, 1879-10-16
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
OFFICIAL PAPER CT PORT ToWHSEQO.
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

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y are Give him call.
Y TIE Alaska lad a full passenger list for
San Francisco, on her last trip down, and
Il large amount of export.
OwEG to the editorial department be-
ing well filled by the editor In chief, our
space for items has been made small.
WE noticed. on Saturday. in cur meat
market, some extra fine and large beet.
It came from farmer in Callam county.
WE notice Rescue Fire Go. have
''strctched" the building they now occu-
by aS meeting room, and put the engine
in it.
We have. on the 'hook" lengthy cdi.
torial correspondence from the scene Of
Grants reception which must lay o'e til
next week.
The May Taylor has been "waiting
for the tid,' at Seattle, so she could BE-
ha lied on the ways TO receive her new
propeller.
Mr.. Chas. Eisenbeis is still confined to
his room, but it Is earnestly hoped by his
friends that they will soon meet him
again on the street.
We learn that the bridge across the la
goon, on the way to the Post, is ina dan
gerous condition 1t should be attended
to by those concerned.
We learn that the agent telegraphed
that III Duncan WAS still at Rogue
lever and would not leave Portland Tor
this pace till after the 10Th inst.
OUR entcrpriSing po,tmaster, Mr..
Learned, is now adding the finishing
touches to his house. The rooms are nice
" painted wilh all the ColorS Of the rain
bow.
THE legislature of our territory adj
iourlcd last Friday. to meet again to-day.
IL went bodily to receive Gen. Grant AT
at Vancouver, and to participate in his
grand reception at Portland
The fishermen say they can ne longer
catch fish near point Hudson, as they are
frightened away by the 'snorOus' notes,
in the lower part of town, ofa basso tuba
to the tune OF Cast yom nets oil the
other side"
Work on the Doint wilson lighthouse is
progressing finely. aud will bc finished in
abOuta month. All other bindings are
completed and work is being done III a
substantial manner.
MARRIED, in :, attlc, Get. 7th, .Iudg"
ThoS. Burke to Miss Caroline McGivra,
daughter OF a prominent lawyer OF that
place. The bride and groom left on the
outgoing steamer for Portland.
The fircmcn took spin around the
block last Wednesday, with thcir engine.
They must not expect too much ut the
first attempt, as no doubt with practice
and experience it will TO all that can be
expected of a hand engine.
LAST Satuplay, poor, filthy, drunken
piece OF humanity, III the shape of 81
wash, appeared on our streets With his
hat off, aud face and body covered
with sand, he came running down the
street, inquring aloud TOR the proper
authority to grant him n ''pcrmit" to go
back and shoot another ndiaE who had
lust thrown him overheard from a canoe
and taken charge OF his wigwam. Some
fe tempted TO give him a permit"
We understand that the special tax
levied for the fire engine will amount to
$l00. and that there has been 5000 more
raised by donations, dances, andducS from
the members. There ia still balance OF
5000 which the company owe on 400 1t OF
hose, and they have announced ball, 10
take place Oct. 22Cl, to raise the ''needIul'
to pay Off this debt. 1t is hoped all will
help, as Il fire company does n good deal
ofwork to get start, but when once ION
their feet they are self.sustaining, and
then we reap the benefit of their labor by
our lives and property being safer from
fire.
WE cannot remember an OCCASION when
an audience seemed better pleased than
the one that llstered to Miss Henrietta
Monroe, last Tuesday evening, at this
place. Those who loved comedy were
kept In laughter, while those ot more
serious nature were moved by her tragedy.
She is lady Of wonderful talent, and for
us to add praise to that which such papers
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