Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-16
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Postal agent 1uttte ItIvoo .AA"A1
Portland last night.
Yesterday was genuine summer oay'
and pleasant a. one would wish.
The Cotton Kennedy Comedy Company
viii arrive from Port Townsend ana
Victoria to-day.
A., Hess has removed his beer saloon
from the Front street stand to his own
near the barrel factory.
Chas. Coppin has been granted TIE
riaht to lay water pipes through inc
streets Of tie city Of Seattle. :.
No one has called yet for that tasssi
and cord, picked up on the street ana
Ie{f ~ this Office for the ownsr.
Mrs. Reach ard family, 1t y said, VIZ
soon remove their place OF residence
from this city 70 Oakland, California.
The City Council has granted Andrew
Castro space at the foot Of CoiuinD1
street for his fish stand, on payment VI
t39 per year.
The CITY Council have accepted the
invitation Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic to take part in the exercises
On Decoration Day.
Chas. Coppin went TO Newcastle with
4 force of men, yesterday morning, 10
mild The new bunkers at the Coal Creek
end Of the c. 4 p. s. 4. Il.
A book bindery il one Of the crying
vants of this city. and the man who
brinos an equipment and stock here
md coes into the business viii do we'll.
Among the vessels loading lumber at
Tacoma last week were the ships Seie
miah Thompson. Majestic and Osceola'
banks Samoaet and Yuca, ana barKen-
tine Catherine Sudden.
&c. Haines Esq, leaves for Tacoma
this morning ct o'clock, at the solicl.
tation of some Of the most prominent
citizens Of New Tacoma, to assist in the
prosscuGion Of the Spencer murder case.
J.L. Howard, G. II. Prescott and MI.
Dillon of the various railroads, steamer
and other interests, arrived In this city
last evening, Their visit 10 connected
with matters of much importance 10
70 our people.
A private banking house is to be
opened In Moscow, /. T., in few days,
bv Baker d Clark. The new firm IL
composed Of Vim. Baker, son OF DR.. ID.
s. Baker, and Herbert Clark, who no
long and acceptably occupied the posi-
ton OF agent for ths U. X. 4 N. Co., in
Walla Waila.
The hardware store belonging to
Chas. Vincent Of Waitsburg, was closed
dnring the week by his creditors: A
Portland firm started the ball. rolling
and others for safety joined the move
msnt. Mr.. Vincent WIS ono OF the ear
" settlers in the country, and his many
friends will synphathize with him IN MS
tronble.
Material for the Wallula Junction
hotel Ii beginning to arrive at the IN
tended sits. Work will be commenced
the first Of next month. When COM
pleted, the sand and sage brush OF that
region will be honored with one OF the
best hotels in the Territory. As two or
three hundred people stop at Waliula
Junction daily. It will probably be none
too large.
Il 10 said, and we hope truthfully,
that the Idaho will be placed on the So
attic Tacoma route ere many weeks, to
leave here in the morning so as to con
meet with the train for Portland, and to
leave there in the afternoon, immedi-
ately on the arrival Of the tram from
that city. The Idaho can perform that
service in thoroughly acceptable man
nsr, and will give abundant satisfaction
TO the long suffsring travelling public.
Walls Walla is looking up in the mat
tor OF schools. The place already has
three public schools, and an effective
seminary of the Episcopal Church. A
college for boys is about to be instituted
by the Same denomination; while kind
u . one horse school there, called Whit
man Seminary, is about to be put on
college footing, and made to do a. good
work N the best schools Of like charnc-
tor. Besides these $1,000 have been
voted BY the people for new district
school.
The representatives to the Odd Eel
lows Grand Lodge express themselves
~ delighted with the appearance, and
surprised at the size OF Walla Walla.
Our broad streets delight the eyes Of
our friends from Seattle. So tho linton
0ays. Our streets may not bc AZ wide
a. those Of Walla Walla, or a. wide az
they should be, but they are wider than
those Of Portland. where more business
In done than in Seattle and Walla Waila
together, and they are wider now than
the property owners care to properly
and permanently improve.
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