Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-05-13


larly at Alden Academy, Anacortes; on
the. second Sunday at Edison; on the
third Sunday at Laconner, and on the
fourth Sunday at Whatcom. The sub
ject last Sunday, May 18th, at the academy,
was "the power OF the coming kingdom"
Mr.. Henry Havekost, farmer and
ship joiner of Founder bay. Fidalgo is>
land, returned south by the Chehalis on
Wednesday, for Port Blakcly, having
been home on a short visit. In the ship
yard of the Hall Bros, Mr.. Havekost has
for the past two seasons had o more
profitable occupation than farming. His
nephew of the same name, an Alden
academy pupil of last term, will take
care of the farm this summer.
--On the Chehalis, Capt. Brownfed,
going north from Seattle last trip, were
Messis Wardell and Blake, for Whatcom;
b. A. Ferguson and wife, j. II. Miller,
Mrs. Miller and J. w. Engle, tor Lacon-
ner; Mrs. Kenneth, for Coupville, and w.
DeLanty, for Tulalip; from Muckelteo,
Mr. jackson, and from Coupvile, Miss
Condor, for Utsalady. Going south,
from Whatcom were Mr.. Van Valkenberg,
for Fidalgo, and +. Pray, for Utsalady;
from Simish, A. Bowman and Wendell
Bowman, tor Anacortes; Mr.. and Mrs.
McElroy and Mr.. McRae, for Seattle.
The Dispatch under command of
Capt. Dan Rogers last week did her
regular duty, Tue hole which blew out
of the bottom of her boiler while cross
ing the Strait two weeks ago having been
safely patched, the new owners OF the
Dispatch, Messrs. Hastings & Morgan,
can be congratulated in having lucky
boat that will certainly make them
fortune, us she can neither be blown up,
or sunk. Among the passengers going
south last Sunday, were Mr.. Edge aud
wife. to East Sound; S. Sweeney, to
| Orcas Mr.. lzett, to Friday Harbor; Thos.
| Sullivan, John Williams aud Peter George
to Port Townsend.
The McRac Bros. 81 company, log
gers for the Seabeck mil company, on
Samioh river, numbering ten persons, have
cut seven miles of road this spring, be-
sides clearing out as many miles ut Sam
sh river. There is now u good road, cut
by the party of interchangeable workers,
from Aliens restaurant south to Mcltae's
| camp, on the Samish river, hence up the
river for four miles. The digging
through the clay banks where the river
has divided itself into SD many channels
will be short and comparatively light
work. Aside from that, Samish river IS
now open for navigation by logs from
point about ten miles above its mouth
Mr.. and Mrs. john McGlyun. of La
conner. went up Sound by the Welcome
on Tuesday of last week. Mr.. McGynn
MS proprietor of the Maryland House, has
developed every quality OF a successful
hotel keeper, and We are pleased to
note that he is reaping the reward of a
substantial income from his Onerous but
useful calling. The tables at the Mary
land are always served in q manner so
excellent, and ut rates 50 reasonable that
the crowded company one meets there
needs no further explanation. MIR. Nc
| Glynn has leased the rooms over the drug
store on the opposite side of the street
for the accommodation of sleepers. His
visit to Seattle is to procure the necessary
furniture.
The oatmeal mill, at Laconner, will
look to the islands for the tirmer quality
of oats to be manufactured into meal.
For feed, on the other hand, the oats Of
the Swinomlsh are the best, as they are
the heaviest, to the bushel, in the world.
On the Samish there is raised quality
of oats little different from the Swino-
mish, on account OF the larger quantity of
fresh water which has flown over the
soil. There is heavier and better
grain, compromising for the colder, and
possibly less prolific nature of the
ground. On Fidalgo, Lopez and San
Juan islands, between 1000 and 1000 tens
of oats were raised last year, which tor
oatmeal purposes, and for eeed, cannot
anywhere be excelled.