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The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
Pneumonia Claims
 Life of Axel Miller

Funeral services were held at tfe Presbyterian Q h urch h Wednesday afternoon for Axel Mller, who died on February 20 at Bishop Rowe General Hospital three days afte" being admitted. He had been very ill for six days from pneumonia and little hope was held for his recov- cry when he entered the hospital.
 Mir. Miller was born on March 23, 1857, at Uleaborg, Finland. He left home when a boy of 14 years and shipped on a sailing vessel During the next twelve or fOurteen years he sailed the seas of tho
 .orld on ships from Norway, Swed- an. Denmark and England. H.. settled in the United States about 50 years ago and served for somt time in the U. S. Coast Guard ser vice based at Bangor, Maine. After that he went to San Francisco where he renounced allegiance 10 the Czar of Russia and received final citizenship papers in 1893.
 In 1903 he married a young lady lIOIu HIS udLlbG village III II lIle'il'As They moved to Wrangell in 1911 where MT Miller has since lived Mrs. Miller died in a Juneau hos pital iR 1923. Before moving to Wrangell MT. Miller fished for eight seasons for the A. P. A. can nery here and previous to that was employed by the Packers in their Copper river and Naknek canner- ies for several years. He was work ing in the mines on Douglas Island at the time of the Klondike excite ment and was ready to go into the Yukon when he became i'll and had to abandon the adventure.
 The pail bearers at his funeral were John Olson, John Strom, Carl Arola, Alfred Grant, Bill Batikis and Henry Kanerva. He is surviV- ed by two sons, Dennis and Jesta Miller of Wrangell and relatives in Finland.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
Average Adult Death
 Age At WIangell Is 62

That Wrangell is a healthy place in which to live is indicated by a study of the deaths occurring here during the past year, in which it is shown that the average adult death age from natural causes is 62.
 Of the 16 death certificates for adults filed during the year, five were from accident and eleven from natural causes. Of the latter one was a Native young man of 25 whc had just come here from Klawock and who died of pulmonary tuber- ulosis.
 The ages of the ten remaining ranged from 47 to 73, with an av- craze of 62 years. There was one death from cancer, three from heart disease, three from cerebral hem morhage. one from cerebral embo lism, one from encephalitis, and one from pulmonary tuberculosis, the latter being the only one not O. white'race.
 The five adults who met accident  al death ranged in age from 35 to 56. One a Japanese, died from burns while a building was on fire; one a Filipino, died from gunshot wounds; one a white man from Seattle, died from burns received in an engine explosion aboard yacht; enc, a white woman, drowned at Cape Pole and her body was brought to Wrangell; the fifth, a Native, was drowned when he fell from his gasboat at the mill dock.
 The death certificates for the children show four drowned in the tragedy at Wrangell on July 31 when their rowboat upset. Two babies of mixed blood, ,one aged eight months and one four months, d i ed from military tuberculosis Three babies were stillborn, only one of the mothers being a resident of Wrangell; one baby of mixed blood, born prematurely, lived 30 minutes.
 The list of accidents for the year is unusual but the deaths from nat ural causes is about as usual.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
ANDY JOHNSON BACK FROM
 TRAPPING, PROSPECTING TRIP

Andy B. Johnson returned to town Wednesday night from Mar row Point and Kaufmans Cove on Prince of Wales island where he went last November to spend the winter trapping and prospecting.
 He lived in style aboard his scow house which was lowed out to Mar TOW Point by the Betty. His trap ping results were very disappoint- ing as his total catch comprised two wolves, five mink and four ot- ter. He enjoyed wonderful radio reception, however, and logged in around 150 stations. Whenever the weather permitted he went pros pecting and brought back an inter esting collection of ore samples which ne is sending out for assay.
 On January 20, Carl Green and Einar Ottesen went out for him but On account of the stormy weather could get the scoW only as far as Kaufmans Cove where he remained until this week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
BYSTROM m SKI OVER R R
 $40 MILES TO FAIRBANKS

Al Bystrom, champion skier Of Alaska for 1936, winner of the Dan Moller gold trophy, and the sti race at Fairbanks Ice Carnival last year, who has been visiting in Ju- neau for the past two months boarded the S. S Victoria last week for Anchorage.
 Bystrom plans to ski from A chorage to Fairbanks, a distance o some $40 miles via the Alaska Rao road and intends to take seven day for the trip. The only equipmol he will carry is a small ration Of food and a medical kit, for emer- ency use. He plans 10 sleep a cat in road houses along the WI
 Its just So I can stay in trim for the Fairbanks ski race in March" Bystrom said before leav- ing. "The trail is fairly easy. and I ought to be able to make it eas- fly in seven days"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
HELD FOR SAFETY
 ". (. DENNY

T h coast guard cutter Aler- came up from Ketchikan this week to conduct a search for w. c. Den. ny who left Wrangell aboard the T196S on Feb. 13 for Cape Pole and so far as can be ascertained was last seen that day this side of Nes- bit Reef where he was having heavy going in the stormy weather. Itis feared that he failed to reach shelt. CT and met with disaster.
 Denny recently bought the boat from Melvin Gadd. with the inten- tion of taking it to Cape Pole. and getting it ready there for trolling. The boat is one of the old saline types, 1t is said, and was brough here from Aberdeen over 25 years ago by the late Adolph Jussila. T. was later powered with a gas en zine and has seen much service fr this district.
 The Alert has searched all tn. shore line from Pt. Baker to Cal poys and Thursday searched Rash evaroff island.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
OF TRENCH MOUTH
 AT JUNEAU

Believed 10 be caused by the ia |. ure of dish-washers in the local res taurant and beer parlors to thor. oughly cleanse glasses and china ware, an epidemic of trench mouth is now spreading in Juneau, accord ng to the Alaska Press
 Many cases have been reported by both school children and adults to physicians there, according to Police Chief Roy Hoffman who made the announcement at recent council meeting.
 Action was taken to eradicate this condition, when Mayor I. Gold stein appointed Hoffman and Dr. c. c. Carter, acting city physician in the absence of Dr. w. w. Council, to make a tour of investigation in the local beer parlors and cafes Monday, and advise proprietors of such establishments as to what type of disinfeetant should be used fol sanitary washing.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
MEN OF NAVIGATION CLASS
 PLEASED WITH COURSE

A committee from the navigatior class which has been conducted during the past six weeks by Cap tain John o. Sellevold, as a voca- tional activity sponsored by the Wrangell School Board, called Tuesday at the Game Commission boat Brown Bear, of which he is master, and presented him with a fine combination Sheaffer fountain sen and pencil.
 Attendance ran from "A to 28 at the classes which met Monday nights in the high school auditor ium. In such a brief course only the Rules of the Road, chart nayi- gation and piloting could be cov- cred but the members of the class have been highly pleased at the op- portunity afforded to receive in- struction from man so highly qualified and competent as Captain SellenWold
 The Brown Bear, which was built last year for Aleution island patrol was able to make but one trip be- fore the appropriations for the de- partment were exhausted. Unless the money is forthcoming from some special source, the boat will remain tied up at Wrangell until the first of next July when appro- priations for the fiscal year 1897 become available.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28

The coast guard cutter TallapOosa called in port Monday morning to pick up a new transmitter at the local U. S. Signal Corps station, to take with other equipment from Juneau, to Sitka where the entire Signal Corps equipment was lost in a fire which destroyed the Customs House early Sunday morning.
 The historic building housed the governmental offices for the Sitka District, the Post Office, Signal Corps, U. S Commissioners office, Forest Service and Bureau of Fish cries offices as well as the Deputy Collector Of Customs office.
 News of the fire was received in Juneau Sunday via amateur wire less messages flashed from Sitka by Lawrence Burrow who maintained communication with the outside un- til the arrival of the Tallapoosa Tuesday morning. Burrows mes sages were picked up at Prince Rupert, which then relayed them to Seattle and Juneau.
 The TallapCosa carried on reg ular radio traffic while technicians speeded the rebuilding of the Signal Corps station, the army operators having to erect new power lines and install motor generators and a transmitter.
 The Sitka Customs Building was one of the landmarks of Alaskan history, and it's destruction leaves only three of the Russian buildings remaining in the Territory, accord ing to Father A. P. Kashevarof5, Curator of the Territorial Museum. as reported by the Juneau Empire.
 The two-story structure, built of logs and weather-boarded was 49 by so feet, and was built in 1840 during the regime of Governor Adolf KarOlvich Etolin
 During the Russian admir- istI a. tion it was used as an accounting house for the Russian American Fur Company, whil e the upper floor housed a school of navigation for young Russians.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
Sports
By The SHANTY FRESHMAN

Two new toboggan sleds were in- troduced at Wrangell Ski Way last week H. Wellons and Ken Hal vorsen were the proud owners. It was estimated they attained a speel of 50 miles per hour. Anywau they sure made the skiers hit fer the timber when they cut those toboggans loose from the $500 f. height
 Wellons is said to have lost ten pounds during the day and Ken fin ished looking like he had just re- turned from the Ethiopion battle front. He displayed a black ov@ and badly swollen lip ineurre when the toboggan and occupa, took short cut over the hill.
 The new snowfall this week is sufficient to attract another recol q crowd at the Ski Way this coming Sunday.
 Reports Wednesday that the Hu" icy Barber Shop was to be turn into a powder storage house, whici gained circulation through the ap- pearance of high explosive danger signs on his front door, were flat ly denied by MT. Hurley. In turn he made known that he wanted 3 blood hound furnished him to tral down the varmints who did the trick. 4
 Accordingly, two hours after his request a crate was delivered to him. It was addressed to Hurley's Barber Shop, Wrangell, Alaska. A placard read that 1t was from "The Matanuska Detective Agency, Mt anuska, Alaska" Other tags read that the crate contained 1 Matanus- ka Blood Hound, that it was insured for $1O0O.O0 and that freight charges amounted to S42.45.
 Mr Hurley refused to pay the charges, asserting that the blood hound turned out to be a setter and that he is still setting" around the shop running up a gro"ery bill.
 It is evident that this is not the work of our townspeople, as none of Bob's old friends would do such trick. Not much!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28

R. Urata recently received $80S0 as the returns from a shipment or his yeaar's crop of mink belts from his ranch near the Standard Oil station. The prices paid averaged $20 per pelt for the 404 in the ship ment, which is the highest paid in several years.
 A visit to the Urata mink farm affords a wonderful opportunity 0 see at first hand how mink are raised in captivity, learn how they are fed and cared for until pelting time, and some of the hazards en- countered in bringing a kit from infancy to maturity. Starting with twenty-two mink in 1927 MT. TTraIa has steadily increased his potential breeding stock until he has at pres- ont 160 very fine mink whose eX- ccptional coloring, size and general appearance make them most desir- able.
 Two long buildings house the pens which are constructed for the most part, of fine mesh chicken wire, the same material being used for the floor as the sides. In most cases the pens are about four by six feet, which is ample space for feeding and exercise. The mink are fed twice daily from a care fully planned menu consisting for the most part, of meat and fish. However, cereals, carrots, alfalfa Iatt ond fnr tuifh a small percentage of dried egg yolk are included to make a well bal Aanced diet.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
PIONEER SKAGWAY WOMAN
 HOTEL OWNER PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Clara s. Dedman, prominent pioneer hotel manager and owner of the Golden North Hotel, pass.'i a- way at Skagway Friday night Feb. 21,
 Mrs. Dedman came to Alaska dur ing the gold rush days with her husband George Dedman and locat- ed at Skagway. They built the Golden North Hotel which became one of the leading institutions of the kind in the north. MT. Ded- man died several years ago and Mrs. Dedman continued to operate the hotel. She was known to thous- ands of tourists and tray ''ers,
 Mrs. Dedman is survived by her son, Henry, whQ is restding in Skag- way She was a member Of the Maeeakess.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
Old Russian Building Al
 Sitka Destroyed Bg Fire

After the transfer to the United States, the structure became the ad- ministrative offices for the Ameri- can Army, and the quarters of the marine school were converted into a Masonic Temple.
 Other Uses
 In 1879 the Presbyterian Mission was established in Sitka, and its school occupied half of the lower floor, being used for church on Sundays. The Customs Service oc- cupied the other half of the lower floor until the transfer of the cap tai to Juneau in 1905. With the reestablishment of a Customs Office in Sitka several years ago, that branch of the Government was a. gain housed in the same rooms.
 Transfer Made
 In October, 1883, $2,000 worth of new postal equipment was installed in the building, and it's custodian ship was transferred frcm the Gus toms Service to the Post Office De- partment.
 The building was repaired several times, according to Father Kashe-i yaroff, and the last time concrete foundation was put in. After 95 years it's logs and general construc- ton were found to be sound as ever.
 Of the original Russian buildings there now remains only that which houses the Sitka Mercantile Com pany, which was once a hospital, the Greek Orthodox Church at Sit ka, and the Russian Mission House.
 Earlier Fire Threat
 The Curator of the museum re- called that the Customs Building was threa 'ened by fire in 1882, and that nearly the entire town, includ- ing the crew of the warship then stationed there, aided in fighting the flames. An abacus, memento of the days when the building was that of the old RussiaE fur com scum.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
TOWNSEND CLUB TO GIVE
 DANCE SOMETIME IN MAR

The Townsend Club at its bus mess meeting on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 16, decided to hold a dance sometime in March. It is being ar ranged especially for the young people in am effort to get them in- terested in the Townsend Plan. The charge for the dance and lunch will be nominal the objective of the Townsend Club being to make only enough money to defray expenses.
 Dr. Scruby, president, was in the chair at the meeting which was at tended by forty members.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
Years Crop Mink Pelts
 Brings R. Urqtq $8O8O

Mating during the month of March, the young mink are born usually in May, there being on an average, four to each litter.
 The young mink are left with the mother for a little over three months after which they are placed in separate pens Much care must be exercised in feeding the mink, especially during the warm weather when they are susceptible to illness, more especially the young. Nearly all their food is chopped fine, by running it through a grinder and is usually fed in the raw state.
 With the prices paid for ranch raised mink exceeding by a wide margin the prices paid for wild mink pelts it is quite evident that because of :he superior quality and coloring the ranch mink is increas- ing in demand in the fur markets of the world.
 Each season MT. Urata has re- tained his best hreedipg stock un-- til now, after eight years of patient and tireless effort, he has estab- lished fine strain of animals.
 There Is a. definite fascination in watching the little fellows in. their pens and seeing what milady's mink coat looks like in the raw. This years prices paid for ranch raised attention on the industry and on Alaska in particular, as conditions here are most favorable to the sue eessful raising of the little fur bezreBx.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
anchorage Girl Makes
 Valiant Race For Life

PORTLAND. Oregon, Feb. 24.- Laura Louise Markle, ten-year-old Anchorage girl, won the first big lap in a valiant race against death when she arrived here yesterday for an emergency operation for bone infection in her left leg at the Portland Shrine Hospital for Grip pied Children.
 Weakened by her desperate bat tie and striving hard to hold back tears, Laura and her mother Mrs. Peggy MarKle, completed a long dash by boat and train, arrived in Seattle. and were transferred by ambulance to Great Northern train. They left Anchorage on Feb ruary IA. The steamer Alaska rushed them to Seattle from Seward at full steam, arriving hours ahead of schedule.
 Little Laura was received at the hospital by Dr. Leo H. Lucas, As sistant Chief Surgeon, and Miss Letha Humphrey. Hospital Super intendent. The girl bore up brave ly under the necessary examination. pr. Lucas ordered a complete rest a f CT making an X-ray of the wound which was caused by a skate runner on January 1. Two oper- ations were performed in Anchor age and it will be determined later whether a third will be attempted here.
 Generosity of Anchorage cttizensI enabled the patient and her mother to make the trip.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
FIREMEN's HARD TIMES DANCE
 WAS ENJOYABLE AFFAIR

The Firemenfs Hard Times dance Saturday night was a big success from the point of enjoyment but financially not much oyer $15 was cleared. John Stevenson and Mrs. Carlotta McDade were awarded first prizes for the best hard times cos tunes, while Geo. H. Green and Miss Sue Smith received second prizes.
 The orchestra furnishing the much-praised music for the occa- sion, was composed of Maggie Eyon Curtis and Elliott Bradford, F. T, Miller, Eddie Arola and Willie Will ard
 The committee responsible for the dance comprised John kaer, Carl Arola, Geo. Sumption, Pat Roach and Paul Morgan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28

Patrick Nelson and Jesta Miller were found guilty in the district court at Ketchikan last Tuesday on a morals charge which was brought against them at Wrangell on July 4. Miller. who is 19 years old, being unable to furnish bond, had served nearly eight months in the federal jaiil awaiting trial. Nelson was arrested on a bench warrant recently following Miller's indict- meMt by the grand jury.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
WILLIAM HOOD PASSES
 AWAY AT BELLINGHAM

William Hood, former Wrangell resident, died of heart disease on Feruary 19 at Bellingham, Wash, according to his daughter, Mrs. w. K. Burford of Juneau, who passed through Wrangell on the Alaska en- route to attend the funeral.
 MT. Hood, who was 76 years of age, had been in failing health for several years. He operated Hoods Ice Cream Parlor here for several years leaving in 1920 for Belling- ham where he has since resided.
 Besides his daughter he is sur vived by sister living in London and a brother in Australia.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
EkTR A N G ELL w R I N G B R

In springtime a young man s fancy lightly turns to spinach, but mine turned completely upside down yesterday, and the spring was quite unexpected, also the slipper mess of the sidewalk So if this column seems a bit cockeyed, just consider that the so sudden contact of my konk with the concrete and causing eoncussion of the cranium is suffi tent cause for my being crazy.
 There have been amusing tales concerning the versatility of the barLering fraternity hereabouts, but the ingenuity of one of the local knight, of razor and shears, should win for him a lasting place in the Master BarDers Hall of Fame. From the dynamite and high explosive signs displayed on the door of his shop it is only natural to conclude that he has decided to spoil no more razors on icy and frozen whiskers, but blow 'em out instead. Stumping 50 to speak.
 
 And that is a reminder, that it will soon be open season for poli- tickle stumpers once again, with each aspirant for public office ana the right to vote for himself, wing with his opponent in passing around the most vicious smelling seegars One puff and you won't care tink CTS damn who you vote for, and you will have to dash to the near est wet goods emporium and drink a quart of panther sweat to get ii of the taste.
 The big pad wolf and mink skin ner. A:.dy Johnson, returned to U VII th 5 week from a trapping soason spent on Prince of Wales Is land, and Andy told us a bear story that $ a honey, although I am prone to question it's veracity.
 Says he met up with the biggest brown bear in all Southeastern A laska. and knowing the futility of trying to slay the beast with the mosquito gun he was carrying, he made for the nearest tree as fast as he could pick them up and lay them down, but in reaching the tree he saw the nearest limb was about 30 feet from the ground. Of course had to ask: Did You Make it, All dy?" Said he missed it going up but caught it coming down. still think, however, that the bear was crazy for ordinarily he would take one look at Andy then go ketch his. self a rabbit.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28

MT. and Mrs. W. c. Jensen, form CT Wrangell residents, celebrated their silver wedding anniversary at Juneau on Feb. 19. They were married in Hamburg, Germany. an came directly to Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28

A boy, who has been named Ben- jamin, was born. Feb. 14 to MT. and Mrs. James Gleason. This is the young parents' fourth son.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28

Stanley Jekill was aboard the Princess Norah Monday morning returning to his home in Juneau from a business trip to Vancouver, E. c.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28

St, Philips Guild will meet with Mrs. W. .. Waters, Wednesday night, March 4, with Mrs. Waters and Mrs. J. H. Wheeler Sr, as hosLesses.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28
Former UoV. Richie Of. Ma land Passes Away.

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 24. Former Gov. Albert C. Richie. vigorous advocate of states rights and outspoken foe of the Roosevelt Administration. died suddenly in his apartment, a victim of a stroke His last public appearance was on the Constitution and was made last night in addressing a church gath ering just a few hours before his death.
 Foe of Prohibition
 The four-times Governor of Mary land first prominently advocate the principle of states rights as d foe of prohibition. His stand a. gainst the 18th amendment in its early years made him a national figure and by 1882 his politica. stature was such that he was able to bid for the Democratic Presi- dential nomination.
 Later Richie took a conspicuous place in national affairs as a critic of Franklin D. RoOseyeits New Deal" administration. He asserted the grand-scale spending and other expanded federal functions were en- gulfing local self-governmeW and bedrock principles of the nation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-02-28

Mrs. L. Hustoff took passage to Juneau last Friday on the Norco