, 1877-01-13
Local Items.

Mn. CROSBY, whose accidental injury
nh, mentioned last week, is better.
HraH WATER-The river has been
very high all this week. 1t is now 90.
Ing down.
Nm. THOMAS MARKS, who has been
suffering from II very painful chronic alb
cess on the tight sile, is slowly rrcov-
rrng.
RELIGIOUS Rev. J. Il. Thompson, of
Olcmpn, will preach in the school house,
in this city, on Sunday, January n, 1877,
morning and evening.
Sp0RTsMEN ATTEN11oN.--All who are
fond of duck and goose shooting had
better go to the Skagt or Stillaguamish.
There is millions in it,"
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SOCIABLE.--A socmblr will he given
at the Riverside Hotel on Tuesday night,
january 10, 1877. All my friends are
cordially invited. ELDRIDGE MORSE.
FINE TEAM.-Mr John Richards, who
lives two miles from town, returned
from Seattle last Monday, ON the Nellie,
with span of fine horses for nse on his
farm.
HEAVY WIND.-Wedneslay night it
blew quite II gnle from the northwest.
No damage WAS done, except the pros.
tratiun of timber and blocking up roads
and trails.
WANTED. A practical timer and a
practical tailor can find good opening
here, provided they are industrious and
willing to work. A cabinet maker could
also do WELL
SEWING SOCIETY. The Ladies' Union
Sewing Society will give Sociable at
the Riverside Hotel Saturday night. The
entertainment will consist OF music dane
ing, and singing All are invited.
LAND SLIDE. About ten feet Of the
river bank in the rear Of this office slid
into the stream Tuesday night, A few
more Of the same sort and the STAR,
uicc and all, will bc urder water.
New ADvERTIsEMENTs,- $500 In another
column will be found the advertisement
of Mr.. G. Nathan, OF Meyers & Co.'S es-
tAblishment, Seattle. NJ. n. visits this
valley once month, bringing a choice
variety of miscellaneous goods.
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LoGs-A large number OF logs are in
the boom above town, and also up Pill
Chuck, awaiting favorable stage of the
water to run them to the point. Much
anxiety is telt less the flood part their
lines and the logs 60 out to sea.
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ACCIDENT AND DEATH-During the
high wind Wednesday night, cow be-
longing to Judge Haskell got her horns
mixed up in the hay rack, and in her
Frantic endeavors to free herself Topped
summersault, breaking her neck short
of.
BRAN New. - Judge Haskell, last
week, purchased large and substantial
looking covered wagon, which he is us
ing for milk wagon. Thus gradually
but slowly and surely, our little town is
having added to it all the conveniencies
Of city life.
SALE OF MILL. .Messrs. Il. G. Fcrgu-
son and II. d. Morgan, ofthis place, have
purchased the new saw and grist mill re-
Gently built by Messrs. Bennett IL Witter.
No one need doubt that the enterprise
will be u success, profitable to its own
ers and of incalcuahle value in develop
ing the resources of the county.
TIE PUGET SOUND SIwAsH is distln-
guished for his manly Independence and
total contempt for the conventlonaIties
Of his more civilized neighbOrs This
fact was torcibly illustrated last Wednes'
day afternoon, during the snow storm,
when one OF these children Of nature ap'
pcared on Main street, clad in u ward
robe OF the simplest character, consisting
OF u short shirt and the hair on his