Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-08
BREvTTIEs.

BREvIT1Es.
Esbeiman, Llevellyn 4 Co. have Bag
ley's addition in hand now, and are sell
ing it Of rapidly.
The Oregon Improvement Company
will pay its fr-s dividend, one Of 81 per
cent, on the 18th iDst-
The Argus learns fhst semi week
iy mail service to Semiahmoo has been
ordered by the Pos.osEce Department
The eristmill machinery Is being taken
20 Whatcom, and the old mill II being
turned into . sash and door factory.
A privats telegram from Delegate
Brenfs says be will leave Washington
City for his homo IN Walla Wslla In q
few days.
Read Mr.. Nonteomery's advertise
ment. He has new and novel brands OF
cigars and tobacco, which he sells at bed
rock prices.
Steamer Geo. E. Starr. on Monday,
left at in the morning for Port Town
send, and yesterday at .. Tomorrow
she will 90 at z.
J. X. jenkins. the coal miner, former
" Of Newcas.le, bat latteriy OF Carbo-
nado. is on his way down to Whatcom,
TO rejoin his family.
Among the freight per Geo. w. Elder,
received by L. K. g. Smith d Co., was
200 pounds of Jupiter smoking tobacco.
II is said to be fine article.
s. B. Vro0man advertises some choice
property for sale this morning. Read
his advertisement; call on him, and
make purchase.
Last Sunday the little three-year
old daughter Of Ross g. OBrisn, of
OLYMPIA, died after short illness. The
bereaved parents have the heartfelt
sympathy Of a hos. OF friends.
The Victoria Colouist says: "The en-
gines OF the Colfax were originally in
the steau or Caledonia, the first steamer
built in British Columbia, and which
WAS blown up in the Gulf Of Georgia in
1859, when five lives we're lost"
The steamer City of Quincy drifted
upon rock at Samish last Monday.
and punched hole through her. The
the bols stuffed up, and the steamer
proceeded on to Whatcom. She will be
repaired on her return to this city.
For rich, mealy. wholesome potatoes
and toothsome, delicious apples, conn
mend us TO John Wilson, the Lake
Washington farmer, the happy posses
sor Of one Of the finest and best cultivat-
cd places in the Territory. His garden
stuff cannot be boat.
For some reason or other the Portland
daily papers have been Of quite irreeu-
lar receipt during the past week. We
lost ono COY of the Oregonian, two Of
the Standard, and four of tho Eens.
There is quite inexcusable negligence
somewhere on the route.
They are now telling a story of a
Wxlla Walla girl who insisted on throw
ing her shoe after ne lymarried couple.
The carriage Is total wreck, u doctor
has the bride and horse under treat
ment, and large numbers OF men are
searching the ruins for the groom.
The people of Ainsworth are becom-
ing imbued with the idea that long be-
FIRE the Snake river bridge is complet-
81, a similar struc ure will be begun
across the Columbia in that vicinity,
as the initiation of the work Of
building railroad direct to Puget
Sound.
The Portlanders have bought new
block to take tho place Of the one they
sold for $4,000, the new one costing
them 5000 They now propose to put
upon IL an immense brick school house,
to cost $4,000. Including this expendi-
ture, $lS4,7T7 will be required by the
school district during the ensuing year.
The new building is to have sixteen
rooms.
In front Of Mr.. Cases house, and in
front of the Jaokling house, q large
quantity Of earth has been thrown on
Front street from adjacent lots. and
left there apparently to stay until re-
moved At the expense Of the city. Some
other person, or persons, have left some
rocks, weighing hundred or more
pounds each, on the same street, between
Union aud Pike. This making use of
the improved streets for refuse dump
should not be permitted.
We call the attention of the Street
Commissioner. Street Committee, or
whoever else Ia authorized to act, to
permanent obstruction placed on the
sidswalk, or crossing at the corner of
Front and Pike streets. 1t In gas
lamp planted several feet out of place,
whore It is unsiehsly, where it Will be
inconvenient, and where it is liable t.
TO Of personal injury. No other lamp
on our streets, that we know of, is plac.
cd AZ this one Is, and no time should be
lost in finding . better place for this
one.
We must all give J. L. Clark of Olym-
pia, credit for being Jealous and earn
est in matters educational. He spends
all his spare time and all his spare
money in furtherinR the cause he holds
% dear, and Is never too busy to dis
cuss and help, when discussion and help
are invited and needed. His latest Of
fort IN this direction Is the publication
OF q 20 page pamphlet, in which he has
collected end prepared vast deal of iu-
formation concerning the great subject
OF education, which he is distributing
without cost to any one but himself.
Great credit 10 due Mr.. Clark for his
earnest and intelligent efforts to advance
20 wo.thy cause.