Digital Bob Archive

17 November 1978 issue

APRIL 2, 1914-Fire this morning destroyed the old Hammond house at the lower end of Sheep Creek Basin and also the hoist house for the Silver Queen tramway. For a time it also threatened the experimental mill nearby. The blaze set fire to the forest in the area and all of the men in camp, between 300 and 400 of them, were called out to fight it. The Hammond house was a large two-story structure built years ago as the residence for the manager of the old Silver Queen mine. It was being used as a bunkhouse by the Alaska Gastineau Mining Co.

MAY 14, 1914-Harry A. Bishop became United States Marshal for the First Judicial Division today, succeeding H. L. Faulkner, resigned. The emergency appointment was made by Judge R. W. Jennings pending action by the U. S. Senate on Bishop?s nomination by President Wilson.

NOVEMBER 28, 1916-S. Zynda, owner of the five-story concrete building at Third and Main Streets now being operated as the New Cain Hotel is now also the owner and operator of the hotel, Harry F. Cain having relinquished his lease. Mr. Zynda, who is also the owner of the Eagle Brewery Company immediately behind the hotel, is expected to name it the Hotel Zynda. Mr. Cain came to Juneau four years ago and operated the Arctic Hotel, then the Cain Hotel which is now known as the Gastineau Hotel. When Mr. Zynda erected his building, Cain secured a lease and opened the New Cain. (Note: The hotel was long known as the Juneau Hotel before it was torn down in preparation of widening Main Street.

JANUARY 6, 1917-The City Council last night acted on a request by Fire Chief Sim Freiman and voted unanimously to purchase an American LaFrance Junior pump fire engine. The present auto truck used for a fire engine has never had an accident or a breakdown, Freiman explained, but either could happen at any time and leave the city without fire protection. The new outfit costs $6,750 and is guaranteed to climb any hill in the city carrying from 1200 to 1700 feet of hose and 8 men.

FEBRUARY 27, 1920-The mailboat Pheasant, Captain John Haho, returned this morning from its run to Cape Fanshaw and way ports. Capt. Haho reports much activity along the route, with crews now at work at both the Taku Harbor and Gambier Bay canneries.

NOVEMBER 17, 1922-There is an active move at the Juneau High School to revive and reorganize the Seward Society which has not met since 1916. It is proposed that the society hold programs regularly through the school year, both entertaining and educational in nature. Charter member of the reorganized society are Jacob Britt, Daisy Oja, Tecla Jorgenson, Albert White, Margaret Stansfield, Alice Case, Arthur Peterson, John Rundell and Ruth Krugness. Carol Webster has been chosen president with Wayne Summers as vice president and Albert White as secretary-treasurer.

DECEMBER 23, 1922-The Douglas High School basketball team, accompanied by Gordon C. Mitchell, school principal, leaves tonight on the steamer Alameda for Ketchikan to play two games with Ketchikan High School. Players making the trip include Jimmie Manning, Albert Garn, Leslie Cashen, Arne Vesoja, Ragnar Kronquist, George Valeson and Glen Graves, with Joe Garn as coach. The team will also be playing games at Metlakatla and Wrangell and will return home about January 1.

FEBRUARY 21, 1925-The First National Bank of Juneau will be moved into its new home in the Hellenthal Building over the weekend. On Tuesday, the 24th, it will be open for business in the new quarters, which have much more floor space that the old location. The bank has been in the frame building at Front and Seward since it was founded in 1899.

MAY 21, 1928-The Argo, Capt. Ed McDouglass, has brought in 400 sacks of coal from the Harkrader cola mine on Kootznahoo Inlet, Admiralty Island. This is the first delivery of the coal from the mine to Juneau. Years ago shipments were frequently made to Sitka.

MAY 31, 1929-Dr. H. Vance and several associated have opened a flying school with Lyle C. Woods as instructor and the first flight was made today from the tideflats near the Alaska Dairy. An old Army plane was brought north several years ago and has been stored, in crates, in the warehouse of the Admiral Line dock ever since. It was assembled last week, except for the wings, and taken to a place near the dairy, where the wings were attached and the test flight made.

MAY 3, 1929-Hellen?s Pharmacy on Front Street next to Valentine?s Jewelry has been purchased by H. M. ?Doc? Hollmann and R. R. Hermann. They will take possession about May 8. Both men are registered pharmacists and have been with the Butler-Mauro Drug Store here. The pharmacy was opened two years ago by Mr. Hellen.

JANAURY 5, 1935-In a game which smacked more of a back lot football battle than a basketball contest, Juneau High defeated Douglas High 21-10 last night at the Douglas Natatorium. Roughness and ragged play was in evidence on both sides. Playing for Juneau were F. Behrends, H. Behrends, Hall, Hanson, Lindstrom, Smith, Lucas, Meade, Webster, Kerr, Scott, Bardi, Paul, Harris, and Sturrock. Douglas players were Mills, Shitanda, Kilburn, Wahto, Cashen, DeRoux, Stragier, Riedi, Edwards and Feero. Referee was E. E. Engstrom and umpire was Chuck Whyte.