The Wrangell sentinel., 1928-11-08
Issue of April f, 1907)

lIlC llSul TUT two UT three WeehS, Of until an electrician can be procured from Portland to take charge of the plant, Fred Congdon, who has op- erated the plant for the past four months, severed his connection with the management last Monday.
 The Ella Rohiffs came up from Ketchikan Monday night and left out at 7:30 Tuesday morning with mail and passengers for the west coast. This voyage began the week. ly trips of the mail boat.
 J. A. Mason had some hard luck Sunday last. He came in from his home in the Narrows with his sloop, and Saturday stocked up with pro visions, ready to leave for home Sun day morning. When he started for l his sloop there was nothing of her visible above water except the mast, the boat having sunk in some unac- countable manner during the night. She was lowed around onto the flats in the rear of Waters store and when the tide receded, was emptied and put in condition to sail. All the provi- sions except canned goods were ruin ed by the salt water.
 The Helen Payne came up from Lake Bay cannery Monady.
 Capt. F. H. Bold of Ketchikan spent day or two in town this week.
 J. A. Mason and son, Colonel, and Walter Dort came in from Mason vile, Thursday last, and spent sever al days in town.
 Frank Levi, who left for Klawack in the Ella Rohiffs, says that Capt. Swift will be up some time during the present month. The new boiler for the steamer Challenge has not yet arrived, being delayed on account of railroad strike.
 With two tickets in the field, the regular annual municipal election passed off Tuesday, April 2, (19OO in perfect peace, and became an item in the history of the town of Wran- gell.
 Monday little surprise was sprung by the circulation of fly bill which read: Vote the Independ- ent Ticket Straight and Get Square Deal" When this ticket was nomi- mated we are not informed. How ever, it was good one, and contain ed the names of seven of Wrangell's conservative and successful business men to fill the offices of councilmen for the ensuing year. Besides endors- | ing the names of P. c. Mccormack, Donald Sinclair, H. D. Campbell and Dr. Wm. Hughes, all of whom ap- peared upon the Citizens Ticket, the Independent Ticket carried the names of John G. Grant, Walter Wa ters and Fred Wilson, making an ex- cellent and exceptionally strong ticket.
 While the voting and |" 'lectioneer- ing" was carried on and entered into with trifle more interest than has formerly been shown, be it said to | the credit of all citizens that there were no disgraceful brawls or any other attempts at violence, as usual ly attend elections in the larger l as4 fAu hn passed off so quietly as to cause scarcely a ripple of excitement
 Following is a list of the nominees, together with the vote boiled by each: P. c. Mccormack, 93; Donald Sinclair, 68; Geo. H. Barnes, 3S; H. D. Campbell, 63;. J. G. Grant, 5O; William Hughes, 53; Al Osborn, 45; Elmer Prescott, 40; William Lewis, 40; Walter Waters, AS; J. F. Collins, 34; Fred Wilson, 59; Frank Smith, 35; Scattering, 8.
 Having received the largest num- Der of the votes cast, the following seven men were elected to compose the common council for the ensuing year: P. c. Mccormack, H. D. Camp bell, Donald Sinclair, Fred Wilson, John G.. Grant, Walter Waters, Wm. Hughes.
 The vote for school board officers was as follows, quite a number of ladies voting: For Treasurer-Mrs. Barnes, 50; L. Nj. Churchill, SS; Scattering, '. For Secretary-Mrs. Wheeler, 79; T. J. Case, 52; Scatter ing, z. The school board for the en- suing year will be: H. c. DeVighne, L. M. Churchill, Mrs. J. W. Wheeler. F. H. Gray, Wm. Cook and c. Ed ward Weber were the judges of this election, while Lauros Milligan and N. J. Svindseth were clerks, which insures the fact that the election was