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Petersburg Weekly Report

Location

Petersburg, Alaska, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1922

Page

6

Town Folks Board Spokane for Holiday Trips

Mrs. A Olson and Mr and Mrs E Johnson sail on the Spokane this week for visits in the states. Mrs Samuelson and Mrs Joe Hill also depart for southern destinations. Haakon Berg, noted fisherman, heads south for the holidays. A baby girl weighing seven pounds is born to Mr and Mrs Andrew Mathiesen at Petersburg Hospital. Paul Owens, plant superintendent at Petersburg Reduction, leaves for the south to confer with managers and spend holidays. Edna Osten, daughter of Mr and Mrs D Osten, sails for Wrangell for a violin concert. Hardy Hotspag of Scow Bay leaves for Wrangell and then Seattle.

Paul Owens Petersburg Arcabe Mrs. Ows

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Pete Jorgensen travels south on the Spokane for a several week business trip and eye specialist consultations are planned during the trip.

Pete Jorgensen Spokane

Local figures travel and crab trade notes

Mrs MacKechnie visits L J MacKechnie and family for Christmas. Herve Jorgensen returns from a south trip and heads to his father’s Farragut Bay fox ranch for winter. George Mack arrives from the north on the mail boat, checks taxes, and proceeds to Ketchikan and Craig. The Stuart Company reports fall crab pack shipments arriving in Seattle with many repeat orders. Crab supply remains ample with better size quality and improved canned product.

Herve Jorgensen Farragut Bay George Mack Ketchikan Admiral Watson Craig Stuart Company Seattle Pacific

First passenger Ford arrives in town on mail boat

A Ford passenger car arrives with Ole Scarbro for jitney service, the town’s first strictly passenger vehicle. The Pacific Steamship Company agent notes Spokane and Watson lines will serve Alaska in winter from Seattle with specific December January February sailings and Kodiak calls. CS Boat and Camp orders a Star Bakery specialty. U S Government Wool Underwear sale offers 2,500,000 pieces direct to public at 75 cents.

Juneau Ole Scarbro Pacific Steamship Company Watson and Spokane Alaska Seattle Sitka Skagway Watson Kodiak Pilgrim Woolen Co Broadway

For Sale Boat and Coffee Rings Ad in Star Bakery

A fragment lists a 17 foot round bottom boat with a 4 hp Standard Kid engine for sale in New York area. The note mentions coffee rings for Sunday breakfasts and a Star Bakery price of 25 cents, with inquiries directed to a Report contact.

New York Star Bakery

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A. Olson Mrs. E. Johnson States Joe Hill Haakon Berg Mr. and Mrs Andrew Mathiesen Louis Wolfe Chris Lang Camp Ialty U. S New York City N. Y Bob Ketchison Petersburg Packing Company F. Fryer Bert Nag Helen Ardell Pig 'N the Nugget Shop, Inc Robert Simpson Wres
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