Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-10-14
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The Hope took on twenty hogs for
Victoria from San Juan, this week.
Judge Sibley will have 400 bushels of
oats this season from eight acre of land.
]. S. Kelly's crop will yield about
5000 sacks this season-a little less than
last year.
Joe Goodwin and the Graham Bros.
will play at the ball at Carlson Il Nor
rison's on the Goth.
The Welcome took the first cargoe of
grain from Peter Reudenes place on the
slough, last week.
There were 90 marriage licenses issued
during the past fiscal year against II in
1881, in Whatcom County.
A large number of Indians, just from
the hop fields of Puyallup, came down
on the Washington Monday afternoon.
Ben IRE, living on Whldby Island, near
Deception Pass, is building a trading
schooner 60 foot keel and IA foot beam.
Capt. N. W. Lakeman shipped last
week from Utsalady on the bark Buena
Vista, for Honolulu. He goes as maze.
A large lot dry goods, clothing, etc.,
came down on the Welcome Monday
night for Bowman & Oakley, direct from
San Francisco. Give them call.
VIM. III. Whittlesee. of Seattle, came
down from Whatcom Friday last, and
took the Hope Saturday evening for Port
Townsend.
T. P. Roberts, accompanied by Mr..
Lind, came down from Seattle Monday
night, to make some improvements on
Roberts place.
The revenue cutter Oliver Wolcott siez-
ed an English sleop in the Straits for
smuggling, and towed her into Port
Townsend last week.
w. w. Tinkham, of Laconner, has
recently purchased farm of j. F. Dwell
ley, located on the Skaget river. He will
shortly move on the place.
The real estate transfers in this county
during the month just past and for the
first six days in October amount In round
numbers to $14,612.
The Hope is about to have new wheel
of larger dimension, the same now being
cast by the Puget foundry, at Seattle.
This will add another mile an hour to her
speed.
One day last week, while returning
from Samish, with her children IN a frail
canoe, the wife of Chas. Beal narrowly
escaped drowning in Fidalgo Bay, 10y
being struck 10y squall.
Messrs. Crosby. Taylar and Gilliland,
representing various combinations or
syndicates IN Portland and San Fran
cisco, are buying Up the grain on the
Swinomish this season. The ruling price
is $26 per ton.
The man w. p. Gay, arrested at Gam
bic for killing Richard Ness, q fellow
laborer in logging camp near Point-no-
Point u few days ago, was arrested on
Wednesday and taken to Seattle to await
his ria, at the district
A syndicate has been formed TO pur-
chase the Albion iron works in Victoria,
and convert it into q joint stock company
for the manufacture os kinds of machins
cry, agricultural implements, etc.; capital
stock 100000.
DR.. Spinney. wife and family. from
Puyallup, landed at Anacortes from the
Welcome Thursday night, and took the
Hope last evening for Semiahmoo. Mrs.
Spinney Is a daughter OF Rev. w. NJ.
Stewart, where they go on brief visit.
A. X. Woodbury., correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial, who spent several
days on Fidalgo Island, during the past
summer, has gone into the newspaper
business, having purchased the Spokane
Falls Chronicle. We wish him success.
WHEN you visit Seattle. call at the Pu-
get Sound Hat and Cap Store and dealer
in gents furnishing goods, and select from
a large and fashionable assortment. at
reasonable prices. Commercial street.
Sign OF the Big Hat.
"a If e. MYER.