Stikeen River journal., 1898-02-05
LOCAL ITEMS

pleting the Dr. Campbell office.
 Capt. Clem Tumett will command the Topeka after she reaches Seattle this trip.
 Mr. NJ. J. Cochran of Spokane. is in the city. and has opened d law office. He is for the present in the office of Hon. Henry Drum.
 Mir. E. F. Bain. of Tacoma, is in the city He will probably engage in busi- ness in this city. He has his eye on the boss town of Alaska.
 Surveyors have been at work for scv- cral days up above Brighton beach point. They also took soundings. There are four in the party.
 Inspector Slater was in the city Wed ncsday. He owns some Fort Warngel real estate which he is improving. Ev- rvbody wants some Fort Wrangel property.
 Inspector Smith of Mary Ann Island was in the city few days this week. He is wide awake, fine appearing so- cial gentleman and is d welcome visitor in Fort Wrangel.
 Mr. Bonnet who lost two of his fingers by getting in contact with the saw last week is getting along nicely under the care of his physicians and the excellent nursing of his wife.
 V 1~.,1> Earl. and Mr. and Mrs. Thayer arrived in the city last Saturday. They have come to Fort Wrangel to stay and the JOURNAL bids them a hearty welcome.
 Among the passengers on the Rosalie bound north was Hon Ed. 5. Orr. mayor of the city of Tacoma. enroute to Dyea. Mr. Orr expressed his opinion that Wrangel will soon be one of the most important Alaskan ports.
 The Rosalie. O'Brien captain. arriv- ed from Tacoma last night about ten o'clock with l35 passengers and all the freight she could carry. The wind was blowing hard, but Capt. O'Bricn ran in and tied up as easy as the boy knew his father. There are few commanders who are as conpe- tent and reliable as Capt. o Brien.
 A report of the trial of a prominent merchant of Telegraph Creek and his conviction before a high judicial court on Cottonwood island last week will be found on the fourth page of this pa per. and is well worth reading It was the first law suit of the kind on the is land and was no doubt hugely enjoyed.
 A. G. Mcbride, brother of John McBride, of the Beloit Times. is one af the publishers of the STIKEEN RIVER JOURNAL at Fort Wrange'. Alaska. It is a we'll printed sheet. containing a big lot of advertising and the subscrip- tiOn price is $3 year. The JOURNAL says that in Dawson City old newspa- pers sell for sl.50 a piece.-TopekaCa Capi- tall
 Mrs Chauncey Thomas. wife of the executive officer of the Wheel ing that is up the coast was passen- ger on the Topeka. Mrs. Thomas is d charming. black eyed little woman full of vivacity, and is on her way to make her husband visit. We believe she will find the cold steel walls of the cruiser Wheeling very uncomfortable in the waters of the North.
 The first issue of the STIKEEN RIv- FER JOURNAL has been received It is published at Fort Wrangel Alaska. and is devoted to the interests of Wrangel Southeastern Alaska and the all Canadian route to the Yu- kon.' It is a six column folio, all home print, and contains much in- formation concerning the country about Telegraph creek and Teslin lake.
 While change in Captain and engi- neer takes place on the Topeka, we un- derstand the steward, Mr. Saunders will still remain with the mail boat. Few men indeed hold that position that are more universally esteemed than the steward -on-the- Topeka. Me have struck him for information on several occasions and always found him the same social gentleman. His hosts of friends will be glad to know that when the Topeka "wheels' into port, the same steward is on board.