Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-29
DAILY Observation-Disclosures.
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Portland has Just sixty teachers In her
public schools.
Mill men and loggers should read the
dogish oil ad. elsewhere.
L. Sohns and wife are on the San
Francisco steamer due at Portland To-
day.
DAYTON, w. T., has just received rs
first steam fire engine, one OF the ''i's's
make.
The Portland Company, Of Portland,
Ne. IL building "a locomotive engines
Tor the Northern Pacific.
A circus is heading this way and viii
probably make its appearance IN our
city before the end of July.
The Devonshire left Hong Kong ON
tina nth Of this month for Portland with
$40 Cinnamon and 1000 tons of freight.
Chas. Talcott has moved into his new
brick building at Olympia. it's Io1.o
feet. two stories high. and has bseh
builr since the late fire there.
Judge Jacobs and wife started Tor
Eaatern Washington, yesterday. Inc
JUDGE will deliver the Grafton at Cheney
on the coming Fourth of July.
While in town oil visit yesterday, );
q. Seavy of Port Gamble invested ',Vo
In Seattle real estate. The people %
Port Gamble carry remarkably level
heads ON their shoulders.
Shin Valiant, for New York, before
reported burnt at Calcutta, Is totsi
loss. and would be sold by auction. Inc
whole of the cargo, which was damaged
had been discharged and sold by auc'
ton. s4k ~
Mr.. VIM, n. Clifford. an attorney-ai-
lac Of Portland, and Mr.. Walter, OF the
Portland branch of the London and
San Francisco bank, are in this city on
a brief visit, while en- ronte to ban iran
cisco per steamship Dakota.
The German Singing Club practices
n the residence of Mrs. Thomas Russell
avery Tuesday and Friday evening. Or
the 10th of july they intend giving
srsnd uicnic. tho particulars of which
will be made public hereafter.
Az the roads get better, travel acro'i
the mountains increases. Parties o
from three TO eight persons on horse
hack arrive almost every day. One o
these parties, which arrived yesterday
brought over a band of ponies, whici
they will sell within the next few days.
Tho PUGET Mill Companys mill q
Utsalady last Saturday sawed one hun
dred and sixty-fve thousand hve hui!
dred feet Of lumber, claimed as u
largest DAYS saving ever done on Tn
Sound in proportion to the size OF tn
mill and the number of men employed
The old Seattle Market building
vhioh vas purch ased by A. .. BENZ,
min, was moved over on washington
Up o. . shooting gallery and sowiini
alley, and tho second. fioor VIII DC use
a. q residence for MIR. BenJamlns ram
lily.
James w. Bachelor, resident of tn
Sound in the fifties and the earlier six
ties. but for the last seventeen years o
Portland and San Francisco, is making
a short visit among friends in this city
after q more prolonged one in Pierre
oounty. He will 90 back to Frisco OF
the Dakota.
N. Portmau, who has recently bough
tho interest Of ]. G. Brautigan III th'
store conducted by him lPortman
has taken az partners, Messrs. Nj
Padden and A. s. Miller, and the firm
will hereafter be known as Portman
Padden a. Co. Mr.. Miller will go below
to purchase q stock Of new goods.
The TUG Mnstick is again in service
and makes better time and does more
work than ever before since she was
built. Last week she towed l,UONt
feet Of logs from Snohomish to Port
Discovery In ono boom. Her owners
are very much pleased over the way She
walks of with ships, booms, etc, since
her ovsrhauling.
A singular and amusing runaway oc-
CURED Yesterday. A boy drove down
town with big dog harnessed to little
cart. A COW saw them and gave chase.
The dog put of at the top of his speed,
the cart and COW after him. The dog
finally tipped the cart over. got clear OF
Il. and 20 made his escape, the COW then
giving up the chase. The affair was
amusing while il lasted, though.
The skating carnival last evening
passed off very pleasantly. There were
about twenty-five masks, almost equally
divided between ladies and gentlemen:
there were also many spectators. The
Seattle Cornet Band discoursed pleas
ant music during the evening. Five
prizes were awarded, as follows: Best
lady skater, Miss Ida Mcdonald. sill
yer cop; best gentleman skater. Ned
Briscoe, a silver cup; best sustained
character by lady, Miss Emma Wiki
dal, . silver napkin ring; best sustained
character by gentleman, William
Beach; richest costumed lady, Miss Liz
xie Atwood, handsome card case.