Alaska sentinel., November 20, 1902, Image 1

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ALASKA SENTINEL.
VOL. I NO. I WRANGELL, ALASKA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1902. *2.00 PER YEAR.
THANKSGIVING
Is upon us, and at my stores in Wrangell you will find
Mince Meat, Cranberries,
And all Thanksgiving Goods, and a Full Line of
Heines Famous Jellies, Pickles, Preserves and Canned Goods.
Agent for Queen Butter.
Also, Winter wear.
Clothing, Underwear, Gold Seal Boots and Shoes, fiats
Caps~j\ast the things for Winter.
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A Fine Line of Heating
tings, Rugs, Linoleums, Carpets, Oil Cloths, Dishes, Etc.
Celebrated Victor Talking Machine.
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Jfbout December 1st my
filew Holiday Stock
Of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, Clocks, Books and
Toys will arrive.
All kinds of Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing, Jewelry,
Pins, Charms and Bracelets Made to Order,
EYESTESTED, Free. Engraving of all Kinds.
F. W. CARLYON,
We carry a Full Jane of General Mere'.ianuii<e,
Clothing, Dry Goods, Hardware, Groceries,
Hats and Caps, Notions, Tinware,
Boots and Shoes, i obaccos,
Glassware, Stoves; Faints and Oils*
-);OUTFi TS ASFEC! A LTV-)*
First Shipment of Holiday Goods just Arrived*
Give us a Call.
CITY STORE,
Wrangell, - Alaska.
ST. MICHAELS TRADINGCOi
ts
(Established 1 >!jS.) ,
Dealers In *
Dry Goods, Clothing, Gents Furnishings, Hats and Caps, =
Ladies’ Capes and Jackets, Furniture, Queensware, Groceries, a
Hardware, Graniteware, Fancy Crockery, Stoves, Oil; Paints: Mining Outfits.!
We have also in connection with our business a ■
FIRST-CLASS TINvOTOP, :
t
Where all orders in regard to Tinwork, ('a.rnji work. Plumbing and (iunsmithiug J
will be attended to on short notice. 1
Special Attention to MAIL ORDERS* *
AGENTS FOR HERCULES ROW DOR-I
WRANGELL, - ALASKA. ;
ALASKA SENTINEL.
Published every Thursday by
A. ViR.SNYDER
Kditor and Proprietor.
—-Subscription Rates;—*—
tine Year—In Advance.$2 00
vix Months “ 1 2o
Three Month? “ 75
, AdVeftising '.Raves.
■ Professional ('aids per Month *1 00
■ Display, per inch per month. 50
| isjeiilg,* per Line. 10
Dr#. KYVIG a SCHRUDER,
physiciaTts and Surgeons.
McKinnon Building, Wrangell.
' ’alls promptly responded, day aiid night
Oltice at the Siiekeen Pharmacy.
GEORGE CLARk.
.^ttomey-at-Law
and Notary Public.
Wrangell, - : ; Alaska.
GEO. E. RQDMAN.
,/^ttdrne y-at-LaW.
Ketchikan, Alaska;
V.'ill practice i'i all cyiirts. VII business
priUiiytlv attended to,
Fred S. Johnston
Custom Shoemaker,
t\ 11 kind^ <>f !.'•«♦! and fculdVr Goods
• -•paired gtilsdantmUV and at Reason
aide K*d>»k
1’. lit in Slj-tjh !*'»•« *nt Street, W.nhgell.
The Wrangell Dairy.
S. Sv Kincaid, Pro.
'A’rantrci1- - Alaska.
, i
Milk and Cream.
ICE CF^EAM
Itf-aHa Tri <Vder rm Sjsort 'Notice 1
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LOCAL GRIST.
Ground Out Weekly for The
Sentinel Readers.
Pie Social,
Collins’ Hall.
Tomorrow (Friday) evening.
Good program; plenty of pies;
bushels of fun. Proceeds, for our
schools. You arc invited.
Capt. Orr was up from Shefean
with the Prospector one day last
week.
Mr. Synstliagen. manager of the
P. P. & X. Co.’s affairs at Peters
burg. was ill town several days last
week.
In a note from Mr. John MeKav,
(at Luring) ordering the Sf.xti.nkii
to his ailress, he says that Mr.
Putclien is having excellent suc
cess with the hatchery.
A fine line of Letter Heads, Bill
Heads, Statements, Cards, Envel
opes. etc., at the Sk.nti.nki. office,
and the type and presses to print
anything you want on them. Come
and see. .
• Miss A nnie Carl .von too* pass
age on thi? steamer City of Seattle
for her home at Vancouver, B. C..
where she will spend the winter.
As Miss Carlvon has been a lead
ing spirit in our social circles, she
will l»e greatly missed from among
us.
Mr. Charles Cagle is :it home
again from Cook’s Inlet, Whither
lie went in search of precious met
als several months since in com
pany with Mr. Simpson, who re
turned in August. Mr Cagle has I
faith iii the west-and intends re
turning there-iu the spring.
Robert Reid is one of the happi
est men in all Alaska, these days,
because he says an “older stiff”
than himself is in town in the per
som of Thomas Keefe, who arrived
from Council City some days lUio.
He is looking .well; 'and it seems
natural to have him with us egain.
Messrs. Goodwin and Cole and
Mrs. Cole anu Charlie arrived in
from Thorne Bay by, the steamer
AntcTope last TnurAtay evening.
They have lieen logging down there
the past four nionths, during which
time four men have put in oOO.OOO
feet of good logs with the aid of
their machine. They are well
pleased with theis work
Chamber of Commerce meeting
tonight lit their new quarters—the
Card building.
Have you noticed the neat sign
hanging out «it the Sfxtix.-u, office?
Johny Culp did that work; and
then he tells us he is no painter.
Well we admit it—he’s simply an
artist, a tasty one at that.
I)r; Schruder went to Seattle on
the last trip of the City of Seattle,
in response to a message informing
him of the illness of his wife. He
will return soon with his family
to make their home in Wrangle.
Chas, A, Thompson, who took
hold of the Wrangell Meat Market
on the first "f the month, is not
only u nice-, obliging fellow, hut lie
is one of the cleverest hands with a
knife, cleaver and sitw that has ev
er struck Alaska-. And his shop is
a model of neitthess.
The hist trip of the City of Seat
tle Imre Mr. Roy Tait, •wt well and j
favorably known throughout this
section. He was u.n<lpt-idtd when ho
left as just where he would bring
up, hut will probably visit points
in Cfeliforhiu and then cross the
continent and visit his old Tennes
see home-.
The KathlTihe M arrived over
from Point Ellis Saturday evening
and left for Seattle Sunday, where
she will go into winter quarters.
Abe Woodege left down on her for
his home in Ktil.inia. \Vstsh. Abe
may attend school during the win
ter at Albina, Oregon, lie will re-,
turn to Wrangell about the first of
March.
Cupt. A. K. Rastad ufrived hack
to Whin gel 1 last week, after an ab
sence of four weeks, during which
time lie had a delightful visit back
to his old home in Minnesota. He
returns looking well and beady to
take the wheel again after a much
needed list.
The people of Wrangell have been
treated to some first-class band
music during the past few days by
the Howkan Silver Cornet Band,
which c’.tm'e over .to attend the En
dedvor Convention. Tnis band is
composed of thirteen members—all
natives—and although they had
Ijt'eil organized and practicing but
a very short 'time, their fendering
of National and Sacred melodies
stifs the sout« of all with Vhusic in
them and is a credit-totin' perform
er* 1
Mr. M. Healy, 011c of Wrangell’s
merchants, contemplates leaving
in a few days for a trip to New
York and other Eastern ports.
Invitations are out announcing a
grand mask hull, at Collins’ hall,
Wednesday night of next week—
Nov. 2<>th. A good time is prom
ised. Maskers must not fail to
take their invitations with thorn, if
they wish to he admitted.
Messrs. Kinsaid and Thompson
have built one of the finest ice
houses id Alaska. It is located
about 20 feet Indow the resevoir
dam, so that ice can be put into it
by a chute directly from the dam.
making it very convenient. A
good walk is built right up to it.
Dr. I). 8. 8chruder. who arrived
here front Washington, about 'three
weeks ago and associated himself
with Dr. Kvvig, for ’ conducting a
drug store and practeing his pro
fession. is in low with Wrangell
tlnd its environments-. He is a
thorough chemist and he and his
jairtnef are gradually- arranging
their rietv store in the McKinnon
huildillg in very neat shape, andj
have named it the 8 tie keen Phar
macy. i
l’crlmjis the event of the season
was the ‘‘Sheet Ami Pillowcase’ bull.!
<riveh by J. F. Collins at his ballon \
the eVening of the 2ml inst. A
goodly number were dh.-sd in eos
twnip- to suit the ucet'ston, which
were unique and comical, creating
much merriment among the onlook
ers. The music was enlivening,
all "tripped the toe fantastic” to'
their ht-nvts content and partook of
an exceljent spread prepared by
Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid in time to
let them home by midnight
Ml-, and Mrs. L. P. Hunt, of
Mankaio, Minn..' were in town last
week en route to Seattle.. Mr. II.
is secretary and treasurer of the,
Alaska Fish it Lumber company
of Sha kali , where he spent three
weeks looking over the plant .with
the view of making some very lad
ical improvements and addition.
to the saw mill. The company ex
pect to make -a specialty of salmon'
boxes and to Unit end will equipi
the mill with first class machinery
of the necessa-fy kind. Mr. Hunt
informed us that the output of his
e.Tnnery this season was 34,000
eases, and the entire pack has been
shipped to the -soWtnl-. .
Jail Imi’HoYkments.
There's no use talking. Wran*
gell’s Marshal. W. I). Grant, and
his co-worker. J. F. Collins', jailer,
are rustlers ''from awa.v lmck.’*
and a pair tlmt would do to draw
to in any community that wants
to prosper. Besides the outside i
rustling that lias been doite and is'
plainly evidenced on every hand
throughout the town, n reporter
took a peep into the old jail, a day;
or two ago ntid found Mb. G.diins.1
hammer in hand, rejuvenating and
re-arranging things in general—
and the work hud heen going on j
for some tinu—long enough to give i
tin* inside of tile building u new.'
light, airy and comfortable appear- j
unee. Several new apartments
have heen added and otlu r im
provements are still to follow. Not
only are the building* undergoing
improvement*, hut marked changes
arc taking jdr.ee about the t'Vm.r.ds
that tidd much to the looks and
convenience of the j remises-. If i
the purpose ttf the olficiuis to have
the in'st atid most rtiiufnrtuh!;* jail
ill Alaska.
C<impr.irria.V Spupkp*ko.
Our new L’. S. Commissioner. W.
G» Thomas, and his popular wife
art' p'i'.v (■••nifortahly quilriercd in
their 5n.-\v home in the court house.
Mrs. ThomOs preceded her hushand
from Ketchikan several days and
stopped with her old friend. Mrs.
Geo. 11. lla'nie:-. At the sugges
tion of Mrs. Barnes, o number of
our citizens dropped hi, with well
filled baskets, prepalvd to spend a
pleasant evening as Well a* surpris
ing Mrs. Thomas and welcoming
Iter lsack to her old home. The
surprise was complete and the
evening was pleasantly spent in
whist, music and general sociabili
ty. Those present were': Robert
Reid ahd wife. L C Patnaude and
wife, F \V. CarlyOn and wife, Dr.
Kvvig and wife. A V R Knyderand
wife, Geo II Battles and wife, Mes
dames \\\ G. Thomas and .1. F.
Hamilton, Misses Minnie Robert
son and Aimie Ca'riyon. Messrs. H.
D. Campbell, C. S. Huhhell, P. .J.
McCormack, Alex. Vafel and Dr.
Sehtuder. ' All are pleased to wel
come Mr. and Mrs. Thomas back
to tlfeir old home.
The Capelin left Monday with a
good freight and passenger list for
i’-riflce of Wales island' I
The ninny friend.- of lid TV.! . r
will he pleased to learn iliat.
has a good situation in S al'.,!.
The steamer Alaska ha b. t
laid np for the winter. (apt. .'T i
ler will go to Seattle to ■’>*•!!■■ . e
winter.
Johnny Gulp 1.as laid down ‘he
yardstick at HmclahM .ii-iwill . a
in lx .a building, Mr Mid:;: a -
taken ids plane in the srur*-.
V, iilian. Lew w:e. an ,ir fn at
■ iis post j*.t Canyon's slo*" v i.
days during the week, bavin / eon*
trae.ed a severe eold.
Several of the * cyn:| i !••>; *
were it: town Monday, nn.ongt! < at
Charley Smith, Charley Tn;. i- rai.d
the ealnp inker, McLean,
King Lear, the oldest resident < 1
Wrahgell anil «»>>*• of the va ry ear*
licst of Alaskan pioneers, has gone
to irttik" his h.ur.r with a son-in
law beer Seattle. For some tire
the t»hl gentleman had linen fa.i *
ing in health, and friends prevai’*
ed upon hint to make the change
of residence. Mr. Lear lias seen
many ups and downs while a resi
lient of Wrangell.
O L_ V M P i O
Restaurant and Bakery*
P. C. JENSON, Pro.
First-Class Meals, 25C. and Up.
imperial Rates to Boarder-.
Fresh Bread and Pastry
Alaevs on hand.
Wrangell, - - Ala.-ka.
H, D. CAMPBELL,
—dealer in
General Hardware,
Stoves: Granite Ironware.
Tinware, Galvenized
ware,
Ca^j*erster Tools Etc*
Boat Hardware a Specialty.
Wrangell. * * .VU