, 1882-12-15
Weekly Argus.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF PORT TOWNSEND.
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS
From Fridays Daily.


Juan for lime today.
DISTRICT court will convene at La
Conner on the 10Th.
DIR. HUNT is expected here, prepared
for dental work again, tomorrow.
The Hope was detained here several
hours today, having repairs made on her
propeller.
WE hope to have some definite saw mill
news that will please the people, in a
day or two.
MIR. SHoEMUsK, practical wheelwright
and carpenter ,shas leased shop in town
and opened business.
So the royal party gave Port Town
send the "go-by," after all! Well, who
cares for their old Princess, anyhow?
Col WooD, Indian Agent at Neah Bay,
came up to day on the steam tug Mas
tick. We acknowledge pleasant call
>from him.
Mr.. Lsis Poole, of Port Ludlow, has
gone to San francisco, and MIR. j. j"
Calhoun has large of the Puget Mill
Co.'S store at that point.
THE steamer Washington sunk in six
teen feet depth of water yesterday, at
ITtsalady. A small steamer and scows
have gone to assist in trying to raise
Hon. J. W. George, of Seattle, brother
OF Congressman George, Of Oregon was
in town yesterday. Mr.. George h& I'M
portant land interests in King county,
and may be said to be one OF Seattle's
solid men.
THE steamer Hope was advertised to
leave here for Semiahmoo at 6 this
morning, utshed did notarrive here from
Seattle till 8. She has so much to do
lately that running day and night can
hardly suffice to keep up.
Now is the time for all who have a
right to purchase timber land from the
government to improve passing opportu-
mites. All the mill companies and log
gers are securing desirable lands Of this
kind as rapidly as possible.
A COPY Of Breeders Journal, a live
stock publication issued at Beecher ILL.,,
has reached our table. 1t is hand
some monthly and contains Ga pages
closely filed with interesting and valua-
bic reading matter. Price only $l.00
per year.
OPPOSITION in the steamboat business
on the Seattle-Whatcom route isreported
to be very fierce. 1t is reported that the
O. r. 4 N. Co. will carry passengers free
on and after Jan. 1st, and will charge
but 25 cts. per meal at that.
We have received copy Of useful
and practical little cook book, contain
ing upwar Is o. two hundred and fifty
recipies from Il. II. Durkoe " Co., 139,
Water st., New York. The firm write
that they will send it free TO any address
upon application.
A TELEGRAM from Puyallup, dated
Dec 9th says that Burke, arrested on
suspicion of completely in the outrage
and robbery of G.. J. Williams Saturday
night has waived examination, been
bound over in the sum of $4,000, and,
in default, has been sent to Seatco.
Williams is reported as recovering.
IT was thought the first of the Chal-
lenger cases would go to the jury today.
JOHN Mackin for twenty years resi-
dent Of Walla Walla county, has been
taken to the insane asylum at Stella
COON. He is about 10, is well-to-do
farmer and his insanity is caused by
financial reverses.
IT would be a grand good thing if
some kind of dog exterminator could
be found that would speedily decrease
the number of whining, yelping, snarl-
ing ours that infest our streets. Many
OF them roam the sidewalks at will,
seeming to have neither home nor mas
ter and the way they succeed in making
nuisances of themselves is creditable to
their ingenuity.
QUICK RUN.-On Wednesday the Go
iiah left here towing the bark Jas. Ches-
ton to sea. She went to Cape Flattery,
far enough out to have the Talooch light
house bearing southeast before casting
OIL, and returned to Port Townsend Bay,
making the round trip in just % hours.
The distance is not far from 200 miles.
The Goliah is entitled to the name "old
reliable" if any boat ever was, and Capt.
Libby knows how to get as much ont OF
her as the best of them. RecnnIlv she