Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-13
TIE FORT WRANGEL NEWS.
A Grist of the Weeks Local News Dished Up for the Special Benefit of Our
 Readers by News Reporters.

Last Friday was the warmest day of the year.
 J. F. Milner and party are off on a short prospecting trip.
 c. \. Scott left this week on the schooner Baltic for Loring.
 J. F. Bakeman left for San Francisco on the steamer City of Topeka last Fri day.
 Collector Arment went to Sitka last week on business connected with the office.
 The Elder from the north, tied up at Mckinnon's wharf last Saturday fore noon.
 Mr. Pilsbury, the art ist photographer, returned Saturday from Juneau on the Elder.
 E. Y. Webster has gone fishing on the Skeena river, and will return next September.
 \ rock bass. rare fish in these wat CTS. was caught off the Dayidge wharf last Thursday,
 s. Conradi has launched his new steam launch Margaret. and will go prospecting soon.
 Salmon and huckleberries are ripe, and everybody is enjoying old fashion ed huckleberry pie.
 Miss Lulu Keefe has opened dress. making parlor next to the opera house, and is doing tirst-class work
 Mrs Minnie Starr wrote to friend here that she had arrived at Dyea, and would push right onto Dawson.
 Deputy Collector Frank II. Richards from the boundary line on the Stikeen was in the city d few days last week.
 Captain Rathbone, Port captain of the C. P. k. river steamers. has gone to Vancouver and will return in few days.
 Steamer Tonquin, Caufman captain, steamed into port last Friday night and shortly thereafter pulled out again.
 Jack M. Wilcox has been heard from at Skaguay. trying to hypnotiZe D. O'Donoyan Rossa into pass to Lake Bennett.
 Schooner Baltic. Jack Sloan captain, left this week for Lorng. where she will be engaged in the fishing trade for the season.
 Dr. Clarence Thwing. accompanied by Mrs. Thwing and children, returned to this city on the City of Seattle last Friday night
 J. s. Rollin. a saloon keeper from Telegraph creek, took i'll our town last Thursday night, and the next morning he was Sl0o short.
 The Topeka came in from the north Saturday morning and pulled out be fore We had our breakfast. Ii wasn't very nice thing to do.
 Mrs 0. H. Bernard is recent arrival from Portland, Oregon. and will super intend the millinery department in the store of Bernard & Batchelor.
 Frank Callbreath has the contract to pack the freight for the Canadian sol diers from Glenora to Teslin. q distance of about lo0 miles, for D cents per pound.
 Vim. \. Raymond has opened bow ling alley in the Y. NJ. C. \. rooms, and nightly jolly throngs can be seen pro- ducing mimic thunder as ten strikes are made.
 Sunday was a beautiful day, with just enough breeze stirring to render sailing d veritable pastime. and great many availed themselves of the opportunity for snjoyment.
 The Twenty Five Thousand club will meet this Wednesday evening in the court house. All who are interested in the prosperity of Fort Wrangel are cordially invited.
 Doc Holiday received the sad news of the death of his grandfather at Deca- tur, Illinois. This was the first death on the paternal side for fifty years in the Holiday family.
 J. F. Hamilton returned from Loring on the Cottage City last Friday sick man. He left here a few weeks ago to remain all summer as engineer of one of the cannery boats.
 w. A. Peek, formerly clerk in Reid X Sylvester's, is now in laquina, Lin coin county. Oregon. We regret his departure from this city. The News follows him to his former home.
 Patrick Loftus and family left last Friday to spend the summer at Trout lake, eight miles south of Fort Wran-