Stikeen River journal., 1898-11-12
LOCAL NEWS.

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 Fresh Bread at Weigels Bakery.
 Hunt Grocery Co.,, 322 Front street.
 Mrs Mckinnon is on the ick list this week.
 All kinds of location blanks for sale al ;his office.
 All kinds of meat at popular prices, Gillis X James.
 Weigcl makes Il specially of fine pastry to order.
 \ nice Xmas present the Stikcru Journal for a year.
 Weigcl makes the best Pies. Cakes. and bread in town.
 C;o to 3o2 Front street for choicest butter and eggs.
 Cider made from pure apples. Best in town. At Hunt, Grocery.
 If you want to die, just say 'therc' $ a mouse" to Miss.
 Patronizc the book exchange at 322 Front street. Cheapest evening past time.
 r. D. Whitehead had his name en- rolled on our subscription book this week.
 For all kinds of fresh meats. wild fowl and venison go to Gilis X James. next door to Case X Wilson.
 Phil Wilson. son of T. G.. swallowed Il nickel the other day. He now claims to be nickel in and at he same time Il nickel out.
 Mr. Morrow wanted his job to-day.
 Alr. Day wanted his job tomorrow.
 So to Day We sent his job tomorrow.
 And to Morrow We sent his job to-day.
 There are times when the Custom officials sleep. but it is hard to find that time. It is not safe to figure on them being in d comutO~c condition all the time.
 Dad Adams says he sampled the fluid captured last Thursday. and pronounc- ed Whiskcy. While it is commonly un- derstood that there is no bad whiskey. yet there is some that is better than others. and he thinks that the brand sampled comes under the classification of others.
 J. H. Carsten. of the firm of Henry Drum X Co.,. customs brokers. who re- turned to Wrangel on the last Cottage City. will continue the brokerage bus- hess al the old stand and is prepared to attend to all business promptly. He is also tirst-class engineer and is pre- pared to figure on and do any survey ing that may offer.
 Talk about 'Scotch hospitality" there i, nothing equals it, and Mrs. Mckin- non is full of it. About To o'clock on last Saturday night, Mrs. Mckinnon presented the .Joul nal staff with an cle- gant lunch, consisting of fruit. cake. etc. IL is such deeds as this that make the poor printers life worth living.
 Ex-Senator Frank Richards. Deputy Collector of Custom, at the boundary. who has been in Wraugel on official business for several days departed to- day his post of duty, where he expects to remain in solitude until next May. Mr. Richards is d pleasant gentleman to meet, and we hope no barnacles will grow on him while he is wearing away the lonely hours from now until next May in his log cabin at the boundary.
 We regret to announce the loss of Alr. and Mrs. Mcbride, and Mr. and Mrs. Hopp as citizens of Wrangel, who went north on the Derigo. to Douglas City, where they will set up the plant of the Wrangel News. and publish it as Douglas City paper. The fact that Mcbride and Hopp are at the head of the enterprise is a sufficient guarantee that it will be success.
 A fool, a barber, and bald-headed man were travelling together. Loosing their way, they were obliged to sleep in open air, and to avert danger it was agreed to watch by turns. The first lot fell to the barber, who, for amuse- ment. shaved the fools head while he was sleeping. He then awoke him. and the fool, raising his hand to scratch his head, exclaimed Heres pretty mistake, you have wakened the bald headed man instead.