Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-20
DluY POSf-uIILLla8IOER.
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The aYocery store and business Of ].
n. Ssudsrson are offered for sale oy
him.
The Baptists ooeht tohave fms time
on thsi1 excursion today, and no douo'
thsy will.
0eocpu H. Smith has gone to san
Hranei0oo On business connected with
Ihe BAyvisw mills, and also on private
The vaIustion Of taxable property in
county for the year l5s2, az
r,er RETURNS Of the assessor, = Sd 3'. o!
N iuorsass over Last year OF $O'SS.
Mr.. Djekman has purchased the in
tsrea Of Bernard Crossen in the E0cs
ReeY Hall. and heroafter the firm name
will b. Fund 4 Dickman- Read their
sd.
Afev evenings since 1t Victoria, the
sehoonee Alfred Adams arrived with w
- nkins from the west coast. The
prospects Of the nshing are much in-
proved.
TO. Barr, of Duwarnish valley. near
Niller's ferry, has ave yoke OF oxen
vhioh be offors for sale, and which are
much needed in the logging camps OF
the Sound.
L. Anderson has the contract for paint
ING the neW hospital building on Fifth
1900. He SAYS that he will do A. tine
lob Of work on this building as has ever
been done in Washington Territory.
The steamer Yaquina, Capt. Denny,
arrived from Portland last evening.
bringing small freight. She Will re-
turn By way Of San Juan Island. taking
back q full cargo Of lime aud limestone.
This weather IN encouraging ~ those
wishing 70 20 10 Victoria to celebrate
the Queens birthday. A large number,
We believe. arc going, the tickets selling
freely st New Tacoma and Port Town
send a. we'll as here.
The second Fourth Of July mee.ins
will b. held at The Arlington 1T 81
,.,niQht. Tho list If Committees will
shen bo read. A large attendance
shoud b. given and display made Of
The dsep interest that 10 plainly felt.
John Baker was appointed special
policeman last evening. Mr.. BAKER has
been on - u regular police since Mr..
ThompoOn left until recently. La c.,in-
p:ianco with = numer0usly signed ps-
Sition the Council placed him on the
special list.
Chas. Kraft has received letter from
The Eilsby Manufacturing Co, Of Seneca
Pals, N. Y. in which they state that tho
new steam lire engine will he forwarded
In few days. They also stated that The
npuarntus will b. tho finest on the
HaciAo, and will doubtless aid YOU in
making other sales. wv. w. Union.
Work On the new Catholic Church
was begun without days loss Of time.
During the present week the back part
Of the old church has been torn away.
the ground clsared, and the brick foun-
dstiOn we'll started. Tne contractors
evidently have no intention Of mourning
penalty forfeitures.
Mn. Hess, Who died last evening. suf-
fersd long and painful illness, which
the frail body was lily able TO stand, aud
from which death must have been
great relief. During her time Of trial.
her husband and daughter. Mrs. Null
lsrl did all In their power to keep her
with them, and make her troubles less.
but with little avail.
A Ak log was hauled Mt Blackman
Bros camp, near 6nohomish City, QUO
day last week, which contained over
1000 fest Of lumber. 1t was bntt log.
twenty feet in length, and scaled
seventy inches ct the small end. The
stump Of the tree from which this log
WAs out, about eight feet from the
ground. was eight fest in diameter.
The Kennedy Comedy Company went
TO Port Blakeley last evening and
played there 10 crowded house. They
will give another performance there
this evening, and then 20 to Port Gam.
bic, and then ON, up through British Co
lumbia. returning to Seattle about the
8th Of June, when they will open for
Ole night in the lannon's comic opera
"Pinafore."
Sailors are terrible scarce, and il /.
quite strange that vessels cannot secure
their mon In face Of the great induce
ments now held ont. Wewsre informed
yestsrday that tin pots and pans wore
things OF the past and that tho crews
are Ted ont Of China ware. In fsct the
bet OF everythtn9 TO eat 10 given them,
and I'll they have to do il to cit ON
the ships rail and - her go.-Aifa
The best tune ever made By auy
steamer from the Columbia river bar 10
San Francisco Was that Of the Stata Of
California, % hours and 20 minutes:
the best time from Han Francisco 10
Astoria was that Of tho same stea mer.
- houfs and 10 minutes; and She bet
time lrem Portland to San Erancisco
va eloo that Of the samo flyer, * hours
and 30 minutes, inclndiue hour and
- minutes spent at Aseorin.
The question az seono and br;ck for