, 1882-11-10
RRIEF LOCAL ITEMS.
From Mondays Daily.

BE sure alIu 'Otc IOT sOlneOOu TO-
morrow,
The Alaska steamer will sail from this
place about the l4th or ID inst, so Capt.
Tibbals informs lis.
Mr., j. L. PUGH, of Port Discovery
who returned from California recently,
is looking much improved in health.
Ar the school election on Saturday,
c. NJ. Bradshaw was elected Director to
succeed DIR. Minor, ,andJno Law Clerk to
succeed d. II. Hill
MRJ. MCCURDY and family of San
Juan, arrived last Thursday, since which
time Mr.. McCurdy has been up the
Sound and returned.
S. p. SMILEY, the gentlemanly agent
of Tatum Il Bowen, 5. F., called on us
Friday. He has been making a success
full tour of the Sound.
WE are requested to announce social
to be held at the Presbyterian parson-
age on Wednesday evening next. The
public is cordially invited.
TO-DAY the regular issusof the DAILY
ARGUS is resumed, after rest of four
days. With returning health we hope to
shortly resume our usual daily tasks.
DURING the month Of October 1876
vessels entered and cleared at the Port
Townsend custom house. During the
same time $5,752 was collected in GUS
tom dues.
We learn that Messrs j. A. Kuhn and
Il. 4. Minor have sold their saw mill
stock to Mr.. AL. Plummer. An election
for president and director will of course
be in order.
LOOK OUT. See to it that you are not
imposed on by any of the bogus tickets
in circulation. All the genuine repub-
lican tickets have a cut of an eagle at
their head.
From Mr.. Herman Zaal, Of this coun-
ty, We learn that his mother and grand
mother are both living at Woerden,
Holland, the last named being Ill years
old. Quite long lived family.
We received a present the other day
from Dungeness. II did not prove to be
Seattle girls shoe last, as was at first
supposed, but was found to be a mons
trous potato of the late rose variety, from
Mr.. Hall Davis dairy farm. 1t weighed
lbs, strong, Next!
THE Western PlOumdn, very ex-
cellent farm journal, now in its second
volumn, has reached our table, 1t is
published at Moline, ILL.,, every month,
contains sixteen pages closely filled with
excellent reading matter, and costs but
30 cents year. Try it.
INDEPENDENTS (?) object to Prof. Kerr
because he has resided here but four
years-yet they cordially support Mr.. r.
@. Hill who has been here but few
months. We have no special war to
make on Mr. Hill, but would like to see
people consistent sometimes.
We learn that Mr.. j. NJ. Hernandez,
n shoemaker located here for year or
more past, was united in marriage on
Saturday last to sister OF Mr.. Jas.
Simms; 1--WE did not learn her name).
1.-Two souls (soles) with but single
thought" 1t is hoped that they are awl
in awl to each other, and last, though
not least, that their love may rdr
stronger from year to year.
The democrats have nominated Judge
Swan for one Of the justices of the peace
for this precinct. We are informed that
the republican county committee will
endorse the nomination by putting the
Judges name on the republican ticket;
also, that they will run Major Van Box
kelen again for justice, he being at
present committing magistrate. They
will probably both be elected
AT the teachers examination on We'd
nesday and Thursday, conducted by
Miss V. Hancock, county superinten-
dent, assisted by Prof. Kerr and Mr.. j.
.. Calhoun, the following certificates
were granted: lst grade, Miss Cora
Bash; % grade, Miss McPhee; 3d grade,
Miss Mary Wood, Miss Bessie Biles,
Miss Anna Jones, Miss Lille Miller and
Miss Blossom Sheehan.