in
America” Mr. Cadman is a mem
ber of the Society for the Pro
motion of Grand Opera in Eng
lish; was founder of the Con
At the Churches
At the Lutheran
W. J. Maakestad, Pastor
Sunday School meets at 10:30.
Adult Bible Class meets at the
same hour.
There will be no services this j
Sunday as the Pastor will con
duct services at Point Aggassiz.
On Good Friday, Lenten ser- j
/ice with Holy Communion at l
iight p. m.
Easter Sunday:
Special Easter Service at 11
j’clock a. m.
In the evening of Easter Sun
lay, at 8, Song Service. Please
lote, the services of Easter Sun
lay forenoon will begin a half
rour earlier than usual.
Choir rehearsals on Tuesday
,nd Friday evenings.
.. Presbyterian Mission
/[rs. William Tamaree, Worker
In Charge
Sunday morning; at 11 o’clock
egular services.
Sunday afternoon at 2:00
’clock, Sunday school.
Christian Endeavor meets at
:30 o’clock in the evening.
A cordial invitation extended
) all to attend the meetings.
jress for the Encouragement of
\merican Music which met in
1,0s Angeles in 1915; the Pro
Vlusica Society, the Los Angeles
\thletic Club, a member of the
Sons of the American Revolu
tion, Society of American In
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dians; honorary member of both
the International Kiwanis and
the Lions Club.
Petersburg is indeed fortunate
in having the opportunity of
having this noted musician give
them a musical treat.
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MAN—You can contribute to the annual
Easter beauty parade— by giving the lady a bot
tle of the famous
How much delicate perfumery enhances beauty!
Easter clothes may make the women but
SHARI PERFUME makes that atmosphere
so necessary for the -proper -appre
ciation of beauty.
We have many appropriate Easter Gifts for every
member of the family, but especially should
the “kiddies” be remembered. Come
our assortment of
EASTER BASKETS
EASTER BUNNIES
EASTER EGGS
EASTER CANDIES, Etc.
AT
THE IE! CO'RNER DRUG STORE
\Yh EELK R T) R UG &) hYv EI ,RY g®.
The Stew
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Staple anc Fancy Groceries
Kitchenware, and
Fishermen’s Supplies
Service with a smile
Phone 55
The Modern Grocery
| Service With A £mi!e.Phone 55»
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Petersburg, Alaska.