Digital Bob Archive

7 September 1979 issue

DECEMBER 21, 1906-Allen Shattuck arrived home on the Dolphin and brought with him a large stock of new drugs and druggist sundries for the Purity Pharmacy which will occupy the former McFarland stand. Mr. Shattuck intended to open his store yesterday but during his absence a broken pipe ruined the wallpaper and he will be delayed a day or two while it is being renewed. He was accompanied on the Dolphin by his prescription clerk, Mr. Ascherman. (Note: The Purity Pharmacy occupied the Seward Street corner of the old First National Bank Building, now occupied by 20th Century Market.)

MAY 19, 1915-The Alaska-Havana Cigar Factory at 213 Third Street, opened a month ago by Fred Ardner and H. J. Lee, is now turning out orders regularly. The next boat from the south will bring 32 bales of tobacco, each weighing 175 pounds, or a total of 5,600 pounds.

JANUARY 1, 1921-The national forests of Alaska have been organized into a new district, designated as District 8, under an order issued by the Secretary of Agriculture. The new district is to be entirely separate from the Portland district to which Alaska had been attached. Headquarters for the new district will be at Juneau and Charles H. Flory, formerly Superintendent of Alaska Forests, becomes District Forester. M. L. Merritt will be assistant to Mr. Flory.

MAY 1, 1925-The Juneau Chamber of Commerce has endorsed a proposal to make application for a permit to use the government block, on Fourth Street between Seward and Mains streets, for a temporary park and playground.

FEBRUARY 20, 1926-The New England Fish Company will enter the local buying market this year for the first time. Sam Morris will represent the company and is authorized to buy up to one million pounds of fish from local vessels. Announcement of the opening of the station in Juneau was made by H. C. Nunan, manager of New England?s big cold storage at Ketchikan.

MARCH 29, 1927-The Service Transfer Co. has been formed by Gunnar Ingman and Olaf Torkelson and has received two new trucks. One is a Graham, the other a Ford. Both men are well known in Juneau. Ingman is a present member of the City Council and Torkelson is at present superintendent of streets but is resigning to devote his full time to the business. The firm will do general hauling and will deliver wood from the Juneau Lumber Mills.

APRIL 22, 1927-Arne Shudshift was elected chairman of the Douglas Fire Department at a meeting last night. John Mills was named vice chairman and Jack Langseth was chosen as secretary-treasurer. Guy L. Smith was elected fire chief and L. W. Kilburn as foreman. Chief Smith named Mike Pusich as his assistant.

APRIL 18, 1928-A new building to house the Alaska Steam Laundry was announced today by J. S. MacKinnon, manager of the business and one of the owners. Peter Woeck, Seattle contractor, has arrived to put up the structure which will be immediately in the rear of the present laundry building on Front Street. The present building will be renovated as store space. (Note: The new building is on Shattuck Way and presently houses F-stop, Commercial Art, and other enterprises. The old building, on what is now South Franklin, houses Capital Office Supply and other stores.)

JANUARY 3, 1933-Jeanne?s Lending Library, conducted by Jeanne Gaffney in the J. B. Burford & Company store, is now open from noon until 5:30 p.m. and from 7 until 9:30 p.m. every secular day for the rental of books.

MARCH 27, 1933-Between the No. 4 and No. 10 levels in the Alaska Juneau Mine the company has prospected 18,700,000 tons of ore that is expected to yield an average operating profit of 85 cents per ton, according to the annual report of F. W. Bradley, president, to the stockholders. The zone in which this prospecting was done lies deep in the north ore body. In the south ore body above the main level there remains almost 40,000,000 tons of ore to be mined. This is slightly less than the total production of the property from 1893 to 1932. Records of the company show that 44,525,978 tons of ore were mined during that period. Annual production is now about four million tons.

MAY 1, 1934-Juneau greeted the return of legal liquor today in the same way it endured prohibition-calmly. Liquor stores opened their doors at 12:01 a.m. and remained open for several hours. Most of them reported a satisfactory business, but two said it had not been worth the bother of opening. Licensed liquor dealers are California Grocery, Gastineau Liquor, Alaska Hotel Liquor, Harry Race Drug Store, Juneau Liquor, Totem Grocery, Juneau Drug Company, Guy Smith Drugs, Butler Mauro Drug Store and Miner?s Liquor Store.

MAY 28, 1936-Juneau Public Schools had an enrollment of 822 during the past school year, including 229 in the high school and 593 in the grades. This compares with a total of 842 last year and 722 in the 1933-34 school year.

DECEMBER 7, 1938-W. J. Markle was elected president of Pioneer Igloo No. 6 last night and will succeed Cash Cole. Others elected or reelected are Joe Green, first vice president; Al Lundstrom, second vice president; Alfred Zenger, secretary; John Reck, treasurer; Jack Langseth, historian; Rev. David Waggoner, chaplain; Nick Sucii, doorkeeper; William Douglas, sergeant-at-arms, and Charles Carter, trustee.