Locals
SATHER WILL TOOT HIS WHISTl
END OF MONTH
Oscar Sather, manager of the
Noitliwest Mill Company, Scow Bay,
reports that work on the mill is pro
gressing very satisfactorily. He has
considerable of the work completed
and has the work so lined up at this
tine that he expects to toot his
whistle around about the end of the
month.
More power to him.
WORK ON POWER UNIT
Tne auxiliary unit to the hydro
electric plant has been completed
set up and installed and ready for
operation with the exception o1'
hoo’fng up the pipe line. Delay in
this »ork wa° the result of the non
shipment from Seattle of all the
piping.
it is expect1.! tha<- the work w i
be completed and the unit in ope. i
tion l efore very long.
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REPAIRING SCOW BAY ROAD
The work of putting the Scow Bay
Road in shape is going along in fine
si ape. The rough spots are being
smoothed off and the kinks and
lumps leveled and straightened on
and graded toward the middle. One
will be able to ride own that way
without rattling out false teeth—if
one has any.
The harbor boat Fornance, Chil
koot Barracks, Haines, arrived in
port yesterday afternoon and stop
ped over in port for awhile. Sin*
was returning from Seattle where
she had been for her annual over
hauling.
PLACING CYLINDERS NARROWS
A part of the dredge crew is put
ting in the concrete cylinders at the
north entrance for the lights which
will mark the channel a night.
C. L. Hillyard, editor of Pacific
Fis herman, published in Seattle, a •
iBed in Petersburg this week and is
gathering information and data re
lative to the canning of shrimp,
crab, salmon, salt and mild curing,
shipping of fresh and frozen fish,
and in fact every angle of the fish
gaome possible for use in that mag
azine.
GOING WESTWARD FOR SCMEB
Mrs. Earl Ohmer is leaving on
the Yukon with her sons, for Sew
ard and Anchorage from whence
they will take a mail boat for Ku
silof Island with Mrs. Williamson.
Knsilof Island is reputed to be the
largest silver fov ranch in Alaska.
Admiral f; • ns arrived in port
southbound dm mg tte early hoars
of the morniai
xhe Admi ■ A Liner Queen is due
la port Saturday
New Records Here
We havejjust reef ed a new
shipment of the latest Records
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The Ohmer family returned from
their summer home down the Nar
rows where they have spent the
past three weeks.
C. A. Swanson left for Ketchikan
on the Alameda and will return to
dav. i
' BOY SCOUTS BUSY ON NEW HOME
The local Troop of Boy Scouts are
1 planning a midnight party Saturday
when they will move their house up
' a* far as the tide will take it. Al
ter they get it landed, they expect to
! tear it down to get out all he useable
! lumber and then they will begin to
construct their new home.
SHIPMENTS OF FISH
Earl Ohmer made the following
shipments of fish during the past
week:
Steamer Queen, 3 tons of shrimp
meat; 2 tons of king salmon.
Admiral Rogers, 4 1-2 tons of
shrimp meat, 1 -2 tons of crab meat,
b boxes of king salmon, 2 boxes of
trout.
Alameda, 2 1-2 tons of shrimp
meat, 1 ton of crab meat and 3 box
es of king salmon.
The Charles T., shrimp trawler.,
is on the gridirons this week get
ting a new wheel and shaft.
George Bidwell of Wrangell and
Duncan Canal is in town this week
having the engine of bis boat, the
Vigilant, overhauled. Bob Allen is
doing the repairs.
DREDGE CUTTING OUT BAR
The Puget Sound Dredge Com
pany received orders last week to
proceed to the bar abreast of Stand
ard Oil Company and remove the sib
which has filled in and made shal
low the regular steamer channel
Work is progressing rapidly so
(bat the channel will soon be back
to its proper depth.
CORDOVA GETS SHAKING
1 ast week the city of Cordova
received the most severe earthquak
sh rck in its history swaying build
ings and scaring many residens out
of their beds. No damage reported
Prince Rupert prices for halibut
yesterday were 13.3 and 6 cents.
Seattle prices, 14.5 and 8 cents.
Ketchikan, Martin of Petersburg re
ceived 15 and 10 for his fare ,o*
Kcthcikan.
SENATOR JONES ILL
Senator Wesley L. Jones, Wash
ington, who recently underwent, op
eration in Washington, D. C., wan
reported in serious condition. It was
necessary to have blood transfusion
in order to save his life..
RANK ROBBERY IN K. C.
Not content with excitement from
the national convention being held
ir Kansas City, a gang of holdup
men staged bank robbery. In the
me’ee two policemen were hit, al
so a woman bystander. Tear bomb
were used to frustrate tlie bandits
but they escaped.
KING SALMON RUNS
Heavy runs of king salmon are
reported this week at Hecate
Straits. There are virtually no
salmon in the Ketchikan districts,
Noyes Island or Cape Omaney. A
large number of boats are reported
as being stranded and unable to
buy gasoline to do any fishing or to
eo to any near port. Lack of fish
makes slim pocketbooks.
Governor George A. Parks who
has been on an extended trip thru
the westward section returned to
Juneau yesterday.
SAI VATION ARMY MAKES AN
NUAL DRIVE
Once again the people of Peters
burg have the opportunity of help
ing the local Salvation Army Corps
by contributing to the annual drive
The dates set for this year’s work
ar ? Monday June the ISth to Sat
in day, June the 26th.
This spring the Army cottag...
was repaired and an addition built
at a cost of $550.00 and will now
be comfortable for the resident of
fieers who are doing a good work in
our town.
Army Headquarters have made a
donation of $25 0. toward the cost
of < hese improvements and the local
corps is anxious to raise the balance
of $200.00 in the coming Drive.
( apt. R. Boyes who has been ap
pointed to succeed Adjutant Kerr
as Divisional Secretary will come ov
er from Wrangell, and with Capt.
More and Lieut. Wardle will make
>s hopefulo
the canvass for funds. The Captain
is hopeful that the drive will be a
complete success.
Coastwise Transportation Co.
Juneau, Alaska.
Summer Sailing Schedule for Motorship Margnita from April 25,
1928, to September 30, 1928. A I
Leaves City Dock, Juneau, every Wednesday at 8 o’clock P.M
calling at each place in the order shewn below.
SCHEDULE A. EVERY SECOND WEEK.
April 4—18: May 2—16—30
June 13—27: July 11—25
August 8—22: September 5—19
Excursion Inlet, Gustavus, Lemesurier Island, Dundas Bay,
Inian Island, Cape Spencer, Soapstone Point, Apex El Nido,
Hogan Island, Pinta Bay.
SCHEDULE B. EVERY WEEK
Point Retreat, Funter Bay, Hawk Tnlet, Tenakee, Hoonah, Port
Althorp, Hirst Cove, Chichagof, Sitka, Todd, Chatham, Killisnoo,
Baranof, Tyee, Kake, Petersburg. Wrangell, Petersburg, Kake,
Saginaw Bay, Washington Bay, Pillar Bay, Pt. Alexander, Pt.
Conclusion, Pt. Armstrong, Pt. Walters, Pt. Herbert, Deep Bay,
Fedbluff Bay, Tyee, Baranof, Killisnoo, Tenakee, Hawk Inlet, Hoo
nah, Funter Bay. Juneau.
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