September 22, 1913: Richard Bushell, Jr., paid Wrangell a visit and after attending to professional duties decided to pass his time shooting ducks on the flats. He chartered a boat and bought a hundred rounds of ammunition and struck off towards the famous shooting grounds accompanied by local sportsmen. The Editor's companions had little trouble in bagging their limit; but the poor Editor, after tramping down the grass for a full 10 hours returned to the launch with 2 sickly ducks, one of which Harry Gartley claims to have crippled just previous to the arrival of the Jefferson. Mr. Bushell was seen dickering with the butcher for the purchase of 8 ducks for which he paid $1.75. These he packed aboard the Jefferson and when last seen was loudly proclaiming the advantage of owning an automatic.
September 23, 1938: An 800-pound moose, fat and in fine condition, was brought down Tuesday morning by Lloyd Benjamin and Leo Cramer on the twelfth day of a hunt up the Stikine which had been most unsuccessful up to that time. The boys went out for goat and moose but no amount of scrambling over mountain-sides brought them in sight of goats and they had not even glimpsed a moose although they had seen tracks. They made three different camps during their quest for big game. On Tuesday morning just as they were emerging at 5:30 from their bedrolls, they heard a moose splashing in the river. Jumping for their guns, they went out, though scantily attired, and succeeded in bringing down the big fellow. His horns, which are on display at the Charles Benjamin Store, have a spread of 43 inches. Getting the moose to town was a heavy task. It was cut in four pieces and stowed in the boat. Coming out of the mouth of the river Benjamin and Cramer ran into Tuesday's equinoctial storm. After beaching their boat with outboard motor at Nore's island, waves driven by a sudden squall swept over the boat and swamped it. The young men came into town Wednesday afternoon on the Nore gasboat, their moose was cut up in the Benjamin warehouse amidst a circle of admiring bystanders and placed in cold storage where it joined four other moose carcasses previously brought in by Andrew Prusi, Arnold Prusi, F. A. Cooper and Carl Bradley.
September 13, 1963: The drive for season tickets to a series of four evenings of high class entertainment started today. Adults are canvassing the main street area with members of the high school music department covering the residential areas. Family tickets, which will allow all members of the family to hear all four programs, sell for $15; a single adult season ticket, $6 and student season tickets for $3. The first program is Friday, October 4 in the high school auditorium and consists of a group of seven artists known as the California Opera Sextet with their director. Other productions will be held in November, February and April. The Wrangell Concert Association urges support of the Alaska Music Trail programs.
September 22, 1988: Does Wrangell's dog licensing ordinance discriminate against female canines? Wrangell's visiting veterinarian says the higher fees charged for unspayed females- but lower rates for all males- treats the girls more harshly than the boys. The topic was addressed by the council Sept. 13- and elected representatives agreed to reconsider the fee system. But not before a few giggles and jokes about discrimination were exchanged by council members. Dr. Jane Egger, in a letter to City Manager Joyce Rasler, suggested the city abandon its current fee structure and, instead, impose higher fees for unneutered pets of either sex. The current law imposes a $15 fee for unspayed females. The fee for spayed females and spayed or unspayed males is $5. “Let me point out, however, that one intact male dog is able to impregnate many female dogs, and no female dog can get pregnant without the male,” Egger's letter said. “Furthermore, I suspect that the majority of citizen complaints about dogs relate to unneutered males. This includes dog fights, dogs biting humans, dogs running at large, getting into garbage and dogs hit by cars. Unspayed female dogs are in heat twice a year for two or three weeks; male dogs are 'in heat' 365 days a year,” her letter added. Egger suggested the city adopt a free structure similar to the one in Petersburg. A higher fee should be charged for unspayed males, just as for unspayed females, she said. Rasler said she would like to consider holding a once-a-year free spaying and neutering clinic in Wrangell to encourage pet population control. Many people would take care of their animals in this way if the service could be offered free.
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