Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-04-07
BRIEF MENTION.

The Young people OF LacOnner INDUCED
in dance last Tuesday night.
The farmers of Swinomish flats are
blowing and sowing their crops.
The NORTHWEST ENTERPRISE Premium
Map, with paper for one year, 81.
Mrs Poor, wife of Mr. Poor, steward
Of the Idaho, is visiting Mrs. Maugan
Mr.. II. p. O'Bryant took two dozen
boxes of apples to Laconner last Tuesday
Singer sewing machines can be bought
at Laconner for $50, from Jesse Francis,
agent.
DR.. Doherty, the genial peripatetic
dentist, has made Wha,com his head
quarters.
Born to the wife of J. J. Edens, of Cue
mas Island, on Sunday, April 1, 1888, a
daughter.
MIR. Z. L. Shannon returned from a
trip to Seattle and other up-Sound viii
lagos last Tuesday.
b Mangan has gone to Port Madi-
son 10 increase his stock OF lumber at his
Guemes lumber yard.
Alt D. Bowen arrived on the Washing
ton Thursday, and Frank Walsh left on
the Idaho for Lac0nner Friday.
Beiingham is the name OF the new town
now being surveyed and plated on Bel
bingham Bay, between Sehome and Fair
haven.
There will be three sawmills on Bel
lingham Bay before next winter-that is,
il the plans al interested individuals 90
not miscsry.
An addition, "a feet square, has been
added to The Wha,com House, and two
more have been started, one 25x50 and
the other 24x10.
The merchants of Laconner are doing
satisfactory business, and indications point
to healthy growth of the trade of that
town during the coming season.
Mr. Munxs' place ON Fidalgo Bay is as
pretty as picture, and in another month
VIII present an appearance that will make
glad the hearts OF the lovers of scenic
beauty.
Dir. d. r. Huntoon of Seattle came in
p on the Idaho Friday morning. Mr.. II
comes to make improvements on his place
preparatory to establishing his residence
upon it.
A butcher shop, laundry and barber
shop have been established 10 Whatcom.
Mr.. McMickens new hotel is nearly com
pleted, and a number of other buildings
are IN course of construction.
The Laconner postoffice issued over
$1,000 in money orders during the month
OF March. The business OF this office is
gradually increasing, which Is a good in
dex to the growing business of the coun-
try.
Mr.. Lawrence Kelly has contracted with
Mr.. John @. Sullivan for the building of
scow to be used in the wood trade.
The scow will be 12x32 and "a inches
deep, and will be ready for use in short
time.
When the steamer Hope commences her
semi weekly trips, Anacortes and Guemes,
the two Ship Harbor towns, will have
twelve steamers at their wharves per week.
We hope it will not be long before the
Hope will give us direct communication
with Victoria.
Bowen & Walsh have sold their paper,
the Port Townsend Star, to Allan Weir,
OF the Argus. Mr.. Weir has also estab-
ilshed paper known as the Whatcom
Lea'er. We are not informed whether
Mr. Weir will manage both his newspa-
pers or employ some wide,awake agent
10 run his Whatcom enterprise for him.
The steamer Washington ha wing doubled
the mail service, will hereafter make semi.
weekly round trips between Seattle and
Whatcom, touching at all intermediate
ports in Island, Snohomish and Whatcom
counties. The Laconner merchants are
much gratiiied at this change, and the
people her, about will not be sorry that
times have been somewhat enivened by it.
The steamer Hope was unfortunate in
running aground at Guemas Island, Just
IN front OF Mr.. T. B. Mangan's residence,
on Friday. the Both ult. The wheel rope
got caught in some manner, and the
steamer refusing to obey her helm. ran up
on the beach, and the cbbing tide left her
nigh and cry, where she remained about
a hours. No damage was sustained
from the accident other than That grow.
ins out of the delay.
We are informed that new town will
soon be plated on the north side of the
NSoksack, about half mile above Fern
Gale, and that a LOT will he given to any
person who will erect building thereon.
our Ferndale correspondent will give
iufther particulars next week. As there
large body of splendid land north of
f'rndae which Is rapidly settling up, the
hsW town will nn,louhtolly boooc,o