Divisional Rotes
KETCHIKAN
The Sisterhood gave a coffee
sale on Monday evening, March
24th at the Presbyterian Church
and it was well attended. Games
were played and before the ev
ening was over, William L: Paul
had his sleeves rolled up above
his elbows wading into every
game that was played.
During the excitement of fun
someone dropped a love letter
as follows: “My darling Sweet
Potato: Do you (carrot) all for
me? My heart (beets) for you,
and my love is soft as (squash).
I am for you strong as an (on
ion). You are a (peach) with
your (raddish) hair and (turn
ip) nose. You are the apple of
my eye; so if we (cantaloupe)
then (lettuce) be married, for I
know we will make a happy
(pear).” Any one loosing said
letter will kindly get in touch
with the Secretary of the local
and it will be returned.
Ed Ridley has been on the sick
list for several weeks at his
home. We were sorry to see
him leave for Juneau but hope
he will return from the hospital
fully cured.
Irene Jones daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Jones will finish
the remainder of the school year
in the Wrangell schools She is
up there visiting with her aunt,
Mrs Lawrence Taylor.
WRANGELL
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Zita Lewis, little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis, died
on Monday of pneumonia.
The Alaska Native Brother
hood purchased 200 chairs from
the Starland Theatre las week
with the view to taking care of
convention guests when they se
cure the next convention to be
held in Wrangell. Yakutat is
after the convention in 1931 and
probably Wrangell will make a
real drive for the convention in
1932.
KAKE
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Friday are
the proud parents of a pair of
twins which arrived on the 15th
of March, one weighing five and
the other five and a half pounds.
Mother and little ones are doing
fine altho Billy has not yet come
down to earth.
“Herring eggs a la Hemlock
Boughs” is soon to be the bill of
fare if the egg hunters are suc
cessful. Wednesday, Mayor J.
Bean, Bert James and Chester
Willis left for Klawock on the
Margaret, and on Friday a party
headed by Joe Peterson of the
“Eunice” left for the Sitka fish
ing grounds. They expect to
call in at Angoon, enroute.
Thursday, just two days before
the official opening of spring
Kake experienced its coldest day
of the year, the mercury of the
Weather Bureau thermometer
dropping to five above zero.
Twice previously it got down to
eight above. Sawyer-Reynolds
logging camp at the Portage
was forced to close down again
until the water pipes thawed out.
The first day of spring found
Kake under an inch or so of
snow on the level.
Nine pupils are registered in
the Kake High school, three
girs and six boys.
The Admiral Rogers made an
early morning call on its last
trip north, to land a shipment of
rope. They expect to bring the
cannery crew north on the next
trip.
.. C. W. Hawkesworth, divisional
superintendent of the Bureau of
Education was here on his an
nual auditing and inspection
trip. He returned to Juneau on
the Pheasant.
Sitka
The Sheldon Jackson School
team and the A. N. B. quintet
met in the School gym for the
final game of the winter series.
The A. N. B. team went on the
floor with a vim and determina
tion that refused to be checked
by the fighting spirit of the
“Doctors.” The end of the first
half saw a score of 13-8 in favor
of the Brotherhood team and
though checked up much more
closely 4n the second half wound
the game up in Red and Gold
by the score of 17-14.
March 21st the first day of
spring rolled around with the
sun shining in all it’s glory. It
was an ideal day. Pretty soon
everybody will be getting spring
fever.
Rudolph Walton, owner of the
gasboat “Biorka” is taking the
C. E. delegates, our minister and
one elder to the C. E. convention
and Presbytery being held in
Ketchikan this week.
The Young People’s C. E. so
ciety has been busy rasiing mon
ey for the expenses of the C. E.
delegates. _
. .Dr. and Mrs. James Conditt
left us on the Rogers for Seat
tle and expect to be gone for a
month during which time Mrs.
Conditt will receive medical
treatment for her eyes.
The Presbyterians gave a bas
ket sale in the A. N. B. Hall on
the night of the 22nd of March.
This was well attended and ev- \
cryone had a good time.
Walter Soboleff painted a nice
big “C. E.” sign which was hung
over the Chapel door
The Johnson family of An
goon came over on their boat
the Vis, for a short visit.
Mrs. Dick Harris, active mem
ber of the Sisterhood died of
pleural pnomonia on the morn
ing of March 24th. She fought
a game fight from beginning of
her sickness to the end. Funer
al services in the Greek Church.
She was laid at rest in the ceme
tery under the Brotherhood
ceremonial.
Ruth, six-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray James, passed
away, also on the 24th of March.
For five long months, little Ruth
fought off the ravages of the flu
which had turned to tuberculo
sis. She was taken away as the
direct result of a severe hem
horage. Like her sister, Helen,
who passed away recently, she
had an unflinching faith in the
Divine Creator. Just the day
before she passed away, she had
her mother sing all her favorite
Sunday school songs. Funeral
services in the Presbyterian
Church. Pall bearers were chos
en from the local Brotherhood
Camp. Mrs. James is Grand Pres
ident of the Sisterhood.
On the 26th, the A. N. B. gave
a dinner to all the visitors from
different towns represented. The.
purpose being to bring out the
idea of brotherhood.
On the 28 of March, a basket
ball game was played between
the ‘‘Used to Beans” and the
“Old Time Mossbacks.” Capt.
Billy Williams and his Beaners
were put through the beanery
by Eddie Marshall’s “Mossbacks.’
People from Haines, Angoon
and Kake are gathered here for
the expected herring spawn har
vest. Looks like the herring are
trying to make good waiters of
them.
.. Two new members received in
the Brotherhood Camp last week
and two more will be initiated
at the next meeting.
Ralph Young and son made a
trip to Chicagoff recently and
returned just in time to permit
Ralph to make connections with
the boat for Ketchikan.
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ANGOON
The postoffice heretofore con
ducted at Killisnoo will be dis
continued and an office opened
(here with Henry O. Wilson, Bu
reau teacher in charge.
Emma Paul, daughter of John
and Mrs. Paul, Pauline Kookash,
daughter of Albert and Mrs. Koo
(kash, Paul Bennett, son of Chas.
. and Mrs. Bennett are all on the
| sick list.
. .Larry Jackson has finished his
new boat and he has gone over
to Maurstad & Carlson’s camp
to punch donkey for the outfit.
William Quick, George Betts
and Billie Hobson are heading
for Hood Bay nexf, week where
they will work the coming sum
mer.
.. John Hunter is under medical
care in the St. Ann’s hospital.
He is under the marine doctor’s
care.
.. Mr. Soboloff, Angoon mer
chant, went to Juneau for a load
of goods for his store.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Davis, a baby boy, on the 17 th of
March.
!..Spring clean-up is under way
with the disappearance of snow.
Members of the Russian
Church have completed a fine
church here. As soon as weath
er will permit it will be painted.
Willie D. Scott is in charge of
the church. There are now three
churches in Angoon.
Six new homes were built in
Angoon this year.
Shorty Johnson and family
left for Sitka on the Viz III and
Joseph P. Johnson, also with his
family, went to Sitka on a visit,
using the Starlight.
Capt. Joe Peterson of Kake
stopped here enroute to Sitke
irom Kake Charlie Williams who
was with him decided to stop off
here for a lengthy visit.
Ole Kavanda and wife are ov
er from Sawyer-Reynolds camp,
near Kake. After spending a
week visiting Mrs. Frank Bell,
mother of Mrs. Kavanda, they
left on their boat, Robin Hood,
for Juneau.
Mr. and Mrs. Quick and Mr.
and Mrs. James Wadhams re
turned from Juneau on the gas
boat Guide. The Quicks were ov
er to see the Kostrometineff chil
dren who are under care of the
Board of Children’s Guardians.
The children have been turned
over to Mrs. Quick and are now
assured a good home.
George John of Hoonah is ov
er from Hoonah visiting his
uncle„ Walter K. Williams.
Joseph Lee, Sam Jackson, An
drew J. Davis, Sam G. Johnson,
left for Juneau on the good ship
Chatham. Sam Johnson is en
route to Ketchikan while Davis
will spend the summer in Ju
neau.
Peter Perkins is still working
at the Maurstad & Carlson log
ging camp at Chaik Bay. Peter
comes over to town every Satur
day to keep the Angoon belles
from becoming lonesome.
The case against Harry Saito,
Japanese home brewer of An
goon, was thrown out of court.
The Hood Bay cannery crew is
expected this week. Ole Wag
ner, outside man, has been tang
ling with trap web the past
month. _
Charlie Frank and son, Albert,
returned from Juneau. They
bring back word that Jack Nel
son was operated on at the gov
ernment hospital for removal of
his appendix.
Envoy Willard, in charge of
the Salvation Army here, brot
his Bandsmen to the Presbyter
ian Church and had a union
meeting.
Charlie Bennett’s boat came in
for mail from Maurstad and
Carlson’s logging camp. They
make this trip each week. Mr.
Maurstad breezed into town with
his usual expression: “Well boys,
I’ll have to see the nurse.” The
local government nurse being
Mrs. Maurstad.
Charles Davis and Charlie
Newman are working in Maur
stad’s camp.
Jim Miller, watchman at the
Admiralty Coal Mine, is in af
ter his mail. Messrs Harry Pee
hen and Charles Anderson are
also in for their mail.
Pete Hobson and Andrew
Charlie left for Juneau on the
last mail boat to testify for the
government in the case of U. S.
versus Harry Saito, who served
liquor to three school girls in his
restuarant. The star witness are
to leave the first week of April.
Billy Hobson brought in some
king salmon from Hood Bay.
Walter Williams left for the j
same place to try his skill. Wal- j
ter used to be a mighty good i
fisherman until the kings took i
scientific lessons from the Bu- 1
reau of fisheries during the sum
mers. _
The Merrimac, Capt. William
George is back from Tenakee
without bringing the house that
he had purchased there.
Charlie John and the Mayor
of Angoon, are back from
Chatham where they have been
cutting piling for the New Eng
land Fish Company’s cannery.
Charlie plans to make a trip to
Sitka soon.
SAXMAN
Officers for the Saxman Camp
of the Sisterhood* for 1930 are as
follows: President, Mrs. Wil
liam Kashakes; Vice President,
Mrs. Henry J. Denny; Treasurer,
Mrs. Mark Williams; Secretary,
Miss Elizabeth Denny; Sergeants
at-arms, Mrs. Frank Howard,
Mrs. James Shields, Correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Jimmie C.
John; financial secretary, Mrs.
Thomas McKay; chairman of
school committee, Mrs. Thomas
McKay; L chairman, sanitation :
and health committee, Miss Lucy
Starish; social, Mrs. Peter Major,
Mrs. Frank Howard, Jr., and Mrs.
C. T. Johnson.
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HOONAH
The Juneau A. N. B. team met
more defeats at Hoonah follow
ing their games at Angoon. The
games were between the Hoonah <
first and second teams against
Juneau first and second—the
scores being 22-41 and 24-11 re
spectively. The Hoonah Town
Team met Juneau and walked
off with the long end of a 38-19
score; the Hoonah A. N. B. team
put the final jinx on Juneau by
a score of 19-14.
One of our members told, in
a recent meeting that while out
trapping he stopped in a bay on
Halibut Island which is adjacent
to a fox ranch. When leaving
his camp, a man on the fox is
land began shooting at him, one
shot just missing his head, a se
cond passed just in front of his
boat, a third struck his boat and
three shots hitting around his
boat. He could not see who was
shooting at him as the shooter
was hid in the brush. Fortun
ately, the man in the rowboat
was not far from Halibut Island
and so escaped injury. Foolish
ness like this has created a great
deal of misunderstanding be
tween trappers, fishermen and
fox men.
YAKUTAT
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Mrs. Maggie Adams, president
of Petersburg Sisterood arrived
on the last steamer and was ac
corded several receptions. As a
gift to her hosts she brought a
fine moose hide for use of Broth
erhood regalia. Mrs. Adams is
no stranger here though she has
not been here for many years,
she was born here.
On the 25th of March, the
railroad track belonging to Lib
by, McNeil and Libby was being
cleared of snow and repaired for
the coming fishing season.
The All Stars and City Coun
cil basketball teams met in the
local hall resulting in the defeat
of the All Stars—their stars went
First Class Tailoring
For Ladies And
Gentlemen
Fall and Winter Samples
Suits from $25. up.
Latest model cleaning and
pressing machine
M. A. Missick
up in the air. Score, 34-31. The
winner then tangled with the A.
N. B. team and again won by the
score of 30-24. This gave them
I the championship of Yakutat.
(The chams are made up of Rich
jard Reese, Oscar Smith, George
jBremner and Peter Harry.
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Salmon
Sablefish
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Shipment Fresh at
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Est. 1868
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