Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1882-04-15
LOCAL.

Capt. J. w. Baker, of Whatcom,
went south on the Welcome last Friday.
Mr.. Smith of Samish has bought the
old Morgan place near Edison.
Capt. Brownfeld, after weeks rest,
takes charge OF the Chehalis again this
week.
We return thanks to purser White
of the steamer Welcome for late southern
papers.
The Rev. Father Stewart preached at
the Academy last Sunday. The old gen.
tleman is now Ss years old.
The people OF Seattle are looking for
q suitable location for a beat sugar factory.
Why not bring it up to Whatcom county?
Rev. E. 0. Tade, principal of the
Alden Academy left by the Welcome
Friday last, en- route for the Skaget.
The president has vetoed the Chinese
restriction bill. Some say this is the
downfall of the republican party on the
Pacific coast.
Col. Halter was on the Welcome
Tuesday bound for the Samlsh. The Col.
intends to make the Sound his home
hereafter.
Among the passengers on the We'll
come Tuesday, we noticed four men who
we're ON their way to Whatcom to settle
ON land. And still they come.
Mr.. H. Clothier, auditor of Wbatcom
county, returned to Whatcom on board
the Welcome Tuesday. He just came
from his logging camp on Skaget river.
Francis Perry proposes building a
portable steam saw mill OF $4,000 feet
capacity at his place on Calltor MIA creek,
back of Semiahmoo.
"A May Day pic mic is to be had at
Anacortes on Monday the first of May.
A good time is anticipated. and all are
cordially invited to be in attendance.
The Rev. Father Stewart, from
Semiahmoo, came in on the Dispatch
Sunday morning. He left for Laconner
Tuesday to attend the conference ut that
place.
Col. Prosser was Q passenger on the
So Welcome going south last Friday. The
Col. has been over to see about his timber
land on the Samish.
The long looked for spring with its
pleasant weather has at last dawned upon
US, and the frogs make the aii full of their
musical but somewhat doleful noise.
The mail business ON the Dispatch
route, from this place 10 on the increase.
No doubt before long mail clerk will
have to accompany her, in order to better
attend the mail.
The road from Bertrands Prairie in
the valley OF the Nooksack, is to be com>
pletsd to Semiahmoo. 1t will open many
good Fl rms and add much to the impor-
lance of Semiahmoo.
Logs were never scarcer on the Sound
than now, at SO per thousand feet. A
5000, 900 feet contract at that figure en-
tered into by the Gamble Company with
one man, is the latest item.
The Edens Bros. have nine men to
work in their tagging camp on Guemes
Island. They are at present engaged in
getting out saw logs, the most OF which
goes to Utsalady.
Oh, locals come to us without delay.
But come to Us in such q way
That none will wish or dare to say
That locally we held the sway
(And here the machine colapsed)
We acknowledge the call of Mr.
James Power, editor and proprietor of
the Puget Sound Mail, on his return from
Whatcom last Friday. Our latch string
is always out. Jim, come again.
TO parties that have lived in Kansas
it will be satisfaction to learn that the
officers of Labette county, Kansas, have
captured old Bender again. This Is the
semi-annual arrest OF the old man.CO
The following passengers were aboard
the Dispatch going south last Sunday
morning: Mrs. Calhoun, Mrs. Dcnnison,
Mrs Futh. A. S. Penfeld, Mr.. WEIGH, D.
LeBallister, James Brown, Rev. Stewart
and from Anacortes, Amos Bowman.