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The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02
BIDWELLS ARE HOSTS
 AT TWO DAYS PICNIC

MT. and Mrs. George Bidwen gave a two days picnic last Sun day and Monday on their cruiser, Vigilant, visiting MT. and Mrs D. B. Harvey at their home on Dun can Canal, Woewodski Island. Those going as guests were the Misses Katherine Harvey, Irene Coulter, Wilma Corbin, Fannette Steele, Frances Steele, Eva Hauser and Eva Cummins, Messrs. Harris Harms and Anthony Steele. Cards dancing and outdoor sports were enjoyed and all report having splendid outing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02
Twenty-three Arrive on the Alaska

The Northwestern arrived from Seattle Monday night with the fol- lowing passengers for Wrangell:
 From Seattle: M. L. Burke, c. Buker, Marie A. Collins, Miss Ann Hobbs, Mrs. Charles Early, Anna M. Colline, Miss Early.
 From Ketchikan: MT. and Mrs Lester D. Henderson, Joyce Hen derson, Geo. H. Mullins, W. A. Sherman, Mrs. S. B. Morris, Rev. J. Robats, J. Robarts, Mrs. Young, B. Abbott, Hugh Helen, Dadie, Brown, 0dell steen, Billie Young, Ethel Bye.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02
A. VREATT HEADED FOR
 HIS ISKUT CLAIMS

Alex Vreatt will leave for his Iskut claims the latter part of the week He is taking two men witt him to brush out the trails and make the necessary repairs to bridges, cabins. etc. in prepara tion for the visit of an engineer who will examine the property this summer. Mir. Vreatt says that the property has been bonded.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02
CTS. some forty claims being

miners, some forty claims being worked.
 There has been good deal or talk by some of the older compa- nies of prospecting outlying creeF' tbis season. On several of these fair values have been obtained, but inc bedrock has not been reached.
 The Sheep Creek Company is in terested in a property wnicn iles on the north side of Sheep oreeA, about two and one-half miles rom the Engineer mine, on wnicn the company found very encouraeins results last summer, some or tne ore being exceedingly rich Tn goia This property, in so far as deys,- .s, oped to date, shows as tree-nain- ing proposition.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02
PUBLIC NOTICE

Earl West has rendered his res ignation as town marshal with the request that he be released from service at the earliest date possible. Any citizen desiring to be ap- pointed town marshal to succeed MT. West is requested to make ap- plication in writing to the town council.
 Applications should be 1lled with the town clerk.
 By order of the Council.
 J. w. PRITCHETT,
 Town Clerk.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02

The little three-year-old son of Mrs. James Gillen broke it's arm Thursday. The child had it's inju- ry attended to by Dr. Smith. Mrs. Gillen is sister of Mrs. Clarence Lewis and with her three children is here visiting friends and rela- tives from Haines, where her hus- band is an officer in ChiIkoot Bar racks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02

R. w. Wiggans, Alaska manager for the Union Oil Company with headauarters at Ketchlkan 's urned home on the Alameda Weo- ,esday morning after spending a week in Wrangell on business con nected with his company.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02
WOLF BOUNTY LAW
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of
 the Territory of Alaska:

the Territory of Alaska:
 Section l. That there be and hereby is placed upon every hair seal inhabiting the inland waters and all waters adjacent to the southern coast of Alaska and east of the 152nd meridian, a bounty of S2.00, said sum to be paid in ac- cordance with the provisions of this Act.
 Section Q To obtain said boun- ty, any person killing a hair seal within the limits herein prescribed in Alaska, after the passage of this Act, shall, as soon as possible. ex- hibit, to any United States Com missioner, United States Postmas- ter, United States Assistant Post master, United States Assistant Postmaster or Notary Public with in the Territory of Alaska, so much of the skin tor sealp), taken from the head of said hair seal, intact, as to show the whole face, includ- ing both eyeholes and both earss and shall subscribe to a certificate in substantially the following form:
 I,......., of ........, Alaska, hereby certify that on the ...... day of ...., 19.., I killed ....... hair seals and took from their heads the scalps herewith exhibit tory of Alaska; that no poison or other means was employed that might cause the wanton destruc- ton of other animals or birds; that I am justly entitled to the bounty of Two Dollars ($2.00) for each hair seal scalp exhibited, un- der the laws of Alaska. Total number. ..... Total amount s.....
 (Signed) .........s.. WITNESS:
 Section 3. In the presence of the United States Commissioner, United States Postmaster, United States Assistant Postmaster or Mo- tary Public, and after obtaining the United States Commissioner United States Postmaster's, United States Assistant Postmaster's or Notary Public's signature to the above certificate, the person mak- ing the above certificate shall en- close the same in an envelope which he shall attach to mailable package containing the sealps ex- hibited, and mail the same to the Treasurer of the Territory of Alas ka, at Juneau, Alaska. Upon re- ceipt of such certificate duly signed and accompanied by the scalps of the hair seal so killed, the Treas urer of Alaska shall forward the amount due to the person so kill ing said hair seal, and shall then destroy the scalps so exhibited.
 Section i. Any person making a false certificate for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining any money from the Treasurer of the Territory of Alaska under the pro- visions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be pun ished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first offense and not more than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) for second or other offense, or be imprisoned for per iod of not more than six months for the first offense, and a period of not more than one year for a sec ond or other offense, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the dis cretlon of the Court.
 Section 5. An emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act shall be in full force and effect from and after it's passage and ap- proval.
 Approved May ?, 1927.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02
Twenty for Telegraph Creek

~ The Hazel B No. 2 sailed at 1:30 Monday afternoon with the follow ing passengers for Telegraph Creek:
 H. Briner, Mrs. s. Benton, H. H.. Irwin, Gus Wedin, A. L. Gift, John Osborn, A. H. Bryant, F. J. Friedle. Ned Fletcher, Larry Laochelle. stanley Jekyl Harris Harms, Richard Suratt, Verne Elliott, D. Brown, Mrs. S. 0. Burlington, Mrs. M. Sexton, Mrs. Harry Coulter Dennis Hyland and little son.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02
RECOVERING FROM
 GOITRE OPERATION

Word has been received in Wral gell that Mrs. Loyal Binkley whe underwent an operation for an ad vaneed case of eXophthalmic goitre last week in Seattle is making a good recovery. Dr. King, goitre specialist, was the surgeon in charge of the operation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02
Exnlorer Coming

The Coast and Geodetic boat Ex- plorer is to be stationed at Wran- gell from July 15 to October S1 ac- cording to advices received in Wrahgell this week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02

Have your chart made now Friday and Saturday will be your only opportunity. Beverly ho6arts at the Wrangell Hotel. S2.0o for a full analysis.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02

ATLIN-The Engineer mine has been carrying on extensive deVel- opment work this winter, having sunk a large shaft about 3O0 feet. On cross-eutting the vein very good ore was struck. The mill will probably be operated again in the early summer. The operations covered last summer assure thai good results will be obtained. The power plant in all probability will be increased this summer. The machinery is ordereai to bring the total capacity up to 1,2OO horse power.
 The AtIin SilverLead mine was in operation all last year, and MT. Ruffner, who has just returned from a visit to New York, intends pushing extensive development. Showings at the present time are exceedingly favorable, there being nine feet of good ore in the two tunnels showing eight inches or ruby silver in the center. The At lin Silver-Lead will in all probaDll- ity build tramway this summer to convey the ore down the mountain. They will operate crew or apout twenty-eight men.
 The Ogdad Mining company Limited, will be commencing oe- yelopment work early this spring. Several other properties with en- couraging showings will be oper- ated in that district this summer.
 Placer mining will be active tnls season. Pine Creek will be .,. opep- per ating again as soon as weather con- ditiong permit. Birch Creek, Mc- Kee Creek, Copper Creek and Boul- der Creek will also be operating Spruce Creek, which has been t., largest producer in the district VIII in All probability live up to US ranutation this summer. It mas heen mined entirely by individual
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02

pr. L.. c. Smith will leave on the Aleutian for Anchorage where he has been subpoenaed as witness in the Lacksonen murder case. The Doctor states that he will return at the earliest date possible.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02

NGION-President Cool idge yesterday sent to France a letter Of thanks for the reception which had been given to Captain Lndburgh on his arrival in France from his transatlantic flight.
 MONTREAL = Captain Rene Fonek, French flying Ace, whose plane was consumed by flames when he attempted a trans=Atlan- tic flight last summer, announced that a new plane is under con struetton in which he will try to fly from New York to Paris.
 MADRID - Official communfca- tions stated that Commander De Pinedo. Italian world flyer had ar rived at Horta in the Azore Islands by steamship. He said he would continue the flight that was halted when he was forced down in the Atlantic 0ceans
 CHIeAG0-At least twenty per sons have been killed and damage estimated at a million dollars done by eloudbursts which deluged the states of Kentucky and Virginia according to reports from Ashland. Kentucky. Nine are known to be dead in Sandy Valley six of whom lost their lives at Roxyana when the river burst it's bounds and swept cabins before it. Houses have been washed away and rail road tracks swept off roadbeds.
 
 AUGUSTA. Ga.-Four United States Army aYiators were burned to death today when their plane nose dived five hundred feet and hit a high voltage wire and plunged in flames to the ground. Several thousand people saw the plane, one of fourteen bombers that had participated in the ma neuyers at San Antonio The plane suddenly yeered out of line when the left motor failed. The bodies of the four victims had been almost cremated by the time they were ex- trected from the wreekage
 BOISE, Idaho-Dr. E. E. Lau- baugh has returned from Twin Falls with the prize Friday-the- thirteenth story of coincidences.
 It seems the doctor was driving toward Twin Falls on that fateful day, when he saw an auto ahead of him leave the road and upset in the ditch. He hurried up and found Mrs. Agnes Lloyd of San Francisco, grooming in the wreck age. Coincidence No. 1 entered, in the prompt appearance of the phy- sician who discovered that the injured woman had suffered a broken leg. He started to repair the damage, and had to use his jack handle for splint.
 But we haven't any bandages, " he suddenly said.
 That's all right" declared the injured woman. 'I'm a nurse and you'll find a supply in the pocket of my car" Coincidence No. 2.
 And while Doctor Laubaugh was making the patient eom.ortaDie= s=n drove truck. A courteous stran- ger dismounted and approached with folding cot, which he offer ed Ito make the sufferer more comfortable"
 Just how did you happen tc have this very opportune cot?' asked both physician and nurse.
 "Why, you see, I'm an under taker and I have lots of things in my car that might come handy in case like this, replied the stran ger.
 The undertaken spared the feel ings of the patient but later told the doctor that the ''other things in his truck were two tombstones.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02
NOTICE TO FIREMEN

Big Smoker and EIectlon or UI. ficers at the regular meeting Mon. t,ay night. All Bremen are urged to be present at this meeting. Those members who are not in the habit of attending will prob ably have their names stricken from the roll.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02

Ernest Kirberger, well known merchant of Rake, was aboard the Alaska Monday night en route from Seattle to Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02

c. P. Bussinger, service repre- sentative of the Real Silk Hosiery Mills and the northern Wooler Mills arrived from Juneau last week and is spending some time in Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02
RED CROSS BENEFITS

4 Red Cross benefit entertain ment consisting of home talent vaudeville and movie program was given al the WrangeIl Theatre las. Friday evening to a large and ap- presiatiye audience.
 The program opened with d aaSs Hee aad comedy 1 graceful tango Ian Cd by Miss Fanuette Steele an ar harris Harms in costume, was the openng number oI The Yauae vile program An Irish Jig 10. lowed. which was danced by En- gene and George Calvin in the cos tune of the old time Irish gentry Eugene impersonated a young IT. ishman and George. q fair colleen. Their sketch was received with en- thusiasm to which they responded win short encore. R N. Wig gans of the Union Oil Company, won much applause with group of songs and a monologue after which Captain Jinks9 brought down the house with q Chinese song.
 The vaudeville concluded with an amusing sketch Of several nun bers beginning with a Ghal$ Tall by w. B. Burke. Others taking part in the sketch were James No Ian. James Wheeler, Jr., Wilfred Stump and Don Cameron.
 4 movie feature, Dangerous Pleasure closed the evening ea tertainment Due to the geuer- osity of Wesley Sornberger. mana ger of the Wrangell Theatre tho affair netted the Red Cross S64
 The Rummage Sale held as Red Cross benefit for the flood sui ferers at the Wrangell Laundry last Saturday netted S41.25. Mrs M. o. Johnson. chairman of tho committee for the benefit, was as sisted by the following sub-com- mittees; Soliciting, Mrs. l. C.. Bjorge, Mrs. A. l. Curr. Mrs. W. C. Jensen; Receiving, Mrs. Della Coulter, Mrs. HID. Campbell; Sales Mrs Digby Coehrane. Mrs 0. H.. Whaley Mrs. ]. W. Pritchett.
 Dr. o. H. Wnaley. treasurer ot the Wrangell chapter O. the Amer ican Red Cross. is in receipt of 1he following letter under date Of May 25th, from R. k. Arne. acting as sistant to James L. Fieser, uationa Red Gross vice chairman, with headquarters al San Francisco
 My Dear Dr. Whaley.
 Ne are in receipt of your
 check for $75.00 to be applied
 on the Mississippi disaster re-
 lief fund This makes a total
 of S15000 from the Wrangell.
 Alaska, chapter.
 Please express to your good
 citizens our appreciation for
 their response and assure
 them that every cent contrib
 uted is greatly needed.
 Very sincerely yours.
 R. E. ARNE.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02

Bishop ]. R. Crimont who has been on short trip to the States came north on the Alaska the first of the week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02

Are you in your righ, vocation Beverly Robarts will make 2 char for S200
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02
NEWS DISPATCHES FROM ALL OVEK
 THE WORLD

WAsHINGTON-President Cool idge yesterday sent to France a letter Of thanks for the reception which had been given to Captain Lindburgh on his arrival in France from his transatlantic flight.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02

Harry Acheson, assistant cash fer of the. Bank of Alaska at Cor dova, was aboard the Yukon We'd nesday en route to the States on two months vacation. MT Ache son was connected with the Wran- gelI bank during the years of 19l7 and 1918.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02
COMMITTEE.

w. R. Neville. travelling repre- sentative of J. B. Caro- & Co.,, was in Wrangell the first of the week Mrs. Neville and little daughter came south from Juneau on the Yukon Wednesday. MT. Neville joined them here for Ketchikan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-06-02

MONTREAL = Captain Rene Fonek, French flying Ace, whose plane was consumed by flames when he attempted a trans=AtIan= tic flight last summer, announced that new plane is under con struction in which he will try to fly from New York to Paris.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20
Hills Bros Coffee

you can buy Hills Bros. Coffee.
Ask for it by name and look for
the Arab on the can. Mail the
coupon above for your free copy
of our illustrated booklet-"T
Art of Entertaining"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20
FIRE DESTROYS
P AR t OF C. O.
REPAIRS PLANT

Fire OF undetermined origin las;
night almost totally destroyed the
repair shack on top of the crane
isle OF. the Copper Queen smelter
The blaze broke out about 6:5G p
m. and was not extinguiShed by a
force Of 20 men and two fire pumps
and hose lines under direction OF
William Van Wrinkle, smelter fire
chief, for an hour.
Although the definite cause OF the
fire is not known, it is believed to
have started in rubbish left in the
shack by workmen. Before the blaze
was finally brought Under control a;
e:45 o'clock almost the entire roof OF
the smelter was on fire, Van Wrinkle
said. No one was injured and those
who saw The blaze reported that it
was handled in competent man
ner, apparatus at hand being con-
sidered.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20

Later in the day Newell w. Edison, asSo-
ciate chairman of the national COM
mittee on social hygiene, spoke on
Safeguarding Adolescence"
Four schools were awarded prizes
TODAY for leading in their respective
divisions. The Roosevelt school, Tue
son, was awarded loving cup for the
outstanding achievement during the
past year. The Roskruge school, also
of Tucson. received a state flag for
having the largest enrolment in the
state. Creighton school, of Maricopa
county, was also presented with state
flag for showing the largest percentage
of gain in membership, and another
flag was presented to Joseph City,
Navajo county, for having hundred
per cent membership of mothers
fathers. teachers and grandmothers.
Press books, showing the years
activities of each organization, were
selected from the following schools to
be sent to the national convention to
be held in Oakland, Calf, May 21:
Grand. Canyon, Stafford; Mansfield,
Tucson; Madison, Phoenix; Noftsger
Hill, Globe; Washington, WinSlow;
Roosevelt, Tucson; Menlo Park and
Roskruge, both of Tucson.
Members of the nominating commit
tee, appointed today, are: Mrs. Fred
Smith, Phoenix; Mrs. L. B. Hart, Tue
son; Mrs. c. L. Tuschka, Globe Miss
Mary Brown, WinsloW, and Mrs. John
Langdon, Clemenceau.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20

Cliff Stevens, briggs, Idaho.
These. persons lost their lives when
they were. caught in wall Of water
20 feet high, released when the dam
formed by g. slide June "A, 1925, from
Sheep mountain, went out under pres
sure of water from melting SHOWS. they
were at Kelly, three miles below the
dam. The entre town, built on tae
river bottom lands and having a popu-
lation of 75, was wiped out.
The wave Of water took everything
before it and piled up a raft of timber
more than 200 feet in length. AS these
piled up against bridge after bridge
en- route down the Gros Ventre and
Snake rivers the wave flatteEed out
over the lowlands and by the time the
water reached here its force had prac-
tically been spent.
The United States forestry service
reports the Swan valley bridge with q
span CT 400 feet had torn loose, while
the. approaches to jackson bridge have
been washed away. Several smaller
bridges were carried away and access
to the immediate vicinity Of the wash
ont is impossible.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20
Emily Harding and
Frances Bennett
Get Scholarships

The senior girls scholarship Oh
1ered annually by the Business and
Professional Women's club was
awarded to Emily Harding and
Frances Bennett, each carrying d
two years scholarship at the Tempe
State Teachers college, beginning in
September.
The Business Women's club has
paid out $500 in scholarships dur
ing the past three years, and now
have two girls benetiting by this
scholarship at Tempe. The scholar
ship of two girls that were awarded
this honor is uniformly above the
average and the, choice was made by
the club members
The first girl to receive the bene-
fits Of this scholarship was RUDY
Speer Rice, now teacher in thc
Douglas schools. Ada Squire, the
second girl to receive this scholar
ship, will he graduated from Tempe
college this June. Flora SeWell, the
third girl 10 benefit by this award,
has one more year to finish.
Miss Harding and Miss Bennett
will begin their scholastic work in
Septenlbe..
The business and Professional
Women's club has done much for
the community and for the schools
OF Douglas by awarding these schol-
arships> Interest in school work bet
ter citizens ard closer and better
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20
Woman Will Be Tried
In Connection With
Mathis Disappearance

TUCSON, May 10 R.-Mrs. Eva
Dugan, charged with the theft of an
automobile said to be the property of
A. j. Mathis, aged rancher who mys-
teriously disappeared in January, will
go on trial here next Wednesday. Mrs.
Dugan was arrested in White Plains,
N. " after a search that extended half
way across the continent.
The Mathis automobile was brought
back to Tucson from Berger, Texas, by
Sheriff Jim Mcdonald, of Pima county
Efforts to find the missing rancher
have proved futile, and local authori-
ties are of the opinion that he met
with foul play But a few days after
Mathis had been missing, Mrs. Dugan
also disappeared. When arrested she
denied any knowledge of Mathis
whereabouts.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20
I. I. A. MEETING
COMES TO CLOSE
IN CRAND5CANYO

GRAND CANYON, May 10 .t#0.-The
most successful Of all Arizona Parent
Teacher association conventions came
to a close here today. Outstanding
among the business of the closing ses-
sion was the awarding of the next
annual convention to Tucson, the pre-
'senting Of prizes to the various schools
of the state and the appointment of a
nominating committee to report back
at the next convention.
The principal address Of today's ses-
sion was delivered by Joy Elmer Nor
gan, editor Of the National Educational
Association Bulletin, who spoke on
''The Parent : Teacher Movement y
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20
COLLAPSE OF DAM
KILLS Z; DAMAGE
TO PROPERTY Big

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 10 (Py.--
Toll Of lives claimed, when the Gros
Ventre river slide" dam went out
yesterday remained at seven tonight,
while property damage will go into
tens of thousands of dollars. No con-
certed effort has been made to check
the loss of livestock and the damage
to several bridges spanning the Snake
river, into which the torrent rushed,
will probably not be known until after
the high water recedes after the. snow
meIts, some time next month.
Mrs. Fred Lovejoy; Mrs. Smith, sis
ter of Mrs. Lovejoy; Mr.. and Mrs
Needy and son. given names unknown;
j. F. AlroY. all of Kelly, Wyo., and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20

WASHINGTON, May 10 lP.-Riding
has grown into popularity among
Washington debutantes and govern
ment employees alike
The first cinder path was laid out
south of the White House at the direc-
ton of President Roosevelt. During
his administration, q number of saddle
horses were installed in the White
House stable, and it has never been
without them since, although they have
had little work to do since President
Coolidge took office.
Since Roosevelt, with hard riding,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20

many notables were present.
The appeal OF riding no longer is
confined. to the socially prominent but
has dEawn many government employees,
men and women, to the bride paths
with the increase Of stables which make
O speciality Of renting steeds.
The early morning and late after
noon are the usual hours for taking
the air from q saddle, but the paths
seem never wholly deserted, not even
in the hilly sections CT Rock Greek
park, which require skillful horseman-
ship.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20
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