The Wrangell sentinel., 1929-11-21
21 Years Ago

sue of the Alaska Sentinel pub lished by George c. L. Snyder at Wrangell, on September 3, 1908;
 W. G. Thomas will install gaso- line power in the steamer Ira.
 J. W. Gano has put a new roof on the Shakes house occupied by his family.
 Fred Camper writes from Blanch- ard, Wash, that the family are all we'll and doing nicely.
 After prospecting for two months in the vicinity of Le Conte glacier, Joe Cassatt returned last Saturday.
 Mrs. Lulu Wadding came up from Loring by the last Humboldt, to spend a few days visiting rela- tiyes and friends before leaving for San Francisco to spend the win ter.
 Earl West has bought the trim little launch Ethel R, and will use it in logging fishing trapping, etc. This is the best small boat at Wrangell, without an exception.
 We are informed that the Mitch ell brothers, who are operating a giant in the Cassiar, have recently had another cave-in at their dig gings which will prevent further profit this year.
 Wrangell public schools opened their seasons work Tuesday morn ing, with Miss Pierson as principal and instructress of the advanced room, while Miss Butler has charge of the primary grades.
 Ricard Hofstad has had some inn provements made to the cabin of the launch Helen H.
 Dairyman Frank Smith is build ing a new woodshed at his home in the eastern part of town.
 Wm. Fletcher and Georeg Kla- quitz have been having a go with "Job's comforters," recently, but both are rapidly improving.
 Fred Brockman writes in from Sarkar that the men for whom he advertised in the Sentinel have been procured, and the work at the salt cry goes merrily on.
 Miss Jocelyn Foulkes, who has been spending the summer at Wrangell, left on the Humboldt for her home in Portland, Oregon.
 Admiral Johansen has had cab in built over the entire hold of his launch Duckland, rendering her more comfortable for picnic parties
 Frank Waterbury and Jeff Cas- son will now have to renounce their vows to the church, each hay ing Monday received new gaso line engine, which they intend in- stalling in their boats.
 Mrs. Pucey, who taught at the native school the past season, and is to have the same school for the ensuing season, was a passenger for Wrangell on the Humboldt, but passed on up to Juneau to attend the teachers institute.
 A dance was ribbed up" by Fred Leonard last Saturday eVe- ming in honor of his old-time chum, Kenneth Logan, whom he had not seen for over nineteen years, and who is 'one of the crew of the steamer Chilkat.
 The family of George H. Barnes left by the Humboldt yesterday for Anacortes, Wash, where they will take up their residence.
 The steamer Hazelton last week wound up the river freighting for this season, and pulled out Tuesday morning lOr IuS ohoehd ii'oi'
 The Lewis & Fletcher Fishing Go. has finished it's pack of hump back salmon bellies, and is now turning it's attention to salting CO., hoes. Before the season ends the company will have put up several hundred barrels of fine fish and bellies. They are at Whale Bay,
 Guy V. Carson, Alex Vreatt and Carl Shumacher came down last week from their prospect on the ls- kut, bringing some specimens Of ore which look like good stuff. There are several different values represented, and the specimens of galena are beauties. The specimens have been on exhibition in the win dow of the Wrangell Drug Co.