Stikeen River journal., 1898-10-22

| DR.. X. N. McAlpin wishes to an
nounce to the public that he has sue
ceeded to the pratice of his father, DR..
V. McAlpin, and is prepared to do all
kinds of dental work at his Office in the
Seward block.
Miss Bertha Hunt, one of Wrangel's
good samaritans, dropped into our
sanctum on Tuesday and made the
printers "divil" feel good by placing
bag of nice candy on the case and re-
marking "help yourself''
There number OF hoodlums who are
making night miserable for the quiet
residents of second avenue. by bowling
and hoOting in way to put to shame
the steamer Tees. Unless this is stop
ped at once marshall Grant will put n
few of them in jail.
| The Hunt Grocery Company has
taken down the petition between their
store and the store adjoining, and made
one large commodious store room. The
improvement is very noticeable rs the
old room was not large enough to dis
play their large stock.
Weigel. the only baker has removed
his business to the store next to the
F'ife-A laska Co. The building has
been rcmodoled and specially arranged
for his business. and Geo. is now in
shape to turn out the finest goods in
his line, to be had in Alaska.
Messrs. Lindsay, Taylor and Stowe
returned from their hunting trip on
Wednesday with about II dozen ducks
and geese. They report Il good time,
and were it not for the unceasing rain
at least double the quantity OF game
would have been secured.
T. c. McHugh of the St. Michael
Trading Company, has been called to
Cincinnati, Ohio, by the sudden ILL
ness of his father MIR. Ntzhugh, left
on the Topeka and his many friends in
Wrangel will join him in hoping that
his parent may speedily he restored to
health.
w. d. McCloud and wife of Howcan.
who have been spending Il few days in
our city seeing their old friends, re-
turned to Howcan on Thursday Mr..
McCloud reports the mining prospects
around Howcan as looking very encour-
aging. A great deal of development
| t,l in, 1,o
Purser Dickinson, of the wrecked
steamer Brixham, arrived in Wrangel
Monday night in small boat. and tells
the story of hardships endured by the
passengers, especially the lady passen-
gers, of whom there are ten, when
Dickinson left. They are camped on
Blackie island, ~ miles from Wrangel,
living in tent with all thoir clothing
and blankets wet, and suffering from
exposure. The Utopia left Wrangel
Tuesday afternoon and was to call In at
the wreck and take off the passengers
and crew. The Brixham was in charge
of Capt. Jas. Durie and pilots Chester
and Hansen. Capt. Chester being on
watch at the time of the accident.
An amusing incident happened this
week. A party of klondikers from up
river had returned in canoe and made
landing at the Troup wharf. 1t was
on Tuesday evening quite late, and it
was very dark. One of the party after
coming up the slip turned and instead
of going towards the dock deliberately
walked into the bay. He was taken
out none the worse except for a good
ducking. The incident happened at a
time when the tide was extremely low
and the distance from the wharf to the
water was about 80 feet After being
taken out the unfortunate individual
walked to the edge of the wharf and
measuring the distance as we'll as he
could with his eye, said 81 thought |
would never reach the water"