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April 8, 1916 – The application for injunction in the matter of the Petersburg light plant came up for hearing in district court at Juneau before Judge Jennings. The case was handled for the town by Attorney John Rustgard and for the Petersburg Packing Company, plaintiff, by Attorney W. A. Holzheimer. Mayor Pryer and Councilmen Brennan, Hogue Johnson, Bruce, and City Treasurer Tveten were in attendance as witnesses for the defense; for the plaintiff company, L. Kracke and T. S. Elsemore. Owing to the case being called late in the afternoon, t...
March 25, 1916 – A circular letter mailed to numerous residents this week, was apparently grounds for a rumor that, for lack of funds, the public schools would be compelled to close before the end of the present term. The majority of councilmen interviewed by the Report, declare there is absolutely no occasion for this alarm. The councilmen further declare that the municipality will have sufficient income during the current year not alone to take care of the schools, but to finish payment on the lighting plant, do all necessary work in c...
March 25, 1916 – The two-deck gasboat Prince of Wales, from Wrangell, was in port yesterday morning, on her way to Juneau, from where she will take the Sitka run of the Georgia while the latter is undergoing repairs. Captain Martin Welstrand arrived Thursday from Seattle with the Halibut schooner Thelma. The boat was taken south last fall and has been overhauled and had three feet added to her length. J. W. Bowman, superintendent of the local cannery, arrived from the south on the Admiral Evans, Thursday. The Evans brought about seven tons o...
March 18, 1916 – At a meeting of the Commercial Club held Tuesday evening a committee was appointed to secure data as to what benefit to shipping would be derived from the dredging of a channel through the bar in front of Petersburg and at other bad points in the Narrows. The delegate has introduced a bill appropriating $100,000 for the dredging of a ship channel through Dry Strait, but does not expect final action on the measure at this session. An appropriation was made last year for a survey of Dry Strait. The survey is to be made this s...
March 11, 1916 – Hogue & Tveten have received word from the Gardner Company, shrimp dealers, of Seattle, that they are contemplating the establishment of shrimp-packing quarters in Petersburg, to peel and pack the catches of their steamer, instead of shipping the shrimp to Seattle and having the work done there, as at present. The letter states that the company will need from forty to fifty pickers to begin with, as a good many drop out when they find they are not adapted to the work, and requests that women, girls and children who would c...
Petersburg Parks and Rec. held the second night of Birdie Ball Golf in the community gym on Monday. There are four or five hitting pads for golfers and each round golfers hit 10 birdie balls at targets placed down court. Once all the players have hit their birdie balls, they are retrieved and another round begins. Parks and Rec director Donnie Hayes says the activity was designed years ago by a professional golfer after he got tired of practicing his game with inadequate plastic wiffle balls....
Curiosity Creates – Celtic Knots. Thurs., March 10, 3:00 - 4:30 pm. Open to kids grades 1 – 6. In honor of St. Patrick's Day create your own intricately designed Celtic knot. Pokemon Club – Sat., March 12. Elementary/Middle School Club meets 2:00 – 3:30, High School/Young Adult Club meets 3:30 – 5 pm. Beyblade Club – March Tue. 15 3:00 – 4:00. Online Library Catalog - Search for and request material from libraries across the State. Manage your checkouts, renewals and holds in one convenient location with your library card and PIN (last 4 digit...
March 4, 1916 – The business men of Petersburg have made provisions for a meeting of the fishermen at the Sons of Norway March 18 to discuss the formation of an organization for giving the fishermen an adequate mutual marine insurance and for establishing credit of the members for making loans without the necessity of mortgaging their boats. Marine insurance is today almost prohibitive in rates. No one can pay ten per cent for insurance while the actual cost in a mutual organization would hardly exceed two or three per cent. An advantage of a...
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University of Alaska – Fairbanks The University of Alaska – Fairbanks announced the graduation of Samuel Volk with a Bachelor of Science in Geoscience....
February 26, 1916 – The bait famine has tied up halibut fishing to a large extent recently. The Lovera and Mira arrived from Sitka on Thursday and reported no bait at that point. The Fram, Captain Ole Bensen, started on Thursday for Port Simpson, to get a supply for a number of boats. As the Canadian regulations require boats getting bait in that country to bring their catches to Canadian ports, there is some question whether the Fram will succeed in getting a cargo. February 28, 1941 – The Town of Petersburg now has its new fire truck – but d...
