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The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
HOTEL ARRIVAI 2

Recent arrivals at the Wrangell Hotel are as follows:
 George O'Reilly, Seattle; MT. and Mrs. T. 2. Stevenson, Seattle: James Truitt; J. c. Greedy; w R. Overend. Boundary; H. L. Faulkner, Juneau: Albert Vile, Juneau; W. T. Funk, Seattle; Fred Waller, Ketchikan; Spencer Williams; Harry Watson |; c. KnutesGn: NJ S. Smith, Ketchi- kan; H. o. Purbaugh. Ketchikan; H. c. Patterson, Seattle; E. F. Zuern, Portland; A. c. Thompson, Juneau; S. Wallstedt. Juneau; Vir- ginia Peters, Petersburg; Verda Garner, Petersburg; Mrs. John Lab lers, Juneau; H. H. Waller, Peters burg; Wellman Holbrook, Juneau: Bill Stoll; Petersburg: Mrs. John c. Simpson. Telegraph Creek; G. A. Yardley, Vancouver; O. Landry, Prince Rupert; James s. MacDon- aid; o. T. Hodgscn, Telegraph Creek; W. A. Robertson. Vaneou- yer; George Edgar. Fort Fraser. B. C.; Harry Y. Brown; Geo. Bottler, Spokane.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
AVIATOR VISITS REMOTE
 AREAS OF ALASKA COAST

Back from Ire western coast of Alaska, just north of the mouth of the Kuskokwim river, where some of the territory's most primitive natives make their habitat, Pilot Harry Blunt, of the Pacific International Airways, returned to Anchorage yes terday with a plane-load of gold and Indian baskets and other curios pick ed up &long the way, says the Anchorage Times. The gold was taken aboard at Akiak, being a cleanup from the New York-Alaska dredge on Bear creek, and numerous of the baskets and other things were presented to him by natives. Pilot Blunt was joined at Akiak by Superintendent Garber of the office of Indian affairs.
 The natives on the mainland, at Chalit and Chickinak, were the most primitive Pilot Blunt had ever seen. They live in iugouts and their food for the must part consists of needle fish dipped in oil Clothing seemed to be almost as scarce as food, the majority of the villagers being very scantily attired.
 The Nunivak islanders appeared to be somewhat better off. They have houses there and reindeer, and the government. Is providing them with a new school where the plane landed in the western part of the island.
 It was the first time any of the settlements visited had ever seen an airplane and there was great wondermeut among the natives. They called the ship a big eagle and they gave Pilot Blunt presents for his mastery of such a great , bird He found some among the natives who had been cared for in their earlier years at Holy Cross and they were able to speak a little English. It also was observed i that they lived better than the rest 1 of the natives, having eontrived to build shelters with bits of old boats and drifts. The houses. for the most part, would not be considered good enough for pigs in farming com munity.
 ! There is a movement now under way, Pilot Blunt learned, to mo !e l the natives from that inhospitable section of Alaska to the Stony river district, where there are game and 1 fur and timber for food and shelter It is the plan to establish a reserva- !, tion there.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
WRANGELL ASSUMES OWNERSHIP
 OF LIGHT AND POWER UTILITIES

The Town of Wrangell has now definitely assumed municipal own ership of another public utility, having added a light and power de- pertinent through default of the owners of the franchise which has supplied that utility to the city.
 The city council last November in order to meet a civic emergency, was forced into taking ever the light and power business of the Wrangell Lumber and Power Co. The company was so heavily i'm volved financially that it could not make needed repairs to the light plant or in any way carry out the terms of it's franchise from the city under which it's business was con- ducted.
 In order to keep the town from being plunged into darkness, the city council as an emergency measure, erected a power plant on city property at the head of the bay, and took over the operation of the plant.
 For several months the council gave the company opportunity eith- ed to sell it's plant or to carry out the terms of it's franchise. It be- came increasingly apparent that the company could do neither of these things.
 A 200 h. p. Deisel engine gen. orator, switch board, excitors and other equipment bought during the winter by the company, were turn ed over to the city, the company forfeiting all equity that had ac- crued through the payments they had made on the new equipment.
 Since then the city has made such payments as were necessary on a part of the equipment, but has not assumed all the obligations entered into by the Wrangell Light and Power Co., when 1t bought the new equipfent last winter.
 The power plant as it stands has not the capacity to supply the de- mands of the town, to say nothing of the new Indian Industrial School which will buy it's current from Wrangell if it is available.
 The engine has carried an over load for. so long that interrupted service has been inevitable. This has imposed hardships on many business firms and has been an an- noyanee and inconvenience to all
 "a f. 1ff ,sf council during the past week en- tered into contract with the Interstate Power and Light Go. of
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
Trout Fry Planted
 At Lake Virginia

In response to a request by the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce, Dennis Winn. of the U. s. Bureau of Fisheries, sent Wrangell g con- signment of eastern trout fry from the Yes Bay hatchery for planting in Lake Virginia.
 The young fry, which numbered 25O0, arrived Tuesday evening on the Fisheries tender Crane in charge of Frank Hynes, bureau agent of the Ketchikan district. The fry measured about two and one-half inches in length and were placed in seven cans. The Chamber en- ployed two men to take charge of them after their arrival. The water had to be aerated every fifteen min utes that they were in the cans.
 The next day they were taken to Lake Virginia in charge of Shir- ley Baker, resident agent of the Bu- reau Of Fisheries. The fry had been so we'll cared for that all but three of the little fellows survived the trip. In three years the lake will abound in fine eastern brook trout.
 Other lakes in this vicinity which had been suggested for plant ings such as Pats Lake, Konk's Lake and Toms Place, were de- clared to be unsuitable as they con- tained Dolly Warden trout and salm- on, natural enemies of the young brook trout.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
MINK RANCHERS
 ARE SUCCESSFUL

Albert Carlson and Harold TGleff- sen were in town Wednesday from their mink ranch at Nibleck Island lin Ernest Sound, thirty miles from Wrangell.
 They started in the mink business two years ago and are doing well. Last winter they had seven females and four males of penned mink. The increase this year was 37 and as they have not so far lost either an old or young one, their pen mink now number AS. They are fed a mixed diet of fish with vegetables from the ranch garden.
 Several mink were released as an experiment on the island to grow wild" It is impossible to know what the increase has been. but Mir. Carlson believes from glimpses he has had of the animals that they are doing we'll.
 While the present market does not seem to warrant keeping on in the fur farming business, Carlson and his partner believe that before long there will be an upward trend in prices and when that time comes they intend to have as much fur as possible ready fer the market
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
GEOLOGICALLY FAVORABLE AREAS IN
 CASSIAR, STIKINE, SAYS DR. MANDY

been centered on placer. The de- velopment of the lode gold phase, however, will have an important bearing on the opening up Of the interior region.
 There is an extensive area of geologicaIIy favorable territory ly- ing between the foot of Dease Lake and the head of Cottonwood Lake along the west and east contacts of the Cassiar batholith, that war rants intensive exploration for lode gold occurrences of importance.
 "The development of placer areas shows increasing progress. Greater conservatism in this work is evident and the success of such operations is largely dependent upon the sound, conservative judgment that should be exercised in the exploita- tion of placer ground.
 Extensive areas of virgin terri tory are found to occur in the Dease Lake and especially in the McDames Creek areas. The i'm mediate necessity for the successful development of the whole interior country is sufficient and adequate transportation facilities.
 "The B, c. Department of Mines is alive to this fact and is anxious to cooperate in every aspect to supply this need where it is war ranted.
 with these facts in view the future for the development of the mining industry along the Stikine and interior sections is decidedly bright. Increasing mining activity ! will undoubtedly follow the restora- tion of world conditions tc normality."
 Dr. Mandy left on the Queen fol Ketchikan where he took passage on the Prince George for his head quarters Prince Rupert.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
PROMINENT PRESBYTERIAN
 OFFICIAL VISITS NFw CHURCH

Morning and evening services at the Presbyterian church last Sun day morning, were conducted by A. B. Keeler, D. D.
 Dr. Keeler Is director of the de- partment of building and property of the Board of National Missions of the United States. He is on an in spection trip of Presbyterian prop erty in Alaska.
 At the church services Dr. Keeler presented an inspirational message in a most interesting manner. He was the guest Of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce Monday at the noon lcncheon, and responded to a request from the president by telling a number of amusing stories and reciting several bits of poetry which he had written.
 He left on the Yukon Monday af- ternoon enroute to Fairbanks where he will dedicate the new Presby- terian church at that place.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
Magazine Article
 Ottends GrigOire
Local Man Corrects Authors Errors In Story of Wrangell Carved Totem.

E. F. Grigwire was one of the Wrangell readers of the American Magazine who took exception to a story in the October number written by E. Alexander Powell, in which he gives a garbled account of buy ing a stone carving in Wrangell. The point of his story was that the man selling the stone did not know it's true value. Grigwire read the story then sent the Ameri- can Magazine the following letter:
 Tn your October issue of the American Magazine, read with interest an article by E. Alexander Powell entitled Where to find a Fortune" until I came to his last experience, where he claims to have found a wonderful curio in Wran- gell, which he says is located on an island off the Alaskan coast. and there I baked.
 Every one of his assertions in regard to Wrangell is either pure fiction or crass ignorance. He's wrong when he says Wrangell i9 off the Alaskan coast as it is more than 100 miles inside the coast line. He's wrong again when he says he was one of the few that went ashore when the boat stopped for an hour, as all the boats stop more than an hour, and unless the boats stop late at night all the passengers go ashore, and they have nothing but admiration for the beautiful, clean and up-to-date little city.
 And again he says he entered a dilapidated eating house, presided over by a very old man with serving sandwishes to a lot of hungry men. He's wrong there also, for there has been nothing of that sort here for the last twenty years, as the eating places are alt up-to-date, and the patrons are served by prettT waitresses; in fact, the restaurants would be a credit to cities of much larger populations.
 And to cap the climax, the wonderful curio he bought never saw the grave of old Chief Skowls, but was made by a local man while testing out some new carving tools he had just acquired and was sold with a lot of old junk to Tom Case who sold it to the first gullibls tourist that came along, and E. Alexander was 'it.'
 He also states in Who's who in America that he was the first person to drive a car overland from Mexico to Alaska in 1913. If he did that there are number of in- ternatiCnal road builders who would like to know what he did with the road when hegot through using it The nearest a car ever came to Alaska overland was to Hazelton, B. O., and that is several hundred miles from Alaska
 "The country from HazeIton north is impossible to any vehicle but dog sleds and they only make short trips in the winter, following the line of the Canadian Telegraph Go. The general opinion of those in Wrangell who read the article, was that MT E. A. Powell had pipe dream and he'd better come out of it.
 "We also feel that the American Magazine has had a raw deal, but 1t will take more than this one article to make us go back on one of our favorite magazines"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
KILLS BLACK WOLF

A. Rasmussen, superintendent of the Wrangell schools, shot a black wolf Tuesday evening on the beach in front of his place out of Wran- gell on the Shoemaker Bay road. The wolf trotted out from the woods at Mrs. Wheeler's place and crossed the road in front of the car.
 The car seemed to bother the wolf and it trotted along the beach keeping ahead of the car but not crossing back into the woods. When in front of his place, MT. Rasmussen was able to kill him at the first shot.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
LEAVE FOR CALIFORNIA

Harry Swift who speLt the sum mer as stream watchman at Dewey vile for the U. S. Bureau of Fish cries. took passage on the Alaska Tuesday afternoon. He is enroute to Burlingame, California, where he will spend the winter with his daughter, Mrs. George Naeel, ~hoee husband is manager for a large paint company at that place.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02

A. c. Thompson, sales and service man for Remington Rand, who are represented in Alaska by the H. I. Lucas Office Equipment Go. of Ju- neau, has been a Wrangell yiistor this week. A Remington Rand rep resentatiye plans to call at each of the larger Alaskan towns not less than four times each year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
FOOD SALE AND TEA

St. Philips Guild will give food sale and tea the last Saturday in October according to an announce ment made at their last meeting. Further details will be announced later.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
PUBLIC MEETING

A cordial invitation is extended the general public, and to fisher men particularly, to meet with the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce at its quarterly meeting Saturday evening, October 3, at the Bills Club rooms at 7:3O o'clock.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere thanks for every act Of kindness extended to us in our bereavement. We especially thank the Alaska Native Sisterhood and Brotherhood for all they did for us and for the wife and mother who is gone.
 Otto Teller and Family.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
STEAMERS
Princess Lo-;-a

PrlnceSs Lo".-n
 The Princess Louise arrived from the south shortly after midnight, Wednesday, with the following pas sengers for wrangell: O. T. Hodg- son, James Macdonald, William Robertson, Agnes Simpson, Gerald Yardley. Harry Brown, George Ed gar, Oscar Landry.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
RED CROSS MEETING

The regular meeting of the executive board of the Red Cross will be held at the library, Monday evening, October 5, at 7:30 o'clock.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02

WANTED-To buy a rowboat. In- quire Lee Considine at the Wran- gell Hotel.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02

BORN-To MT. and Mrs. Ellery
 Carlson of Petersburg, on Sunday, September 27, a son, weighing 8 h pounda-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02
Local Items

Sam Cunningham started out Tuesday to take a party to the Stikine flats duck shooting but be- fore he was out of the harbor he got tangled up with a rope and dropped the propeller, so the hunt was off for the day leaving a bunch of disappointed would-be duck hunt CTS with a lot Of ammunition and nothing to shoot.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02

Miss Fanette Steele, former teach CT in the Wrangell schools and a member of the Forest Ridge Con- vent faculty, Seattle. the past two years, is teaching in the Sacred Heart convent, Menlo Parks, Cali fornia, this year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02

St Philips Guild will nett with Mrs. H. D. Campbell next Wednes- day evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02

Neil E. Grant has been recently appointed as Wrangell agent for th' Alaska Washington Airways Go.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02

Bert Tucker this week sold his residence property and five adjcin- ing lots in the north part of town to Neil E. Grant, who will take possession on November 1st.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02

The Eastern Star will meet Mon day night at o'clock at Redmen' Hall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02

The Ladies Aid will meet We'd nesday afternoon in the church parlors.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02

The Civic Club will meet Satur- day afternoon, October 3, at the library at 2:30 o'clock.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-10-02

A beautiful flag, nearly 20 feet in length, was given Mrs. J. H Wheeler, president of the school board, yesterday for the new school The flag is the gift of MT. and Mrs c. S. Chapin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-09
DRY CAMPAIGNERS
OPEN STAND HERE

Allied Campaigners for Prohibi-
ton, waging their fight for popular
support of the eighteenth amend
ment in 261 cities throughout the
country, open three-day stand in
Indianapolis this afternoon at 2:30
and tonight at in Cadle Taber-
nacle.
Purpose of the movement is to
''resell prohibition to the nation"
Leaders will appeal for better law
observance.
Bert c. Morgan, former prohibit
ton enforcement officer for Indiana,
is general chairman in charge of
the meetings. Foremost among the
first day speakers will be DR.. Ira
Landrith, chairman of the citizen
ship department of the Christian
Endeavor union,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-09

running and it started to roll into
the barn.
Waterman, one foot on the run
ming board, apparently had tried to
grasp the emergency brake on the
light truck when he was pinned
against the post.
His son said he heard several calls
for aid and looked toward the road
and did not find his father until
several minutes later when he went
to the barn.
Surviving him, in addition to VIII
liam Jr., are the widow. Mrs. Louise
Waterman: two sons, Elmer, r. r
8, Box 80, and Walter S. Water
man, 1719 South Emerson avenue
and two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Bulk
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-09
JUDGE DISQUAL|F|ES
ChamberIin Steps Down in
VehIing Suit.

Circuit Judge Harry o. Chamber
lin today disqualified himself in
the impeachment suit of Coroner
Fred w. Vehling, naming three Mar
ion county superior court judges
from whom special judge is to be
selected.
Suit was brought against the
coroner by James Holland, admins
traitor of the estate of the late John
Snyder, charging Vehling with un-
authorized appropriation of Snyder;
estate, valued at about $500.
Other suits are on file by HOLLAND
in superior and probate courts tx
recover the estate.
Judge Chembarlin nominated fol
special judge: Judges William A
Pickens, superior court three: Clar
ence E. Weir, superior court four
and Joseph r. Williams, superio
court one.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-09

Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, asked
to preside at the first meeting, de-
clined because of press of other
duties. He will give short welcome
address
Senator Arthur r. Robinson is
one of the local sponsors of the
movement He probably will pre-
side at one of the meetings.
According to Chairman Morgan
Louis Ludlow, Seventh district rep
resentative to congress, is a sponsor
of the local sessions.
Chief speaker during the cam
paign in indianapolis will be Daniel
A. Polling, national chairman of the
allied forces for prohibition.
Morgan announced he expects
delegations from surrounding cities
to attend the meetings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-09
CITY RECEIVES
BIDS ON PAVING
Sixteenth Street Widening
to Cost Nearly 100000.

Bids on widening and paving of
Sixteenth street from Delaware
street to Northwestern avenue were
received today by the city works
be |.
It of the section from Della
ware to Illinois streets is estimated
at $35,068 and the remainder at
$54,251. The roadway will be fifty
four feet wide.
Other bids received, to be tabu-
lated by A. H. Moore, city engineer,
were Speedway avenue, from Indi-
ana avenue to Sixteenth street,
$11,O77 and College avenue, MaSsa-
chusetts avenue to Eleventh street,
$26,666.
The board also confirmed resolu-
tons for improvement of Delaware,
from Thirty-eighth to Fortieth;
Michigan street, from Tibbs to Lit
tie Eagle creek; South Meridian
street section, from Southern ave-
nue. to Pleasant Run boulevard, and
Georgia street, from East to Noble
streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-09
MANIAC STAYS KIN
AND MAKES ESCAPE

Police were told that Emery, a
World war veteran, came to the
Eccles home. where his wife had
been living after becoming Sepa-
rated from him two months ago
The shooting followed soon after
police learned.
Templeton, it was recalled, was
imprisoned two months ago on an
insanity charge, later being re-
leased on a peace bond. Last win
ter relatives filed insanity suits
against him and attempted to have
him placed in an insane institution
The suits were dismissed in court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-09
MODEL PLANES TO FLY
II. S. knight to Direct Contest al
Airport Dedication.

Model airplane contest will be
conducted at the municipal airport
during its dedication, Sept. Is to 81
by H. S. Knight, contest manager
officials of the port announced to-
day.
Don Burnham of West Lafayette
national outdoor champion in 1880
and one of the competitors for the
Sir Charles Wakefield cup has been
invited to enter a plane in the con-
test. Knight said.
Prizes for winners in the contest
are first, $25; second, SIS; third
$40. and five prizes of SIS each. The
planes will be demonstrated in
front of the grandstand at the
dedication.