Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-28

finds il necessary to rebuild his ways
once every two years.
The barkentins Tam O'Shanter took
from Utsalady, last week, 1900 sacks
oats for San Francisco. This is the
largest oat shipme 1t yet made from any
point on Puget Sound. Cove d Wilson,
Of this city, were the shippers.
There will be religious services held at
the n. p. Church on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday evenings at ~ o'clock,
conducted by ]. G. and 3. Z. Smith,
Missionaries of the Advent Christian
Church. ALI are cordially invited to at
tend.
The ladies Of the Episcopal Church
will hold Continental Bazar next week,
beginning ON Tuesday night, and con-
tinuing over Wednesday and Thursday.
1t will open with most ludicrous farce.
All possible is being done to make the
Bazaar thoroughly enjoyable.
Mr.. Msttullath, principal stockholder
IN theSmanufaCturing company bearing
his name, is at present in Seattle, and
will remain for several weeks. He
thinks the future of our city il assured,
provided the people awaken to the I'M
portancs Gf helping themselves.
The attention Of the Court was occu
pied all day yesterday in hearing the
case of tho Territory VI. Doctor Jack,
charged with having killed Cultus j lacks
wife last Fourth Of July. The case will
be continued this morning, and proba-
bly, will occupya greater portion of the
day.
Lawrence s. Booth, deputy County
Auditor, who has been optic sick for the
past week or 90, il slowly recovering.
He has passed tho worst and is now on
the mend. We hope that in a week or
20 we shall go him at the post Of duty
he. has filed 80 acceptably for a num-
Der Of years past.
Mr.. Hodgson, the signal officer at
Point Roberts, has gone to Washington
City. He, while there, will endeavor to
arrange for . mail service from Semiah-
moo and Point Roberts to New West
minister, Il. G. His success In that Of
fort will be hailed by our people gsner-
ally with the utmost pleasure.
The contracts for two new public
school houses were let in Portland last
Saturday 70 one firm, Davidson Il
Sharn0. For ono Of the buildings they
will get &27,39s, and for the other
$H ,698. Two bids presented were lower
than theirs, but those rendering them
refused TO take the work whom II was
offered TO them at their own prices.
That the Kalama- Portland branch Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad will not
b built this year, or even commenced,
II now boldly asserted by those in Port
land who claim to speak knowingly.
And. strange as II may seem, anxious as
they are for railroads over there. our
metropolitan friends are not mourning
very loudly ct this omission on the part
Of tho Company.
Blackman Brothers, Of Enohomish,
are Running ing three as..; logging camps At
about 10000 feet OF lumber per day.
This Arm have abolished the skid road
system altogether, and ma instead log
ging car invented and patented BY thom-
selves. They find this q much che per
and bettsr method Of transporting logs
than the old style, which was allow and
expensive.
Hops, like other vegetation, IL several
weeks late this year. but 10 not 90 late
- to endanger the crop. The hop
Acreage Of the Sound has been greatly
increased during the past year, at least
. hundred aCros Of new being planted
IN Pierce county, probably 40 many
moro In King, and half ~ many more in
other counties, or In the nei0hborh0od
oftwo hundred and Afty acres altogsth.
Or. The incrsased production will call
Tor six or eight hundred moro piekers
next fal!. and their getting will be u
nioe little matter to bother the heads Of
the growers.
Centsrville. ON the line Of the North
ern PAcihc, In Chehalis county, in q
glmds0ms sight to the weary traveller.
Il h . town entirely built sincs the rail-
road, bet Il has passed in the race all
other places on The route from New Ia
Gonna 70 Portland. II 10 beautifully To-
GATED and handsomsly laid out. The
housse hAve = town appearance, ~ far
- architecture ID concerned. and arc
we'll kept, freshly painted, and surround
I'd with pretty grounds. A half dozen
houeos arc IN O0urae Of construction at
this time. and the place bears look Of
pruperlty and promise pleasant 70 be-
hold. II IL In the heart Of - magni6-
cent An agricultural region - lies out of
doors. and hoe farms are Visible In sv-
cry direction.
lue 6toomer 0eo. +. Starr II ct last
dniahed. She vas put TO work ct the
earliest practicable moment. after her
building, and has besn diligently work
"a ever since. This prevented her IA
ishing up In the style Originally con:
templated, and that finishing has never
bean done until now. Her machinery
vAs Of the best. and needed NO material
effort 20 put in condition, bnt Il has
been all gone over and cleaned up, test-
ID, Ia. She has bean painted outaids
from the copper up. Inside she has
been painted in moro Qorcsously En-
psnaivs manner than any boat that vas
ever before on thsss waters. The col
on have been mixed and blended q.
most beyond description. Chance
have been made In nearly ell Ne princi-
pal rooms of the ahip, a. The Rally, nan
tEy, mail-room, Captains room. 90.
New cArpets have besn laid Ia bo1h -
looms. and new furniture throuehout
hAa hsen hought, u moro modarn and
elegant oeofanA Sho u nov N eloeant
ctnft and viii adcrn thsss waters. 6he
VIII b put On the route, Ia place Of ~
North Paci6c. In The oo0rss Of q fev