Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-20
. THE FORT NRANGEL NEWS.
A Grist of the Weeks Local News Dished Up for the Special Benefit of Our
 Readers by News Reporters.

K. G. Mellin is wharfinger of the Davidge wharf. Mosquito dope, sure preventative. At Wrangel Drug Go.
 The steamboat Mcconnell sailed for Telegraph creek on Tuesday.
 Attorney c. o. Bates and wife left for Tacoma on the Al-ki Monday.
 Carbolic Acid for Disinfecting, At Wrangel Drug Co. p cents per pint
 Headquarters for fireworks at the Hunt Grocery Co.,. 322 Front Street.
 k. W. Jennings. the attorney, was one of the Fourth of July orators at Skaguay.
 The steamboat Victorian was put on the gridiron at Shakes point Tuesday for repairs.
 The steamboat Ogilvie returned Tues day from Telegraph creek with passen- gers and freight.
 The steam boat Caledonia, belonging to the Hudson Bay company, has gone to the Skeena river.
 F. H. Worlock returned Sunday on the Monte Cristo from business trip to Telegraph Creek.
 A. F. Whirlow is doing assay work for F.. F.. Bair during the latter's tempora- ry absence at Juneau.
 Miss Adah A. Sparhawk opened a private school of twenty white scholars in the court house last Tuesday.
 II. Lee, proprietor of the steamboat Courser, returned from Telegraph creek Sunday, and left for Victoria.
 The Seattle Times of the 11th instant republshed entire the leaflet of the Twenty Five Thousand Club of Wran gel.
 The big steamer Athenian arrived late Sunday night from Vancouver and sailed early Monday morning for Skag- uay.
 Mrs. Lizzie Sawyer, for long time connected with the Log Cabin restau- rant, left for New York City on last Monday.
 Captain c. S. McBriarty has the hon. or to be the third mayor of klondike City, the enterprising burg to the north of Wrangel.
 A fine line of photographic views of objects of interest for sale by the Wrangel Drug Co. Send one to your Eastern friends.
 Ex-Gov. Austin, of Minnesota, has been in town purchasing pack horses for the Stikeen route.-Dyea Press, June 25th, 1898.
 Walter E. Willett and his charming wife will go on the steam boat Stickeen Chief to St. Michaels in hope of finally getting to Dawson.
 The steamer Baranoff, Capt Church. ill, sailed for HowKan and way ports on Tuesday, carrying freight, passeng- CTS and the U. s. mail.
 The steamboat Strathcona sailed to- day for Glenora and Telegraph Creek with a large list of passengers and a heavy load of freight.
 One of the passengers on the Faral- lon is suffering from an attack of the spinal meningetis. He expects to se- cure treatment at Seattle.
 If there were no Spanish privateer in Alaskan waters why are two British and one American gunboats chasing around; surely not after phantom?
 The steamers Al-ki, Farallon and Utopia arrived from Skaguay Monday, and sailed for Seattle. The Rosalie came in the same day from Seattle, and sailed for Skaguay.
 Mrs Fannie Webber returned on the Topeka Tuesday from Portland, Ore gon, after vacation of several weeks, and has resumed management of the Log Cabin restaurant
 The Glenora News, of recent date, says in regard to the war that, "the fighting blood of America is aroused and in the next new atlas of the world Spain will have no place."
 H. w. Snyder returned Sunday on the Casca from Telegraph Creek. While there he climbed a mountain back of town, and cut a fine birch cane, which he treasures as a memento.
 Stikeen river traffic is picking up wonderfully. and half dozen boats-- the Ogilvie. Ellwood. Mcconnell. Strathcona, Casca and Monte Cristo- are making regular round trips to Tel