, 1882-07-28
RRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.
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FEW DAYS ago MeSsrs, Oregon and
Warren Hastings took a flying trip up
Sound.
The Whatcom County republican cen
t-ol committee will meet i'll La Conner
August "a.
Mn. PuGn, of Port Discovery, is in
town today, and is slowly recovering
from his recent illness
Mr.. ]. j. CALHOUN, whose school re-
Gently closed at Port Ludlow, will re-
omen the same III 4 few days
Mn. c. +. CLAPR, of Dungeness, who
has been i'm town few days, took pas
SAGE for home thFs morning.
INVITATIONS are printed for n social
dance at the residence OF Starreit Broth
ers on the hill, on Wednesday night
OUR suggestions generally win. Last
week the ARGUS limited strongly at the
need of rain. Today the first installment
arrived
The Starr left this forenoon with a
large lot OF jolly pleasure seekers on
hoard bound for Roche Harbor, San Juan
County.
Ir is now stated that President Arthur
and several members Of his cabinet are
to come w5st soon. Hope they will take
in Puget Sound
ALASKA steamers arrived THIS forenoon
within few hours of each other, The
Mastnk brought the mail, but very little
news. Bishop Paddock returned on the
Idaho, looking hearty and happy, Mr.
Bartlett is still in Alaska,
The Transcript says that Prof J, II.
Skidmore, formerly of Ashland Academy,
Oregon, has purchased Union Academy
building at Olympia, and will soon open
graded school in it, Prof. Skidmore is
an educator OF high and well known
ability. He was one of the prominent
available teachers spoken of recently in
connection with the presidency of the
University at Seattle. Undoubtedly the
Academy will be kept fully up to It's old
standard.
REV. w. /. COsPER's farewell sermon
Sunday evening was largely attended
The text was from the words of St Paul:
.Finally, brethren, farewell BE OF one
mind, be OF good cheer, and the God OF
all grace shall he with you" Unusual
interest was manifested, and many hearty
farewells we're spoken at the close. The
family left on the up Sound boat this
morning. Rev. A. Laubach, of Port Dis
covery, will fill the regular appointments
here during the four or five weeks till the
new minister, whoever he is, arrives.
THIEVES and thugs are abroad in the
land, and it is well enough to look out
FOR your valuables and things. Last
week sailor named George Moore stole
about four hundred dollars from man
named Erickson who runs DR.. Hills farm
on WILDLY Island. He then to
this place, got boat and left again.
Constable Finn went TO Victoria in
search Of him, bnt WIS not success 5fuL
Subsequently il wax ascertained that he
went up the Sound. kilograms were
sent to SETTLE, but the fellow has pre-
sumably made good his escape. We
have refrained from mentioning this for
for few days in order to afford chance
for officers 10 work quietly for the cap
ture of the villain but there seems to be
no longer occasion for such silence. MI.
merOus petty stealings are also reported.
Any man who steals in these times OF
prosperity and plentiful employment
does so from sheer yiciousness, and the
sooner such get the grand bounce the
better. There is no possible eXcuse.
The idle, worthless ones ought to be Wig
orously prosecuted under our territorial
vagrant law.
VICTORIA people have done themselves
credit by electing Messrs. n. Shakes
peare and T.. G. Baker to seats in the
Ottawa House Of Commons. Their votes
were 400 and Al respectively, while the
next highest was but 3OS, and was cast
for Hon. A. deCosmos, one o. British
Columbias old-time politicians. Mr..
Shakespeare was but Il short time ago
elected Mayor Of Victoria by a large vote,
and at the time the ARGUS predicted he
would attain seat in Parliament next.
His honors are falling thick and fast.
Mr.. Baker is Secretary Of the b. c. Pilot
Commissioners and is local politician
Of some note. We are quite sure these
gentlemen will do themselves and their
constituents honor in their new capacity.
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