Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-07-23
LOCAL. NEWS.
I. oOil out for the Blue book.

.OOk out Tor the blue DOCK.
Wlloughby Clark is in Sitka attend
ing to legal business.
II. f. Whrlow and wife will leave
for the Sound in few days.
The steamer Farallon. Captain Rob
erts. passed down on Monday.
The steamer Utopia Captain White,
sailed south on Monday.
Steamer Alki. Captain Gage, came
into port Monday, southbound.
The Cottage City northbound, arriv-
ed in port at noon yesterday.
Mrs. Webbcr returned from a visit
to Portland, on the Topeka Tuesday.
Rev. Thwing is attending the Alas
ka Prcsbytcry at juneau this week.
The first water melons of the season
have Just been received by Duncan
Mckinnon.
Attorney and Mrs. {. Q. Bates went
to the Sound on the Alki. to be absent
Il short time.
Jack Collins made Il pleasure trip to
Genora this week on the beautiful
steamer Strathcona
The steamer Rosalie. Capt. O'Brien,
passed up on Monday and returned
south yesterday morning
Wonder why Tug" Wilson is fixing
up the old German COOK stove? Perhaps
he's going to housekeeping.
f. f. Bair returned from his north
ern trip yesterday morning on the Ro-
sale. He reports pleasant time.
The consolidation of three bakeries
this week points to the formation of a
bread trust. Look out for higher prices.
Rev. G.. W. Kennedy has severed his
connection with the church of Wrangel
and will depart in few days for Ia
coma.
The buildings occupied by Lynch &
Jones and =. G. Jensen have received a
new coat of paint, and present fine
appearance.
1t is cheaper to eat fresh meat than
to go fishing now. The Pacific market
man has put the cleaver through the
prices of all grades of meat.
The steam schooner Fastnet from
Victoria. arrived in port Wednesday.
This vessel will tow the Stikeen Chief
o,I +h, Mona to G. Minhapls
Gene Hall returned from Skagway on
the Farralon Monday. where he went
to visit his old friend Frank H. Reid
who was shot by ''Soapya Smith.
d. O'Donivan Rosa, late of Wrangel
has entered the real estate business at
Skagway. We bcspeak for him that
he will not be lost sight Of, even in
Skagway.
E. F. Cassel, formerly auditor of the
Novel; Gold Mining Co., of juneau,
passed through Wrangel on the Tope-
ka Tuesday enroute to Dawson City.
He was accompanied by MIR. Dennis, of
Seattle.
''Chappie" Harrison, who for some
time has been prominent citizen of
Wrangel returned to the Sound on the
Alki. Mr.. Harrison is one of the most
genial persons to be met anywhere, and
his leaving is much regretted by all.
Mrs L. Sanger, who has for several
months resided in Wrangel, left on the
Farralon Monday for her home in New
York. Mrs. Sanger made many friends
during her residence in Wrangel who
wilI regret to learn of her departure.
The Hudson's Bay Co. have closed
their office on the dock and in future
their business will be attended to by
Duncan McKinnon, who will cheerfully
give all information regarding rates
and time of sailings.
You better look up your ancestry, for
it is rumored that the Blue book is
about to be published and you may not
get in the right class unless you attend
to the matter at once. Tom Case ex-
poets to get in class A.
Attention is called to the fact that
many of our citizens allow the side
walks in front of their property on
Front street to remain in poor condi-
ton. A little work would remedy this
evil without any expense.
Frank Young of Juneau, arrived on
the Rosalie yesterday morning enroute
to Chilean. Mr.. Young expected to ar
Baranoff, but was disappointed, owing
to the fact that that steamer departed
Immediately after the arrival of the
Topeka, Tuesday.
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