Douglas Island news., 1900-04-11
WRANGEL NEWS.

WRANGEL NEWS.
 c. A. Strong and wife, of Ketchikan, passed through our town on the steam CT Dirigo Friday night.
 Our old veteran, Capt. Wilson, can be seen at any hour of the night in almost any part of the town. He is hustler for night watchman.
 Guy Gilman, the gentleman who has been assistant postmaster for the past year at our post office, is soon to leave us for Nome. Guy is one of the faith full and in him we loose citizen that Nome can be proud of.
 Special Agent Shartzar of the treas ury department was among the passen- ger list of the Dirigo. MT. Shartzar spent the night in our town among his many friends, who always have the latch string out at his disposal.
 J. G. Grant, of the Transfer company, sports bran new five dollar hat and he says the Hon. Tug paid for it. Don't bet if you want to win is sure motto.
 The play, "Who is Who" was produc. ed by the Fort Wrangel Amateur The atrical club at the opera house on Sat urday evening, March 17th, and to say if WAS a success would be a mild way of expressing it. The company covered themselves with glory. The cast was as follows:
 MT. Brambleton. on...........H H. Campbell MT. Swanhopper. -. Geo. Mccullough MT. Lavendar ..... Prof. Cunningham Miss Brambleton ........ Mrs. Kibbler Miss Matilda Jane ........M Miss Earhart Stage manager. ............J. F. Collins
 The barge Garnet is on the ways east of the saw mill making some necessary repairs to her bottom.
 J. F. Collins has purchased the inter. est of J. A. Malone in the Malone & Jackson block on Front street.
 Two Indian women had free for-all fist fight at the Mission on Friday a, m., and at p. m. the two dusky maidens were up before his honor, the judge, who gave them a school lecture and then discharged both of them.
 Two whisky cases this week, and as usual, Indians were the cause of it. In the first case the jury found the de. fendant guilty and the judge gave the gentleman 75 days at Sitka. The case No. 9 was the wife of the above defend ant, who got 50 day in jail here at Ho- tel Grant.
 Who said Dad Gilman was asleep? Just put this in your pipe and smoke it. Dad Gilman never sleeps, and the whisky peddIers who furnish the In dians begin to believe it. See?
 The schooner Fargo came into port today and within an hour there were about twenty boys down to the wharf with all the old rubber boots and junk of all descriptions that the town could afford, and as usual Mike was the Tyee.
 The best party of the season was eel ebrated on March 27th in honor of T. G. Wilson and J. G. Grant, it being the birthday of both Mir. Wilson and Grant. They did the thing up in proper form by giving both dance and supper, free.
 A new sidewalk is being placed back of the court house on Second avenue by the government. A much needed want and a good example to others.
 The McKinnon Wharf company will give their property a thorough over hauling this spring, placing it in first class condition for the coming season.
 On Friday evening, March 23rd, the same being the occasion of their first wedding anniversary MT. and Mrs. J. F. Collins entertained their friends at drive whist, at their new appart- ments on First avenue. The spacious parlor was beautifully decorated in ivy