Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-13
Help the Town.

Help the town by sending few cop ies of the News to your eastern friends We wrap them ready for mailing, three for quarter Give the manager the names and the cash-we will pay the freight.
 Dick Ready took sick last night. We [ hope for his speedy recovery.
 Mr. Cases little child is seriously ill and physician has been called.
 Mr. and Mrs Taught made us pleas ant call yesterday. Come again.
 Louie Berg, the brewer at the Eureka. is the happiest man in town-his wife came to see him yesterday on the Dis coyery.
 \ fine line of photographic views of objects of interest for sale by the Wrangel Drug Co. Send one to your eastern friends.
 Marshal Grant has purchased the Billy Jones residence. He is finishing the inside work and it will be one of the best homes in the city.
 The Fort Wrangel Hotel is completed and painted and undoubtedly is the best in Alaska, and that is why Mr. Mcintyre wears such a peaceful look.
 Lawyer Weymouth has left the firm of Clark. lngersoll & Weymouth, and he will leave the city for Honolulu Clark and lngersoll will continue i'll the business.
 Mr. NJ. L. Sherpy, editor of the Skak- uay News was in the city today and met the News man. He is very pleas ant gentleman and knows how to get up good paper.
 According to the Arkansas style of promotion, the senior member of the News force, since putting a chimney on his house, is entitled to the rank of colonel in any local military organiza- tion.
 John s. Duncan. who was here last winter and went to Telegraph Creek in the spring, returned this week. He brought bown with him five hundred dollars i'll gold nuggets. John is going to Juneau for a few weeks and will then return to this city. John has many friends here who will be glad to have him return to stay.
 The Casca, one of the best, if not the very best river boat that docks in this city is receiving some attention from her artist manager and engineer. This boat is handsomely built and travelling on her is a luxury.
 If some of the rich sporting young men of the East would make trip to Fort Wrangel and catch some halibut, salmon and trout, with an occasional skate and shark thrown in, and hunt deer, goats and bear on the surround ing islands, they would find out what fun really Is.
 We regret to learn that the visit of Mrs. Dr. Thwing to Seattle was cut short owing to the prevalence of the diphtheria and scarlet fever ill that city. She had intended to remain down Sound for three CT four months. The Doctor is no doubt well satisfied with the arrangement.
 A. Berens, Charles Spethman and John Schuler were over to the quartz mine north of the cannery last Mon day, and while there did some trout fishing. They brought back a fine string of speckled beauties, one of which weighed two pounds. The boys know how to get trout sure enough.
 Last Sunday Mr, A. E. Stanfield and a friend started for Rambo island on sloop, leaving a note at the residence of Mir. Harry Pidgeon, Mr. Stanfield's partner, stating that they would return that evening. Up to the time of going to press they had not returned, and early this morning Mir. Pidgeon started out in search of them, fearing that an accident might have befallen them.
 The Discovery, Grant Captain, came proudly steaming into port yes terday about dinner time and landed freight and passengers at Troup's wharf. By the way the Discovery has purser, M. G. Guy, who is deserving of mention. If you want to see a real good fellow, a splen did officer, in fact one of the most pleasant, affable gen, tlemcn that eyer walked d gang plank, go and sec Guy when the boat returns.