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on the river, and with few exceptions,
/ find that the fruit crop Is uninjurcd by
the late trOsts.
THE County Commissioners meet next
week. The county records have had IL
pretty thorough going over since last
session, hy experts, and we expect rather
lively times. 1t is whispered abroad in
the air that somebody is likely to he,
w"st.%s.@ ~riSas@ i" the balance N" 'oo'"
FUENITURE.--We have said it many
times before, and we intend to keep re-
peating it, until some one listens to us.
There are good openings here for
manufacturer OF furniture and tin
smith. Persons of industrious habits, of
either Of those occupations, when once
established, will do well.
CAENERY.-There is a good opening
Tor IA Salmon Cannery, near the mouth OF
this river, near Centrevile and also in
the neighborhood OF Skagit City. We
see no reason why canneries at these
points will not do rs well as at the mouth
ot the Columbia. Fish enough can be
taken on this river to keep first class
establishment running in the season.
NoTIcE,--On the 21st OF April l nn-
nOunced through the columns of the
STAR that | was about to quit the prac.
ticc of medicine Those indebted to me
must settle 10y the 1st Of June, or settle
with an attorney. a. c. Folsom.
ALL three Ct the Blackman brothers
are to build fine cottage residences
Immediately. Mr. Webster, the gentle.
man who drew the plans and spccfcn-
ton, being the lowest bidder, has St
cured the contracts, and will commence
Immediately, The contractor furnishes
all the materials, builds the dwellings,
and when completed hands the proprie
tor the key Mr.. W. is a splendid archi
,cct and builder Of the lively, go ahead
order. He means business. No slow
coach there,
We had so many pleasant calls last
Thursday from the ladies and gentlemen
composing the excursion party from Sc
attle. that we cannot enumerate the half
of them. They scattered in every direc-
ton aa soon ms they landed. some calling
on friends, some seeking the shade, some
rambling in field and wood and others,
viewing our town with critical eye.
We hope they enjoyed themselves SO
well that other parties will follow. We
will try and make such trips agreeable
all round.
Mr.. j. D. DAILY, travelling corrcspon
dent tor the San Francisco Bulletin and
call. has been in the county for the past
week. Mr.. d. is correspondent not of
the Nordhotf style. He takes time, Wis
Its every place of interest, sees with his
own eyes what lie describes, and takes no
ones word for anything he writes about.
! The readers of the Bulletin and Call may
be certain that whatever he writes Of is
fact, drawn from data on the spot or
CLEANED from personal observation
hence reliable. One enterprising s2rib-
bier, wrote up this place, not long since,
and never was within sixty miles of
here. Although Bohemian he is a
perfect gentleman. lie will 60 up river
from here to the Falls, cross into Taki.
ma, write up Eastern Washington and
Oregon and then return To the Sound,
We hope to see him again.
ATHENEUM--To those who are harp,
ing upon the single string, that "your
Athencum goes so slow" we would re-
mind theii of other institutions, which
are wider known. The scientific school
OF Harvard, with donation of $4,000
to start with, was nine years before it
was opened to students. 1t took fifteen
years to open the Smithsonian Institute
to the public, with its royal donation
from its founder, and government patron
age without stint. The California
Academy of Sciences, with half million
from James Lick, has accomplished little
as yet, Portland has IN institution two
years older than ours, but the value of
its property is not halt so great. The
Atheneum has accumulated $4,000 worth
of valuable Dropertv in less than three