Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-05-06

Muckelteo, is Mt last in operation, and
from the engineers statement it would
satisfactorily. Mr.. Blackman returned
II om Seattle by the Welcome Thursday
April 9th, to superintend hauling. Logs
have been coming out over the ailload
for some days, furnishing ocular proof of
the capabilities of the little engine.
Tom Lindsey. resident one mile from
Laconner, over Sollivan's slough, having
built himself a new house, and recently
moved into it, has just commenced build
ing a fine new barn 1t is studding
barn, to be covered with rustic; is so feet
in length, of proportionate width, and at
the caves 20 feet in height. This is the
first studded barn SO far built in the
country.
1t is impossible to say too much in
favor of Capt. Brownfeld's urbanlty, as
siduity, patience, punctuallty and pluck.
We had the pleasure of witnessing how
he does things, on our trip to Whatcom
Tuesday. While the business of his
steamer is well attended to, her table is
kept up in first class style. and the cap
tain yet finds ways of winning the good
will of even the uninterested outsiders.
The way he scooped up load of young
lady school teachers, at Whatcom for the
purpose of being examined, took them
up to Lummi, and on the way up and
back won the hearts of oil of them in
dividuality and severally, was an item
duly recorded, for future reference, in the
editors note book.
The Anacortes May day holiday
passed off most agreeably amist flowers
and birds, in the delightful weather OF
spring. Among the young folks Fidalgo
and Guemes islands were particularly
well represented. First on the programe
was the clam>bake on pretty bit of
sylvan beach. The march of the wizards
and witches decorated with greenery to
the great dinner table, IN the woods ad-
jacent; then the dinner, sumptuous and
delicious, which went off "merry as a
marriage bell;" ending with recitation
from the presiding officer, p. E. Oakley,
on the spring concert there and then ex.
perienced:
THE hall was painted green and brown,
The ceiling sapphire blue;
The floor was lail with carpcting
OF many gorgeous hue"
Croquet, base ball, swinging and
rambles filled the balance of the day.
The brothers J. & G. Caches, mer-
chants at Laconner, have just put up
and nearly completed, tor warehouse pur
poses, building 35x60, two stories in
height, which is as creditable to the
architect and builder, NJ. Joseph Dwelly,
as it is to the enterprise of that firm, and
of the town. From a mechanical stand
point the job is number one" The
warehouse is framed with long studding,
covered by rustic, finished with a hand
some cornlce. and it is the best building,
if not the largest, in the town. 1T is on
the correr of the street opposite Caches
store, formerly occupied by the saddler's
shop, and along side of Caches smaller
warehouse on the wharf.
Edison is becoming a place. The
post office and store, followed by Ding
wallis saloon, hall and general mercan-
tile establishment are no sooner on the
list than the school library and lastly
church, assume outlines of reality. From
county commissioner Gilkey we learn that
the money for the school library is par
TALLY raised, while the balance requisite
is all subscribed for. In the matter of
the church, the Rev. Mr. Friend holds
service ever Sunday; and the probability
is that the thrifty farmers of the Samsh
will consider it good investment TO
encourage civilization along with Sunday
observance, by the erection of neat
little village church.
--Apropos of the butter season just
opening, we quote the following from
Reinigs circular of April 22nd: "Bntter,
to find ready sale and bring top prices,
must be sweet, neatly made and packed,
and be of good butter color. Looks are |
One>half the sale. Good butter must be
free of butter milk, and not overworked |