The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-11

pital in Seattle for treatment for back injury received while truck ing freight some weeks ago; Oscar Sandvick, fisherman, to Petersburg; Mrs. Vern McGraw and two young daughters, Barbara and Joan, for a two months vacation in the States.
 L. c. Berg and sons-in-law, E. Strohmaier and Wayne Weigel on a business trip to Wrangell; RoEert Paxton, on a business trip to Ketchikan; Don Adams, returning to his home in the States after visit with his uncle, Malfred Soley, local fishbuyer; Charlie Nick Trier- schield, young son of Mir. and Mrs. Nick Trierschield, to visit re- latives in Washington Mrs. Ray Schultz, wife of Sanitary Dairy manager, with children Ronald and Cynthia, to vacation in Seattle; Mrs. Earl Shennett with young son Jon, to visit her mother in the Middle West. She will be join cd in Wrangell by her sister, Mrs. Cecil Wonders.
 Word was received this week of the death of Mike McKallick, well known Alaskan miner, prospector and promoter, at Spokane on June of a heart ailment Though end- less tales of MT. McKallicks years in Alaska have made him an almost legendary figure, no facts seem to be known as to his age, his ori- gin, his antecedcnts or when he first came to Alaska.
 He is survived by his widow, Mary McKallick, who was with him at the time of his death.
 MT. McKallicks' 27foot cruiser, with Kermath engine, is up for inn mediate sale at $l20o cash, and is on display at the Webb Forbes Machine Shop.
 William H. Pop) Rowe passed away at the Pioneers Home Hos pital "Wednesday afternoon and was buried by Faster Earl Mooers at the City Cemetery on Friday morn ing.
 Pop Rowe was born in 1872 in Vermont, where he married and operated saw mill for the Dia- mond Match Company. On the death of his wife, he came to the west coast, working at lumber camps and mills, eventually reach ing Sitka where Ee operated the local sawmill From here he went to None, prospecting on the Ko- huk and Koyukok rivers, suffered a severe facial injury and was flown to Seattle in tte middle thir- ties.
 In the summer of '35 he joined the Hanley Brothers at their mill near Ambcy, Washington, then in '39 started a hardwood mill with John Hanley. The venture proved disappointment, MT. Rowe re- turned to Sitka in February, 1940 and in partnership with John Han- ley purchased the St. Louis for seasons seining.
 Tn the winter of A he returned to Seattle to purchase a cruiser and returned with the Phyllis II, on which he made his home, contract ing for building jobs along the waterfront.
 When ke was stricken Wednesday morning he was at work building an addition to the Sarvela Machine Shop, was rushed to the hospital and died on the operating table that afternoon He will be sadly missed by his many friends on the waterfront and in town.
 Mrs. Frank Uht and son Wayne arrived by plane last weekend from Seattle to join MT. Uht and son Dick, who are fishing here this season. Another son, Keith, arriv- ed on the North Sea. They plan to spend the summer here.
 Mrs. Bill Cook left by plane last Sunday enroute to Long Beach, Calif., on business connected with her real estate holdings there and to visit her daughter, Billy Jean, former secretary for the Sitka Pulp lie Utilities.
 The Coral Sea arrived from Seattle last weekend with MT. and Mrs. w. D. Bruce aboard. They plan to fish here this season.
 Mrs. Jack Krepps and infant daughter Judith left by plane Tues day for Pelican, where MT. Krepps is employed by the Wildlife Ser vice for the summer.
 Mrs. Frank Calvin has resigned her position as manager of the Sears Roebuck office, effective June