, 1881-11-04
NEWS ITEMS.

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THE Seattle papers are indulging in
little ..back talk" just to put in their
| time.
THE s'Pierce County News" is three
months old, and has been enlarged. 1t
presents thrifty appearance.
THE largest stock of Gents Furnishing
goodS-yOu can find az
SAN FRANCISCO STORE.
THE Otter came down Wednesday i'll
place Of the Annie Stewalt-the North
Pacific being still under repairs.
THE Presbyterian Synod of the Column
bia will meet at Salem, Ogn., on the last
Thursday in the present month.
MESsRs. Chas. A. and Davis W. Morse,
two young gentlemen from Port Angeles.
have gone to San Francisco to attend Bar
nard's Business College.
THE largest stock OF Flannels ever
brought to Port TOwnsend-yOu can find
ut Gross BROS.
THE Rev. w. s. Harrington, the new
minister for the NJ. E. Church at Seattle,
came mp on the Idaho on her last trip, and
has assumed the duties OF his charge.
REV. w. l. Cosper will preach next
Sunday at DungeneSs. The next NJ. E.
quarterly meeting will be held at Dunge-
ness, when a protracted meeting will
probably DC held.
THE finest assortment of Clor hing
Hats and Caps, you will find at
GROSS BROS.
A FARMER near Dungeness this year
raised, from single hill OF coElmon Ind
Ian white potatoes, 4 product Of 81 Il lbs.
and >he wasn't trying to see how big n
hill he could raise either.
THE November number OF the "Califar-
MAN, is at hand, and is as usual full OF
the best current literature OF the day.
Published at 40S, California Street, San
Francisco. Price, 81 per year,
THE largest stock of Hosiery ever
brought to this city-you can find at
GROSS BROS.
THE Annie Stewart broke her shaft on
Monday at Irondale, and had to be towed
up the Sound Tuesday. With the North
Pacific in her place on the route, we may
Mks, Capt. Selden, daughter of Mrs.
Sires, of Seattle, started home last week
from Pensacola. Florida. TO comfort her
aged mother who is prostrated with grief
over the bratal murder of the head OF the
family.
ALoDGE of United Workmen is soon to
be instituted at Dungeness, by the editor
OF this paper. who Is District Deputy G..
NJ. This will be the 6Sth lodge in the
jurisdiction of Oregon, w. T. and Is. C..
The Order is growing rapidly.
If you want such an article as fine
buggy robe at reasonable cost. call ut
GROSS Bros.
IT has been determined to locate the
million dollar, Pacific Coast rolling mill
at Oakland, CAL, and operations upon
the site are beginning. Puget Sound
towns will have to wait a year or two
longer for such an establishment.-Ex.
DR. L. B. Lyman, OF whatcom County,
has gone to San Francisco for the purpose
OF interesting capitalists in scheme for
the manufacture of wood pulp for paper
on the Skagit river. He certainly has an
abundance OF the very best material to
work upon.
COLLECTOR Bash has written a very
readable, newsy letter to the Seattle '.Post-
Intelligencer," descriptive Of his recent
trip through Eastern Washington. 1t
sets forth a lively appreciation of the ag-
ricultural value OF the country traYersed
during the journey.
You can find a fine and large stock OF
Ladies' Underwear, at GROSS BROS.
PARTIES who started to move from Dun
gencss to Quileute only got as far as Neah
Bay where they have been detained since
by uniavorable weather. The Dispatch is
by no means safe vessel in which to VEN
ture beyond Cape Flattery in winter sea-
son, hence the care OF all concerned to Sc
lect the most favorable time.
DR.. Wilson is exhibing considerable
enterprise in developing Irondale. His
latest venture was the purchase Of q small
Touring mill, run by tide water ut Cove
land in Island county, by Mr.. Wilson.
It will be moved TO Irondale by the new
owner and made to do duty under pressure
from the Chimacum creek.
WHO would not like to have ranch
stocked with such cows rs described In the
following? Mr.. Josiah S. Kennerson, OF
Barnet, Vermont, is the owner of Jersey
Queen, OF Barnet, from which he has made
nearly one thousand pounds OF butter this
year, and for which he has standing OIL
fer OF TEN THOUSAND DoLLARs Jerseys
are pretty good stock, amt they?
PICKED UP.-Capt. Munroe, of the Dis
patch, infcrms us that on Tuesday, on his
way up from Neah Bay, near Sail Rock.
a few miles this side OF the former place.
and out in the Straits, he picked up a
round life preserver and little cabin
work, evidently from some wreck: The
lie preserVer had short hair still clinging
to it. showing that it had lately been Oc-
cupied.
THE ALASKA GOLD MINEs.-A Harris
burg (Alaskaj news dispatch of the Oath