Digital Bob Archive

20 October 1978 issue

JANUARY 3, 1891-The Juneau Athletic Club gave its first semi-annual entertainment at the Opera House last Saturday evening. The boys had worked hard to master many difficult feats for this exhibition and they fairly surprised the audience with their athletic performances and feats of turning and tumbling.

MAY 10, 1894-Two old landmarks of Juneau were torn down last week to make room for the new wardrobe of Koehler & James, merchants. They were among the first cabins erected in Juneau. One was called the Flag of All Nations, the other was used the first post office. The former derived its name because the seven builders and owners were of seven different nationalities. The first miners? meeting in Juneau was held in this building. Dave Martin, merchant, reports that he boarded there in very early days. He authorized the cook to take food supplies from his store to feed him but soon discovered that the cook was taking enough to feed a dozen men and Martin changed boarding houses. The place was known as Tammany Hall and the late Pat McGlinchey presided over councils held there are many occasions. (Note: The cabins stood near the rear of the present Goldstein Building, approximately on the side of the present Flag of All Nations store.)

JANUARY 13, 1914-Great progress is being made on the Alaska Treadwell Company?s hydroelectric plant at Nugget Creek near Mendenhall Glacier. When completed the plant will generate 4,000 horsepower of electric energy. The dam is being built within 450 feet of the point where Nugget Creek emerges from under the glacier.

A further development is being planned on Nugget Creek by the Alaska-Juneau Mining Company. If it goes ahead with the plans, it will build a hydroelectric plant in the basin above where the creek flows under Mendenhall Glacier.

MARCH 26, 1914-Z. J. Loussac of the Juneau Drug Company on Front Street has put an imposing dress front on his store by painting it a rich orange color. (Note: The store was in the present location of Brown & Oliver. A year or so later, when Anchorage started, Mr. Loussac moved his business there. There was no connection with the present Juneau Drug Co.)

DECEMBER 29, 1914-The Standard Oil station will soon be ready to open here. Four huge tanks have been built on the shore between Juneau and Thane at a cost of $100,000. The main tank is for distillate and is 80 feet in diameter and 30 feet high with a capacity of 750,000 gallons. The first tankers will arrive from San Francisco soon after the 1st of January to fill the tanks.

OCTOBER 3, 1916-It will no longer be necessary for the Juneau Night Schools to be entirely self supporting and thus it will be possible to reduce the tuition, according to Lester D. Henderson, superintendent of schools. Henceforth rates will be no more that $4 a month for any individual for a full two hours of work each evening. Some of the course and tuition rates are:

Shorthand and typewriting, $4
Elementary work for foreigner, $3
Spanish, $3
Arithmetic, $3
Algebra and Geometry, $3
JANUARY 9, 1917-Captain Harrington, popular proprietor of the shooting gallery and tobacco store adjoining the Alaskan Hotel, has taken over the Heidleberg Pool Hall next door to the Heidleberg Buffet.

FEBRUARY 17, 1920-The Coast Guard cutter Algonquin arrived from the south this afternoon and will be stationed at Juneau for the summer while she carries on fisheries patrols in the Gulf of Alaska. She carries eight officers and 63 men and is in command of Capt. W. T. Stromberg. The Algonquin carries a physician, Dr. A. W. Siehert, and will be able to render medical aid to fishermen and other mariners while on patrol.

NOVEMBER 1, 1922-The freighter Valdez of the Alaska Steamship Company yesterday loaded 200 tons of machinery at Thane and had to leave another 200 tons on the dock. The machinery is all from the big mill of the Alaska-Gastineau Company. Part of it will go to the Santa Cruz Portland Cement Co. in California, the remainder to the Replogle Iron Company of Seattle.

JANUARY 28, 1925-Some of the worst winter weather in many years is being reported by steamers and other boats. The mailboat Estebeth, Captain Pat Davis, returned to Juneau yesterday after being anchored in Tee Harbor for three days waiting for the weather to abate so she could get around Point Retreat and make her scheduled run to Sitka and wayports. This was the first trip the Estebeth has missed on that run in several years.

JUNE 6, 1928-N. G. Nelson of Ketchikan has purchased two lots on Front Street and plans to erect a four story concrete building on what is know as Triangle Corner. One lot was purchased from Mrs. Elizabeth Decker, the other from E. P. Pond. The three small buildings on the two lots will be torn down. Nelson is a former Juneau resident.

AUGUST 5, 1938-Howard Dilg, who manages the Rockets softball team, has been elected chairman of the Board of Control and Arbitration of the Evergreen Bowl Softball League. Latest team to join the league is one from the Coast Guard cutter Haida.