Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-04-08

MI. I'Sclo, va l. SA"N'"'N> 'N'eA"N>,
home by the Welcome on Tuesday.
Two families from Kansas went to
Whatcom on the Chehalis last Tuesday.
The barrel factory, at Seattle, wants
timber, all it can get, cut or standing.
The Port Townsend saw mill COM
pany held their annual meeting April 4.
Same officers elected.
"A ton of hay brought from Seattle
to this place for VIM. Gray yesterday, cost
S.O.37. That includes So freight.
in the Ohio, Michigan, Iowa and In
diana local elections held on Tuesday, the
democrats generally won.
Col. Prosser, U. S. timber land in
spcctor, went up Samish river from the
Chehalis Tuesday.
We noticed Mr. james Power, editor
of the Mail, on board the Welcome, yes,
terday. bound for the county scat.
-Messls. Dibble & Wallace, lately from
New Mexico, are making a new brick
yard OF 100000 kiln capacity, just south
OF Seattle.
President Arthur on Tuesday April
4th vetoed the Chinese immigration bill.
lie wants the restriction limited to ten
years.
Jessie james, the railroad robber, was
shot and killed by Robert Ford, at st.
Joe, Mo-, April 4. That leaves only one
of the brothers alive. Ford get $4,000
for his reward.
AT New Tacoma we arc told by
late visitor, 100 new building are under
contract, and the cry is mo lumber" is to
be heard
Ship building now has its boom.
Frisco, Eureka, Coos Bay and Puget
Sound are turning out dozens of vessels
OF every SIZE
Mr.. J. A johnson, of Lake Erie,
Fidalgo Island, lett us by the Welcome
going south, yesterday, Tor Los Angeles.
California, where he will visit his parents
and recuperate.
Six sailors from the ship Julia, were
arrested at Gamble by the sheriff of Kit
sap and brought to Townsend last Tu IS
day. They all escaped, but two were
re-arrestcd.
Capt Morgan, inspector of hulls for
this district, made tho tour of the erchi-
pela9o and the Whatcom coast as far as
Semiahmoo ON the Dispatch last trip.
"A newly arrived family named John
son, from Kansas, has found a satisfactory
location upon Fidalgo Island. They are
well equipped with household and farm
ing implements.
"A large quantity of potatoes, oats,
butter, etc. from Lummi river, the outlet
of the Nooksack, was received on board
the Chehalis from Mr.. McDonough's trad
ing post on Tuesday last, for the upper
Sound market.
The schooner, Fidalgo Traveller, be-
longing to A. Bowman & Co., is kecled
over at the shops, Anacortes, receiving
new bottom and general overhauling at
the hands of Hammond s. Nelson, ship
carpenters.
BY the Dispatch, Capt. Williamson,
on her way south Monday last, we have
To note as passengers Messrs. Read, Nc
Cleave, Kimble & Edelman, r. Freeman,
II. Baines, Col. Goss, Capt Morgan and
Capt Izett; with 100 barrels salmon and
large lot of potatoes.
Kansas City, Mo-, is looking up. A
policeman was shot April 4th by negro,
and the negro was hung by mob.
Thereupon the negroes in the city got up
riot supposing the mob had hung the
wrong man. But it was all right.
"A beat sugar factory for Seattle, is
being talked up by E. Meeker and Others
who met at Seattle Tuesday evening.
They decided to bring to the Sound Mr..
Dyer, an expert, from Alvardo. What
com will look into this.
While at Whatcom Tuesday we
called upon Mr.. M. A. Mcpherson, presi>
dent of the Washington Colony, and en-
loved his hospitality. He is building a