VOL. 3.
PETERSBURG, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 23. 1928
NO. 19
TWO LOCAL MEN
DROWNED
At Blind Slough
PAUL. LIM) AM) CHESTER
HOLM imO\VNl> AT
I)i;i\I» SLOUGH
-o
Whig! was .ntended to be a jolly
limiting party in a moment turned
iat> <*i,e ol‘ the saddest accidents
that has tuopened in this vicinity.
Just befon. noon Sunday, Charley
Greeoa, Sam Gauffiu, Ole Lein and
Che»t‘U Holm, dec.ded that a duck
hunt would be in order, they then
called on P .ul Lund to try and get
him to transport them to Blind
Slough in ins boat “Alaska,” Paul
toidi *bem that they could take the
’ it, but she would be hard to start
he did not c.re to go himself.
The four hunters then went down
to the boathouse, started the engine
and ian over to another slip to pick
up the tender, Paul having changed
his mind during this time came down
to the slip asking the party to wait
until lie changed clothes and he
wo’.ud go al< ng.
Snortlv after his return to the
boat they started for Blind Slough.
On the way down th y overlook
Forrest Fryer's beat Lillian, tying
it.lot g side they ran along together
to Green ^ocks, where in order to
be on time for the incoming tide at
Blind Slough they parted company
with The Lillian and ran on to the
anchorage in Blind Slough. After
anchoring, the tender was put over
and a small outboard motor attach
ed, Charlie. Ram, Paul and Ole with
them guns, shells and hunting gear
goi in the tender and headed for
the Lillian, which had arrived in the
mean time, to pick up Guaffin who
had remained aboard Fryer’s boat.
ATter getting Sam aboard the prow
of the tender was pointed up the I
Slough.
AAer running a snort way it was
noticed thy' considerable water was
coming abcard and just below the
rapids Paul called to Charlie who
was operating the motor, to slow'
down, at the same time he reached
past Charlie and retarded the timer
the boat at the same time was head
ed f.,r =hore, after having gone only
a few yarns the bow suddenly dip
ped under throwing everybody into
th* water, Gauffiu, Holm and Lund
immediately started swimming for
shore about 3 hundred yards distant,
Lein because he could not swim
and Greena dazed from the shock
clung to the overturned boat. After
vain attempts to gtt onto the bottom
of the craft and seeing that the
others were making good headway
for shore, Greena decided to swim for
it, on the way ashore he swam past
Holm who says was very low In
the water Piling him to stick with
it he swam on and in a couple of
u1 mutes passed Lund, whose face
gave indications of complete exhaus
tion, now thoroughly alarmed,
Greena says he swam with every
ounce of strentli he had and was
bare*y able to make the beach and
laid partly submerged until he re
covered his wind and strength, look
ing tack he could see Lein still
clinging tc the boat, but could see
nothing of Lund or Holm, thinking
they landed above or below him he
retted awhile, when his returning
strength erabled him to look
around, he was horrified to find that
Ilia two companions had failed to
make shore
A boat from the Lillian with Dr.
Rhone and Smith having picked up
Lein and the overturned boat, the
party started for the Schmickem
Club where a fire was soon started
to dry out their sodden garments.
Gauffin and Dr. Rhone who start
•j«l tor town for help to locate the
bodies after the tide had receded
.oturned shortly with Ed. Locken,
Helme Dahl and Ole Lund.
The bodiC3 were located in the
meantime by the survivors with the
; aid of a la.itern not far from were
last seen oy Greena, Holm having
evidently swam a short distance
past Lund. The survivors met the
search party and were taken aboard
thQ Lillian returning to town abou:
3 A. M. Monday morning.
Thun ended the last chapter in the
lives of two of Petersburg’s capable
energetic and popular citizens, whose
loss will he keenly felt in the com
munity for a long time to come.
Funeral Service
For Lund and Holm
Weuuesdaj afternoon at 1 P. M.
practically the entire population as
sent uled at the Sons of Norway Hall
to attend the last sad rites for Paul
Lund and Chester Marvin Holm.
The Hall was beautifully draped
| with evergreens and the National
K ags of America and Norway in
runt of which rested the cold forms
;uf tw v of their soils.
The two Caskets were almost com
pletely hidden by tne mass of floral
ivibutes from friends and fraternal
brothers.
Thiough the crowded hall a still
nes , like unto the stillness of the
great unpeopled places of the land
they loved, prevaded the place, bro
ken only by the voice of the Rev.
Maakestad \\ ho delivered a wonder
fully, beautiful and impressive, ser
mon, reminding all of the fact that
as they are so we shall be.
And the organ like tones of the
Choir which rendered several well
sung hymns.
After the services the lids «of the
caskets were lifted so that friends
could have one last look and we no
ticed several big strong men from
I whose eyes wouid steal a tear of
[sorrow and drop silently from red
dened eye lids.
The funeral of Paul Lund started
from the hall about two thirty, all
th<* available cars in town forming
in line proceeded to the new ceme
tary plot in which was interred the
last remains of Paul Lund. The first
to be buried in the cemetary.
The remains of C. M. Holm will
he shipped to his parents in Snoho
mish, Washington on the steamer
\ukon, Friday.
Paul Lund
r.-uil Liin.j was Dorn Sept.5, 1882
at Beial Norway. Came to America
in 1 30 4, locating in Wiscousin, in
1907. He moved west to Seattle
and in 1908 came to Petersburg
whe**e he hy3 lived ever since. He
was quick to grasp the opportunities
held out to aim in this vicinity and
for a time was engaged in the log
ging business and various other en
terprises having been quite success
ful in all of his ventures. Later he
took an interest in real estate gra
dually becoming interested in quite
a number of buildings and industries
in town and until r-ecently was own
er of tlie Citizens Steam Laundry.
His was a pleasant personality
lalwa* with up every ready smile or
| friendly argument, and always ready
| to help any vorthy person or enter
prise.
He is survived by five sisters and
four brothers, three sisters and one
br iber reside in Norway, two sisters
and one brother it- Wisconsin, two
brothers, 01-- Lund and Pedar Luno
of ilie Trading Union staff are resi
dents of Petersburg.
The rercfc’ns of Paul Lund were
'the first to be interred in the new
cemetery plot along the Scow Bay
road, which the town has recently
plotted.
Chester Marvin Holm
-o——
Chester Marvin Holm was born In
: Rut.hland North Dakota Janurary,
23, 1^98. Ills father, Nels C. Holm
an: mother Ellen'Holm reside at
! Snohomish, Wash., two sisters Mrs.
R. Ander?.:.j who lives in Benson,
Minn , and Mrs L. Swanson at
Everett, Wash. Four brothers Nen
cil, Harold ..nd Benjamin residents
of Snohourffi and Oliver now a re
side at of Peiersburg, survive.
Tlie body will be shipped to Sno
homish on 'he Yukon, for burial.
Chester M. Holm or Chet as he
vas known to children as well as
grown up? has been an active resi
dent for several years, having start
ed in the Electrical goods and
Plumbing bv siness which he later
discontinued to devote his entire
t’me to the installation of the local
Telephone System which he has
steadily built up into a very satiw
iactorv svsfem.
Puling the World War he enlisted
in the Sig^Pi Corps but was later
transferred to the Aviation section
at Kelly Fit M Texas where he was
promoted to Warrant Officer and sent
to Langley Field \ a. as instructor
in Areo Mechanics and Ground fly
ing until 133 9, when he moved to
Washington, shortly after he moved
to Peiersbuig where he has since
resided.
Chet alwas wore a pleasant smile
that made him welcome everywhere
he went, saw only the bright side of
everything, gar to do more than his
share, always a booster for his town,
her project and people.
He was a member of the Local
Lodge of Mjsons, of Juneau Lodge
No. 4 20 Benevolent, and Protective
Order of Elks, Local Post of Ameri
can Legion and Local Chapter Boy
Scouts and a local citizen whose
passing we all mourn.
Final ritoe will be held by his
Fraternal associate?.
Thanksgiving
Proclimation
-o——
THANKSGIVING 1928
The many blessings that were be
jStow. d on the God-fearing men and
women who founded our nation in
I spired them to set apart one day
j each year when tin y refrained from
| perfo.ming their usual tasks and
! gave blanks to Almighty God for
jtoe many favors tney.had received
j from him This pleasing custom
'has been perpetuated by succeeding
I goii<nations and it is most fitting
that we should give due hee$ to its
observance. In Keeping this anni
versa / we should be reminded of
our obligations to God, to our na
tion. and to our fellow men.
The President of the United
States having designatea and set a
jpart Thursday the twenty-ninth day
| of Novemhci ninteen hundred and
twenty-eight as •
THWlvSGIVING DAY
Therefore', I. George, A. Parks,
Govei nor of the Territory of Alaska,
In conformity therewith, do summon
all people of this Territory to a
I devout observance of this day ana
J recommend that we assemble in out
[customary places of worship and
j there give thanks to God for the
1 Denudes He has bestowed on us in
! the past an 1 invoke Hit Divine
I guidance for the future. Alaska has
| prospered during the year; the sea
and the eartn have yielded us mea
sure of theh treasures; we have not
experienced fhe scoarage of pesti
I l-nce nor Miffered from the visita
tion cf calamity. Mindful of the
manv manifestation* of Divine favor
which we have locieved, let us ap
proach this Thanksgiving day with
a reverent, contrite spirit expressive
of our spiritual faith and of our pro
found gratitude to God. ’
GIVEN under mjr hand and the
SEAL ri the Territory of Alas
ka in Juneau, the capital, this j
tenth d.»y of November, in the
year of our Lord one thousand
Nine Hundred and Twenty
eignt. !*.id of the Independance !
of the United States, the one |
Hundred, and Fifty-third.
(Signed) Geo. A. Parks
Governor
SKATING ro\l> bolt THE
KILLIES LITTLE AND BIG
It has bee’ called to our attention
’hit members of tne American Le
gion l ost h re are planning to com
plue the pond where they will ira
pound watei, that it may freeze and
thus provide,good skating-wliich in
cideniailv »v: 11 be safe from any I
drowning hazard-on vacant lots ad-1
j
ia < nt to the building recently oc- j
cupp'd by tha Native School, and this I
'■e'tainly is a commendable move on
the part of the Legion members.
Just another evidence of the will-1
inaness or fhe r> 0 of some who j
want to he. p )!;e spirited and prac-!
Ure (he GOLDEN PULE.
_
4 Treat For Local:
i
Music Lovers
Top MetTiikatla Presbyterian Choir
directed by Benjamin Ridley and
tour rig unde* the supervision of Rev j
’la.’t don, will gi\ e a concert in j
Petersburg, probably Sunday after j
noon, depending on the boat service. 1
No admittance fee will be charged,
they have bpen able to meet their
expences with sums received from
popular contributions.
r! his choir has been very highly
pre-ised in every town where then
have given a concert. The people
UI Sitka being,specially pleased with
the Concerts given at Sitka. If you
are a lover of music don’t fail to at
this concert, you will thorough
ly enjoy every bit of it,
Watch for futher announcements, j
-o
Enge To Remodel j
Variety Theater:
Pasmus Fnge lias started with a
gang of carpenters to remodel his
Theatre building.
Euge says everything will be up
i.o the minute when his plans arc
carried out to completion.
Arked if he was planning for
talkies he evaded a direct answer
but a smile and a twinkle in his eye
•onvinced us 'hat the addition of the
necessary equipment would be ar
ranged for his plans, so that when
oitronage warrants he can install
the same with very little trouble or
expense.
Look Em Over
If you hare not already visited the
‘ATink Ranch” at the mouth of
Petersburg Creek, do so at the first
opportunity, you will be repaid for
the time spent visiting the long rows
of pens, containing pair after pair
of beautiful, dark silver Interior
strain, mink we stepped at the ranch
last week at supper time and watch
ed rhe feeding of the kittens, it sure
was a treat to watch them.
The presence of strangers garbed
in oilskins and floping gum boots did
not bother the little fellows one bit,
in fact thoy were as willing to play
with us as they were with their
keepers. The ranch also have a tew
Coast Mink, which by way of com
parison are a? much like the Yukon
strain as a rusty stove pipe is like
a black shiny new one.
A. N. B. Convention Largest Ever Held
The A N. B. Convention at Sitka
opened Sundr y Nov. 18 th with re
''frio is Union services at the Native
I’rf shvteriao Church, Dr Condit
preached a l eautiful and appropiate
Sermon after which the Klawock
Choi • under the direction of Eagle
Jlorst. rendered a delightful program
or music ;
lo the evening a wonderful me
morial service was held for
William Lewis of Wrangell and Will
iam livin of Kasaan, the service was
very impressive.
Monday evening the reception by
S’tka Brotherhood, was a big affair
thoroughly enjoyed by the visiting
Delegates.
Tuesday v as taken up with re
ports from tne many Delegates cov
ering local activities, serioussess of
the Liquor problems, slack school
equipment, buildings etc. Com
plaints of the different teachers,
several report conditions better but
urge greater appropriations.
Monday night the Sisterhood held
their reception at which time the
Me lakatla Delegation (numbering
forty one ard including Rev. Mars
clen joined the Alaska Native Bro
therhood.
Over a thousand natives from six
teen Alaska towns c*re attending this
fusion making it the largest con
vention in the A. N. B. history.
The genera1, feeing is that the re
cent partial defeat of the Republican
Candidates has healed all wounds
and that the greater Alaska Native
Brotnerhood will continue their poli
■ie? as in the past u. der the leader
ship of William L. Paul.
There is a strong undercurrent
among the Delegates that indicates
the election of William Paul to the
office of Grand President of the
Brotherhood, William PaiU being
*ept unaware of this part of the
program.
Wednesday Dr. Carlson of Ketchi
kan „ave a very educational and in
teresting lecture on vision which was
very well received.
I ouis Paul, grand pres., directed
a discussion m the Fish Question, at
pari of his arguments using the Aug*
Sept and Oct. numbers of the Paci
fic Fisherman and Canadian Fisher
ies reports to prove the contentions
of the Brotherhood that their dhar
gee of Depletion of our fisheries was
correct, and O’Malley a servant of
Corporations and the wrong man
for the supervision of fisheries as
compared to the Canadian system
of fisheries control.
Motlakatla Choir gave another
concert this evening to a full house
being over a thousand present, a
largo collection was given in appre
ciation of their efforts, they offered
to give another concert but time
would not permit a full concert.
Trursday William Paul talked,
on the worK, aims and growth of the
Brotherhood. in the evening he
took up the political situation and
the charges made by the Chronicle
and Juneau Empire.
A thorough discussion of the
Fisheries Question was then taken
up and thrashed out by the Delegates.
In the aPernoon the Rhetorical
Corcest between pupils of the Bu
reau Schools,, under the auspices
of the Grand Camp.
Friday afternoon wull be taken up
with Die election g" officers. In the
evening a Reception by the Sheldon
Tackson School.
Saturday will see the winding up
of fhe busine ss of this year’ ssession.
Sunday closing religious services,
will be obseived.
!\1 nday ine Delegates will start
returning heme from the greatest
and most sucessful convention in the
history of the Grand Camp.
T no spirit of harmony and under
standing extended William Paul
proves that he has completely vin
dicated his character in every res
pect, as will be shown in future
elections.
All Bunk
A rumor that thp Admiral Rogers
had sunk or was in distress between
Vakutat and Cape Spencer is ab
solutely false and without founda
tion she was at Cordova at one P. M.
November 21, she reported having
•ueountered very heavy weather mak
ing prcgre** slow.
Red Cross Roll Call
-o
The annual Red Cross. Roll Call,
which started Armistice Day and
ends Thankrgivine is nearing the
close. If you have not already enroll
'd, be readj with your dues when th
solicitor caLs on you. Rev. Maake
stad is in charge of the local Roll
Call.
Alaska To Have Daily
Air Plane Service
-a
A daily passenger and express
ser"ice between Seattle and South
eastern Alaska by which a trip will
be made in a few hours will start
April 1, by means of three giant 8
passenger amphibian planes.
This service means that a man in
Juneau may arrive in Seattle in nine
hours and from Ketchikan in six
hour:.
Passenger- from the north may
spend the night in Seattle then be
in l( ‘ Angeles the next evening by
m«ans of our West Coast Air Trans
port affiliated service.
Don’t forget the Bazaar, Sat. nite.
Montana Indians Speak
For Alaska Brothers
-o
Hi*'LENA, MONT., Sept. 25.—
Gov. Alfred Fj. Smith faced a score
of Indians .a the fair today. One
Sioux from Fort Beck, stepped for
ward and addressed the Governor.
"We have been told that Herbert
C. Hoover, as Secretary of Com
merce, is personally responsible for
the reprehensible conditions of the
fishing industry in Alaska, over re
peated protests of the Alaska Indiana
that their very existence has been
thro;* ned He hr.g coldly turned
these Indians down and granted the
fishing monopoly to non-resident
cauners of Seattl , Portland and
San Francisco. Can we expect dif
ferent treatment? In the United
Suites you are the Sachem of a
groat organization and named after
the noble aborigine Chief Tammany.
He go« d to our people. You are good
to yours.”
After the speech. Gov. Smith was
presented wi:h an Indian bonnet,
pouea and pipe and daubed his
cheeks with an orange colored
powder.
MRS. FREDERIC*. NELSON EN
JEETAIN8 LEGION AUXILIARY
There wa^ a splendid session of the
Legion Auxiliary held at the home of
Mrs. Fred Nelson last week, there
being present four visitors who are
elligabie for membership, and whose
names are to bo added to the roll of
members soon it Is hoped. Regular
business session and a general good
time of social intercourse was had,
and dainty lunch was served by the
I splendid hostess.