, 1881-03-11

Willing the bodies "f the order in thi.
place. aud "n Tuesday uighf or last week
installed the following officers of 81. Au-
dh"WS Chapter No 3. ROSY CrniX; ThoS.
/ Minor. NJ " Master; j \ Kuhn. senior
Warden: Gins & B1rtlrIr. Juuinr Warden;
RoLt c lIil. Orator: CEP Wood, AL
m"nrr; Frank Bowers, Treasurer: y ID
lit:l. Secretary; Henry l. TihbaIS. Master
OF Ceremonies Charles l. Anderson. ST..
e; L - AitridSe, Jr. f.: Den RnthS-
chill. & of ii; Arthur d Attridse. Tyler.
The Officers "f Lafayette I.oh.e n" 3. of
Perfection are: ID { II RuIhSrhild. Vener-
able Master; Thomas L Minor, Senior
Warden; Henry l. TibbalS. Junior War
den; j q Hill, Orator; e c Bartlett. AL
moner; II f Morgan, Treasure; y ID
Hill, Secretary; 4 III Tucker, N of c.;
Frank Bowers, Sr +; + Anderson. J f;
) j Hunt, G of ii; e IL Jones. Tyler.
REQUESTS for subscriptions to the new
telegraph line from this place 10 Victoria,
via Port Angeles, are being sent ouI
They will doubtless meet with substantial
encouragement on the part OF The busi-
mesS men of Puget Sound aS the import.
ancc OF the enterprise demands. The L.
). Mail" :loeS not favor .he prnp0Scd
line, as ii expects that the buih.ing of the
same will eventually work AN abandon
ment OF the Old line via La Conner. This
Is TO be looked upon as a natural conSe-
quence; of course The people over there
will look with di>ftvor upon ANYTHING
that will deprive them of telegraphic
communication direct with the outside
word, yet the Interests of the whole pub
IL must be served whether it works a
hardship on one particular section
or not.
IN view of the raging OF smallpox at
The Sandwich Islands, and the almost Ger
tainty that it will be brought to Puget
sound OIL trading Vessels. thc board OF
health and health officer Of Puget Sound
are taking strpS Ia have the pest house
near this place put iii good condition, and
To have iufccicd vessels qu trantined uuon
arrival. As precautionary mea >urrs. these
matters are very necessary. also The con-
tcmplated printing of 80 or |. 600 copies
al quarantine regulations tor the Use of
sea captains and Others directly interested,
DIR Minnr l. health officer. and TN. board
of health consists OF \ lien Weir. C.. Eli
enbciS. and IA thifi. doubtless appointed
by this time by Gov. Newcll-a vacancy
having occurred by The resignation OF Mr..
l.. Il. Hastings Of rllis place.
AT the annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the Puget Sound Iron Com
pany, held ia this city on Monday last.
'early The entire stock WAS represented
and Cyrus Walker. ii. L. Blanchard and
ID. ". Moor mere excited Boird of FMS
tees for the ensuing year. On tie SANE
day The Board rcorganized by selecting
cyrus Walker TO act ~ President; c. IL.
SihpkinS, as Treasurer; L. Henry Smith,
us Secretary aud ID. ". Moor as Superin-
Ie"dent OF the Company. The priuoipa.
place of business las been removed TO
lrondale, as will be seen by referring to
our advertising columns.
THE Elct that MIR. &. C. Bartlett is fear
Ing down tile little building next 10 his
store shows that he Is in earnest ab,nt
putting up the stone building so much
talked oi lately. Mr.. Bartlett is one If
The most enterpri~ing men in Pori Town.
SeHd, and this step OH lis part Indicates
substantial move III the direction OF pro-
~ I'm ga =.
lag! Such buildings as The proposed on"
taking theIpiace of Old and dilapi,iarrd
one-, Is certainly an encouraging feature
OF our local development.
MH. EisenbeiS' beer wagon met with a
Sna>h-up on Monday. Mr.. Schaffrr,
while driving down one ofrhe grades,
turned sharp corner rather too abruptly,
aud the beer kegs shifting suddenly. the
vehicle was overturned throwing the horse
over on his side and landing the driver on
top Of him. Prompt assistance was rem
dered by spectators. when il was ascer-
tanned that the Injuries TO the wagon were.
slight. Mr.. 5. was somewhat bruised. but
able to walk home.
lT is fact, crcditable to the officials of
Jefferson county. That our delinquent tax
es on real estate are so insignificant as to
render it unnecessary 10 bother about pub
fishing list and srling property. Near
iy every other county on the Sound has
lis enormous delinquent list. suggesting
slack management in collecting taxes, or
a shiitlesS population.
ONE OF our Chimacum subscribers
writes: ALLOW me to congratulate you
on the improved appearance OF the ARGUS.
Your SUCCESS is wei earned Yon have
been nn,eaSing in advocating good roanS.
and. what j. more Interesting To the pub
lie. You have championet the enterprise OF
tclrgraphic communication b,.tween PORT
Townsend AMI Victoria Il. c."
Mr.. |. KItZ. OF san Juan, is still I'M
fortunate. On the last trip Of the Dis
patch lie had span of fine work horses
being brought over tor Mr. Bishop. of
Chimacrm. During a heavy sea. how
ever, one of the horses fell and broke. its
leg. The poor brute hal 10 be killed, and
so Mr.. II. met with ii serious loss.