SHORT STORIES |
ABOUT ALASKA
Wrangell Republicans also have or
ganized.
S. A. Plumley, a lawyer formerly
of Ketchikan, has located at Peters
burg.
The Petersburg band was recently
reorganized. Thirty men have turned
out for practice.
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J. L. Backstrom, the new assistant
United States attorney for Ketchi
kan, has taken up his duties there.
The mayor of Craig has given or
ders to the citizens of the towns to
cut wood and not pay the high prices
asked for coal.
A man in Ketchikan is advertising
for sale one punching bag and two
adjustable dress forms. He must be
a regular he-dressmaker.
A baby boy was born recently to
Mr. and Mrs. Slanko Barichievich of
Ketchikan. The child came into the
world under quite a handicap.
A recent innovation at Bayview is
the fact that the deliberations of the
"town council of the native village are
not conducted in the English language.
Mayor Petty of Ketchikan has lifted
the ban on the Seattle Union Record,
but has kept the lid on the other
“red” papers that come to the “first”
city.
On account of the increase in the
price of horse feed and labor, the man
who operates the water wagon at
WhitehoTse has announced an increase
of 1 cent per bucket on water.
The Petersburg volunteer fire de
partment has recently been reorgan
ized. M. S. Perkins was elected presi
dent and Heinie Dahl secretary. Both
these men formerly lived in Douglas.
“Blind Ernie” of Ketchikan, who
was very seriously burned in a fire
at his cabin there two years ago, is
now in Portland. He was in the hos
pital at Ketchikan for a long time, and
it was thought that he never would be
able to walk again or to wear street
clothes on account of the quantity of
skin that was burned off from him.
He was sent to Seattle for special
treatment, and is now in Portland and
able to walk and wear regular clothes.
On account of the shortage of men
in the service, the assistant immigra- j
tion inspector at the White Pass sum
mit has been recalled. The service
will be resumed as soon as more men
are available.
A post of the American Legion has
been oragnized at Wrangell. The
name Merlin Elmer Palmer Post has
been chosen, in honor of a young
Wrangell man who was killed in
France on October 6, 1918.
Captain William Angel, a resident
of Alaska since 1898, was drowned at
Ketchikan a short time ago. He left
his house early in the morning to go
aboard his boat, which was moored at
Charcoal Point, and fell overboard in
some way. His body was found soon
afterwards.
Wilson Mizner, a well-known Alas*
kan of the early days, who attained
fame by marrying Mrs. Yerkes, a
wealthy widow, was recently arrested
for gambling in New York. He was
fined $1,000 and given a jail sentence.
The jail sentence was commuted pro
vided he would leave the state.
“Happy” Hoffmier of the bastille at
Ketchikan recently asked for reading
matter for his prisoners through the
columns of the Chronicle. He received
magazines by the wagonload. He
says the only two publications he did
not receive were the Bible and the
Police Gazette.
The safe in the offices Of the White
Pass company at Whitehorse refused
to respond to the efforts of the new
agent there to open it, after the old
agent had left. It was sent to Skag
way, where some expert safe crackers
—no doubt left from the days of Soapy
Smith—opened it and sent it back.
A bill has been introduced in con
gress by Delegate Grigsby to empower
the town of Wrangell to issue bonds
not to exceed $80,000. Not over $15,000
is to go towards a new school build
ing; $25,000 for a water supply sys
tem, and $15,000 for a sewer system;
not over $20,000 for a city dock and
not over $5,000 for a floating dock.
If the bill passes a special election
will be held to determine whether or
not the city shall bond itself.
Best coffee in town served at th®
City Bakery. 13-ti
The shop of Rudolph the shoemaker
is open again from 10 a. m. to 7 p, m. tf
Wrapped to insure its perfect
condition in ail climates and
seasons. Sealed tight—kept
right. The perfect gum in the j
perfect package.
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Beautiful
Hair
can be made more so by the constant use of our
hair tonics, scalp cleansers and other aids to
hair growth and beauty. By their regular use
fine hair is made finer and all hair is much im
proved. You’ll find in our toilet help depart
ment every requisite for proper hair care.
N( iTHERN DRUG CO.
"THE DRUG STORE OF ALASKA"
"SERVICE” is our motto
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1 CITY BAKERY LUNCH ROOM 1
Special Carefully-Prepared Lunch served from 11:30 a. m. Our Fin©
French Rolls with every meal
Big Variety of Pastries and Cakes, Always Fresh
Sanitary Machinery.of La>f"-'t \Todel. Patent Brick Oven. Best Ma
terials used by Expert W. n . reducing our Famous Cream Loaf
Best ^ jifee in Town j
French Bread Rye Bread
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Steamship Company
Regular Sailings Between Seattle,
Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez,
Ellamar, Liscum, Latouche, Seward
FROM SEATTLE— SAILS SOUTH—
! DEC. 20. ALASKA ...DEC. 28 I
DEC. 30. NORTHWESTERN .JAN. 8 k
JAN. 10. ALASKA .JAN. 18
JAN. 20. ALAMEDA .JAN. 23
JAN. 30. ALASKA .FEB. 8
Frequent sailings of freighters carrying explosives.
This schedule subject to change without qotlop
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LEAVE CORDOVA LEAVE CORDOVA
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Three Sailings per Week from Seattle for San ffttfttfntd, Los An
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N irthw stern Ry.
Trains leave Cordova for Chitina Monday and Thursday.
Trains leave Chitina for Kennecott Tuesday and Friday.
Trains leave Kennecott for Chitina Sunday and Thursday.
Trains leave Chitina for Cordova Tuesday and Friday.
Dining Car in Connection with all Regular i
Passenger Trains between Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received and delivered at Cordova
Wharf from 9 a. m. to 5 p m., except Sundays. 4
Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot office
one hour before departure of trains.
CALEB CORSER Superintendent
D. L. LEATON, Ticket Agent
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