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Newspaper
Petersburg Weekly Report
Location
Petersburg, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
1
The Chicago convention opens with Wood Lowden and Johnson as nominees debated. Lodge is elected permanent chairman while Missouri delegates are seated. Weather hot at the Coliseum as Miller is missing from Sawyer Reynolds camp near Red Bay.
The Prueschoff Brothers, noted southeastern Alaska loggers, delivered a raft of 150000 feet to Petersburg Lumber Co mill, including ten large red cedar logs. With strong local demand for boat work red cedar will be available to hunters trappers fishermen and loggers from the Petersburg mill. The raft was towed from Red Bay by Jacob Hadland aboard the White Bear.
The Marine Products Company leases the old Arness Lumber site at Scow Bay for a fish offal reduction plant. J H Scott supervises the installation while W R Lebo travels to secure machinery. A Hawk Inlet plant is set to be ready by June 10 and further sites await cannery agreements. The company plans more plants to use abundant raw material and notes last year’s million-dollar distribution to farms and stock feeders.
A notice states a stockholders meeting for Trading Union Inc to be held on Thursday July 1 1920 at 7 0 oclock P M on the second floor of the Trading Union Store Building in Petersburg Alaska. The agenda includes election of Directors and other business. Secretary K L Steburg signs the notice.
The Petersburg Hospital Association has hired two nurses now on duty Miss Nellie Thomas of Ketchikan and Mrs. Fowler of Wrangell. Miss Thomas trained at the Swedish Hospital in Seattle and comes endorsed by Ketchikan doctors. Mrs. Fowler previously ran the Petersburg hospital during Dr. Upton’s tenure and is regarded as proficient. Selma and Clara Martinson, daughters of Mr and Mrs Martinson, have returned to Juneau after visiting friends since the school term began aboard the Jefferson.
H. J. Noble of Albers Brothers Milling Co assures Petersburg readers the stock is held by loyal citizens and Henry Albers has no control over the firm. He notes the company supported Red Cross and helped employees buy Liberty Bonds, with the firm investing thousands itself. An ad affidavit on the same page backs the loyalty claim.
Notice states the Petersburg Lumber Company will not be responsible for damage to boats scows or floating equipment anchored between the standard and surrounding property due to rafts from meals or ships in the area.
Delegate Grigsby reported that Congress approved and the president signed the Petersburg Additional Bonding Bill enabling the town to issue 150000 dollars in bonds for the new school house and electric plant construction.
The General Committee of the Fire Department outlines a large Petersburg celebration for July 4. They seek Native Band participation from Kake and a Juneau speaker, plus a sports program, an evening dance, and a morning parade if weather allows. Finances are strong with the largest collections in town history.
The Alaska Historical Society plans a Juneau museum with thousands of articles from across the territory. Governing incorporators include Gov. Thomas Riggs and Dr. Daniel S. Neuman, with Kashevaroff as a founder. Some pieces wait in boxes at the governor’s office and others from the St. Louis World’s Fair, 1905, are in Washington awaiting display.
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