The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-11-28
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

Miss Ella Staughton has gone back
10 Vancouver.
The public school Of Vancouver has
anon its rolls the names Of one hun
dred and fifty pupils.
Mr., Colman's answer TO Mr.. Yesler's
latter Of explanation will be found on
the fourth page Of this issue.
Clarke county has about thirty
schoolteachers holding certificates. At
the last examination fourteen tout of
fifteen applicants) new ones were
granted.
The trees bought of the Vancouver
pursery will be ready for delivery 90
coon a. the present cold susp 10 over.
We are requested 90 TO state by Mr.
Bowman, the agent.
The beautiful lot cornsring on Third
and Seneca, With two residences upon
it, aud known as the Fisher property,
has been sold by Miss Fisher TO e gen.
tlemsn in this city.
A militis company 10 to be organized
in Dayton. The county (COlum bia)
has 70 ats credit one hundred stand of
arms, and the guns will be furnished
upon the application of duly organ
lied company.
Mr.. w Mo 'tgomery again tells the
people that he has iH store just what
they want. and in telling them this he
tells what The people may fully rely
upon. Read his notice. you that are
interested. and then proceed to profit
thereby. fH
From thoroughly reliable source
We learn that the erection OF four
brick buildings will begin in this city
Al an early day. aud that sill will be
completed and occupied by the opening
Of spring This report is hardly less
good than the railroad news itself.
One Of the largest boot and shoe
houses in Portland has in view the re-
moval of their establishment irom that
cir to this. A member of the firm
vas here last Monday. making arrange
msats to that end 1t 10 only Que Of
many similar business changes having
Seattle a. their objective point.
The Colombia Chronicle report. the
arrival at Dayton two weeks ago u y
sack of mail matter for Vancouver and
smother sack for Seattle. Both came
from Walls Walla. and were plainly
marked These sacks were two and
three hundred mile. out Of their way
What has since become of them is
wrapped in delicious uncertainty.
It is supposed that Postmaster Carr
Was one of the passengers who sailed ON
the steamer leaving San Francisco for
Portland yesterday. He has been gone
now about .hree months. During that
time be has visited the familiar haunts
of days long ago in Pennsylvania aud
New York, besides Chicago aud other
cities and places of great interest.
MAJOR Alden, accountant at the Ter
f,torial Insane Asylum, came: down on
the Zephyr last evening. The action
of the County Commissioners 10 re-
fusing. or neglec ting. to elect Pro.
bate Judge to fill the vacancy caused
by Judge Botsford's resignation will
perhaps keep Major Alden out of the
Authorship Of Pierce county during
She next two years. This is question
able though, as it 10 doubtful if the
shortooming or wrong doing of those
officials will be allowed t. ,njure per-
son situated as Major A. was
During the first week in December
the outgoing mails will close hall
hoar earlier than at other times. This
will be the case all over the, country.
The cause is fonnd in the obligation
upon the postal officials to count every
letter and paper. and weigh every
package of merchandise passing through
the malls during that week. that the
Department may form en- idea of the
nature aud bulk Of the matter i 10
handling and forwarding. The hrst
week ia December 10 picked upon
merely as an average week Of the year.
Mr. II H Mcdonald. the San Francis
co millionaire aud banker. lett on last
evenings boat tor Tacoma, en- route for
home. His stay in Seattle and vicinity
covered nearly week Of time. which
In itself was sign Of the truth Of his
often made assertion that he was most
fsvorably impressed with our town and
the country adjacent. He is practical
man. who is cap bile of Judging as cor
rsctly as the next enc, aud he does not
hesitate to say that he believes Seattl 9
will become a large aud q great city,
aud that the time of its rapid growth IL
CLOSE ct hand The Identification with
] shs interests If our town OF men like
Mr. 4 n Mcdonald il Lao bad thing.