Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-13
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sity the buildings viii possess whom
completed.
Bishop Paddock has purchased the
Old bgUWogy property In Tacoma near
the hospital, and viii pat II In repair
and ro9odsl II for No. - homo for the
sesd psopls.
LAvton has sold his entire strawberry
crop this year to Pipsr. The berries
grown by LaWton ars magnificent and
luscious in the highest degree, and In
their sale Piper ia favored.
The Nellie left Port Gamble for Sno-
homish at 10 O'Clock Sunday night, ami
wing ct Nukilteo ABOUT O'Clock Mon
and danced until daylight.
Prof. Condor has written to the Re-
gents that he has their proposition to
accept the University Proficiency under
consideration. and will give them his De-
cision in the course Of Q few days.
Jos. Thatcher Is fitting up the Fashion
Store in fine style. He has Just placed
in nov counter, kalsomined the cell
ing, and made the place look fresh and
clean. Joe il q jolly fellow, and is
building up large retail trade.
There are said to be seventy-five veto
rams Of the rebellion in Astoria, and a
Post of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lilo will b organized ere long. There
are seven posts in the State of Oregon,
which now constitutes department. by
itsslf. Il Warrington Territory there
are six posts.
Toklas q Singerman want PROPOSE
tons TO prepare their new and magnifi-
osnt store room for occupancy at az early
. day a. practicable. There will be a
good deal Of fine work in this job, and
the San Francisco Store will shine in its
new quarters in manner 70 make its
proprietors feel proud and happy.
Alittle son Of Mr. Allen, Of Weston, Ogn.,
attempted suicide on the 9th inst, by
shooting himself with 22-calibre pis-
t0l. The boy is only nine years old, but
acted with GOODNESS and decision. The
ball passed within an inch of his breast
and has not been found. It is almost
impossible for the boy TO recover.
The steamer Nellie took An excursion
party consisting Of about forty persons,
including the 6nohemish base ball club
and band, over TO Port Gamble ON Sun
day, whore . match game Of base ball
was played between tho Snohomish
and Gamble boys. The former came of
victorious, winning BY about dozen
tallies.
A telegram 20 his folks informs them
that Fred. H. Sparkling, cadet from
Washington in the Naval Academy, has
successfully passed his second years
examination, and that he will spend the
summer in Q cruise to Europe. In two
more years Fred will graduate, and en-
ter upon the real duties of the U. s.
Naval officer.
''The most perfect gem in tho song
line that We have seen for many q day
has just been issued by Sherman, Clay x
Co., of San Francisco. The title is
There May BE- Eyes a. Brightly Beam
Ing" the masic il arranged by II. NJ
B0sw0rth, the song il in the original key
Of E Hat, - sung by Mr.. Digby Boil in
Madame Favart.' The marked price is
30 cents"
"C0ralie," to DO played by the Nellie
Boyd Company tomorrow night, on the
occasion Of the complimentary benefit,
II described as a very attractive play,
which this talented company can render
to perfection. On the SEQ nd night the
popular play Of the "rhe Two Orphans"
will be placed on the boards. Friday |
and Saturday night the company will
perform in Port Blakely.
The program for the celebration
here on the coming Fourth of July ap-
pears elsewhere in print. It is long and |
varied, and indicates fully the charac-
tor OF the days exercises. We expect |
on this OCCASION every ono Of our 600
people will be out, and 6oOO visitors
with them, and 10000 people. dressed in
their best, will be very pretty sight to
See, to gay nothing Of the fireworks,
races and other performances.
Mrs. Rector, who was shot by her
husband. Thos. Rector, ut Tacoma on
Sunday. May 18th, died there from the
effects OF the wound on Sunday night
Last, having lived two weeks. Deceased
was tho daughter of A. Walters, the Ia
coma postmaster, and she leaves three
children. Her husband was a clerk in
the store Of the Tacoma Mill Company,
Who after shooting his wife killed him
eelf, the circumstances being vet quite
familiar to our readers.
The people Of Puyallup arc irving to
ct away the trade Of our White river
citizens. They are about to make q
pontoon bridge over the river, to bs
crossed free Of charge by vhomsosver
wishes. and in addition are to open Q
wagon road on the west aide Of Stuck
river. Puyallup will then be only ten
miles from upper White river, while Sc
attic will b thirty. II certainly will
not be enterprising on the part Ut our
people to allow themselves TO DO deprived
Of their trade by . village like Puy-
allup.
A patron In the flooded district Of the
6kaRis informs ~ that the water ID high
Or than ever before. II stood in Nann's
store TO the top Of the counter. The pe
CANARY injury TO the farmers cannot be
estimated at present, but it amounts
probably TO over forty thousand dol
lars. This man tells ~ that an expend-
ituro Of $500 two years ago would have
removed the jam in the south fork,
which 1000 viii no more than do nov.
- bad has Il beo0as. This jam IL sub
toctinR the people to great inoouven-
ience, damage and loss.
81. N. Warren, contractor on several
hundred post rvutes, vas here yester-
youeoG were taken By HilAs Smith, of
Oseeola, King county, namely: those
between Ososola and Wilksson, Z weekly
serviee, and between Seattle and sum.
ner, weekly service the whole distance
and eomi-voekly . part. There 10
heavy population supplied with mail on
then r0uteAs and tnsrs should ~ in
creased seIvioo. There should be not
lea than . tsi-wsekly mail into the
white river country. Green river set-
tiers Ars wholly without mails, and their
number (ths ssttleEs) has been crsd-
Ably stated 1t one time % hnvo nx0nex1od