Sept. 30, 1926 The principal speaker at the Commercial Club luncheon was Mr. F. Reed. He is one of the originators of a movement that is being started in an effort to stop the use of herring for …
Sept. 23, 1926 A deal was consummated yesterday whereby the Alaska Garden and Greenhouse Co. purchased from F. G. Hanford all of Lot 1 and 200 feet of Lot 2 in Block 84, near the site of the …
Sept. 16, 1926 Mrs. Olive B. McLaughlin opened today an attractive new shop, The Book Nook, on Front Street. The store carries an up-to-date line of school and office supplies, stationery, music …
Sept. 9, 1926 Wrangell’s first community fair held last Friday and Saturday was successful beyond expectations of the Women’s Civic Club, which sponsored the undertaking. Over 40 varieties …
Sept. 2, 1926 The Hudson’s Bay Hotel at Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, has closed for the season. R. D. Brunn and J. Herman finished the season’s work with a total of 169 ounces of gold. …
Aug. 26, 1926 Hon. Henry O’Malley, Commissioner of Fisheries, was in Wrangell for a few hours Saturday. Mr. O’Malley stated that although there were a few canneries that had light packs, the …
Aug. 19, 1926 Among the passengers aboard the Queen on Saturday was Herman A. Smith, president of the recently organized Alaska Garden and Green House Co., which has been incorporated under the …
Aug. 12, 1926 The Alaskan Aerial Expedition headed by Lt. Ben H. Whyatt arrived in Wrangell on Monday. Owing to the exceptionally favorable prevailing weather, the aerial photographers were able …
Aug. 5, 1926 Wrangell was honored by a visit from a member of the president’s cabinet on Monday morning when Navy Secretary Wilbur arrived here. He was accompanied by Adm. H. F. Hughes, …
July 29, 1926 A party of naval officers arrived in Wrangell at 2 p.m. Sunday on the USS Gannett to investigate Wrangell’s suitability as a base for the air mapping expedition when it moves …
July 22, 1926 A tired, happy, sunburned party of campers returned yesterday afternoon from the Christian Endeavor camp at Anan Creek where they spent 12 days under the supervision of Dr. R. J. …
July 22, 1926 A. Campbell of the Alaska Airship Co. has been here this week investigating Wrangell’s suitability as a landing field and fuel station for the Alaska-United States service. …
July 8, 1926 The annual Fourth of July celebration last Monday passed successfully. In addition to Alaska visitors, Wrangell had as her guests a considerable number of visitors from various …
July 1, 1926 At almost the last minute, Walter Waters received a cablegram cancelling the West Coast Mail contract that was awarded to him several months ago. The West Coast and Chatham Strait …
June 24, 1926 Capt. Frank Shand of the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau took passage on a steamship this morning for Wrangell, where he will spend several months inspecting a large order of …
June 17, 1926 Walter Campen was in Wrangell yesterday from his ranch at Olive Cove on Etolin Island. He brought two black wolf pelts with him. The wolves were both females and measured seven …
June 10, 1926 Walter Simpson, who last year established a mink ranch in the outskirts of Wrangell, recently decided to move his ranch to a point on the Stikine about 40 miles this side of …
June 3, 1926 Mr. and Mrs. George M. Bidwell were hosts to school faculty last Saturday at a delightful outing on their launch, Vigilant. The party went to Mill Creek in the morning, had lunch at …
May 27, 1926 This season will witness the entry of the Wrangell sawmill into the export field on a much larger scale. Recently, Harry Gartley, president and manager of the Wrangell Lumber and Power …
May 20, 1926 In order to pay off a large share of the indebtedness on the new gym before the opening of the next school year, the PTA executive board will give a series of dances during the summer …