In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago.
June 11, 1914: The census of the grown white population of Wrangell will be taken this week, according to information given out yesterday by Judge Thomas who received his instructions from Judge Jennings at Juneau. The object of this is to get the expressed opinions of the residents of the town on the liquor question. Heretofore when a saloon asked for a renewal of their license, they circulated a petition getting the names of the persons willing that they should sell liquor in the town, but under the new law it requires not only that the census be taken and that every legal American be asked to state his opinion, but that the census must have the names of the residents of the city and that they either state, “yes,” “no”, “non-committal,” or “not seen,” after their names before a new license can be issued to any saloon in town.
June 9, 1934: Bishop Rowe will arrive on the Baranof tomorrow night on his annual trip to visit the missions of the Episcopal Church in Alaska. He is accompanied by the Rev. W.M. Partridge of New York City, who is acting as his personal chaplain. In addition to his usual services in Wrangell, he will ordain the Rev. Arnold Krone to his priesthood. Completing his preparation for the ordination, Mr. Krone yesterday began taking his examinations under Dean Chas. E. Rice of the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Juneau; Rev. Paul J. Mather of St. Elizabeth’s Church, Ketchikan; and Rev. M.L. Wanner, of the Church of Epiphany, Valdez. Mr. Krone last July was ordained deacon after completing examinations for that order by the same board of chaplains.
June 12, 1964: Benjamin’s Store announced this week that it had completed a customer parking area at the rear of the store across the alley and it is now available for patrons of the store while doing their shopping. It is the first facility of its kind in the community. The parking area is on the former location of the Lemieux apartments which was destroyed by fire last year. The property was acquired by Benjamin’s, the remains of the old building leveled and cleared to provide service to customers with cars. Due to limited space, patrons are asked to use the facility only while doing their shopping.
June 8, 1989: An undercover agent from the Southeast Alaska Narcotics Enforcement Team (SEANET) visited Wrangell last weekend to investigate reports of drug dealing in local bars. Police Chief Brent Moody said the agent spent Friday and Saturday in all of Wrangell’s bars, engaging in conversations and attempting to buy drugs. No drug transactions occurred, however, Moody said. “I’m not going to say there’s no drugs in town because for the one weekend nothing was bought,” Moody said. He said he had received reports from residents and bar owners that they believed drug transactions were occurring. The agent visited Wrangell at no cost to the city, Moody said, under an officer-sharing agreement. Under the agreement, if SEANET calls and asks for a Wrangell officer to lend to another community for a drug investigation, a local officer will be assigned, Moody said. In that case, Wrangell pays only the officer’s salary, but SEANET picks up the cost of transportation and other expenses. SEANET is an arm of the state troopers involved in drug investigations statewide.
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