Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-03-17
BRIEF MENTION.

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Mr.. WIN. Alard shipped sixty sacks of
potatoes to Seattle tins week.
The little daughter OF Mr.. O. Harold
on has been i'll for several days.
The breaking M of winter has brought
with it the usual spring complaints.
There is a patent lying in the land
office, at Olympia, for Frederick WiIes of
His county.
The fine agricultural upands east of
zSrmiahmoo are rapidly passing into the
hands OF settlers.
4 Sheriff O'Lpugh!in visited Fidalgo and
sGucmes Islands this week on his regular
assessment rounds.
Mr.. Nick Bcesner, who has been a stu
dent at Alden Academy returned to his
q Nome near Laconner few days ago.
q A gentleman who visited the w ashingo
ton Colony's mill, on Tuesday night, was
& Impressed with the fact that the mill was
doing good business.
The steamer Washington has taken the
place of the steamer Quincy on this route.
We learn that Capt. Brownfeld will take
charge Of her on the next trip.
4 Mr.. George r. T0bin of Cottonwood
island will leave tonight for British Co.
umbia, to be gone all summer The En-
rERPkIsE wishes him good luck.
If anybody wants any finer March
weather than that which has so Tar pre-
vailed this month on Puget Sound he will
q have to leave this world to find it.
Mr.. VIM. Gray sold forty acres of his.
+ land to Mr.. Iluntoon of Seattle recently
Mr.. Huntoon cnntemllates improving
the place and moving his family there to
reside.
The steamer City of Quincy towed a
boom of logs from Lummi to Whatcom
on Tuesday night, for the use of the Col
ony mill. The Colony has another boom
nearly ready at Lynden.
Dr. DonERTY, Dentist, will he IN San
Juan county, March 18Th, TO remain ten
or tfteen days. He will be at East Sound
on the 18TH at Friday Harbor on the 25th,
and at Lopez on April 9TH.
Mr.. G. w. Bowen returned home from
his Nooksack claim on Tuesday night, to
remain about ten days. Mr.. Bowen re-
ports large plumbers of land seekers in
the northern part of the county.
We regret to learn of the severe sick
ness of the little tn ee~yea s. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Becker Mrs.
Becker returned from Whatcom to Cue
mes Tuesday night, bringing her child
with her.
The Skaget Coal Mines, on the Skaget
River, about thirty miles east OF this
place, have been thoroughly prospected
under the direction of Grove, Adams &
Co. of SSn Francisco, and are now valued
at 100000
Mr.. VIM. II. Whittlesey spent several
days at AnGcories last week, and returned
to Whatcom Monday. Mr.. Whittlesey
has many friends here and hereabouts,
who would like to have him come eftener
and stay longer.
Mr.. III. A. Mcpherson was n passenger
on the Washington Monday, and paid the
ENTERPRISE a visit. Mr. Mcpherson is
sanguine of the prospects of Whatcom
and speaks flatteringly OF the future OF
Northwest Washington.
There is some talk of building a saw
mill al Lynden on the Nooksack next
sum ner. This is an excellent location for
mill, there being frst-class water
power and plenty of fine timber on the
upper Nooksack is Keep it running.
Read the article "The Three Belts" by
"Observer," in another column of this
number. 1t contains suggestions and
statements full OF truth and good sense,
which Will be verified in the not distant
future. No wild dream of an enthusias,
about it.
The Alden Academy picnic at Anacor-
ties, on Saturday last, was participated in
10y nearly all the students of the school
and few invited guests. The little ones
as well as the big ones, enjoyed the recre
alton and amnesement after their long
season of mental labor.
Some prominent citizens of Lyndeu
contemplate hdllding steamer so feet IN
length, 10 feet beam, and with II draft OF
TWO feet. Thi5 little steamer is Intended
for the Nooksack trade only, and there is
little doubt that there will be plenty Of
traffic to keep her busy.
Robert Becker and wife passed down
to Whatcom on the steamer Washington
on Monday last. Mr.. Becker will take
htrge OF the Whatcom House, which in.
sttutlon Will prosper under the manage,
ment OF Mr. Becker. We wish INN sue.
cess in his new enterprise.
There is report current that the O.
X. u \. Company will soon place an add.
lional steamer on the Seattle W hatceu
route, which will make semi week.,
round trips, us does the Idaho. TIL.