VOL. I
PETERSBURG, ALASKA JUNE 24, 1927
NO. 50
COUNCIL HOLD
MEETING
The regular meeting of the City
Council was held on Monday even
ing of this week at which consider
able business was transacted.
REPORT ON WATER DAM
Councilman Hanseth reported
that he had made a trip to the wat
er dam and made careful examina
tion of the works. It was his opin
ion that it would be poor policy to
spend any money for repairs on it
or to renew the present dam as the
reservoir was insufficient to take
care of the needs of the town. He
stated that it was opinion that it
would b better to wait until the City
was in position to put in a new
dam.
F STREET COMPLETED
City Marshal Hans Wick report
that F Street was completed and
that he was now working on a
right of way for the construction
of Third Street between F and G
Streets.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Considerable trouble has been
met by the Council in the matter
of disposal of garbage. The prob
lem again presened itself this week
and was referred back to the Com
mute on Health and Police for final
disposition.
INCREASED AUTO LICENSE
The matter of auto licenses was
broached by Councilman Stenslid
with the suggestion that they be
increased; and that car owners, liv
ing in Scow Bay b^fequired to take
out license if they operated their
cars within the corporate limits ol
Petersburg.
SECURE DATA ON NEW STREET
Indian Street and Vista Avenue,
from Rasmus Enge’s property to
that owned by Andrew Heimdahl
was in such a delapidated condition
that the Council instructed the
City Marshal to secure estimates
of the amount of lumber needed to
renew it and to make a call for
bids for the lumber from the local
mills.
BRIDGE CONDEMNED
The bridge crossing the slough
from Hogue’s Alley was closed to
auto traffic as being unsafe.
Complaint having been made to
the Council about the exceeding of
speed limits by auto drivers, the
Marshal was instructed to strictly
enforce the traffic ordinances.
Was He Mad?
A commission of alienists recent
ly declared Flor Entrencherado, a
Filipino, to be insane.
This “insane” man a short time
ago set himself up to be Emperor
of the Phillippines. He made no
show of force, threatened no in
surrection, defied no government
He promised all who followed hin.
a modern utopia wherein his sub
jects need eat without work.
He got a following of 400,000
Filipinos without disturbance o;
any kind whatsoever.
Attempts to got him resulted in
the use of force and disturbance
cherada’s whdtrhlooHy,
wherein forty-eight of Entrencher
ado’s followers were arrested anc
the ring leaders tried for murder
ACCIDENT ON DREDGING WORK*
Lars, deck hand on the Darin;
had the misfortune to drop a dril
while lifting it over to the dril
dredge and badly! crushed his hand
He was immediatey brought to towi
for surgical attenlon.
Kake Plans for a Big
Celebration
The little town of Kake i3 putting
on a real Fourth of July Celebra
tion this year and have made plans
accordingly. There “doings'’ last
year were so successful that they
plan a more ambitious prog'am
this year. They expect the entire
cannery crew of the Skinner and
! Eddy Co., in Kake to be at their
celebration aswell as fishermen from
the several trolling grounds around
that section.
Kake always has been notable j
for its spontaneous hospitality and!
fine programs.
Athletic sports will be featured
during the day with plenty of music
furnished by their famous band.
A “great big” dance in the Brother
hood hall is promised in the even
ing to top off the day.
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July Donation List
NAME.Ain’t Donate?! |
Petersburg Packing Co. ^ $100.00
Japanese Mess House 50.00
Trading Union 25.00
Roundtree Transfer 5.00
Petersburg Press 10.00
Pacific S. S. Co. 10.00 |
Alaska S. S. Co. 10.00
Charlie Mann 15.00
Jacobsen Jewelry Store 5.00
Hudson’s Barber Shop 2.00
Nelson’s Barber Shop 2.00
Hand Laundry 5.00
New York Cafe 10.00
Sing Lee 5.00
Kim’s Cafe . 5.00
Arctic Hotel
Sanitary Market
Star Bakery
Brennan’s Pool Hall
Wheeler Drug Co.
Hogue and Tveten
Alaskan
Skyman’s Barber Shop
Citizen’s Laundry
Mr. Fanning
T. Goodman
Mr. Harburg
Mr. Stenslid
Mr. H. Hasbrouck
Isom’s Crab Cannery
Gronseth Machine Shop
Dr. McKenzie
Drs. Standard and Standard
N. MacGreggOr
Fryer Machine Shop
Home Cafe
Dairy Grocery Co.
Swanson and Dahl
Model Bakery
Mr Ohmer
Robt. Allen
Carol Clausen
Ole Sjursen
Harold Dawes
Cannery Web Crew
Capt. Hansen
People’s Drug Co.
Petersburg Bank
Men’s Shop
Worth’s
5.00
10.00
5.00
15.00
10.00
10.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
1.00
10.00
1.00.
5.00
5.00
10.00
5.00
5.00 |
5.0*0
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
10.00
1.00
15.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
10.00
27.00
5.00
5.00
25.00
5.00
10.00
529.00
Donations in boxes 84.70
Deposited in Bank 613.70
Total votes cast 4337
Votes paid for but not
cast as yet 1800
6137 @ 10^ per vote-$613.70
. . .VOTES CAST TO JUNE 22 . .
Hedvig Mjorud 1333
Frances Miller 1315
Ruby Rayner 620
Ragna Ness 483
j Anna Mathisen 308
Alma Cornstad 154
r Julia Wasvick 100
[ Irene Runstad 45
y Minnie Nelson 45
Etta Jackson 35
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PRIZES FOR
PARADE
The Fourth of July Parade Com
mittee had a meeting this week and
definitely decided upon the prizes
which they will offer contestants.
The girl chosen for Miss Liberty
will receive $50 but she will furn
ish her own gown.. The Commit
tee, however, will decorate her
float and arrange for her attend
ants, they announced
The first prize offered for the
best decorated float entered by a
local business house will be award
ed $20. and the second prize $15.
The best organization entry will be
awarded $20, also, while the second
best, will receive $15. A prize of
$15. will be awarded to the best
and $10- to the auto that is adjudg
ed second best decorated. This
contest is open to any one who
cares to enter his automobile.
The Committee urges that all
mothers with small babies compete
for the Best Decorative Baby en
try which will be a prize of $7.,'
while the second best will be given
$4.
There is to be a $5. first prize
given for the Most Original Entry
and the second Most Original will
receive $3. The children are to
have a chance too. The Best De
corative Doll Buggy will be award
ed $2. with a $1. second prize; the
Best Decorative Bicycle Entry will
get a $3. first prize and $1. second.
$3. will be offered for the best de-j
corated tricycle, wagon, or scooter
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entry while the second best will
receive $1.
The Committee is working hard to .
make the pareade one worth see- j
ing and urges the cooperation of i
every loyal citizen.
Band Concert Monday
Evening Next
On Monday evening in the Va
riety Theatre, the Petersburg City
Band will give its first concert of
since its inception. The boys have
worked and practiced faithfully un
der the leadership of Mr Patrick
Verney and will, with the assist
ance of other local talent, render a'
very pleasing and creditable pro
gram. Several numbers have been
promised by local musicians in order
that a varied program may be given
the public.
The purpose of the concert being
to defray expenses incurred in the
way of securing new instruments
and music. The effort of the bc^s
to give to the Town of Petersburg
good music is one that merits the
support of every citizen with an iot*
of civic pride. It is hoped and ex
pected that the Variety Theatre will
be filled to capacity.
W. R. Nevillle, of Caro and Co
was an arrival* on the Rogers today.
Trollers Strike Settled
This Week
The strike which has been under
way for the past several weeks
was brought to an end this week
when the buyers agreed un the mat
ter of weights and the fishermen
agreed to drop on the price of sal
mon.
The strike was called, first at
Port Alexander when a predomin
ance of salmon just under 16
pounds was being caught. The fish
ermen asked a price of 16 and S
cents per pound for salmon with a
15 pound limit; as an alternative
they asked 20 and 9 cents with the
16 pound limit. Early last week
it was rumored that the two forces
had about come to an agreement
and early settlement was expected.
However the buyers held out on the
matter of weights and the fishermen
refused to go out and fish until the
matter had been adjusted.
Tuesday of this week the buyers
agreed to give in on the weight li
mit if the fishermen would drop on
the prices. Having secured their
demand on the weights the fisher
men weer wiling to give way the
difference on their demands per
pound. It is reported that the sal
mon are running well and the fish
ermen making good catches.
Small Schools Most
Expensive
That there is in general a direct
relation between the size and the
cost of schools is shown by the fol
lowing study of per capita costs
per pupil day in schools in incor
porated cities for the school year
1925-26. Further than this, no
special conclusions can be drawn.
All schools listed offer high school
work. Per capita costs per pupil
include expenses for both element
ary and high schools. Varying con
ditions in Alaska reflected in lack
of uniformity in teachers’ salary
schedules and in cost of operation
of the school plant make compari
son of costs in a school of a certain
size in one section with a school of
similar size in another section pos
sible.
Following is a table showing the
relative per capital costs per pupil
day of schools out
Seward . .. 84
Valdez .54
Nenana . 36
Skagway . 84
Nome . 84
Haines . 49
Cordova . 164
Sitka . 86
Wrangell . 164
Douglas . 147
Anchorage .... 263
Fairbanks .... 257
Petersburg ... 159
Juneau . 380
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Ketchikan .... 436
—Alaska School Bulletin
$1.13
1.03
.99
.95
.90
.90
.86
.73
.73
.71
.69
.65
.62
.61
.58
“EXTRACT OF
NOTHING”
After the adjournment of the
last session of the Legislature ap
peared an editorial la a Juneau pa
per with the above caption.
Since adjournment of the legis
lature the cannerymen have been
more occupied with their business
of preparing for the canning sea
son than dictating policies for resi
dent Alaskans. That the Territory
is already benefitting by the fight
put up by the Regular Progress
ive Republicans can not be denied
in view .of facts set forth by repre
sentatives of the canners and others.
A recent story in the Empire is
as follows:
PACKERS EMPLOY LOCAL HELP
IN LARGE NUMBERS
Hoonah . Missionary . Says Salmon
Canners are “Doing Real Good
Work”
“Salmon canners of this district
are employing available local la
bor and particularly trying to im
prove conditions among the Indian
population," Rev. George J. Beck,
of Hoonah, told the Chamber of
Commerce today. “They are really
trying to support local labor and
are doing good work,” he added.
“Plants All Active”
All of the plants were actively
preparing for the season and, if
there are normal fish runs, will
have a successful season, he said.
The tendency to employ local help
is more general at present, he add
ed, than in former years.
At the Deep Sea Salmon Co’s
plant at Port Althorp, August
Buschmann was building new hous
es, and had 30 Indians employed
at the plant. He was also employ
ing fishermen from Hoonah. After
getting the plant ready for the sea
son, Mr. Buschmann, instead of lay
ing oft' his local help, put them to
work grubbing stumps and clearing,
away land around the cannery.
The Astoria & Puget Sound Can
ning Company at Excursion Inlet
followed the same poicy, and gen
erally all the packers are trying to
improve conditions and hire local
workmen, Mr. Beck said.—Empire.
That “yeast cake" made famous
during the elections of last Novem
ber will turn out some good
“dough" which ocal businessmen
will be abe to put on their counters
if Alaska has much more agitation
for PATONIZING HOME LABOR
and giving residents a chance to
more than operate seining gear for
glory and interest returns for the
canning concerns.
The profit of the canneries pro
perly passed along through labor
will do more to deveop towns,
homes and business than anything
else. Prosperity of Alaska labor
will attract labor from other sec
tions and thus build up in fact a
permanent residential population.
Two Crews Leave for
Fishing Grounds
Several crews operating for thf
their seines on thelr decks and left
for the Frederick Sound seining
grounds. It Is reported that a fe\«
fish are straggling Into traps ii
that district and operations at th<
Petersburg Packing Company pui
big plant are expected to begii
very shortly.
The seiners do not expect to pro
cure much fish at this time and ar<
going out more as a matter of hab
it. Seining operations, these days
do not begin before July and mosi
of the time not until after the firs
week of that month has passd.
The Law of Compensa
tion Invoked
The three-months old baby girl
of Mrs Edna Behovic died Tues
day morning under circumstances
that led to an official investigation.
However, the coronor’s jury found
no evidence that would tend to in
criminate anyone. After viewing
the remains and listening to the
professional testimony of Dr. H. C.
Story the jury rendered a verdict
stating that it was their belief that
the baby was accidentaly smother
ed. Wrangell Sentinel.
Mrs. Behovic while in an intoxi
cated condition lifted her baby from
its crib to nurse it. She evidently
fell on it and smothered it as blood
on the bedlinen indicated force and
pressure.
That the mother had no inten
tion to deliberately put away the life
of her child is generally believed by
those who know her while others
say that it was only a matter of
time when intoxicated she would
accidentally kill the little one
The emporary joy and pleausure ob
tained from liquors cannot now, ev
er recompense for the sorrow and
loss of the little one.
Finance Committee
Makes Report
It has been reported to this com
mittee that th method used in
posting the votes in the “Miss Lib
erty” Contest is somewhat irregu
lar and confusing.
To. clear this up we will have one
official board at the Town Hall for
the posting of votes, which will be
on the day following receipt. A
large proportion of those who have
made donations have not yet cast
their vote.
Beginning with this week the
names of the donors and the ac
counts will be published, until the
end the contest.
The standing of the “Miss Liber
ty” Contestants altered noticeably
on Thursday afternoon. Miss Al
ma Cornstad jumped into the lead
with 1804 votes, while Miss Hed
vig Mjorud held second place with
1433 vote. Miss Frances Miller’s
total was increased during the week
and a3 the paper went to press she
held third place with 1315 votes.
It is rumored that there will be a
marked change on the board about
Friday afternoon.
SENATOR DUNN FLOPS ON
ON SCHEDULED SPEECH
Senator John W. Dunn of Ruby
recently announced in Anchorage
that he would speek to the people
there about the defeated Controll
er Bill. “Urgent business” pre
cluded the possibility of the senator
stopping over at this time.”
That was to be expected was It
not when a senator turns a deaf
ear to his constituents they in turn
are not much interested in his “de
fense.”
The graduating clas3 of West
; Point Military Academy were the
recipients of 85 American Revised
l Version of the Bible, 72 of the
( Authorized Version and 47 of the
; Douay Version. The Bibles were
i presented by Rev. Edwin Hardy,
Ph. D. executive secretary of the
■ ^American Tract Society.
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Dr. Susie V. Standard has been
i quite seriously ill this past week
; but is now improving.
DON’T forget that impulse—get
your Concert ticket NOW.