, 1880-03-04
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.

THE Chinese still live.
DESTRUCTIVE fire last week.
READ the Auditors notice to taxpay-
ers.
KNIVES are common weapons nova
days. 90
The work OF wrecking the scow, Page,
is about completed.
OUR friend, Harry Tibbals, goes to
Oregon. No cards.
The ARGUS is the official paper for JEFF
ferson, Island and San Juan counties.
Mr.. Thos. McAvoy, well known among
loggcrs oh the Sound, Is in the hospital al
this place.
Do you want to purchase town lots? II
so. read Mr.. fuckers notice elsewhere,
offering them for sale.
The "Alaska Appeal" Of Feb. 10th.
contains extensive quotations from the
ARGUS, In regard to Alaskan matters.
READ our delinquent tax lists. There
lots of news In them-and, besides, they
make music for the printer. A kind OF
Clink.
1t is rumored that an opposition ferry
boat will be started running on Port Dis
covery Bay. The trade Is light for one.
even.
On account Of other meetings conflict
ing, tho debating society will rot BE-
called together until this evening at 1880
o'clock.
MRS. Capt. Tucker, wife OF the head
keeper OF Dungeness light honse. has re-
moved to that places after q sojourn OF
some moiiths in BORT Townsend.
MIR. William Katz, Of this pfnce, Is at
tending to the branch store OH San .Tuan
Island while his brother Israel attends t.
his cases IN court at this place.
IT is stated that the Sitka mail steamer
California, will be repaired and OIL duty
again next week, and that Capt. Thor
will he well enough to resume command
LAST week, among the names Of the al
torneys in town from Seattle, we omitted
that OF Mr.. Jas. Mcknight. This geu-
tleman had Il number OF important Case
in court.
The social and oyster supper. given by
the ladies' Of the NJ. E. Church, on Thurs
day evening of last week, was LIBERAL,
attended.raod was a gratifying success.
Another social was given at the parson.
age last evening.
WE need hardly to call attention to the
new advertisement of Messis. Bartlett
IL Co., in this weeks per. 1t speak
for itself, and indicates that they intend 10
let the public know what they are doing.
Success TO them.
LAST Sabbath the pulpit ot the Episco-
pal church WAS filed by Bishop Morris.
The pulpit of the NJ. e. church was occll.
pied by Judge Greeue. Both gentlemen
drew large audiences, and the sermon,
were highly appreciated.
WE acknowledge call from G.. W.
Mattice, travelling agent for the ''Pacihc
Coast Directory and Railroad Gazetteer. -"
a book to be issued by Nc ssrs. L. NJ. NJ
Kenny IL Co.. 543 Clay ST., San Francis
co. 1t will appear some time in June.
THIS week the ARGUS was favored with
the presence and compliments of Mr.. Jas
Power, editor ofthe puget Sound MAIL"
published at LaConner. We are pleased
10 note that Mr. Power Is making the
"Mail'' tirst-class local paper.
The Tacoma "Herald" Is to be discon-
tinued-so says Its last issue. Mr.. Cook.
Its editor, will remove to.Spokane aud de-
vote his energies to the management Of
the Spokane Times a paper established
by him over there last year. He very
properly says that newspapers are too nu-
merous on Puget Sound.
A CASE was terminated in court last
week. In which the Territory prosecuted
Jas. Smith, Of San Juan Co., OH an in
dictnent tor an allc ged rape upon the per-
son OF Norah Jewett, half-breed girl.
The jury acquitted Mr.. Smith. Tie case
excited consider able interest. Messrs.
Jacobs, OF Seattle,l and Bradshaw, OF this
place, were defendants attorneys. An
other heavy bill OF costs for Sau Juan
county.
THE editor hereof expects to leave this
week for briel tour In San Juan, What
com and Island counties. The objects OF
the visit are: To canvass for the paper,
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