The Portland daily press., 1897-08-28
NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
Reported by Our Esteemed Contemporary
the Klondike Klarion.

Reported by Our Esteemed Contemporary;
N the Klondike Klarion.
Mr.. Bill Muggins, that prince of good
fellows residing on Yaller avenue, is put.
ting a handsome IS caret gold leaf roof on
his new barn.
We are; pleased to announce that the
First Presbyterian church will give a
boiled dog supper at it's parlors Thursday
evening at o'clock admission, 81; chill
dren, half fare
& Colonel Frankfort of the Bang Up res
taurant-meals served at all hours--has
the editor thanks for a juicy joint of roast
mule as fineas he ever stuck tooth into.
Come again, colonel.
+, NoW is the time to subscribe to The
Klarion- s24 per annnm, invariably in
advance. Good, clean nuggets taken on
subscription.
Our leading dentist, DIR. Jim Moffitt,
believes in fostering home industries. He
uses only Klondike gold in plugging teeth.
DR.. Jim is also jolly jerker Call on him
when in town.
Reward. -Ninety-n nine dollars reward
will be paid for information leading to the
Arrest and conviction of the low flung
scoundrel who stole our office cat on Tues
day night last That cat cost us money,
and he was getting fat enough to make US
look forward to Thanksgiving dinner with
more than ordinary feelings of gustatory
delight.
Don't throw away the boots you have
been working in all summer. We can as
sure newcomers to our vicinity that while
turkey is good thing for Christmas
dinner pair of well boiled and seasoned
boots, heavy leather preferred, are great
deal better than no dinner. We have been
there before.
Little Johnnie, the bright and intelli-
gent 3-year-old son Of our esteemed fellow
townsman G. n. Jinkins, who was sc
seriously choked on a nugget of gold the
hired girl carelessly left lying on the
kitchen floor, where the child was playing,
is, we are glad to say, improving.
Mr.. K j. Herman's spirited team Of
reindeer ran away yesterday afternoon on
Yukon avenue, extended, while bringing
load of gold dust to town, and scattered
the yellow sediment around the landscape
to such an extent that several residents
from the States living out that way grew
quite homesick, it was SO relnindful to
them of the goldenrod, which is their ma
tional flower.
At recent reception in this city of GU,
elitest set the lion of the evening was Mr..
G. Washington Wellington of the United
States, and he was thus honored and lion
ICED because he was the only man present
who was not millionaire Society always
delights in novelties.
AT the bridal breakfast after the Bling
Bang wedding on Dollar boulevard yester
day, fuller reportof which was q Klarior
exclusive, the piece de resistance was 6
gfillet of bay horse served on plates of solid
gold half an inch thick. A washtubful Of
gold dust was showered on the happy pail
as they walked down the front steps of the
BRIDES home to their reindeer sledge
We have the nugget some bad boy threw
through our window last night, breaking
pane of glass, and we shall be glad te
give it to him for new pane. The nugget
weighs four ounces, and the size of the
pane was by TO- Any person wishing te
exchange pane of glass that size for the
nugget will please call at this office before
the arrival of the cold wave.-New York