Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-15
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Tho assessment roll Of the city of New
Tacoma foots up to $Soo,GJ.
The Territorial University is no~ tn
a srooino some much needed repairs.
Room No. Z, first floor Of the Post
Building, is to let. Apply at TINS ONCE
The horse race at Z. Jeds place On
sunday, resulted in victory Tor aone''
John.
Ns,lie Sloan and j. A. Lawrence, the
BIO: rrist. we're remarked in the Astoria
fail last Saturday.
WI. Mitchell, the dealer In wagons,
"a CHANGING his place Of residence from
Olympia to Portland.
The Hattie Moore Comic Opera Cen.
pany will he the next here, teey isa''ns
San Franz isco for Portland today.
Mr.. Hallway, of Seatco. lost child a
few days 400, the little one swallowing
a hazel nut which lodged in its throat.
The steamer Mississippi, Capt. Holmes,
will call from San Francisco Tor seastie
on Saturday next. She comes W ioaa
coal.
The new store of Toklas q singerman
ia about ready for occupancy. ine
shelving il in and a portion OF the paint
ing is finished.
RattIesnakes are numerous along the
hanks of Blue creek, near Waila waha,
this wear. Several large ones have been
killed recently.
Hon. A. W. Bash, Collector OF Gus
to,na for the District of Puget Sound,
has returned from his extended trip !"
the Eastern States.
NH. Emory. late of Abilene; Kansas,
has gone into partnership Win Il. -
Bales. in the second hand and auction
business. He comes well recommended
Schooner Teaser, Capt. Quinn, ar
rived from Quileute early yesterda,
morning, bringing a large quantity OF
elk hides, bear skins and furs Tor >.
Baxter d Co.
On Wednesday next a party Ok young
people will leave Seattle for some point
near Steilacoom, where they will spend
. week or ten days along the shores Of
that beautiful bay.
II is rumoied about town that the o.
eretta of Maud Irving for ths benefit OF
the organ fund OF Trinity Church has
boeu postponed. We are authorized 10
say that no such postponemeni Will b.
had.
Among the large number of passen-
gers from Victoria on the Geo. r. STAR
Yesterday, were Miss May Tiliey and
Mrs. Neate, of Olympia, who have been
sojot raing in Victoria for week or two
past.
The report that work in the mines a,
Newcastle il erroneous The labor OF
taking out coal continues as usual, but
not 70 90 great an extent as during the
winter months when coal in San Fran
cisco ia in better demand.
Logs sell at $l.5O less per thousand on
the Columbia river than they do on the
Sound. The lumber, the Astoyian say,
IL Of as good a quality. and yet when n
ship wants cargo there she can't get il
but has to come around here.
Invitations have been given by Mr..
and Nrs. Louis Bettman, of tly mpia.
20 the wedding Of their daughter Belle
70 Mr.. Isaac OppenheiIner, the ceremony
to take place at the Esmond House.
Portland, Sept 1mber 3. 1852.
Mr.. Dohney, formerly employed in
the dry goods department Of Schwa-
bacher Bros. d Co., Of this city, but now
proprietor of one Of the leading retail
establishments in Walla Walla, il at
present visiting friends in Seattle.
Major Geo. A Manning Of LewiJon
says that he recently counted over T.
thousand immigrant wagons between
Boise City and Walla Walla, and that
from KeltOn to Boise the immigrants
are strung along every half mile on the
road.
Some dr0vers, who brought cattle to
Olympia from Yakima last week, took
back sheep--a band Of $50 head. 1t is
common enough for stock TO come west.
but 70 20 east il an event not secn once
a year, or once in the past five years
perhaps.
Capt. s. II. Smith, of long residence
on Columbia River and Puget Sound. is
about 70 undertake n job on the Fraser
from wi ich all the steamboatmen have
20 far shrunk. towit, the taking Of a
steamer from Suspension Bridge TO Bos
ton bar. His brother. David Smith,
and IN engineer namen Burse, will assist
him.
Tbs building formerly occupied as a
beer hall. on Main street, next door
north of Sylyester's variety store, was
sold one day last week by that gentle
man to Mr.. Fred Drew. Of Port Gamble,
for $1,000. 1t is being reftted for Mr.
Dickera0n for use as saloon. The
ground area sold with the building is
Len than one-third of lot.-Oiympia
standard.
d. p. Thompson, j. w. Brace and
others have been granted organization
papers for bank at Baker City, to be
called the First National Bank Of Ba-
ker City," 1t is the intention Of the
company to get to business in fow
veekA This Is one Of several move-
ments on the part of capitalists with
whom We are acquainted. going to show
tho faith they have in Baker City aud
Baker county.
A Judgment was given last week in
Oregon for 81, 900, aQainstjthe OreRoni-
an Railroad Company. Il. h. Branson,
W. 4. Powell and w. s. Fink, represent.
ing the farmers Of Yamhill and Polk
counties, brought suit to revoyer the
money subscribed by them TO aid in
the construction of the narrow gage
railroad in those counties. Az the COM
pany refused 10 honor their freight re-
oeapta given In return for subscriptions,
they wanted their money back.
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