, 1880-06-17
Local and News Items.

THE Portland "Standard" Is bowling
feariully over the republican victory in
that state.
The fare between Seattle and Sank, the
head of navigation on the Skagit, has been
reduced to SIS.
IT is thought that $4,000 will be paid
this year for gathering the hop-crop OF the
Puyallup valley. o.. ..
P. B. JOHNSON, Esq, editor OF the
Walla Walla "Union," has been making
a tour through Western Washington.
PROFESSOR Jorda a, OF the U. S. Fish
Commission, has been at Victoria, Neah
Bay, Port Townsend and other points on
the lower Sound, and has gathered and
shipped East two tons Of fish. ..
The city council OF Seattle unanimous
ly passed All ordinance, over the veto of
Mavor Jacobs, for the appropriation of
$3.50 city funds, to be used in the coming
Fourth-ot-July celebration at that place.
; For the Information Of his interested
friends, and the public, OF Lopez Island,
Capt. Barlow requests us to state that the
amount OF wool sold by him is between L.
100 and 200 ibs., and that he has more
for sale. .ts..- EaA
THURSDAY of last week was the day ap-
pointed for all the lumber mills on Puget
Sound to work tull time-from 6 in the
morning to at night. A good time may
therefore be anticipated by the loggers,
whose business has been very dull recently.
The election in Oregon last week was
grand republican victory, the majority
running from one to two thousand. NJ.
c. George, the Congressional candidate.
probably has the lowest majority, willie
Odcll, the state printer, has the largest,
scooping Tom Merry by thousands.
TIE Post" learns the the following
concerning the cheese factory run by Long
4 Birmingham Oh White river. They are
usig the milk from 200 COWS, which is
one-thirl tue number for which they have
capacity. They are now turning ont from
$50 to 400 pounds Of cheese daily. 1t takes
about one gallon Of milk to a pound OF
cheese,
CAPT, NJ. B. Clark, recently OF this city,
who reniovedwitN his family to Golden
dale, Klickitat Co., writes back that they
are delighted with the country over there.
He says that business is booming, plenty
OF building going on and Enterprises Is APP
parent in all directions. We are glad our
friends are so we'll satisfied, and hope they
may prosper. ". aaa auaa
Col. Enoch May, of Orcas Island, has
our thanks for a box full OF the finest straw
berries we lave yet enticed into our Ca
pacious nav this season. They were
seedlings some OF the Colonel's own rails
ing. If called upon for an opinion, we
should say that they are decidedly equal
IN point of flavor, size, ETC., to the very
best select varieties in the market.
DCNGENEss will celebrate the coming
Fourth-of July In her usual rousing style,
as viii be seen by glance at our adver-
tising columns. The leading spirits down
there know how to take hold of such mat
ters with vim that insures success The
passenger arrangements from Port Dis
covery down and return will doubtless
prove M inducement to the residents OF
that place, while the ball will attract many.
A jolly lime Is anticipated.
BY reference to om Fourth-of-Ju'y ''ad"
this week, it will be observed that the
steamer Geo. e. Strrr has been chartered
for an excursion trip from Victoria to this
place, The price OF tickets for the
round trip is so reasonable that we can
hardly tail OF having a large crowd. The
Port Gamble base ball club has accepted
the challenge from our boys to play-so
that the game will doubtless he one Of the
exciting features of the day. The Starr
will return on Tuesday Morning, giving
all a chance to attend the ball.
The dramatic entertainment given at
Good Tenlplars' Hall last thursday eveu-
ing was pronounced a grand success. It is
seldom that troupe containing rs much
talent aud ability visits Port Townsend.
The success they met with, and the good
feeling generally expressed by those who
had the pciisme OF witnessing the per-
formanee. wOnld be sufficient to guarantee
them q full house If they should ever come