The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-11
PUYALLUP ITEMS.
fPoR THE INTELLIGEycER.
April 8. 1880

tAf April 8. 1880
Spring season rather backward. Bul
little vegetation has yet made its sp.
pssrance.
Mr. Marsiiiio;t, from the revenue
cutter Oliver Wolcott. is visiting friends
In the valley. ~
V The Sumner school will open AGAR
merit Monday morsing, with Mia
Clara McCarty IS one Of the teachers.
ARood many improvements. in the
way Of fencing. etc.. have been made
Dflate on the sevsrsl farms in the
valley.
Mr. w q Bowman, the supervisor,
has b force of men et work opening the
Buck road for which an appropriation
OF $500 was made BY the county.
Mrs Hattie French, has been FOR some
weeks very low with some pulmonary
affections. II il feared she has the
consumption, though her health seems
now to be improving.
Mr. Hiram Dsggett had the misfor-
tune TO lose two of his fingers and
badly cut : third thronsh comjng in
contact with . sash saw In mStien in
his mill at Eihi the other day.
Stock is generally pretty thin. But
few head wero lost on account OF the
severity Of the winter Farmers are
losing few now from their getting
mired in the sloughs and soft places in
search Of food A - -
!. "A cougsr, or some other wild animal,
has Tor some time past amused himself
by making occssioDsl visits to tho
slieep pasture Of Willis Boatman. and
each time slaying . number Of sheep
and then fastening away TO parts I'M
known. The most careful search Of
men and dogs has SO far failed TO
disclose his hiding place.
al The Puget Sound Pesbytery held its
session g per ANNOUNCEMENT during
Tuesday and Wednesday Of last week.
Several delegates ssrs present and .
good deal Of business Transacted. Tire
evenings were devoted To- religious ex-
srcises. % which times the public wers
we'll entertained by the distinguished
diyines 10 attendance,
Payalksp stetioa Is a.thrising town
I notwithstanding the rdusored closing up
oi:the artery that gave it its existence
the stsve factofy-by the Seat De COM
pany. Several new houses are in course
Of erection there. ut most all times.
1iaw IL any houses are empty. and nsw
! Nshiliss sre moving la most every
week. At present. Mr. Farquharson is
building fine residence. to be the best
|, perhaps Of any In town when complet-
ed. Somebody 10 soon TO open o new
ssloon to assist the one already there
in IL important mission OF drowning.
for oreatins) abe missries Of man.
kipd, and 20 you see all is lovely. with
fair promise of more loveliness yet to
come.
Farmers arc generally making out
their tar statements and sending them
) p the Assessor. but they docth not the
thing with very good grace. They
seem to regard the requirement "a
altogether an imposition upon them
to Ls wholly without beneficial results
to.thc county, assessor, or any one else.
[ The supposed author Of the bill, &c.
Athlete, will not be much the debtor
:. for compliments. unless 'cuss' words
can be couatsd as such, fromthe people
OF this section; and their representa-
t,ves IN tho Legislature which imposed
i tho burden upon them have acted
wisely in betaking themselves to green.
er. pastures. for here they would have
been left to Craze on briers.