, 1876-10-07
Tht alurthem Star.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER :, 1876.
E.DCAB BAHINES.

Ilt DlkNll vi NCO. 1 INlItll lS CUNlVsCN'
and will soon be ready Tor occupancy.
The Fahay LaLo will soon be on the
route again.
Mr.. S EIwcll has lumber IN the ground
for II new dwelling.
We print this week the Territorial and
county tickets OF both parties
Mr.. Ch0s. Scotney has commenced the
erection Of a new dwelling,
The NoiHo took away Il load of hay,
for loggcrs on Ebcy Slough, yesterday
morning.
BY request of many exhibitors we re-
print this week the list Of premiums
awarded ut the late county fair.
Mr.. ]. Ross new house is rapidly ap-
proaching completion. 1t will be IN or
nament to the town.
Charley Morgan has the honor of
driving the first loaded team on the new
wharf of Packard & Jackson.
The pile driver is now at work, five
miles up river, on n bridge across the
slough near Sheriff Stretch's residence
The proprietor Of the Snohomish Ex-
change has workmen engaged charging
the hotel. W. II. Vale superintends
the job.
We advise all to call and see the stock
OF bats, clothing and ladies goods just
received, per steamer otter, at Packard
d Jacksons.
The old stable, belonging to L. G. Fer
guson on Main St., is being demolished
to make room for more comely build
ing.
We have had the Nellie twice and the
Otor once this week, the former bring
ing freight and pass engers and the latter
the L. S Mail.
The store of Packard & Jackson has
received fresh coat of paint and is now
one of the handsomest business houses in
town.
Mr.. Hoffman Of Olympia, Mr.. Hanscll
Of Port Townsend, Mr.. G. Perkins OF
Portland and Mr. Creddock OF Cassar
r C., paid our town a visit last week.
DEDT-Sunday, Sept. "a, 1875, at her
fathers house OH Iatts Slough in .skss
4 county, Phube HIATT, daugter of James
t,IIatt, aged 6 years, months and lC
days.
L. d. Smith of Lowell has lately com
pleted large ware house and blacksmith
shop lie intends to remove the Z" old
camp" the first building erected in town
which will add much to the appearance
of the town of Lowell
Last Saturday night, about twelve
o'clock, the steamer Yakima came up
the river bringing large freight of gen
eral merchandise to Packard & Jackson
Capt. 0lncy don't care for daylight when
he wants to come to town. He is at
home, on any part of the river, day
or night.
The hotel and rancho, between
Steamboat and Ebey sloughs, has been
sold by Messrs. Mehan & Thornton to
Dir. Al5ee, who will commence diking
at once. He contemplates cutting a
channel across from one slough to the
other, through which steamers can pass
at any time except at extreme low water
We are very much pleased to learn that
our friend John Cochran, who so myste.
riously disappeared from our community
over year ago, has been heard from
Salem Woods received letter from him
about ten days ago, dated from the Dale,
Sept. II. He just reached that place
from II prospecting excursion III the
mountains. Reports that he has seen nc
place as good as the Snohomsh.
= Yesterday, Sheriff Stretch left on the
Nellie, accompanied by Mr.. Geo. White
who is insane. He will be taken to
Steilacoom. He has u rancho on the
Snoqualmie river in King County. FoI
long time his acquaintance have been
aware that he was suffering from mono
mania; bat until lately was deemed
harmless. His attitude recently toward
several of our citizens has become SC