, 1880-05-06
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
OFFICIAL ParEa OF PORT TOWNSEND,
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. Robert White, OF La Con-
ner, was in town this week, on her
return home from Victoria.
SIX men were drowned in the Up.
per Skagjt recently, Capt. Stephen
Merry, Of Seattle, being one OF them.
Mr.. Thaddpus Hanford, formerly
editor Of the Seattle ''IntelIigencer,"
has taken an interest in the Albany
(Ogn. 'lteglster." o'
MEssRs. B, G. Hotchk;ss, Capt.
Frank Tucker, Capt. Wiloughby,
G. +. Clapp, and others from Clallam
county, were in town last week.
The funeral Of Mr.. Murphy last
Saturday was attended by a large
mum Der of people. Rev. E. Davis,
of the Episcopal church, oifcIated.
The Chimacum cheese factory was
started up about week ago, by Mr..
Bishop. 1t will turn out u large
amount of cheese before the season
is over.
PASSENGER fares willbe charged
hereafter ON the steamer Mastick, be.
tween Port Discovery and Port
Townsend and between here and
Seattle-$2 and $3, respectively.
IT is proposed to put the Annie
Stevart on the mail route again.
about the first Of June. She was
brought down to Tacoma last week
and is undergoing rspairs.-"Cour-
ier."
LAST Saturday, May day, was all
unusually y quiet one in Port Town
send, but the FIRE company had their
engine and hose carriage out, having
decorated the latter with flags, rib
bons, etc.
The unatic asylums of Oregon,
Washington Territory and British
Columbia are just now crowded to
overtlowing. Whether this is at
tributable to the l3, 10, IA, puzzle
or not, seems uncertain.
STRUCK IT 1t is reported that
the ledge of the Guemes copper mine
has been reached by the tunnel run
by Mr.. O'Brian, and that the vein is
solid ore of richer tetture han
even was expected.-P. ). EMAIL"
Our readers are respectfully rs.
quested to to read the testimonials
regarding the celebrated Oregon
Kidney Tea, which we publish this
week. Other reliable testimonials
will be published from time to time.
THE Cutting Packing Co. have
decided not to operate their cannery'
in Alaska this year, on account of
the difficulty of obtaining hired help
up there. They however intend
opening there on large scale by
and by.
MovED.-Mr. Holcomb's variety
store and restaurant were moved on
Monday last to his new quarters on
the corner OF Adams and Water
streets, where he will hereafter serve
the public with everything in his
line to suit the most fastidious taste.
See his notice elsewhere. y az
Now that Governor Ferry is pre-.
sumed to be "down," politically, the
Walla Walls STATESMAN" pounOes
upon him with all the ferocity of a
rat terrier; the Oh ympis transcript"
also takes courage over this new
found ally, and, bracing its ears
back, yelps i'ely echc.
TUE "Farmers' Review" of Chica.
go,is weekly, sixteen-page, agri
cultural journal worthy of extensive
patronage among the farming dis.
tricts. 1t is carefully edited, and
high degree of ability is exhibited iD
its general makeup. We take
pleasure in recommending it.
NOTICE has been received by the
locs' officers to the effect that Alaska
has been included in the Puget
Sound district for purposes Of in.
spection of vessels, hut that no extra
compensation would be allowed.
Messrs. Bullene and Morgan will
shortly take trip to Alaska on of
fetal duty.
THE STEAM TUG AAsTICK.-This
powerful steamer is in active service
again, after having been thoroughly
cleaned and re.painted at Port Dis
covsry. Her machinery has been
overhauled and repaired, among
other things a new piston having
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