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The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12
SURVEY EXPEDITION BOAT
 FINISHES WORK IN ALEUTIANS

The coast and geodetic survey vessel Westdahl, a 75-foot ship that has been engaged during the past summer as unit of the Navy's Aleutian island survey ex- petition, is due to reach Seattle this morning.
 The Westdahl has been stationed at Atka island, doing photograph ic and geodetic survey work in the islands harbor, Nazan bay. This island is a member of the Aleutian chain.
 Included in the crew of the ves- sel southbound was Leslie Melvin, youthful writer who has spent several years in independent inves- tigations of northern and little known parts of the Territory. Three years ago he travelled afoot across the Arctic slope of Alaska, making it from Herschel island on the Canadian boundary to Nome.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12
Floating Brewery to be Star ted at Ketchlkan

A floating brewery will soon be operating at Ketchikan. The trans fer of the brewery to a barge has been under way in Seattle for some time. the former schooner Altman having been converted to suit the purpose. The Altman is a large vessel, 187 feet long.
 A group of Ketchikan men is interested in the proposition. The new firm is the Pilsner Brewing company of Alaska. The equipment and the Pilsner rights were ob- tainel through the Pilsner Brew ing company of Washington at the instigation of Harry Fischnaller, president of the firm, who recent ly made an extensive survey of conditions in Alaska as relating to the manufacture and distribut- ing of beer.
 The Washington company for a short time used the plant which is being installed aboard the Alu- man. The plant will have a mini mum of 100 half-barrels daily. The firm expects to distribute it's beer throughout southeastern and west ern Alaska and plans later to in- stall a brewery in Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12
RISING MARKET, DROUGHT HELPS ALAS. SALMON

SEATTLE, Oct. 1O.-Prosperity Is coming to the Pacific Coasts fish ing industry, leaders said today, saying that the Alaska salmon pack is two million cases above normal and that extraordinarily fast sales, higher prices and a rising market all are encouraging factors.
 It was explained by Dr. E. D. Clark, secretary of the Association of Pacific Fisheries h at the droughth in the middle west twill help the fishing industry. He said that because the price of meat is going higher it will be economical to use fish.
 The association reported that sales of canned salmon since July 1 totaled 5,065, ,OO0 cases, leaving but 3,935,00O cases on hand September 30 and putting the industry in an unusually strong position.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12
KETCHIKAN ELKS DEGREE TEAM TO VISIT WRANGELL SOON

A degree team from the Ketchi- kan Elks lodge has arranged to come to Wrangen on Saturday, Oc- tober 20, to initiate a class of six.
 The initiatory ceremonies and banquet following will be held in the Redmen's hall. Later in the eve ming a public dance will be held in the A.N.B. hall with music by Ketchikan orchestra which will accompany the degree team to Wrangell.
 Members of the Bills Club are making careful plans for the enter tainment of the Ketchikan visitors while in Wrangell. An invitation has been sent to Petersburg Elks and friends to come over for the various events of the day and eve ming.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12
FILIPINO AND NATIVE GIRL HELD "WHITE SLAVE" CHARGE

Charged with violation of the federal laws concerning white slavery" Marquis (Mark) Medra- no. Filipino cannery worker, was arrested at Ketchikan Monday night. Martha Frank, native girl, was also taken into custody, the alleged source of the charges. Both reached there enroute from Yaku- tat where the Filipino was engaged in a cannery. The girl is Yakutat native.
 They were travelling to Seattle on the Libby, McNeil and Libby motorship Libby Maine and were apprehended at Ketchikan by Depu- ty United States Marshal William H. Caswell as the vessel docked on her southbound passage from the cannery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12
PASSENGER LISTS

The following persons have book ed passage from Wrangell on recent boats:
 Alaska-To Petersburg: Frank Barnes; to Juneau; William Dick, Frank Gould.
 Yukon To Ketchikan: Henry Bradley, Miss Alice Bamber, Mir and Mrs. Lyzeng, Mrs. J. G. Grant, Margaret Grant, Pat Kelly, H. Hanson, MT. Christy, MT. and Mrs. Nergaard; to Seattle: J. F. Hicks, P. J. Brown, Mrs. S. B. Fisher, D.. L. Buckman, L. Sorenson, MT. and Mrs. Lee Bunnell and two children, F. R. Sterling, Ann Osborn, Mrs Collis Green, W. c. Waters, J. F. Mcdonald.
 North Wind-To Ketchikan: MT. and Mrs. A. G. Milotte; to Seattle: J. E. Fisher, Robert Krieger, J. Searfoss, c. J. Frazey.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12
A. ERUSSARD. BROTHER OF MRS.
 NETTLETON. DIES IN C0RDOVA

Mrs. Harry Nettleton received the sad message Wednesday in a letter from Cordova that her brother, AL fred Erussard, had died on October 1, following lingering illness. He visited in Wrangell for a few days the first part of July when enroute home from Mayo Brothers hospital in Rochester, Minn., accompanied by his mother,
 The Cordova Times in it's issue of October had the following account of the funeral rites:
 "The funeral for Alfred Erussard, 23-year-old Cordova young man. who passed away October 1 after a prolonged illness, was held this af- ternoon at the Presbyterian church. Rev. B. J. Bingle read the funeral sermon and the last rites at the grave in the Cordova Cemetery where burial took place.
 Among the mourners was the deceased's widowed mother, his rief-stricken wife and two small children, Mrs. w. P. Smith, a sis ter, and a host of friends of the Cordova youth, and many others who paid their last respects. Cor geous floral offerings decorated the altar and banked the casket. These were later laid upon the grave.
 Alfred was born at Katalla when that was one of the thriving Alaska towns. He spent part of his childhood there but most of his school days and most of his youth were confined to Cordova. Alfred was a quiet boy with a trait of thoroughly minding his own affairs. At one time he gained considerable reputation as an anna teur boxer. To his grief-stricken family is extended the sympathy of the entire community"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12
ALASKA LINE OFFERS NEW LOW
 ROUND TRIP WINTER RATES

The Alaska Line offers a new low in round trip winter rates, ac- cording to word received by Leo Mccormack, Wrangell agent.
 Effective October 31 with a re- turn limit on March 25, 1885, the round trip rate for lower deck staterooms will be $5250 and up- per deck $58.50. One way fares remain as they have been since the middle of May, $31 for lower deck and $34.50 for upper deck accomo- dations.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12
NOTICE

The Civic Club will give a food sale and tea in the new Campbell Bros. store on Saturday afternoon, October 20, at 2:30. As the pro ceeds will be used for the special activities of the club, especially the school playground work, contribu- tions for the sale will be gratefully received from parents who are in- terested whether members of the club or not. Please report to Mrs. Wheeler at the druG stopa.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12
MONTHLY SUMMARY WEATHER AT WRANGELL DURING SEPT.

Lee M. Bunnell, cooperative ob- server of the Weather Bureau, made the following summary of the wea- ther at Wrangell during the month of September:
 Temperature Mean maximum, 57.77 Mean minimum, 43 Mean, 50.38 Maximum, 6S; date, 9th Minimum, 30; date, 23rd Greatest daily range, 28; date 23rd
 Precipitation Total, 5.22 inches; greatest in 24 hours, 61; date, 18th Number of days: with .01 inch or more precipitation, 19; clear, 2; cloudy, 16
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12
WRANGELL HAS NOW SENT
 $24S.37 TO NOME RELIEF FUND

R. W. J. Reed and A. R. Brueger who were leaders last week in talk ing up subscriptions for the Nome relief, forwarded $226 to the city of Nome, the receiving agency of all relief contributions for Nome.
 In addition to the $220.50 pre- viously reported, a donation of $5 was received from James Nolan, and an extra fifty cents to make the sum even money, was contributed by Mrs. Harry Coulter.
 The school children of Wrangell Public School donated $22.37 which was received by contributions from each room. This sum was forward ed to Nome yesterday by MT. Reed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12
Piano Dealer Has Long Tour Thru Territory

George Anderson, piano tuner, and owner of the Anderson Piano Shop in Juneau, was a business visitor in Wrangell last week.
 He returned to Juneau in Sep tember after a three and one-half months trip through the Territory. During this time his transportation facilities ranged from passenger steamer, airplane, railroad, automo- bile, Arctic schooner, to kayak and rowboat.
 He left Nome two weeks before the fire and feels very deep sym pathy for the residents of the stricken town. He says, however, that people should not get the i'm pression that Nome, even before the fire, was Ion it's last legs" for it has prosperous future. It is the center of a big mining area on Seward peninsula and it's immediate prospects are good for substantial development lasting from ten to fifteen years.
 Big Mining Center
 He pointed out that a tramway runs 75 miles up to Kougarok to mining properties. The Hammond interests have all the ground in the immediate vicinity and are in stalling dredges to operate on a big scale. It Is a center for airplane transportation and in winter dog teams carry mail, one route running down as far as Unalakleet on Nor ton Sound and one north into the Kotzebue Sound district.
 After finishing tuning between fifty and sixty pianos, most of which were fated to be shortly con- sumed by fire, MT Anderson en- gagged passage on the little two- masted schooner, New York;, Max Gottschalk, skipper, bound on a thousand-mile trip around Seward peninsula through Boring Strait into the Arctic Ocean, and Kotzebue Sound. He was the first piano tun- CT who had ever visited the villages on the route.
 Only Tin Mine on Continent
 The trip was rough and disagree able in many ways, but was never
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12

Mrs. Carlos Green took passage on the Yukon Wednesday morning to Seattle enroute to Fort Bragg, California, to visit her parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles Osborn. MT. Os- born, who is 76 years old, has been in failing health for some time. This is Mrs. Greens first visit home since she attended a family reunion in August of 1928, for the golden wedding of her par ents. Besides Mrs. Green and Mrs. Park Stump of Wranegll there were five brothers and sisters present, only two of the family of nine chill dren heinz unable to attend the re untaH-.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12

Wrangell on Monday of last week for Benjamin Berentson, who died the previous day of pulmonary tuberculosis, from which he had suffered for several years. The de- ceased had been in Wrangell and adjacent areas for about twenty years. Little is known of his past history. He was born in Gutenberg, Sweden, and spent several years in the States before coming to Wran- gell. He was commonly called Benson and few people knew him hy hia right mama.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12

w. c. Waters. proprietor of the Bear Totem stores in Wrangell, left on the Yukon Wednesday to join his family in Seattle. He did not know when he left Wrangell whether he would return in a few weeks or not until after the first
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12

Civic Club members and the teachers of the Wrangell school who are to be guests of the Institute staff tomorrow afternoon were re- quested to meet at the Wrangell Hotel corner at 2:30. Mrs. Sharn- broich was appointed to act on tvv>ux.sr.oxxfokfam
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12

Miss Maude Sterling, proprietor of the La Charme Hat Shoppe at 211 Pine street in Seattle, in writ ing to Wrangell friend this week stated that her cousin, Mrs. S. C.. Burlington, who is home again from delightful two-months' trip in California, joins her in sending best wishes to all WYanEell fria1dn-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12

Rev. Paul Mather arrived from Ketchikan on the Northland and will hold services at St. Philips Church Sunday morning at 10:45.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-10-12

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The Gibsons on Mosquito Creek, quit operations at the end of the season with 1900 feet of bedrock stripped in readiness for a good cleanup next year. Planning across bedrock just before leaving Mos quito gave hundred-dollar pans.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-06-28
DUOUETTE

The boys are putting in some time
at the baseball diamond these days.
trying to get it in shape for Sunday,
when they will play the Manitou
Falls team. This will be the first
game on the new diamond.
Miss Phyllis Erickson, who is en-
plOyed in St. Paul, came home last
week for short vacation at the old
home.
An epidemic of what is diagnosed
as German measles has been going
the rounds in the neighborhood. Last
week Trueman Anderson was laid up
two days with it and this week Miss
Elsa has a siege of it. A number OF
others have experienced the same
-'measly" feeling.
Plans have been made for a big
dance at the Community hall on the
evening of the Fourth. The Gloom
Chasers have been engaged to fur
nish the music.
The Oak Lake Cemetery Associa-
ton will have their annual cleaning
up day at the cemetery to cut the
hay and underbrush Monday, July 2.
Any lot owner may come and help
the good work along. Bring tools.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-06-28
MCPHERSON

Mr.. and Mrs. Buck from Duluth,
spent Sunday visiting with Mrs. ]. D.
Johnson.
Mrs. Leonard LeMay is visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. LeMay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Washburn and
family of Duluth, spent Sunday at
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. LeMay's home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis went to Duluth
Saturday to attend the wedding Of
Mr.. Ellis sister, returning home Sun
day morning.
Mrs. Becker came home Monday,
after visiting with her daughter,
Dorothy and family in Rochester and
her sons, Dayton and Dale and fam
lilies.
Mrs. Alcide LeMay spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Paul Hansen.
Mrs. Clarence Melancon and little
son and Mrs. Steffis and son visited
with Mrs. Edw. Beaudry recently.
Mrs. S. Virgins is visiting in Min
neapolis with her daughters.
Mrs. Chas. Wilson is cooking at
the Jean Du Luth farm for a while.
Mrs. Paul Hansen and Lucille spent
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Edw.
Beaudry.
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third place and will try for still bet
ter position in the next half. Next
Sunday the team plays at Moose Lake.
Cy Halverson has been in town
ten days moving his sand screen and
conveyor. Rider Edison and Roy and
VIM. Cluett have been with him on
the job.
The board of review met on June %
and went over the assessors books for
the year.
Didn't hear a single person kick
on the rain. Funny too, we always
kick.
A number of the sportsmen from
Kerrick and Bruno, members of the
North Pine Sportsmen's club, drove
to Tamarack lake Saturday night and
spent the night and Sunday at the
lake fishing. There was a large
crowd and they report a real enjoy
able time. Not so many fish caught,
not biting so good, they say.
Bert Warren has been on the sick
list for the past two weeks, but is i'm
proving considerably under treat
ments given by Roy Barnett.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-06-28
HAY CREEK
Near Markville

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Breezley and
family visited at Joe Chatelle's Mon
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Elliott and
Erma were in Sandstone and Askov
Wednesday of last week on business.
Mrs. Arthur Elliott visited last
Thursday afternoon with Elsie Elliott.
Willis Seifkas and Mrs. Florence
Seifkas and Gene Elliott spent Sat-
urday evening at Alfred Elliott's.
Mrs. Seifkas is improving.
Olga Anderson and her mother WISH
ted at the Phinn home Sunday after
noon.
A. H. Miller was at Bill Ludwig's
last Thursday and Friday. He called
at the Chatelle home.
Harold Derby was in Sandstone
Saturday.
Rain and hail fell here Saturday
and hurt the gardens somewhat. Rain
also fell Monday mixed with hail, but
no damage was done.
Fred Cooper and Mr.. McCoyne of
Iowa, called at Joe Chatelle's Mon
day. Fred did veterinary work for
Joe. In the afternoon Mrs. Fred
Breezley visited with Mrs. Chatelle.
Ila Chatelle visited with Alice Der
by Saturday evening.
L. L. Shew called at Alfred Elliott's
Sunday forenoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-06-28
BASS LAKE

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Felt, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Felt and Mr.. and Mrs.
REM Nieboer helped Betty Swanson
celebrate her birthday last Sunday
afternoon. Betty went home with the
Felts that evening to visit there for
a few days.
The Norwegian Ladies' Aid picnic
and sale which was held last Satur-
day, was we'll attended and everyone
enjoyed the day very much.
Miss Alphield Olson is assisting at
the A. P. Carlson home during Mrs.
Carlson's illness. We all hope for
a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Olson and AL
phield, and Little Doris Carlson mo-
tored to North Branch Saturday eve
ming to visit over Midsummer day
with relatives there. They returned
home Monday morning and was &C
companied home by Mr.. Olson's moth
err who came to spend a week with
them here.
Ernest Peterson motored to st. Paul
last Friday to get his sister, Eta,
who is at home now for her summer
vacation. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. Kathryn Storer, who
had been visiting in the cities the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Carlson and
children visited Saturday night at
the Adolph Johnson home.
Oliver Olson accompanied David
Felt as far as North Branch last
Friday to visit with his relatives un-
til Monday.
Carl Peterson of St. Paul, motored
here Saturday to spend Sunday at his
parental home and also to get his
wife who has been visiting the past
week with relatives here and south
of Kroschel.
Mrs. Richard Swanson and Evelyn
and Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Carlson and
children called on Grandma Carlson
Monday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-06-28
BRUNO

Mr.. and Mrs. Buetow and children
are visiting at the home of H. Walsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bran and Bet
ty and Billy of Minneapolis, spent
from Friday till Monday at the Grant
Gault home. Betty will remain un-
til after the Fourth.
Mrs. Pat Murphy and Mary and
Fred returned home Monday. They
have visited relatives in the city and
with the A. M. DOugans at Mason
City, Iowa. Mrs. Brewsaugh of Min
neapolis, returned with them for a
few days visit. Mary and Fred are
going to the Worlds Fair next week.
Agnes Gault of Owatonna, and Le-
roy Gault of Duluth, are spending the
summer with their grandmother, Mrs.
G. Gault, and aunt, Mrs. Leo Forsyth.
Mrs. Ernest Lemke of Saltwater,
was visiting old friends in Bruno Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Doris Smith and Mr.. Becklund
of Superior, spent the evening at the
home of Mrs. Laying. They, with Mrs.
Lemke drove to Saltwater that same
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Downing are the
proud parents of boy born June 26.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant DeMaris left
for Alexandria Tuesday to attend a
camp meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph braves and
Luverne of WatertOwn, S. D., are Wis
iting with their son, Bud braves.
Bert Armstrong has gone to Ore
gon, where he will join his brother,
John.
Bill Pearson, Broud Ames, and Bert
Rose were in Pine City Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Englund took Warren
to the Bible camp at Grindstone lake
Sunday. Warren remained for the
week.
Will Gault of Wrenshall, and Ber-
nice Gault of Fond du Lac, spent Sun
day at the G. Gault home.
Mr.. and Mrs. DeYoung of Superior,
called at the F. O. Pearson home
Tuesday.
Mr.. Bliss has been sick. A field
man took his place at the creamery
the last of the week. John Storebo
is helping him now.
Mr.. Lindh and Frank Johnson re-
turned from the Cities Tuesday. Emil
ly Lindh accompanied them. She will
remain for a weeks visit.
Mr.. Gault went to Aitkin to work,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Fred Ball and children spent
the weekend in Askov with her sis
ter.
Mrs. Grant Gault went to Duluth
last Thursday, where she met her
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Ian
Osler, and Lodean, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Limbaugh. They all visited
with Mrs. Gault's daughter, Mrs. Bow
man. Saturday, Mrs. Gault and rela-
tives returned to Bruno. Tuesday the
Lon Oslers and Limbaughs left for
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the Black Hills and also will go to
Eetie's Park, Colo. Before coming to
Bruno they had been to the Worlds
Fair and had taken the Great Lakes
drive.
Leslie Darling is driving a 1928
Chevrolet coach, which he purchased
last week.
The N. P. S. Club ball team plays
against Moose Lake at the Moose Lake
ball park Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague spent the
weekend at the Mike Plaisted home,
near Hinckley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Hammer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Saastad were Pine
City business callers Monday.
Mrs. Ball and Shiola were in Pine
City Monday, attending to business.
Henry Thomas was visitor in Pine
City Friday.
Leaving Bruno Friday, Rev. C..
Ward Simpson mOtored. to MinneapO-
lis to attend the Young Peoples con-
vention. On his return trip, Rev.
Simpson, accompanied by Frank Smith
spent Monday afternoon and evening
at the home of Mrs. c. Stafford.
John White visited at the Bert Rose
home from Wednesday till Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Eklund and
Jerry, and Mr.. and Mrs. Shawl and
Roger were in Hinckley Friday. Mr..
and Mrs. Eklund returned home with
a new Chevrolet sedan.
Mr.. and Mrs F. o. Pearson and sons
and Mrs. Brace Pearson returned
home Sunday. The Pearsons had
spent their vacation at Cass Lake,
and Mrs. Grace Pearson visited with
her brother at Grand Rapids.
Abe Markus returned Friday from
Minneapolis, where he had attended
the Shriner's convention.
Mrs. Ed Rupp purchased a 1888
Chevrolet sedan Friday.
Mary Rose, Carlton Stafford, and
Oliver Armstrong were in Moose Lake
Friday evening. Carlton had an
X-Ray picture taken of his arm.