Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-12
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Ship Henry Failing 10 again coming
here for another cargo of coal
J. w. Edwards makes an interesting
real estate announcement elsewhere
See his ad.
The Grand Lodge of United Work
men of Oregon and Washington will
meet In Portland next Tuesday.
The steamship Walla Walla came
into port Tuesday evening. She brought
fifteen narrow-Rage fat-cars for use on
the C. d p. s. 4. 4.
The Sherman d Hinman circus char
tered the elegant steamer S. q. Reed, On
Che Columbia river. and paid for her
800 10 take them from Kaiama TO Az
toria.
Up. Kirby, Of New Tacoma, has 50
acres of fine land near Laconner for
sale, land adapted to tovn-site purpe-
SIS, as well as farming, and which he
advertises in another column.
The contract for the Sisters new
school building IN Olympia was let last
week to VIM. Hildebrandt for 1885,.
Il will be three stories high, with brick
foundation and mansard roof.
Il would be a good idea, when the
proper time comes, TO plant shade trees
around the school house blocks. Ii
would cost bot little to do this, while it
would add greatly to the beauty of these
fine public properties
Contractor Cummings has put an IRON
track on the James street grade, over
which he is running half dozen cars.
The out on that street, between Seventh
and Eighth. will be the greatest yet
made in the town.
Prof. o. b. johnson, Prof. J. NJ. Rip
ley. and c. l.. Wayland, accompanied
by their wives, started for the Nooksack
country, where they will reside on their
claims in that very promising region.
Success to the farmers.
Front street, near the foot of Cherry,
is nearly blocked up with material for
the C. P. Stone building, there being
but room for one team TO pass at time.
This is one of the inconvenience of
living in rapidly growing city.
The money order business the last two
days at the local postoffice has been
enormous, the orders issued amounting
to over $1100 on the 10th and to $500
on the 18th. Thirty eight orders we're
issued yesterday, for large amounts
principally.
The officers of the revenue depart
nent here have recently sent off the
claims for rebate ON tobacco and cigars
made by dealers in this Territory. They
numbered 255, ranging in amount from
$40 to $3.50, and aggregate SIS, 093.4S.-
Courier.
Mr.. Voigt is building large private
boarding house, or small hotel, ON the
corner of Sixth and James streets. 1t
faces so feet on each street, and will
contain eighteen rooms. 1t will be
slightly, and when the street work is
done will be quite accessible.
Now that the directors have adopted
plans for the new school house it is
sincerely hoped that the work of build
ing will not be put of till the wet
weather sets in, as such a course will
materially increase the cost of the
structure, besides making poorer job.
The lands of the Talalip reservation
are being allotted to the Indians there
on. Every Indian, the head of fam
lily, gets 16O acres, and every adult In
dian, not the head of a family, gets 80
acres. There are about 375 Indians all
told. about 100 of whom are entitled to
lands under this arrangement.
Police Judge Cam informs us that
during the eleven months he has had the
honor of serving the city as its magis-
trate he has paid into the city treasury
oyer and above his fees, $1,3l0.70. His
fees for the same period amounted to
only $209.55. His entire collections in
the way of fines aggregated $1,52O.25.
The office is self-supporting, with a
vengeance-to evil doors.
A project is on foot at Port Town
send to fence out the sea on the upper
part of the city front, and, by filling in,
make half dozen blocks of land adapt
ed to business purposes. The addition
al space is needed, and fine front
would thereby be secured for The town,
and it does seem to outsiders as if the
whole people would be benefited ty the
scheme. Still it is said to encounter a
strong opposition.