Stikeen River journal., 1898-02-05
THE JOURNAL ABROAD.


 i've, we'll printed, six column folio, de voted to the interests of Stikeen rive, route to Klondike. We hope to see il regularly.-Ballard Union.
 The STIREEN RIVER JOURNAL, pub lished at Fort Wrangel, Alaska, claim. great things for the Stikeen river route to Dawson. It is hoped it is all that it is claimed as all the routes will bt taxed to their utmost this season, and Whatom News.
 Through the kindness of Mir. Amos Underwood we were permitted to pc. ruse the STIREEN RIVER JOURNAL, a new paper started at Fort Wrangel. Alaska, to advocate the Stikeen route to the gold fields. The paper is pub lished by Theo. R. Needam and is ;l lively paper for that town of only a few hundred inhabitants. Hood River Or Glacier.
 We have received Vol. l, No. of the STIKEEN RIVER JOURNAL. which is a neat, newsy paper devoted to the in- tercsts of Fort Wrangel and the all Ca nadian route to the Yukon. It is really a Canadian paper on American soil. By the way, we note the fact that our old friend A. G. Mcbride, formerly Asst. Prosecuting Atty. of King county, and one okthe most vigorous prosecu- tors this county ever had, is the asso- ciate editor. White River Journal
 We are in receipt of the first number of the STIKEEN RIVER JOURNAL, pub lished at Fort Wangel. Alaska. Theo- dorc R.. Needham. editor, and A. C.. Mcl5ride, (our brother) associate editor. A. C. Mcbride. for eight years prac- liecd law in Seattle. Washington. and We were quite sure he would find his way into the Alaskan country. The JOURNAL is newsy paper. mechani- cally we'll gotten up. Subscription price f3.oo - Beloit Kan. Times.
 By the kindness of Captain Henry Roeder, of this city. d copy of the STl- KEEN RIVER joURNAL, published at Fort Wrangel. Alaska. by Theo. H Needham. and A C. Mcbride. is placed on the News table. This copy of the Journal is of the first issue of that pa per and dated January l. lSHS: subscrip- tion price 8 per year, and single cop ies lO cents. It is handsomely printed on book paper and shows healthy ad- vcrtising patronage. Capt. Rocder re- ceived the paper from Vim. King Lear postmaster at Fort WranYel. Mr. Lear resided here at one time. and had charge of old Fort Bellingham. New Whatcom News.
 The newspaper field has just ohoNa a an instance of the general celerity now characteristic of things on the upper Coast. T. R. Needham. the Alaska newspaper man. formerly of this city. seeing tine opening. decided to estab- fish d paper at Fort Wranyel. He came to Seattle in December. bought d plant. and on the 18th left here with il for the north. He lost no time how cver after landing and set about get ting his machinery into position. Then he rolled up his sleeves, being d coni- positor. and by January lst the first is. sue of his s,TIKEEN RIVER JOURNAL. q six column. four page weekly. had left i the press and was being read by the di- versitied population that made up the l town of Wranye. A. G. Mcbride. for. merly Assistant prosecuting attorney of this county under John F. Miller. is assistant associate editor of the JOUR. NAL. Mcbride is getting out the pa. per now while Needham is on second visit to Seattle. Seattle Evening Times.
 Engi eer Law and the Rcfrig.
 orator
 Engineer Law met with an accident coming up. Some one tried to close a refrigerator door with his fingers be- tween the edge of the door and side. 1 The mechanic that constructed the re- 1 frigcrator made mistake-he made the door to fit the opening there really wasn't any room for engineer 1 Laws. fingers in there. Anyhow the fingers were where there wasn't any ,room for them. Mr. Law still has his fingers. nails and all. but the nails on three or four of them are abiding with him only temporarily. He will soon bid them good bye. He likes them we know. for he has them tied up in q cloth He will take the best of care oi them until they come off and then he will have bran new Ones It was q bad break on the part of the engineer to get his fingers in such tight place but he will never make such mistake again-he will always shy when he sees d refrigerator after this.