, 1877-02-10
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of our county Some months since, nt
the time of the grain harvest, Peter Me
Laughm opened blacksmith shop at
Ccntrvie He is thorough workman,
who fully understands his business; was
for II long time the Reservation black
smith at Tulalip. His shop is a public
convenience to the settlers on the river,
and tue heavy farmers of the flats
Mr. Luquc has erected for himself IA
neat residence, within the past few
months, near Centreville. The house is
story and one-haf high, fourteen feet
posts; main part sixteen feet by twenty
four; ell part fourteen feet square hight
of the ell same rs the main building.
Some two months ago Henry Oliver,
of CeutreviIle, entered into an agree
ment with D. o. Pearson, by which he
leased tn Mr. p. ground on which to
erect store, upon terms mutually salts
factory. Mr., p. at once began making
arrangements Tor procuring lumber, etc,
employed carpenters, under whose skill.
ful hands the building is rapidly ap-
preaching completion. The store is two
stories high, eighteen feet posts, twenty.
five feet wide by forty feet long, and
fronts the river. Messrs. Robbins & Nc
Naughten are the carpenters engaged in
its construction.
On Tuesday, January 30, Mr.. Nc.
Naughten met with an accident that
came near being of Il very serious nature
He was at work on u platform raised
some twenty-five feet above the ground
when some of the staging gave way and
he fell the whole distance to the ground
He was somewhat bruised, lame, stiff
and sore tor few days--that was about
the extent of his injuries being able to
90 to work again few days after as
usual.
1t is expected that Mr.. Pearson will
have his goods on hand, and his store in
running order in about another month.
Capt. Kyle arrived at Centreville with
his schooner, the Juniatte, on Friday.
February I'd.
The steamer Funny Lake stops twice a
week each way, on her semi-weeky trips
from Seattle via Centreville to the
Skagit.
With country unequaled for dairy
business, as far rs soil, climate and natu.
raj productions are concerned, and with
an extra good market for all dairy pro.
ducts. with wonder it is often remarked,
why so few turn their attention to this
class of business Therefore it IS with
pleasure we chronicle any efforts made
in this direction. 1t is for this reason
we note the following efforts made by
Mr.. Oliver to provide suitable accommo-
datious for his cows, and the arrange
ments he is making to take care of the
milk they furnish, believing that many
would do we'll to initiate his example in
this respect. This fall he has constructed
COW shed, where he has now sixteen
dairy cows sheltered The floor is so ar.
ranged that where the cows are placed
in the stanclnons they are always kept
dry, all the wet draining from them
About half way between his barn and
house he has erected milk house some
thirteen feet square, with what carpen-
ters call a hip roof, or o roof that slants
downward on each OF its four sizes
This roof projects on each side some fou
feet beyond the walls of the building
SO that the sun can never strike the wal
of the building. The floor is two fee
from the ground. The room will be ven
tilated from under the floor, as we'll a
by the ventilation established between
the side walls and the roof Inside, tn,
building is to be lathed and plastered
The space between the walls (some 81,
inches) to be filled with saw dust, there
by securing GOODNESS with cleanliness ant
perfect ventilation. With such arrange
ments it will always he easy TO make
first. class article of butter.
Mrs.Fish has for eight years been the rea
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