Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-06

LO Q A L..

Read the advertisement about the
sloop Seattle.
Chas. Riley & Son are about to estsb-
lish a soda water and cider factory IN
New Tacoma.
To the purser of the Dakota our thanks
are due for the usual oourtesies extended
to the press.
Another thunder storm, With rainfall.
visited our city last night, cooling tne
atmosphsrs. purifying, etc.
The OrsRou improvement Company
is building lot Of dwelling houses at
the new town Of Prescott, W. I.
G. c. Phinney 4 Co. offer today two
Of the finest loss in the city, which those
desiring residence sites Will do well 10
see and secure.
ANY one wanting to 90 into the retail
LIQUOR business to pecuniary advantage,
can learn Of an opportunity by apply
ing at this Office.
Schooner Shoe Fly, most Thoroughly
adapted TO grain and hay carrying. log
cling camp work, ETC., ia offered Tor sale
by Capt. Kinney.
Members of Custer Post OF New Ia
coma we're quite pleased " it'll their treat
ment by members Of Stevens Post dur
i'm their visit to this city last week.
BY the Dakota Mr.. Montgomery re-
ceived fine stock Of cigars and tobac-
co of tho choicest brands. HIS an
nouncement will be found elsewhere IN
this issue.
The streets OF the lower part of town
never before were so full Of people OF
evenings az now. At times, SO great are
the crowds, it is abs -iutely difficult TO
get along.
Mrs. M. l.. Money announces her re-
tirement in the last number of the Pterc,
Co,lntv Ne,cs. While she has had
charge of the paper she has consider
ABLY improved it. H. &. Patrick. late OF
Il 0 Ledger, will hereafter conduct the
Netos.
Eleven hundred dollars have been
subscribed in Walla Walla to lay side
walk to the cemetery. Three hundred
more will be required. II ought TO be
mighty good sidewalk. or else a very
long one, to require so grea: an outlay
Of money.
One of the finest logs ever cut came
over the railroad from Fosters camp
near Olympia, few days ago. II was
100 feet long and - inches at the small
end: straight as an arrow, with not
flaw, knot or blemish in it. 1t contained
about COCO feet.
Harry Kent, tho machinest, who
worked in Seattle shops III 1879 and 1870
returned on the Dakota, accom- p .nied by
a wife and child. Harry has been in
duotrious and economical since he left
here, and comes back in good condition
to stay and grow up with the country.
At q meeting of the Board Of Terri
tOrial University Regents yesterday, 1t
was determined TO offer the Presidency
of the1 institution, recently resigned!by
A. j. Anderson, to Thomas Condor, at
present Professor in the University OF
the State of Oregon, at Eugene. The
letter rendering Mr.. Condor the Presi-
dency will 60 out III today's mail.
Ed. Goldsmith, representing New
mark, Greenbaum d Co., Wholesale IL
ouor merchants of San Francisco, came
up on the Dakota, and began business
by taking fine order at Port Townsend
Yesterday morning. He came on to this
city in tho afternoon, and will inter
view dealers here today. "Old Judge
il Just now tho popular brand in which
his house is dealing.
Building in the southern end of town
goes on with increased rapidlty. To the
occasional visitor the changes are be-
wildering. The dense forest and jungle
of two years ago, as also the trails and
roads of year ago are now to DO seen
no more, and in their places are
now streets and sidewalks, fences and
gardens, and houses. Where was SO
short time ago nothing but nature i'll
her original wildnsss in now a section OF
the city, we'll built, compact and pleas
ant to look upon. The spread of the
town in that direction is wonderful, aud
We may also gay delightful to residents
and land owners of that part.
Tho Olympians are quito rejoiced
over the construction of three brick
buildings in th,i' town during the cur
rent season. Namely, those of Messrs.
Williams, Talcott and Turner. There
wore three in the town before, and with
six the people will feel quite oityfied.
The reason for SO great disproportion
Of stone and brick buildings in the past,
all through this country, is found in the
low prices at which lumber has hereto
fore been held, and tho high prices Of
the other material. Lumber now, how
svsr, il higher than ever before, while
brick and stone never were lower. From
this on, in all Puget Sound towns, We
will see a smaller proportion OF wooden
houses than in the past.
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