Fort Wrangel news., 1898-07-20
THE LOCAL FIELD.
Items of Interest Dshed Up in B Brlef for the Ben-
 eft of Our Readers.

J. D. McArthur has gone to Seattle.
 A. W. White of Ketchikan, came up last week.
 J. ". Kerry, of Juneau, was in town last week.
 J. II. McNicholas has gone to Skagu- ay on flyer.
 John E. Sales is at his mine on the Stikeen river.
 The steamer Casca left for Telegraph creek last Thursday.
 Fred Mccullough, the transfer man, has returned to Seattle.
 Harry Day gets out on the street nowadays with crutch.
 Lynch d Jones have had the front of their business house painted.
 Ed Brown, an all-round good rustler and prospector, has gone to Skaguay.
 E. E. Bair and Eugene Hall went to Juneau on the steamer Al-ki last Thurs day.
 Wm. II. Corbei has gone into the business of exporting fish to Puget Sound
 George l.. Mover, formerly with the marshal's office here, is located in Skaguay.
 H. B. Carter, general agent of the Ca nadian Pacific railway company, is in Dawson.
 "Chappie" Harrison has closed the Grotto saloon, and will go to Victoria ill a few days.
 The steamboat Mcdonnell. Captain Raab, arrived Friday at , o'clock D. Ill. from Glenora with 40 passengers.
 Civil Engineer Brown is superintend ing the construction of gridiron for the repair of the steamer Victorian.
 \. M. Wright, E. W. Seal and w. II. Purvis were registered at the Fort Wrangel hotel Friday from Glenora.
 Oscar C. Stone and II. E. Weymouth, two attorneys, left on the steamer City of Seattle last Wednesday for Seattle.
 J. c. Mitchell will remain permanent ly in Seattle. and w. J. Broderick will continue to be the efficient night watch man.
 Signs on Front Street advertise bread at 1 and cents per loaf Meanwhile private bakeries find a steady sale at 10 cents.
 Night Watchmap w.. Frederick has been made happy by the arrival of bis charming wife from Hoquiam, Wash ington.
 pr. R. B. Davy and party went over to the garnet ledge last week and re turned with several gunnysacks full of the Alaskan jewels
 Last Wednesday Mrs. Lizzie Sanger celebrated the tn anniversary of her birthday. and was tAe recipient of sev- eral fine presents.
 Rev. Clarence Thwing. M. D., went to Juneau on the steamer Utopia last Thursday to attend the annual session of the Alaska Presbytery.
 The unsightly vault right in the cen ter of the principal part of Front street, that has so long been an odoriferous disgrace, is to be removed.
 The steamboat Ogilyie, Captain San born, left for Glenora and Telegraph creek Friday evening with ten passen- gers and forty tons of freight.
 The Canadian Development company is landing 100 tons of coal from Spratt's ark onto the McKinnon Dock. As soon as unloaded the ark will return to Nan aimo.
 The Hudson Bay companys steamer Strathconia left for Glenora last We'd nesday, carrying her Majesty's mail. She also had forty mules for the Teslin trail.
 Ernest Specht has returned from a prospecting trip up the Stlkeen river with several sacks full of ore. He has been busy the past few days getting as says, and he is very cheerful
 Last week the members of the Second Presbyterian church met and passed complimentary resolutions to their re- tiring pastor, Rev. G. w. Kennedy, who will leave shortly for Tacoma.
 The steamer Baranof, Captain Churchill, lowed house on a scow Friday evening to logging camp at the mouth of the Wrangel narrows. There were two oxen aboard the scow. J. A. Hunter did not go prospecting last week as he intended He is busy