, 1881-07-15

plarS' Hall. which was tas etniiy decorate
ed for the occasion. and filed 10 overflow
inc with a most respectable audience. The
ceremonies began with Greeting Glee
bv the choir, after which the ceremonies
commenced. DIR. y " Lane, ID ID G NJ,
presiding as installing officer. The toi-
lowing were the officers installed: Henry
I.andeS. y G; Fred ReeS, V G; ID
Hill. Secretary: G Sidel, Treasurer; . ii
Holcombe, z G. At Tie conclusion OF the
ceremonies beautiful solo WAS well rem
derel by Miss Kate IL Morgan, accom-
panied by Mr. Roberts on the organ,
which was followed by Il few remarks
I from the Noble Grand, and the Installing
officer. the latter taking occasion 10 intIO-
ducc His Exec 'lcucy Gov. Newell. The
Governors address was a most elaborate
one, principally referring to Odd Fellow
ship and lis advantages. His EXcellency
paid glowing tribute to Puget Sound for
which he prOphesied Il grand future. The
address was 'istcucd TO with the greatest
attention by the large audience present,
aud the OCCASION altogether was happy
one.
| HARRISBURG. "A part of the Jack IIar-
ris donation claim. south and east of the
! Puget Sound Iron Co.'S works, has been
surveyed and laid oGt in lots. blocks and
streets, and the new town has received
the appropriate name of Harrisburg, i'll
honor os the original settler who located
there more than thirty years ago. The
townsite extends west from the bay Tor
halt Il mile, and embraces some as beauti-
tul building lots as can be found i'll the
| territory. 1t is near the iron works and
offers rare opportunity OF securing
building lots with perfect title, want
long felt by the employees ut the iron
works. The plat has been filed and sew
eral lots sold already. and one house is
now being constructed and the lumber or
dcred for others. The property is adver-
tised in this issue of the ARGUS.
STEAMsuIP.-On Saturday last the
splendid new steamship Willamette ar
rived in our harbor. She is most mag
nificent vessel, and is one of line of
steamers the Oregon Railway & Construc-
ton Co.. is starting TO run between San
Francisco and Seattle. The Post" ex-
ults over the statement that these boats
will make Seattle their home port, and
that all merchandise for Sound ports will
be taken by them to Seattle first and be
re-shipped thence to its destination. If
the company has not already learned the
tact. it will not be long finding out that
Port Townsend has as good harbor ac-
commodations as Seattle has, and that If
the plan suggested is to be carried out.
there will be precious little Port Town.
send merchandise brought 10 the Sound
on the new line of steamers.
MUNICIPAL ELEcrioS.-At the election
very few voters took interest enough to
go to the polls. On saturday evening
mass meeting was held at Fowler's Hail,
at which the following candidates Were
nominated: For Mayor. DR.. L. L. Minor;
for Councilmen, a. /. Smith, A. Wey-
mouth and D. II. Hill; for Marshal, Chas.
Finn. But one other candidate was voted
for at the polls, for Councilman. and that
was on account of a misunderstanding.
The candidate, Mr.. Ginger, promptly
withdrew upon learning that Mr.. Smith
had not Withdrawn as reported. The
vote stood: Minor so: for Councilmen-
Smith, 43. Weymouth, 50, Hill, 46; for
Marsal-Finn, 81.
INsrALLED.-The following officers
elect were installed Oh the 9TH inst, in
Juan de Fuca Lodge No. 81, A. o. U. W.,
TO serve for the ensuing six months, By
Allen Weir, p II w, assisted by U NJ
Rasin, NJ w of Alki Lodge, OF Seattle:
Master Workman. G NJ Bradshaw; Fore
man, d II Hill; Overseer, o II Holcombe;
Receiver. Henry Landes; Recorder, Z ii
Brown; Financier, III l. Tibbals, jr.;
Guide, J Hunt; Inside Watchnan, p.
Kane; Outside Watchman, Il TOrgusen.
OF all the pub lications lately received
by us, The most worthy of cOmmeBdation,
we take pleasure in mentioning ''Dio
Lewis Monthly for Jolly Folks" IL
treats serious and important questions
principally higienic onesl in a quaint and
attractive way The volume received by
us is the initial number (something every
new Journal has, by the. .wayl and If every
mouths issue does as Well it Will certainly
take d high rank in the literature of the
; day.
Most of our local readers have voted
the old comet a blk. Its tail was not hal
as bright as the newspaper accounts woult
lead one TO believe. No sir; even TIN
most aiistocratic luninaries cannot come
over folks nowadays.
The editor hereof has gone, togetheI
a with Mr.. C. NJ. Bradshaw. to represen
s.Juan de Fuca' Lodge, A. o. U. W., il
e the Grand Lodge of that order, whicl
, convened at Salem, Oregon, OH the 1911
: inst.
S LAST week Mr.. C. C. Haley, represent
ing Messrs Ii. S. Crocker q Co., station
: ers, printers ami photographers, San Fran
: cisco, called on us in the course oil III
c northward cruise for customers.
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