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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16
FIVE NOMINATIONS FILED
DURING WEEK FOR COUNCIL

Nominations have been filed at
the city clerks office during the
week for Arnt Sorset, H. R. Coulter,
T. ]. Mcbride, George Gunderson and
George Sumption for councilmen and
Charles Darwell for the school
board. So far there have been no
nominations filed for the mayors Of
flee. The filing time for all city Of
fees closes on March 20. Only so
have registered to vote at the city
elections. The registration books
close on April and no one may vote
the following day who has not reg
istered.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16
WITH THE FISH BUYERS

Monday. A. R. Brueger bought
ESQ lbs. of local halibut from Harry
and Nick for S-5c.
The Unimak brought in 1900 lbs.
of haIibut and sold to C. C. Mundy
for soc.
The Sea Bird brought in 1880
lbs of halibut for A. R. Brueger for
S-5c.
Lennie Engstrom bought about
500 lbs. of halibut liver from the
Unimak and Sea Bird, paying 20 C
per lb.
Wednesday A. R. Brueger bought
$500 lbs. of halibut from the gas
boat T 374 for 5-3c.
Lennie and Andrew Engstrom
each bought about 400 lbs. of local
kings during the week at 14-S-Sc.
Pat Devinney brought in lis
Oxen crabs Tuesday for the Stikine
Sea Food Company.
= 81 Shipments on the Norco
The Norco in port Tuesday morn
ing lifted the following fish ship
ments from the Mccormack Dock:
a. R. Brueger shipped 1880 lbs.
of halibut, 400 lbs. of mild cured
kings and 365 lbs. of local kings.
C. C. Mundy shipped 5000 lbs.
of halibut.
Lennie Engstrom, 400 lbs. of local
kings and Andrew Engstrom 400
lbs. of kings.
Shrimp and crab shipments for
the week: The Stikine Sea Food
Co. shipped $500 lbs. of shrimp
meat, 1000 lbs. of shrimp cooked in
the shell and 700 lbs. of crab meat.
The Reliance Shrimp Co. shipped
400 lbs, of shrimp meat to The
Washington Fish & Oyster Co.
A R. Brueger is installing a new
80 hip. Diesel engine in the EN-
blem.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16
LOCAL SEINERS WILL FURNISH BULK
OF PACK FOR BARNES-HALE CANNERY

season for the cannery and the fish
ermen who fish for the company is
encouraging, says Mr. Barnes. Con-
ditions should be much as they were
at the end of the last summer sea
son. A price was established last
season for the finished product that
was too high and canned salmon
did not go into consumption. About
January l the price was adjusted to
s1.10 per dozen for pink salmon.
This price is fairly well established
and should be satisfactory and en-
able every one in the industry, can
neries as we'll as fishermen. to
operate at profit.
Mr.. Barnes states that his com
pany has under charter two good
sized cannery tenders which will
enable the seiners to have satisfac-
tory delivery service. an item that
is essential to successful fishing.
Local Seiners
The Wrangell Packing Company
depends upon local seiners to catch
the fish and local help to operate
the eannery. 1t is decidedly a local
enterprise. which its name implies.
When asked about fish trap
operations. Mr.. Barnes said his COM
pany was not particularly interest
ed in traps and could give no in
formations. From information OBJ
tanned in Seattle, the plant of the
New England Fish Company at
Chatham and a plant built and
operated by B. Lindenberger at
Craig viii be the only new plants
operating in Southeastern Alaska.
A great deal of activity will be
centered around False Pass, a dis
trict which has been opened to the
.arger type of seine boats. 1t is
understood there will be five float
ing canneries operated there
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16
OLD TIME ALASKAN OF
FTCER DIES IN SEATTLE

Joel Eagle Eye) Warren, bandit
tanner of the days when six-guns
ruled the west, died in Seattle
Monday following infection after
amputation of a leg. He died at his
home after he had been removed
there last week from a hospital.
Warren was IA years old. He was
we'll known all over the Pacific
northwest and in Alaska where he
served as a police officer He par
ticipated in the gold rush to the
north. He had survived the bullets
of IA gunner.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

Percy Frisby, 65-year-old resident
of Craig was freed by a petit jury
in Ketchikan last week of the
charge of assault with a dangerous
weapon. The government attempted
to convince the jury that Frisby
attacked Dewey Skulka and Walter
Gardner with a twelve-inch wrench.
Frisby claimed that Skulka was
drunk and made threatening mo-
lions and he struck them In self
defense.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16
HALIBUT BOAT THELMA NJ.
SINKS AT PORTAGE BAY

Springing a leak, the halibuter
Thelma NJ, of Petersburg, a 35-foot
boat. sank at Portage Bay on March
8, with her load of fish during A
storm. All hands were saved and
brought to Petersburg aboard the
Unimak. The Thelma NJ. and the
Unimak were homeward bound from
their first trips of the year to dis
pose of their catches when the ac-
cident occurred
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

Peter A Palmer, Alaskan pioneer
and resident of Anchorage since the
early days of that city, died recent
ly at the Anchorage hospital. Pal
mer had been prospector and en-
gagged in various other pursuits in
all parts of Alaska after he entered
the Yukon Valley long before the
great stampede to the Klondike in
1898. 1t is said that he had built a
cabin in every camp and every town
of Importance in the North. Palmer
was born in Lindkoping. Sweden, in
1854.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16
Easter Cantata to be
Given Out of Doors

The next practice for the Easter
cantata. will be held on Monday
night at 7:I5 in the school house.
So far the attendance has not
been good. and Miss Brunsvold, the
director. states that unless a great
er number are sufficiently interest
ed to attend. the cantata will be
dropped.
The present plans are to present
the cantata out of doors at sunset
on Easter Sunday. if the weather
permits.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

F. w. Wilkins, of Garibaldi, Ore
gon, this week opened a barber shop
in the building recently vacated by
the Jacobson Jewelry and Curio
store. Mr.. Wilkins Is an old-time
friend of o. w. Billion and is in
Wrangell as a result Of that friend
ship. He says he is here permanent
ly and has sent to Portland for the
barber shop equipment which he
put in storage there before coming
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16
70TR CRAIG MEN ACQUITTED
cw FISH PIRACY CHARGES

Their first trial ending in a dis
agreement, James E. Nimmo. Aug
ust Starkloff, Eddie Kahlapo and
William F. Cummings were acquit-
ted Monday at Ketchikan by jury
trial of pirating fish trap last
summer belonging to Libby Mcneil
and Libby.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

The Rainier Grill, Tom Konatsu.
proprietor, re opene d Thursday
morning after being closed for the
winter.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

r. d. Baker, who has charge,
under the district field manager In
Seattle. of all the Standard Oil Com
pany stations in Alaska, is in Wran-
gel this week on official business.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

sirs- S. c. belong and small SON,
David, arrived on the Yukon Mon
day evening to join her husband
They are occupying the Batten
place on Wrangell Highway.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

Capt. links, Wrangell's only Chi
nese resident, was taken to the hos
pital Wednesday for medical treat
ment. He is reported to be better
To-Day.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

c. B. Clark returned to his place
in the Hurley Barber Shop Tuesday
morning. He spent the winter in
San Francisco
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16
FOOD SALE

The Altar Society will hold food
sale in the Wheeler building ON St.
Patrick's Day, Saturday afternoon,
March II.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

The Victoria is due in port at
5 O'Clock tonight. according to word
received by Leo Mccormack, agent
for the Alaska Steamship Company.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

Mrs. Eugene Wheeler was a pas
senger aboard the Yukon Monday
returning to her home in Petersburg
after spending the winter in Port
land
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

L. NJ. Churchill and Isaac Brood
returned on the Yukon from Ketchi-
kan where they were called a month
ago for jury duty.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

L. L. Trimble, travelling auditor
for the American Express Company,
is registered at the WrangelI Hotel
this week
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

Clifford Bjorge has recently been
added to the sales force in Camp
bell Bros. store.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

Ben Deizelle, merchandise broker
of Juneau. is calling on local mer-
chants this week on his first trip
to Wrangell in several years.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

James H. Wheeler Jr., returned
to Petersburg ON the Yukon Monday
night, after spending a week at
home
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

Remember there is a Blue Plate
Dinner at the Den O'sweets. Every
BODY loves it. Jack.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

Come in and see our kitchen at
the Den O'Sweets. Blue Plate
Lunch. Jack.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

F. S. Barnes, president of the
Wrangell Packing Company, accom-
panied by G. c. Coffin, cannery
foreman. arrived in Wrangeil on the
Yukon. MIR. Barnes has been in
the States for the past two months
in the interest of the company con-
sulting w T. Hale, secretary of the
company. who has spent the winter
in Seattle
Mr. Barnes is making a thorough
survey of the fishing situation and
contracting the various seiners who
fish for the company, to enable him
to outfit the seiners and prepare
them for busy season.
Annual Overhaul
The company's boats and floating
equipment will have their annual
overhauling during the month of
April. The annual Overhauling OF
the cannery building and machinery
will start May l. The company has
added several improvements te its
various machines to add to their
efficiency and increase the capnery
to an average output of $500 cases
per day. or be in a position to dis
pose of approximately 10000 fish
every twenty-four hours. The fish.
as usual. will be supplied by local
fishermen who operate twelve seins,
and two independent traps A pat
ented unloader will be installed that
will simplify the unloading from all
boats.
1888 Pack Sold
While the company hopes to be
aole to pack 10000 cases of fish,
the ultimate number of cases
pa ked will. of course be governed
by the run of fish. Its last year
pack amounted to 1870. which IS
pa tically disposed Of
The prospects for a successful
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16
REINDEER CHEF AND WIFE
HAVE INTERESTING PLANE TRIP

Although Lyman Brewster, Rein
deer Supervisor for Alaska, and
Mrs. Brewster left Nome a week
ago today by plane for Juneau via
Fairbanks, they never reached the
interior Alaska city-but they got
to Juneau today on the Alaska, &C
cording to the Empire.
Leaving Nome the weather was
warm but in the interior, flying
at a high altitude with Victor Ross,
pilot, the upper stratum of air was
cold and the gas lines froze up
when the plane was within sight of
Fairbanks, approximately thirty
miles away. The pilot, choosing the
safe method of handling his plane,
set the machine down on a small
lake few hundred yards from the
railroad track.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16
Hike Through Snow

Mr.. and Mrs. Brewster, Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Howe, Nome photog-
raphers, Ross Kenney, Alaska Road
Commission superintendent for the
Nome district, who were passengers
and Ross, the pilot, set out on foot
through the snow for the railroad
After striking the track they walked
three miles to Dunbar, small sta
ton and spent the night in an In
dian shack. tagging the train the
next morning and going through to
Seward
1t was Is degrees below zero whep
the gas line froze up. The pilot re-
turned to the plane and with an
Indian dog team brought back the
baggage, after draining the engine
OF his ship
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-03-16

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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-25
Republicans
Plan Meeting
For October 81
Hon. Scott I.eavitt Will
Discuss Issues of the
Campaign.
WAS IN CONGRESS
FOR MANY YEARS

]. F, McCully, chairman of the Lin
coin county republican organization,
announces that arrangements are COM
pleted for big rally to be held IN
Libby on Wednesday night, October 81.
AT that time the Hon Scott Leavitt VIII
address the voters of this community
on the highly important political issues
of the day.
MIR. Leavitt Is well known to the yot-
ers OF Montana. For 10 years he repre-
sented the Second congressional dis
trict as representative in congress and
those 10 years gave him an experience
in the affairs of government that is IN
valuable. Mr. Leavitt is also known as
an eloquent speaker and one who al
ways has something worthwhile to i'm
part to his hearers. Mr. Leavitt is now
republican candidate for the u. S. sen
ate, short term. He is one of the OUT
standing men Of the state and large
audience will undoubtedly be glad OF
the opportunity to hear him discuss the
political questions of the day.
The rally will be held at the Wood
men hall and the program will begin at
s o'clock
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-25
Will Open
Bids On Swamp
Greek Project
Bureau OF Public Roads to Let Contract
At Portland on November T.
Is A Forest Project.

Sealed bids will be opened at Port
lana Or. at 10 a. m on November I
by the bureau of public roads, for con
struction of the Pleasant Valley high
way project, south Of Libby, on high
way No. q
This project starts at the Cowell
ranch on Swamp creek and extends to
Miller creek, passing through the
Cowell ranch, the John Mcclellan and
John Schneider places, forest service
land, the Listoe place, Swamp creek
ranger station, Manicke ranch, the
muskrat farm and A. G.. M. property.
The distanct IS 687 miles, and 1t is a
national forest road project
The call for bids states that minimum
wages for skilled labor on this project
shall be $100 per hour, for intermedi-
ate grade labor it shall be 75c per hour
and for unskilled labor the minimum
wage shall be Soc per hour.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-25
Voters To Pass
On Two Important
Amendments
One Would Permit Consolidation oil
County Offices, the Other Provides
For State Income Tax

Voters of the state of Montana will
be required to vote on two highly i'm
portant measures at the general election
on November g. In addition to these
two, Lincoln county voters will have a
third measure to pass on---the proposed
court house bond issue.
The first two measures referred to
here are two proposed amendments to
the constitution of the state of Mon
tana One has to do with the consolida-
ton of county offices and is intended
primarily as an economy move. The
idea is to consolidate offices and there
by save in expenses.
This proposed amendment would en-
power the board of county commits
sioners in any county to consolidate
two or more offices The language pro-
posing this amendment reads "The
board of county commissioners may, in
its discretion consolidate any two or
more of the within named offices and
combine the powers and duties of the
said offices combined" 1t further says
that no one incumbent can be entitled
to the salaries and emoluments of two
or more offices The offices that may be
combined consist of the county clerk
and recorder, sheriff, treasurer, super
intendent of schools, surveyor, assessor,
coroner, and public administrator
The other proposed amendment
would make possible the -levying and
collecting of income taxes in Montana.
It would empower the general assembly
to levy and collect taxes upon incomes
Of persons, firms and corporations for
the purpose of replacing property
taxes The money SO derived shall be
distributed to the public schools and to
the state government"
Such measure might be good
thing if it would actually result in re-
placing taxes against property but the
question arises whether or not it would
merely end in providing greater sums
OF money to be spent without any less
ening Of property taxes.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-25
POWER SHOVEL UNCOvERS
HUGE BODY OF ICE

While excavating for their railroad on
Swamp creek, in sidehill work and
shale formation, the power shovel Of
the ]. Neils Lumber company recently
ran into something that has aroused
considerable wonder. The shovel UNI
covered body Of ice several feet wide
and the depth Of the excavation and
extending back into the mountain no
one knows how far. The ice was COW
cred by some IL to Is feet Of shale.
Since Its discovery there is much
wonder Is to what caused the deposit
Of ice Has 1t been there for ages, i Il
. remnant OF \ glacier or Is 1t augment
ed annually by each winters cold and
thawed by the summers heat? Those
are some of the questions asked. quos-
tons that probably will never b.
answered
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-25
Baeth- wilkinson Wedding.

William r. Baeth of Libby and Miss
Corinne Wilkinson of Superior, Mont,
were married at IL o'clock Sunday
morning inst Mary's Catholic church
in Superior. The Rev. Father Tracy Of
ficiated
The bride wore a gown of white satin
and lace and carried boquet of yellow
rosebuds. She was attended by her
sister, who wore a gown of blue taffeta
and carried a boquet of red rosebuds.
The bridegroom was attended by Clar-
ence Karnes of Libby as best man.
Yvonne Wilkinson was the little flower
girl and Edna Mae Baeth the ring
bearer.
A wedding breakfast was served
after the ceremony
The bridegroom is a graduate of the
Libby high school, the class of 30, and
has many friends here who will wish
him and his bride much happiness.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Switzer, Jr., Of
Libby and Robert McNair Of Missoula
attended the ceremony.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-25
GETTING OUT PULPWOOD
TIMBER TO BE STOPPED

The work of getting out pulpwood
timber in the Troy district and the
shipping of it to Spokane will be ter
minated soon, according to reports COM
ing out of Troy this week 1t is said
the manufacturers do not care to in
crease their stock of pulpwood at this
time in view Of the present condition
of the market aud the uncertain de-
mand for their product. In the mean
time print paper, made from pulpwood,
is being shipped into the United States
in huge quantities from Canada and
with which the American made paper
has difficulty to compete because Of
lower labor costs in Canada. All of
which could be corrected by a small
protective tariff in favor OF the Ameri-
can made product.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-25

grouping will make an imposing and
attractive building with total overall
frontage of 135 feet
The materials of construction are IL
inch brick walls with interior metal
lath and plaster walls for the super
structure, and Ia inch concrete walls
for the basement All vaults and the Jail
will be fireproof construction. Exterior
will be executed in face brick of light
variegated shades with cream colored
terra Gotta trim. Ornamental grille work
will be aluminium. Roof will be 5-ply
built up asphalt laid over insulation
The heating system will be vacuum
steam with concealed copper radiation.
The court room and library will be
attractively finished in accoustical plas-
ter and panelled wainscot with COM
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-25
Finds Two Bucks
With AntlerS Locked

MARYLAND, October 23-Last week
while hunting in the Cripple Horse dis
trict near Warland. Henry Smith came
upon two large Whitehall bucks locked
together by their horns. One had been
killed and its rear parts partly eaten
by the coyotes. The other, although in
very weakened condition, was quite
lively. Mr.. Smith withdrew about 10
PAGES and began firing at the dead
buck in the horns until the other deer
was freed. He then bounded away a
much wiser though much chastened
deer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-25

position resilient flooring. Corridors
will have composition wainscot and lin
oleum floors, with sanitary cove base.
Provision will be made for all de-
partments of the county government,
together with space for the U. S. relief
and unemployment offices. The entire
building will be heated from one cen
trail plant located in the basement of
the court house
The cost of the project is estimated
as follows:
Cost of the Court House 75x45, 2
stories and basement $45, 100000.
Cost of Library 30x6O, | story and
basement $15,OOO0O.
Cost of Jail 30x60, story and base
ment, $15,000!OO.
Total Cost of Project $75,OOO0O.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-25

assessed valuation. Real estate is taxes
at 80 per cent of its assessed value
household goods at 20 per cent, farm
machinery, automobiles, etc, at 70 pei
cent of their assessed valuation. There
fore your house at valuation of ST.
700 would be taxed only on $500 That
Is why you are not taxed on the full
assessed valuation"
We'll, If that's all it would cost me
Are Fire Hazards.
The committee on the court house
approached Fire Chief Hoffman of the
Libby fire department and asked him
what he thought of fire danger in the
old buildings.
I have been asked what thought OF
the fire hazard in connection with the
present court house and jail" said
Chief Hoffman. Having had to respond
to fires in both of these buildings and
the fact that the fire company makes
a yearly inspection of all buildings
within the fire zone, / think that
am in position to answer this aues-
ton
In the court house there are IL
stoves, and due to the construction and
size of the building it is necessary to
keep them going at top speed to keep
the building warm. 1t is impossible for
one man to keep his eye on all these
stoves, and when the building it vacat-
ed in the evening-well, you know that
anything can happen to an overheated
stove. have been told by one of the
county officials that they do not have
sufficient room for their records and
wood shed. There is considerable doubt
as to whether or not the present vaults
are fire proof, and on account of the
limited space it is impossible to pro-
tect all the records.
THE county Jail presents a real fire
hazard. In fact it is a fire trap. We
have had two or three calls to this
place, and the reason that we have not
had serious fire is that there is some
one on duty all hours of the day and
night The fire alarms were promptly
turned in and we were able to confine
the damage to very small area. The
sheriff's office is we'll aware of the
danger from fire and has taken ever
precaution to protect the building and
its occupants.
1T is my opinion" continued the
chief, s4that the court house and jail
are dangerous fire hazards, and if it is
possible to do SO they should be re-
placed with modern up-to-date lire
proof buildings Also the library being
in frame structure presents another
fire hazard for the county,