“WHAT A MAN” IN TROUBLE
Mrs. Minnie “Ma” Kennedy
mother of Aimie Semple Mc
Pherson, Los Angeles preacher,
alter a brief wedded bliss with
‘ What-a-Man” Guy Edward
Hudson, filed legal papers to se
cure annulment of the marriage
on the ground that he was al
ready married to another. The
plaint of “Ma” Kennedy now is
‘ What-a-Man-He-Was.”
See
The
American Legion’s Big Show
“Hello Hawaii”
Tonight
At The
COLISEUM THE A TRE
Proceeds from this show will be used to
help defray the expenses of the Legion
convention here next month.
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Men’s Mercerized Lisle Sox,
Per pair 35c
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Ladies Wool Skirts
Pleated or new flare style
Ladies Dimity and sport Blouses
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Ample supply of Pequot Sheets & Pillow Cases
Both plain and hemstiched
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Per pound 50c
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Hogue 8c Tveten Co.
In the Spotlight
Norman Tate underwent a
successful operation for removal
of his appendix, Saturday night,
Petersburg Hospital.
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Bert McKay was in town this
week from Snow Pass where he
is ranching foxes.
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The Arness sawmill at Scow
Bay is planing lumber for Jack
King’s new house.
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James Wheeler, Jr., returned
to Petersburg after a brief visit
with relatives in Wrangell.
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l'ame Rumor has it that Doll;
Wa’d daughter of Bill Ward,
v. as married in Sitka, recently.
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The Northland brought in a
heavy cargo of wire and lumber
this week.
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Frank Wyatt has contract on
the new road to keep the gravel
bunkers full.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Torkelson
made a trip to Wrangell this
week in the family speed boat.
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John Steers has received a
new Fordson tractor which he
■ill use on his farm.
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Everett and Joe Petigrew have
gone to Snow Pass to put in .1
raft of logs for Knutsen Bros.,
mill in West Petersburg.
Mrs. Sverre Johanson and Mrs.
H. Runstad returned to Peters
hni.(T Hifl Mnrfhnmotorn frnm
Juneau.
The Taconite, Boeing yacht of
Seattle anchored in midstrea n
.Tuesday. She was returning to
the Sound country.
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Miles Beatty who has been tar
ring the roof and boxing water
piping at The Devil’s Thumb is
now through with the job.
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Johnny Sales will drive dol
phins for the Lighthouse Depart
| ment, using the cannery pile
driver.
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Deputy fish warden William
Garster, patrolling the Chatham
and Frederick Sound district,
was in port Sundav.
The Jessie, Capt. Matt Albert
son left for Wrangell in an effoit
to sell about a thousand mixed
salmon which the local cannery
refused to buy.
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| Frank Hudson, after a long
| siege of illness, is up and about
| He has moved from his home in
| South Petersburg to his town lo
| cation.
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Mrs. P. C. McCormack return
ed Wrangell this week after vis
r iting her son Peter C. Jr., who
is assisting B. Burke in the de
corating of the new Coliseum.
Mrs. J. Campbell entertained
at bridge Monday night in honor
of Mrs. P. C. McCormack. Hon
ors were won by Mesdames Mc
Cormack, Swanson, Clausen,
Klabo and Swanson.
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Miss Marjorie Calligan, who
has been visiting during the
week with her cousin Tom Else
rnore and family will be leaving
cn the Queen for her home in
Seattle.
C. Lewis was arrested by the
Deputy U. S. Marshals here dur
ing the week on acount of pack
ing several bottles of beer thru
the streets. Ten days, said the
Judge.
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The mink ranchers of Peters
burg all report a heavy increase
in their mink families this year.
With any kind of a market
worthy of consideration, they all
hope to do well.
The Petersburg cannery has ad
vised the fishermen that it is not
in the market for any salmon
except sockeye. Dog salmon,
humpies and silvers will please
keep out of the fishermen’s nets!
The Bureau of Fishreries boat I
Widgeon was in port Sunday an lj
its crew reported a catch of 40,-J
000 salmon in Icy Straits, Sat-1
urday.' The catch was from!
about 100 boats.
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Gordon McDonald and his
crew of men have finished the
bridge from Sasby’s Island to
KupreanofT—connecting the is
lands for gravel hauling.
The Klawock No. 7, fishing for
Libby. McNeil & Libby at Craig
was in port Saturday for a man
to fill out her crew. She took o a
Harold Jones who has been visit
ing in Petersburg for several
weeks.
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James Truitt, engineer in
charge of survey work in the
Narrows reports his surveys a?
being completed. Much dredg
ing will be necessary to to get
the channel down to its required
depth.
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Junie Oyama had a birthday
party on Sunday last. A big
crowd of kiddies to spank her 5
times and once to grow on and
wish her many more happy birth
day. “It was some party,” say
the kiddies.
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Ilrsynes DeWitte plans o
leave for Klukwan during the
next month. He will be in
charge of the Presbyterian work
at that point. George Bets of
Angoon will succeed him here
in the Presbyterian field work.
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The Haida, palatial yacht
j raised by Fleischman’s yeast,
passed down the Narrows Wed
nesday enoute to Puget Sound.
The Averilla, Portland yacht,
j returned south this week from
Juneau.
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Mrs. Clausen and group oi
Camp Fire Girls spent the wee*
at Charley Elliot’s camp down
the Narrows, returning Monday.
Fire from burning stumps set
fire to the roof of Ole Benjamin’s
house in Scow Bay. A bundle of
singles and a bunch of nails and
repairs coming up.
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“General” Jackson of Conclu
sion Island was in after a trip
to the halibut banks. Couldn’c
sell if he got any; tried trolling
and finally gave up to anchor
5n his home port and study out
just what he can do to get the
wherewithal to buy “snoose” for
the coming winter.
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Gordon McDonald left yester
day for Klawock and Craig to
undertake his road contract. He
is taking his caterpillar along.
Hubbell & Waller have secured
use of McDonald’s Willamette
steam donkey which the com
pany will use in dragging gravel
for road work.
Miss Ellen Reep left for Juneau
where she plans to give a con
cert and another later in Ket
chikan. Miss Reep is a most ta>
ented entertainer and her sing
ing and dialect readings over
Stations KJR and KOMO in Sc -
attle have been much appreci
ated. She appeared in concert
in Petersburg on July 3rd and
ber performance was cne of un
usual merit and appreciated’ by
those who heard it.
C. Norberg was seen operat
ing a very peculiar engine on
the West Petersburg highway.
The unusual machine consisted
of two legs, two bars and a fly -
wheel and carried about a tenth
of a yard of dirt on its back.
Mr. Frank Herman, our mul
timillionaire stamp collector,
fell heir to a new fortune this
(week to 100 German stamps of
the one million mark denomina
tion. With a hundred million
marks in his pocket, Mr. Her
man is finding time to add his
talent to the American Legion
play “Hello Hawaii” which will
be shown at The Coliseum to
night.
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Jack Nelson shipped two boxes
of trout on the. Alameda, con
Mrs Eugene TorHlsen took pas
sage for Ketchikan on the Ala
meda Thursday.
The Northwest Mill Co. is very
busy cutting ties on their con
i’act with the Alaska Kailfoad.
Dr. Rude, Mrs Rude, Miss Lero
Miss Halleck and Mr. Boyer
made a trip up Petersburg Moun
tain this week, spending a night
on the mountain top. The doctor
reports a strenuous trip and ex
hibits a few mosquito bites, but
says it was worth it.
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Mrs. H. Johnson of Seattle is
visiting here with her brothers,
signed to San Juan Fish Co.
Paul and Harry Owens and their
families. A pleasure jaunt to
Thomas Bay on the Tasmania
Thursday was greatly enjoyed.
The Alaska Steamship Compa
ny’s freighter Cordova is loading
20,000 cases of. canned. salmon
at the P. A. F. cannery here to
day.
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Bob Allen wanted a summt <
camp on Beecher Pass but before
he got the cabin built it turned
into a fine log cabin, with, fire
place and a lot of other nice trim
mings. Bob gets a lot of satis
faction in doing things “right.
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The gink that borrows oars,
skiffs, anchors, etc. without per
mission and neglects to return
them has hit Petersburg again.
Quite a number of the boys are
looking for their missing prop
erty.
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The A. G. S. F. Co. shipped a
ton of crab meat and four tons
of shrimp meat on the Alameda.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Barrager
left for Wrangell this week.
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“Captain Joe” of the Halsco
is in port today servicing the
Hall Scott engines, of which
there are a number hereabouts.
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JUNEAU
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Dr. W. J. B. McAuliffe, physi
cian in charge at the Govern
ment Hospital, left for a so
journ in the states. Mrs. Mc
; Auliffe left to visit in her home,
c uring June, in Connecticot.
A meeting was held heer dur
!ng the week for the purpose of
organizing a chapter of the D. A.
R.
J. C. McBride. Collector of
Customs for the District of Alas
ka is making an official visit to
the interior towns ofAlaska.
Dr. W. C. Mendenhall, Acting
Chief of the U. S. Geodetic Sur
vey visited Juneau last week. He
made his first visit to Alaska in
1898 when did considerable ex
ploratory work for the govern
ment.
The fishing boat “Alan” built
by Anderson Bros., Shipyards in
Wrangell, passed thru here en
route to the Westward.
J. B. Burford, wife and child,
returned to Juneau after taking
an auto tour of the States in
which they covered more than
10,000 miles.
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.. WRANGELL
J. G. Grant, L. M. Campbell,
interested in the Cassiar Hy-!
diaulic Company, Inc., Dease
Lake, B. C., returned after a vis
it of inspection at the works.
They are optimistic as to the
future.
Work on the Presbyterian
Church is moving right along.
Mrs. William Tamaree is in
Ketchikan visiting with her son
William L. Paul and family.
Ray Diemart, brother of G. E.
Diemart, returned to his home
in Wichita, Kansas, after spend
ing several weeks in Wrangell.
Chris Wedo fell on a rock and
broke his ankle, whilst working
on the new school building. Af
ter treatment at the hospital, he
was removed to his home.
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CRAIG
Thirty-six seine crews, em
ploying more than 100 men are
operating for Libby, McNeil &
Libby. The fishermen are mighty
well pleased with the kindly at
titude of the management and
for the opportunity to make a
few dollars this summer.
The R. J. Peratrovitch cannerv
at Klawock is being operated by
Libby, McNeil & Libby.
The big canner yof Craig can
still use considerable help—if it
is to be secured. At the top of
the run, they expect to operate
four lines and this will require
around three hundred workers, j
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A Complete i
First Aid Kit
will help to eliminate
worry and possible
disaster on that camping trip
The People’s Drug Co.
The Friendly Store
Across from the Postoffice
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Washington salmon have the
superiority complex, hence they
get the higher price. Perhaps
it, is because they “are guaran
teed to get red in the can”!
TOR SALE—Four-room house
and one two-room house. In
quire at Hogue and Tveten.
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F'OR RENT: Two and three room
furnished apartments. Inquire
at this office.
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FOR SALE—16 h.p. Frisco
Standard, two propellers, shaft,
stern bearing, stuffing box, At
water Kent ignition system and
new 110-gal. tank. Engine is in
excellent condition—$250.—Geo.
Sumption, Wrangell.
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New' low price on Indian out
board motor manufactured by
Indian Motorcycle Co. 10 h. p.
$125. F. G. B. Petersburg. Power
and service is the motto.—Chas.
Diven, agent.
SEE HOLLINGSTAD if you wish
to place your orders for local
chickens, meat, butter, milk and
sweet or sour cream.—Adv.
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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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NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF THE INTERIOR UNITED
STATES LAND OFFICE
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Anchorage, Alaska,
June 15, 1931.
Notce is hereby given that Ed
ward Oliver Ramstead, entry
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THE
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Out Of Town Laundry will
Be Taken Care Of In The
Shortest Possible Time.
Everything Back Bat The Dirt
CITIZENS STEAM LAUNDRY
Russel York Proprietor
man, together with his witne.*
{.es, Andrew Ask and Carl Adolp 1
Swanson all of Petersburg, Alas
Ka, nas submitted final proof o.i
Jms homestead entry serial 0659J,
'for a tract of land embraced in
II E. S. No. 201, located on the
east sjiore of Frede-ick Sound
r ear Point Agassiz containing
120.85 acres, from which corner
No. 1, U. S. L. M. No. 91 bears i?.
47o 20' 33" E 203.44 chains, For
est List 8-81, longitude 132o 52'
W. latitude 56o 55' 43" N. and
jit is now in the files of the U. S.
l and Office. Anchorage. Alaska,
and if no protest is filed in tlu
local land office at Anchorage,
Alaska, within the period of pub
lication or thirty days there
r fter, said final proof will be ac
cepted and final certificate ij
sued.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Register
F ist Publication July 3, 1931
Last Publication August 28,1935.
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