Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-16
The WrangeIl Drug Go.

The TownCouncil met last Thursday evening, as per adjournment on the 2nd inst, to look into the matter of building school house. According to the state ment Of the treasurer regarding to the finances of the town, it was found that there is enough money on hand to pay for the erection of building; and after some routine business, 1t was moved and carried that the clerk advertise for bids for building a school house in accordance with plans and specifications prepared architect Paul Bergfeld, the building to be completed by August 1st, 1905; bids to be opened at the regular meeting of the Council April 9th. ... The Alert fire company, through secretary Camp bell, asked that light be put in the lower part of the bell tower; but as a lamp outside makes the room quite light it was deemed unnecessary.
 The Record Miner, which is good au- thority on the subject, says that eleven of the old P P. & Y. canneries in Alas ka will run the coming year. Included Is this list is the Santa Ana cannery near this place. The same paper also says that the P. C. X N. Pkg. Go. will oper- ate large saltery at Petersburg, will put in trading station there and oper- ate the machine shops, besides operat- ing their cannery at Tonka. This is cer- tsinly cheering news, as it bodes good for the whole district,
 Alert Fire Company held an enthusi- astic meeting on the evening of the Sth, took in a good, active memb Der, extended a vote of thanks to the ladies and others through whose efforts their annual ball was made success, and transacted their regular monthly business. By the way, the ''boys' badges have come, and are beauties The badge has circular cen ter with scroll work above and below, and an eagle perched on top It bears the inscription Alert No. l, Wrangell, All
 The bay is filling up with smelt. Mir. Irish, book-keeper at the mill, says that the other morning he stood on the wharf watching school of smelt playing about when a fish-duck dove in amongst them, ard although the little fellows scamper- ed in all directions, the duck swan after them and brought up her fish, showing that the bird is more rapid swimmer than the fish.
 Last week Philip Hart and Logan Havard were arrested by deputy mar shal Grant, as il was thought from their actions that they knew something about the taking of those goods from Reid's warehouse the Sunday previous. They were given hearing before commission CT Thomas. Thursday, but as nothing could be proven against them, both were discharged.
 Now that spring IS upon us, there should be general cleaning up about town Several af the most prominent lots in town are covered with old barrels, rotten boards, tiI cans, etc, that could be removed with few moments work, and for the looks of things in the eyes of strangers that visit the town, a sleeking up should be had.
 Messrs. John Engstrom, Nick Nickle- son and Chas. Darwell will soon 90 hal ibut and salmon fishing with the schoon CT Port Admiral and steamer Nahel. MT. Engstroin is master, Nickleson an engineer and Darwell cooper, they can run without expense and should make some money.
 A spark from his stove-pipe set fire to Ole Aase's roof, Sunday morning. It was discovered in time to avert further dam age than small hole in the roof.