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April 29, 1916 – The pipe line in the north end of town is again in working order, having finally thawed out last Monday. It had been out of commission from the N. Martinsen residence north to the end of the walk, and, although frozen up since early in the winter, no breaks were found in the pipe. May 2, 1941 – What seems to be the culmination of the hard fight of the Petersburg community to secure the improvement of Wrangell Narrows, was the authorization of a bill which should soon be reported out of committee in the national congress. A few...
The Petersburg Humane Association will host an Open House on Saturday, April 30 from 2-4 p.m. to celebrate the grand opening of the new cat shelter. A ribbon cutting ceremony and annual meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Newly laid brick memorial, hot dogs and cake, drawings and dog games will be featured. Rain or shine. Attendees are encouraged to park at Sandy Beach and enjoy the short walk to the dog park since parking will be limited at the shelter facility....
April 22, 1916 – An advance in passenger rates is announced by the Border Line Transportation Company, effective with the next sailing of the Al-Ki from Seattle. The new rates between Petersburg and Seattle are $23 first-class and $14 second-class, the increase being $4.00 and $1.50 respectively. No change is announced in fares between Alaska ports. A. E. Austin, representing the Tacoma Grocery Company, was a Petersburg business visitor the fore part of the week. Mr. Austin reports a brisk and growing demand in Alaska for his company's s...
April 15, 1916 – A new course of procedure in the matter of changing master's papers, which will be of great convenience to Petersburg's boats, is being arranged by the customs officials at Juneau, according to word brought from there by K. L. Steberg this week. The plan as stated by Deputy Collector Garfield is as follows: Owners of boats at Petersburg that wish to change papers without making the trip to a port of entry they will be permitted to have the master's oath taken here before a notary public. The notary is then to mail the papers t...
Susan and Weldon Benzinger, of Kneeland, Calif. announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah, to Charles Sharpsteen, son of Ellen Rojcewicz, of Petersburg, Alaska and Chris Sharpsteen, of Rocky Comfort, Mo. The bride-elect is a graduate of Humboldt State University, earning a BA in Mathematics and BA in Music in 2009 and earning a MA in Music-Voice Performance from the University of Oregon in 2015. The bridegroom-elect is also a graduate of Humboldt State University, with a BS in...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced the first opening of the Southeast Alaska drift gillnet fishery will begin Monday, May 2, 2016. This opening is directed at returns of Stikine River king salmon and will occur in the following area: District 8: will be open from 8:00 a.m., Monday, May 2 - 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 3, with some restrictions at the Stikine River, Beacon Point/Point Frederick Area, Bear Creek and Wrangell Harbor Area. Gillnet Gear Restrictions: The gear allowed will be the standard length and depth (300 fathoms and...
The Rod and Gun Club will hold its annual meeting and range clean-up on Saturday, April 16 at the Gun Range at 9:00 am. Election of officers will be held and future events and needs of the range will be discussed. Immediately following the meeting, the annual range cleanup/fixup will begin. New members are welcome to stop-by and membership forms will be available....
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...
