The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-01-23
Twenty-twO Years Ago

Inspectors Whitney and Newhall have been Investigating the cause of the Star of Bengal wreck, the in- quiry being held at the Wrangell Hotel. We are unable to give much information further than to state that the testimony given is favor able to the exoneration of the tug captains from blame in the matter.
 If you have anything in the line of mosses, ferns, berries, flowers, vegetables, shells or any other Alas ka product, that is in any way beautiful, rare or extraordinary, hand it in to the committee of the Ladies Auxiliary. Let's make good showing at the Fair, and ap- prise the world, of the fact that the people of WrangeIl are proud of their town and neighborhood.
 Francis J. Heney, the attorney who threshed out the Oregon land frauds, and has since been promin- ently identified with the fight against the Frisco grafters, was last week shot at his desk by an ex- convict saloon keeper named Haas. Heney had formerly caused the dis missal of Haas from a jury on the grounds of having been convict. nd one day he walked up to Heney, who was reading at a desk in the court room, and shot him through the head with big revolver. Heney will recover.
 The effect of the indifference of the federal government to the well fare of the Alaskan Indian is shown by the following rather pathetic in- cident taken from real life. A young native woman was recently released from jail where she had been sent on a charge of adultery. Upon her her liberation she proceeded to get beastly drunk in an attempt to be returned to jail. Asked by a kind white lady why she acted so, the native woman replied: 'I can get no work to do; my baby's father is sick and cannot support us; the only way can get food for me and my baby is to do some wrong and get put in jail" Parallel cases are of almost weekly occurance.
 Astoria Budget, 18th uIt.: Taken as a whole, the salmon pack of Southeast Alaska has been far from satisfactory, says the Pacific Fish of Wrangell Narrows had but little trouble in filling their cans they were compelled to do so with hump back and dog salmon owing to the very small run of red salmon. South of Wrangell Narrows there was not only a short run of red salmon but also of the humpbacks. The run of echoes which is not yet over in places, was small. But few king salmon are canned in this section owing to the heavy demand for them mild-cured. It is probable that when the returns are in, it will be found that the red salmon pack of this section will have dropped off more than fifty per cent, as com pared with that of last year.
 Looking Towards Waterworks
 A meeting was held at Council Chambers in Patenaude's Building, Thursday evening last, for the pur- pose of considering the advisability of raising a fund for purchasing a gasoline engine and pump to be placed somewhere on the water front, with pipes leading around town, for protection against fire. However, after the meeting opened, it developed that some proper ty owners did not favor expending tue duOuuL neCoSSdiy Co A1o pAoIOS- tion alone, when by adding a few hundred dollars more, system of waterworks could be put in that would assure a perpetual supply of pure water for domestic and power purposes as well.
 The meeting was excellently at- tended, and was organized by the election of Mayor P. c. Mccormack as chairman and Geo. Snyder as secretary. The purpose of the meet ing was set forth by the chair and considerable pro and con discussion took place.
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