The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-05-09
Peering Into
 Wrangell's Past

from Douglas on the Humboldt.
 Mrs. Kate Nelson went to Ket- chikan on the Humboldt, where she will visit friends.
 Mir. and Mrs. 0. P. Brown went down on the Humboldt on their way to their home in Minneapolis.
 John Mantle is spending the week in town.
 A cousin of Mrs. Lemieux came up on the Seattle from Tacoma for a visit.
 Will Gano Saturday last killed a big swan out of a flock which had been attracted within range of his rifle by Will Taylor's captive swan.
 Peter L. Jensen, Sam Cunning ham and Frank Lyon left Sunday in the General Lawton for hunt on Duncan Canal.
 The school children had. jolly time at a Hallowe'en party given at the residence of Mrs. L. R. Milli- gan, Thursday evening last. All present had a great big good time.
 Operator McNurney of the local cable force was confined to his room a portion of the week, threat ened with appendicitis. He has re- covered, however.
 Rev. H. P. Corser was given priests orders by Bishop Rowe on All Saints Day. The ordination ceremony took place in Trinity Episcopal church, Seattle. He re- turned home on the Seattle.
 Katalla people recently went through a period of fasting on ac- count of the inability of either ships or lighters to land with pro visions. The chief article of diet was salt pork.
 Earl West returned to Wrangell on the Seattle. He said he had been back to Michigan and other states, but finding the weather too cold, came back to stay through the win ter.
 Al Osborn and two other men left on Monday for AIS ranch on Browns Island, to build new house. Al had fine lot of potatoes growing there, but somebody re- gently paid the place a little visit and dug up and carried off every potato.
 Geo. H. Barnes and Orville and Bert Palmer came in from the Brad field camp last week After mak- ing a trip each to the Farragut Bay and Bradfield camps, the company will suspend operations for the win winter.
 J. H. Wheeler, who recently bought the Collins wharf, has been having a lot of improvements made to the property. The buildings on the east side of the approach to the wharf have been moved over against the brewery building. long new building has been added and all divided up into comfortable sized rooms. Wheeler says it is his intention to furnish quarters for fifty bachelors, most of them being already engaged.
 Attorney Rodman Sunday received letter from the gentleman who was taking the live mountain goat from here to the Bronx Zoologi sel Gardens, in which he stated tiat tho goat died after req hing Penn sylvania. He could not be induced to eat, and although every effort was made to keep him alive, star vation did it's work The goat at 1 tracted a great deal Of attention throughout the long eastern trip. 
 All the enthusiastic Republicans of Wrangell precinct met at the | Council chambers in Rcd GIen's haH Monday evening. in response to a all by P. c, Mccormack, commit teeman for this precinct, to elect | three delegates to represent this precinct at the Republican terri rial convention which meets in Ju- neau this month.
 After electing M. F. Inman to the chair and George Snyder, as secre- tary, the meeting proceeded to bal- lot informally and elected the fol- | lowing three men in the order named: P. c. Mccormack, L. M. Churchill, George H. Barnes. The