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April 8, 1915: Election day in Wrangell passed off quietly last Tuesday, there being very little interest shown other than going to the polls to vote. Only one lady, Mrs. J.G. Grant, availed herself of the opportunity to have her say in the affairs of the city and cast her vote. There were eight members running on the ticket, five of them from the old council. The following men were on the ticket, the first seven being the new council. They received the highest vote in the order named: J.G. Grant, N.M. Tate, L.C. Patenaude, Arnt Sorset, C.A. Emery, Chas. Bryant, Frank Spaulding, Ed. Lindman. For the school board there were two men running, Mr. F. Matheson, to fill the unexpired term of L.P. Dawes as clerk, and Mr. H.D. Campbell as director.
April 12, 1940: A small painter's stone or pallet, about 10 inches in circumference, was found on Shakes Island this week by workmen. It was used by Indian painters in painting their totems, according to authorities. Like the many other curios found on the island, it is being preserved and will form the basis of an exhibit by the government at the Shakes community house when completed. Andrew Fredrickson this week turned in an Indian adze found in 1936 on Hamm Island. It will be included in the collection.
April 9, 1965: Brother Don House, acting as Grand Exalted Ruler, and his Grand Officers performed a fine installation of new officers Wednesday evening. Harold “Whitey” Wilson has accepted the big responsibility and duties of the Exalted Ruler. Other newly installed officers are as follows: Leading Knight, Al Ritchie, Jr.; Loyal Knight, Earl Lawton; Lecturing Knight, Bob Sawyer; Secretary, Ron Castle; Treasurer, Robert Morrison; Esquire, Ken Skulstad; Chaplain, Russell Patrick; Tiler, Matt Massin; Inner Guard, Jim Myers; Trustee, Clarence Prather. We are looking forward to a great year and sincerely encourage all Elks to attend and, more important, to participate in making the 1965-66 year a banner year.
April 5, 1990: A bill establishing the system fund construction of the Bradfield road to Canada was undergoing review this week by aides to Gov. Steve Cowper. The House-passed bill cleared Senate March 27-jumping a major hurdle by providing a source of funds for the road to Canada dreamed about by many Wrangellites for the past 35 years. The measure allows the state to issue $22.3 million in revenue bonds to fund road construction. The debt would be repaid by charging tolls to users of the resource road designed to serve Canadian gold mining interests. “It is a great victory for Southeast,” said Rep. Robin Taylor after Senate passage of the measure March 27. The bill already had cleared the House last year with little opposition. Concerns had surfaced earlier this year in the Senate, when some lawmakers questioned whether the tolls charged on the road could ever repay the debt. Sen. Lloyd Jones, R-Ketchikan, earlier in the session said he was working with Senate President Tim Kelly to gain the Senate leadership's support for the measure. The House bill was sponsored by former Rep. Bette Cato and also contains a system for funding construction of a road link from Portage to Whittier.
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