The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-02
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PUYALLrP. Aug. 80, IS

there 10 no good without its sccom.
psnying evil. 10 revsrss . familiar say
my. The refreshing rain that has o.
suddenly teruinsted our long ssason u
aroath and dust and smoke wss perhaps
joyously recrivsd By the great majority
Of our population, jet to email minor.
ity IL Our farmers it was not very
welcome visitor, for the rssson that Q
good deal Of their grain still stahds in
field either in the shock or uncut and in
some cases lying loose in the swsrh- w
G. Gidds has about k5O0 bushels 0ot.
The grain thus exposed 10 not injured
to sny great extent - yet, bat ths
trouble is who can tell when the rain
10 TO stop. Puget Sound weather is .
peculiar article that gssesaliy follows
ita own impulses. and eoatradicts -
often - il can every known Law Of the
civilized world.
And since the meeting OF the County
Republican Convention q New Tacoma
last ssturdsy. I doubt not that te the
minds OF many there assembled. our
uncertain weather has msny . fitting
type in the realm Of politics. Many
human calculations we're there about -
badly upset ss II by thsnder shower.
More sore heads were turned out by
that convention than the balm OF gilead
of party loyalty will ever b able 70
heal, I,em afraid. Of coarse. With .
lilnlt,d number of offices to fill and IN
unlimited number Of sspirants for each
billet there was of necessity clsshing
of interests frsrful to contemplate.
Then of course the victorious cock must
crow over his victory. and the susuc-
cessful spit forth the ire OF his discop-
tent and % il goes. Fromthe interest aad
anxiety manifested by the various cam
didates to secure nomination, it would
seem that they regarded the mater Of
their election . forsgone conclusion.
The following are the names OF the
successful candidates, which will this
year constitute the Pierce County Re.
publican Ticket: County Auditor. Msj
A Z Alden; Sheriff. Henry Winsor ;
Representative. Rev Geo II Greer;
J Murray; County School
Superintendent, Miss Clara MoCsrty; I;
County Commissioners. w b Block
well, w G Gibbs and Geo w Byrd /;
Probste Judge. G d Young; Delegates
TO the Territorial Convention. John
Ssltar. j w Spragus, J w Hall. Wm
Lyle and Geo 4 Atkinson. / under
stand they are all strongly in favor Of
Brents.
The contestants for the Auditorship
before the con vention were A Il Alden.
] II Hall andH weston-Ksndle having
withdrawn. ~ that Alden
had an easy walk over on the first
ballot. Those up tor Sheriff we're b A
Young. H Winsor. II Dsggett and -
Gsylpr. II was not till the sixth ballot
that Winsor received . majority. For
the frs, few ballots Winsor aud
Daggett's strength were about equal.
with the chances ia favor cf Dsggstt !;
but shrewd political trick was re-
sorted to after the 6fth ballot, wherein
Young withdrew and Geo Handle Vas
securing Winsor's success
on the sixth. The other nominations
were not seriously contested.
The Democratic primaries were held
throug hout the county last Saturday.
The County Convention meets at New
Tacoms next Friday. They do not
seem 10 be ticking mech intssess ln The
matter. The delegatas chosen at the
primary in Puysllup Precinct were 4
Gardslls, A II Woolery and " ] Bow
man. The spportionmsnt Of delegatss
for the several precincts i - Ssllows:
Steilsooom. IL; Castle Nook. 2: Taco-
ma, 8; New Tacoma, 10; 6outh Puyal-
lup. 6; Puyallup. 8; Wllkssoa, 3; Or.
ting. 2; Muck, 4. Total. AZ. Besidss
nominating the county tickst H. Goa
veniion will elect FIVE delegates to At
tend the Territorial Convention 10 b
held at Kalsma Sept. 18th.
Preparations are sctive among the
farmers for hop picking, which viii
commence about Sep. 9Th. Several psv
hop buiidings are going up and old
ones ere being renovated and made
ready for use. Each year adds 10 the
knowledge and cxperisnOs Of tho hop
grsvers, which finds its exponent in the
improved quality of thsir peodack
Slowly but surely Puyallup heps are
working their way 10 the highest grade
in the market. Already they are eager.
ly sought Tor IN every 0srt whore IN
troduecd, and ell that 10 nesdsd 70 he
crease their deserved repataEion y .
continuance Of the same wise policy
followed BY our farmers for the last
few years Of striving each year % out
do themselves, one snotbse ord the
world In tAs quality Of hOps produced.
and 70 this end ssgss - learn md
adopt every impsovsd oSehod - meo.
sgement their own expssisoce q That
Of others may suggest oe dsDcastsats
to b useful. The crop this ysar "a
most yards will b lss tban - ssusl
average on sccount Of the prolonged
dry wssther, bat the sAme cAuse -
likely worked an imprevsosat u ths
quality. This ysss's sxpsrience hss
couvincsd many farmers that it = sst
best 10 besia caltivskiag IL hop too
estly In The spsisg. 6oms s4iseosts
ths pasturing Of hops By sheep antil
the middle Of April and even up 70 the
fisst Of May. The yards here that this
rear received only late cultivstisa show
msch the strougest and healthisst vinea.
being armed out from the groand mp
and heavily laden. while thoss that
wsrs early disturbed. ia Ufratsr part
bssr only . top crop. The ssaDoo nay
have had much to do with il but TIE
same rssuls thooeh not % masksd, haa
been noticed in eehsf ysals. lie yeyd