, 1880-02-05
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.


SPRING trade seems dull starting.
COUNTY Commissioners court this week.
THOSE new subscribers are not ali in
yet.
Mrs. r. c. Hill. of WILDLY Island, has
been in town under medical treatment.
WE are indebted to Mr.. II. G. Patten,
purser OF the Dakota, and Mr.. Harry lib
balls, of this place, for iavors.
THERE will be an adjourned term Of the
Probate court on the 23d inst. Judge
Kuhn finds that lie will be unable to leave
as soon as he expected:o.
Mrs. II. p. Thompson, widow Of the
late Captain Thompson, will leave on the
Dakota. OH her way to Eureka, Cal. We
are sorry to lose her from our midst.
MARRIED.-In Port Townsend. Feb. I'd,
1880, by W. Ii. Fl. Learned. Justice OF
the Peace, ANDREW BoGATTE to Miss
JENNIE KUIsAK, both Of Jefferson Co.
MORGAN thinks that fresh meat ought
to be eaten freely by everybody.
SINCE the telegraph office was moved
into one of the front rooms OF the ARGUS
building, tile side entrance between the
latter and the post office building has been
used entirely for the printing office.
FoRrHcoMING.--Wea are in possession
of some valuable manuscript original re-
ports, of some English prospcctors, OF
trips in Alaska and the Chilcat country
which we will pablsh from time to time.
RETURNED. town was gladden. ed
OH Tuesday by the return of Mr.. Frank
Bartlett, late benedict. His wife had
been sick, and did not accompany him.
She will, however, be, up on the next
steamer. .,'
The family OF the editor hereof have
moved into pleasant residence on the
hil, and the family Of Mr.. W. Ii. Lew
eyn, telegraph operator, have moved into
the rooms just vacated Oh the second floor
Of the ARGUS building. ..a
INvALIDED.-We regret TO learn secon"
assistant engineer John. G. Balls. U. ). Il.
Marine, attached to the cutter Corwin,
who has been In i'll health for some time,
was compelled to be removed to the Ma
rine Hospital at this place on Sunday last
by alvice OF the Marine Hospital Surgeon.
We t1ust Mr.. Balls indisposlsion may be
only temporary. g..
TAKE them on the fy--is what you
have to do with Morgan's choice steaks
they sell so rapidly.
LAND BUSINESS AT SlTKA.--We learn
from our Eastern exchanges that the mis-
understanding between Collector Ball and
Capt. Bearislce, of the jamestown, was
brought up at cabinet meeting, and Capt.
Beardslce was sustained-on the ground
that the land in question had been used by
him tor drill ground for his sailors, be-
fore the settler put in his notice OF claim
The skagit gold excitement has received
a new impetus by the exhibition, In Sc
attic OF about ninety dollars worth OF
dust brought down from there by miner
who went into the new diggings late in
the season after most of the miners had
left. The largest piece OF gold weighed
$l.75. and was taken out Of pan of dirt
from bar eighty feet above the level of
the river.
A large party OF Good Templars went
from this city Jan. l3, 1880. to the Union
school house, on Dry Greek and organ
lied lodge of I. o. G. r., with L. Ma
lone as W. c. T.; Mrs. Sallie Stanfeld,
w V. t.; and Chas. Denery, W. s.
The lodge starts of with twenty-nine
charter members, ,-"W. w. Watchnan.'
This lodge was organized within few
miles Of Walla Walla, by State Deputy,
J. v. Crawford, of Waitsburg.
OUR friend, Mr.. Jno. NJ. Izett, OF San
Juan, arrived last Saturday night on the
Dispatch, and left on Monday for his
home at Oak Harbor. He says that the
reports about many sheep OH San Juan
Island being lost is not true. He says
that If much more severe weather comes
undoubtedly great many sheep over
there WILL die, but that as yet very few
have been missing and that the bands are
doing remarkably well.
THE "Calilornian," large monthly
publication In San Francisco, the second
number OF which has reached our table.
is certainly by far the best OF its kind on
-, rn--.a. naaa4 LIZ &, iasnnl frnIn the