Douglas Island news., 1920-07-02
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.rhe Days of 'oS" were an right m 'gS. but thc Stroller a opposed to striving io live thcm over again in a malc.baIcrc way u tho days Of I940 The Stroller hos tender hear. and sympathetic disposition and Uata having hIs Icol.ue har- roued un by Che reyva. of thmw .that have long s.uca been wrapped mp .u moth balls and nId away on alclC m hs memory which shc.i a Iabc.od "Troaaurod Memories
 On couro. many things happened to hc Stroller m HS that ho has .riym ever since ,o forgot but atcn a. n whoIc. ho memories of nai hIHory-maNue period arc ycry pleasant and any attempt to initiate customs of raat chat arc doar as arc noso ol 'as ia lI.c shooting at tbD old family plate wiih machine em
 Another thing Why attempt Che mnoa blue2 Thc food of tbot ancient mariner Noah. could Doc just as realistically reproduced os cam Che days ol 'gs hat ls if thc late Ger arc Of Che typo ol thosc then cN- p.r.uced m Che now suid and uu- assuming town of Saevay beside whose clrly day history hat Of an other northern towns appears n the .nILor c.a.s There ore three reasons why sucvay omb.aroued her namo on Che pages of 9S history The first wa. hat she was Che gateway .o nc Interior and thc other two wore .soany Smith and thc Stroller Q. hce two Che former operated ,oue lines peculiar to himself while ho auor was .r.vur In his wcak mock but persistent manner to up- Uu ho mdone and aoddcn and pcr- ml. Ono mneuous popu.acc Of moe days To uat a squirt Of lemon m Ir
 n hae days ncrc was oncp.aee u sarnr whore an Jew and Gmmo amt and sinner mot on common ground and nat was Che Pack Train restaurant and had Che promoters of ho "nays of 9S" .ad a. Juneau one night thH u.ot. sueaI a r.nIoa of that once famous eating emporium fhoy would hay. mGa a er....r and more mcm- ary-ro.tne ht chan thcy did, In me. II was memories of tlc old p.eE T.m restaurant thHf caused no su.H.r 10 sock secluded cor- ner m. other night at Che Juneau Inu. and weep nearly .f mot quito a n.u.
 Tho pao. Train was opened by .rmr. and Lau lover twenty trr.e toar ago ard when tho bcsf ..r..t i'm ssaevay vm naaiblo only mra pack mm Hundreds of other
 uuun. opened within hc few months following hut there was an.r one Pack Train In those days .h. majority of Inc restaurants in s.aeruy opened witch 1 flourish. but ihrg usually wont out of business ..t tfo .uI of trc month and just be- Iore the ero.or and butcher called Go rane.. thrr bIs "CoIoc Ike your mother used Go matc' appeared on
 o-.s 70. f,.by-u.rbt restaurants u . surwy m those days and that rrau. H what drove nearly ey- or,body to Che Pack Train
 Thm to c.f ut tHc Pack Train vs am evidence ol prosperity Tho bc.. people ate at Che Pack Train and those who had tlc money were Inc .r.f People. uo matter what n.r had hceh ho.orc and no matter how ,aav got tae money When a m.mb. of Che "pu.cah' made a winning Inc celebrated Che event with Ia b.r dmor with Nmma Extra Dry ou He side. at Che Pack Train. Whom uu horn cleaned up few dollars hc celebrated Che oyout at Che racs Train n hecatoak and onions AU money looked alike Co .roy and Lou.e" The "Boostor' was s.r,oI as carefully os Che .uuI0r." and "Gum Boo. Kitty was accorded Che same treatment as was Che uIlc ol Che district judge
 Tho paoE Train was truly cosmo- noHm Many umo hae Che srol- Ter -one rherc for % meal when ho would climb onto stool between a nrote 1uaI man and Q Y. M c. A. orenry By Che umc hc had reached ho dcacrt stage of h.a meal "soapy" Smith would probably bo where Che professional man had sat while Che stool vacated by Che .YMCA. secretary would be occu- pied by Pow Clothes Molly and next