The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-05
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

1t is reported in Portland that the
City Of Chester is to be returned 10 the
Columbia river trade.
Capt Rael Robinson, who has been
over on the eastern slope OF the Cas-
cades, returned to our town last Fri
day.
The sun goes down nowadays about
quitting time 10 the steam mills. The
sunset and @ o'clock whistles are ,imul-
famous.
Morris. with his express. wss kept
busy last evening. carrying people to
and from the dance given At the Parker
House. nesr the barrel factory.
The two surgeons bsre from the Ns.
tion.l Institute have hsd . great many
patrons during their short stay. They
leave for Portland this evening.
Buck boaIf wagons are becoming
very popular with our cnuutry folks,
and well they may. for they have many
advantages. including chsapne.s. eom-
fort aud hghtoess.
Owing 10 the summer foods the hay
crop on the Coiumbix river bottom
lands viii he much less than that Of
last year, ard .veral ranches = 10 have
beef cattle FIR sale this fall.
Services at the Baptist Church today
both moruiag aud evening ct the usual
hours. Sunday 5ch-oi Ut i2I.. Young
peoples m citing Ut 6iPM. A Cordial
invitation j. extended to all.
Cbn-,iau g.. snfisli. who has been
r.Echipg in K,s,itss Valley durisxttbe
pas, gear, IL nov. sisisisg the cd home
and friends in this neighborao.,d. Hn
will remain about three week..
Rev w Seiiwood, Of St. Paui's
Episcopal Church. East Portland, will
leave on tho 18th to attend the general
Church, convention 1t New York City.
Mrs scIlwood will accompany hia,.
Delegates 10 the Vancouver Conven.
tim will leave bore Monday evening
on the up Sound steamer. Three from
Whatcom - Messrs osnncr. Engls and
Calhoun arrived here last evening.
John sserley. in our advertising
columns. announces himself On inds.
pendent candidate Tor the Office OF
Assessor. . position that be held . lev
years ago. and which be then had the
credit Of filling scceptably.
The Swauk gold minss have yielded
30 far about 475 200. Work in them IL
continually extending. the number Of
msu therein engaged 10 Consistently in.
creasing. and their prospects are bright
cning every week and mouth.
RI this thing keeps on. no home lady
will he fashionable next season who
doesn't sit in her own pheton aud
drive her owa horse. IL Is o pretty
fashion anyhow, and heaithiul. aud VIZ
won't be sorry to SOC Il general.
The delegates from whatcom county
to Vancouver came up on the J b Lib
by yesterday. ALI live wero elected ~
Allen men, though unrestricted. One
III the delegates has since proclaimed
his intention Of going fer Brents.
Al Indian informed . reporter yes.
tcrdsy that about three hundred
canoes. loaded with Indians and their
household effects. would pass this city
today or tomorrow on their way TO
Puyallup. TO engage in picking hops.
Mr. Il NJ Cseswell leaves for Port.
ia"d tonight. intending TO return with
his family. He has just completed =
neat little cottage Of 20 by ~ feet di-
mansions. near tho barrel factory.
which he aud they will occupy u ones.
There are now in the United States
1000 members Of tho Ancient Order
II llibernians. The membership Of
Oregon is about ij0. Astoria has 81.
Vancouver. we believe. has Society Of
Hipernians. the only Que in the Terri
t"ry Of Washington.
Opposition In earnest has begun an
the Lae0ner and Whatcom route.
Hereafter the Nellie will leave this
p.at simultaneously with the J b
Libby. aud 20 ovsr the same route.
hates have not yet bsen cut down. bus
probably will he, and then the travel
Ing public will laugh at the expense of
the stcamb oats.
II is supposed that ths public Schools
of this city will be full to overlooking
daving the fan tsrm nov Abons open-
lag. Another school 10 nssded cut By
Lake Uniun. and rom there and !
teacher will probably b hired during
the winter. For . term at least
school will have 70 DO provided d
salmon Bay. which il included within
this school district.
Tho Indians have been numsrous
enough the past deg or two, squads Of
from six to twenty being seen here,
there and every where on the streets.
They have boon going. though. - we'll
as coming. - hop picking, which 10
drawing them this way. will begin
..xt week. aud the pickers are eager
enough 10 BE- On h.nd in good time 10
begin the work 1t the earliest moment.
Brig orient. with her cargo OF Seat
Ito coal. has arrived as Portland. This,
says the Ballstia. 10 the fret shipment
II coal b. ceiling vesDel from that
point. and The arrival Of this brig NAY
open up and devslop trade with Sc
attic that would !. be coaducivs to the
intsrssts 81 bosh cities. 4 number OF
small coasters plying bstwcss tAs two
places would no doubt enjoy . pro6t-
able business.
Willamette Valley gsais 6slds are
turning out handsoms crops this yeas.
The following. from = MoAipuvills
papsr, 10 an ILLUSTRATION OF reports nov
seing the rounds OF the prsss from one
end Of the valley TO the other: A cer-
tain Eve acre pisce yielded eli bushels.
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