, 1879-12-11
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
OFFICIAL PAPER or PORI TOWNSEND.
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

MUDDY rolds.
NoRGAS's meat draws custom.
WE are indicted to Mr. Newell GEN 'sh
forfavou.
A good road Is icing constructed TO
Poins Wilson.
Ir's about time you were selecting
those Christmas presents.
SOMETHING that can't be beet-a turnlD.
Acrgan's steak can't be beat either.
MEssEs. Wat rmin A Kaiz shipped on
the Dakota this week, l7es sks. Of oats
anal wheat. ....
REMEkRER that the Hastings brothers
have lot Of fine fowls on band for the
holidays. Read their advertisement.
TIVE Masonic irAi ..n'ty OF this place
propose giving a ball about the middle Of
January. Programme and iull particu-
lars next week.
THE vile and son OF Mr.. Isaac Cornick
LETT on the Dakota, this week, on their
return to New York. Mr.. Cornick Is EN-
ployed In the Marine Hospital Of this
place. ...
IF those walkists want to hold outftley
ought To get some Of that nice steak at
Morsans. ,....rf. :
Br q gentleman just up from Port An
geles, we learn that the ship reinplar,
IRON Seattle, put back to Angeles harbor
for repairs, on Saturday last--having ex-
perienced very rough weather near Cape
Flattery.
The farmers In Clalam county are kill
ing ard marketing their beef quite rapid
ly, although prices are quite low. The
belief Is however expressed by knowing
ones that 1t will pay to fatten beet ami
mails during the winter. ,nr
THE Presbyterian entertainment, on
Wednesday evening OF last week, passed
off very pleasantly. We learn that the
receipts amounted 10 upwards of seventy
dollars. The attend lnce was quite large.
aud those who were there spoke enthusi
astically Of the good time.
Transfers are complaining about road
work being done In the tall. They say
that 1t ''cuts up awfully," and makes the
roads worse than though nothing had been
done, while work done in the spring
would leave the roads to dry out and get
solid during the summer. ..
THE Dakota arrived and sailed again
since our last issue. Her consignees al
this place, on the up trip were. c. c.
Bartlett. G. Eisenbeis, Dodd Is Pugh, Jas
Jones, ID. 4. Gage, j. G.. Sterming, } I
Norris, N ID Hill & Son, Rothschild & Co
Waterman Il Katz, j ] Hunt, o H Hol-
comb, VIM Anderson, w F 81 Co.
CAN there not be some way found to
prevent false alarms of fire being given
1t Is not long since the fire bell was vio-
lently rdng, and everyi dy was called out
only to realize that they had been .'sold;''
and last week the alarm was sounded
when little reflection would have told
anyone that It was wholly unnecessary.
In other cities fine Is imposed tor rails
ing false alarm of fire. II our Citizens
are turned out much oftener without cause
they will be 10th to move when genuine
alarm Is given.
FIRE ALARM.-On Wednesday evening
oflast week, just after we had gone to
press, the fire bell sounded an alarm. In
few seconds thereafter, about half the
people In town were out on the streets
hurrying and excited, and asking each
other, "where?" 'which?" ''whatp" &c.
Upon inquiry It was found that o Chin
ney Hue in small building just back of
the Washington hotel had taken fire and
the SCOT was burning out, The lire Ell
gine was on the ground inside Of about
ten or fifteen seconds-which proves thar
our fire company Is prompt aud will be
efficient whenever the opportunity or
emergency comes. When the ''boys"
wanted to purchase an engine, it was
objected by few croakers that fire
would be beyond control before they could
get 1t In position and at work. Their
course thus far proves this assertion to
have been entirely unwarranted.
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