, 1877-09-15


The Thursday night socinbles at the
hall will he suspended till after the fair.
Mrs. ]. Ross is recovering from infa-
nation ofthe lungs.
Mr.. ]. Elwell, sr., is the only one log
ging up river
There nre less logs than usual at Priest
Point for this season of the year.
Quite heavy rains the past week. The
Skykomish has raised little.
Any amount of salmon at Ferguson &
Morgan's dam.
Material for the furnace of Short's hop
house came Tuesday.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson. of Oakland, Cali
tornia, preached AN eloquent discourse
last Sabbath in the Presbyterian Church.
The Port Gamble Base Ball Club will
play with the Snohomish boys fair time,
October 9th.
Two boat loads OF hay were discharg-
ed at Packard Il Jackson's wharf ON
Wednesday.
Good morning or good evening has
become obsolete. Have you sold your
logs is the correct salutation.
Nearly all the logging camps have
shut down. Dull, duller, dullest of
times
Some enterprising sneak thief at
tempted to burghrize j. II, Hilton's
store last Tuesday night. He failed.
Mr.. I. Elwell has commenced small
building opposite the Snohomish Ex-
change.
Parties who have books out Of the IL
brary over the time prescribed by the
regulations will save trouble Ry return
ing the same.
The Grand Lodge of I. o. G. T., is
now in session at Victoria, D. c. w.
VI. Trtlot ID delegate from Olive Leaf
Lodge Of this place.
Will net some Of the friends of the
I Agricultural Society make speciality of
exhibiting samples Of our native woods.
Here is u chance tor a grand display.
Our base ball club is tn play the Port
Gamble club on the 10Th. The Nellie
has been chartered for the occasion
Fare to and from Port Gamble as low as
possible. Ladies free.
A special premium has been offered
by some of our citizens, as will be- seen
elsewhere in this issue. Any persons de.
sirlng to offer special premiums, by sig
nifying their desire to us can have them
published free Of charge.
A capito-monopolist of this place
hired boss logger to drive his team tC
haul load OF wood; when through h,
boned the bar keeper for just Won leedl,
drink, ON the strength Of it. BarkeeE
refused. Capitolist would only staut
the two bits. What tyranny
II our farmers are on hand he fai
will be success. No entrance fee will
be charged for articles placed on exhi
bition. Articles for exhibition can b
sent to the President, Secretary or an
officer of the society.
Quite gang of Cinnamon have gon
to the Sultan river mines. Several log
ging camp men are talking of leaving fo
the mountains on II prospecting tour
Better take claims aud make themselve
homes.
The lumber market can be over
, stocked and completely drugged. Blu
rs long as the SnOhomish, "runs dow
to the sea- it will float all faru produC
tions to a good shipping point, and th
ocean will bear and the winds OF heave
Q watt them to any market in the worlC
}, Take claim, 60 to farming and be indC
l pendent and your own boss.
If it is right for lumber dealers an
mill owners to form All association I
control the lumber market, it Is right fC
y loggers laborers and local merchants
combine for self protection. The one
: as much conspiracy as the other woul
> be. Form leggers association an
- lock after the scaling OF your logs.
II the Devil is the father of lies son