Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-18
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City Council meets this evening.
The Arion Singing Club are prepar-
ing for series of picnics daring shc APP
preaching picnic season-
II il time some concerted action was
being taken with regard 10 ceiebEa-
ton il Seattle on the approaching
Fourth of July.
some very pretty Speeding WAS done
by local tgosteys oa second ssfset LAST
evening. 1t attracted general attention
and admiration
&C. Phinney 4 Co have a pile driver
on Like Washington. with which they
Offer 70 construct vhsrves, bridges and
d , asseraI work Of the pile driver char
actsr.
Caxics Mann. the popular purser OF the
Pleetvooj, has resigned his position on
account of i'll health. and viu go to
the Sound. Mr.. Seelye socceeds him.
4ssors1n.
Purser Henry Wafer, one Of the most
popaiar officials on the Pacific Mail
Line to Panama, has been transferred
from the steamship City Of Rio 10 the
San Bias.
The exearsion to Port Madison on the
steamer Asrxin WAS largely attended
last evening, MANY young people avail
ing themselves Of the opportunity OF
visiting that pleasant little milling port.
Social: The ladies OF the Presbyterian
church will give one of their pleasant
socials this evening, at the residence OF
Capt. Randolph, corner Of Tenth aud
Columbia streets. Ali are cordially In
vited.
The tug Hoiyoke ia in Merchants dry
dock cleaning, etc, and preparing for
her trip to Puget Sound. where she will
| hereafter be employed by her owner,
| W. j. Adams, Of the Seabeck mills
| Alta.
Bark Neusboy has been entered in
| the Wells line for this port, and she
| will be quickly followed by the schooner
Dora Bluhn. Both are new vessels
the bark being built by Dickie Brothers
nj San Francisco, and the schooner by
the Hall Brothers at Port Blakeiy.
The rush for timber lands has abatea.
II began in King county, extended then
To Snohonish, then to Whatcom, and
| finally passed over to Jefferson and
| Kitsap and Mason. and last into Che
| Aldkiss - tikb PioROhthDA Va tsAo 0o'aA-
| able lands have been taken. Hence the
abatement.
A correspondent says that Smith
Brothers will pat up twe.ve cottages IN
| Ellensburg this year. Smith Brothers
have fifteen teams and wagons hauling
merchandise from The Dalles to Ellens
burg. Smith Brothers are doing an
enormous stock business this year, and
Smith Brothers are very evidently get
| ting rich and are doing more real bust
ness than half the other men in Yakima
county combined. IL every county had
Smith Brothers like the Smith Brothers
of Yakima, this Territory would today
TO four times as populous and ten times
a. rich as it is.
Frank Oakley, a young man who re-
Gently came to Seattle to reside, pur
chased two lots in block 10l, on Broad
wav. of j. w. Edwards, yesterday, for
| f2i00. In short time MIR. Oakley will
build thereon handsome little resi-
dence. From the appearance of things
Broadway is soon TO become popular
residence street. Among the number
on that thoroughfare We will mention
the fine house of q. @. Phinney, now
nearing completion: the elegant resi-
dence of Gen. Il. y. Haller, now under
way, and the contemplated residences
| of DIR. L. L. Minor, j. w. Edwards, Mr..
Oakley and several others.