, 1883-08-23

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Twelve or fourteen years ago Seattle's
largest stores were little concerns that
were supplied with goods from Roths-
child & Cos wholesale establishment in
Port Townsend. Today Port Townsend
is just stretching her neck to try and
shorten the distance between Seattle and
herself ut least to keep the latter from
getting clear out of sight ahead.
Mr.. =. Z. Davis came up today from
Dungeness, bringing 4 canoe load of fat
hogs for Messrs. Jackman & Terry
From Fridays E,aIIy.
What about that sidewalk up the new
ly opened grade:
Messrs Rice & Logan are moving to
a building on Washington st.
Hop picking in Puyallup valley has
begun. Indians have gone up there
from all parts of the lower Sound and
British Columbia.
Chinese have been caught trying TO
get in from B. G. across the line near
O'Sooyoos. They are said not to be in
starving condition, either.
We noticed Dr. Hill fitting up a boat
today, and found that the game near
Dungeness were to receive an official
visit Kill EN- dead Doctor, so they
won't get away.
Edwin EelIs and family have removed
from Tulalip Indian Reservation to Pu-
yallup. the steamer Glide taking them
and their effects yesterday. Mr.. Eells
has charge of the Skokomish, Pupallup,
and other Indian reservations.
Mr.. Ed. Hoole, publisher of the daily
and weekly Enterprise, Chico, Cal,
called on us yesterday. Mr.. Hoole is one
of those enterprising newspaper men
who knows good country when he sees
it, and he is delighted with Puget
Sound.
A young man named Frank Raymond
left Victoria on the 18th for the Sound,
after having robbed Barnard's Express
Co. of $500. He had been employed by
the company. He is described as about
5 #. in. high, light complexion, with
dark moustache and small dark side
whiskers. He is thought to have been
deserter formerly from Fort Vancou-
ver
We learn that dispatch was received
here yesterday informing the customs
officers that three Cinnamon were seen
crossing the Dungeness river, supposed
to be part of squad recently landed
from British Columbia. Must be some
mistake; they would certainly have
starved to death" had they attempted
to cross. Send the news to the S. F.
Examiners dude of a reporter at once.
The completion OF the new addition to
Union wharf with its third ware
house makes that institution one of the
largest and best on the Sound. 1t now
presents dock frontage for all the steam
ers likely to came to it at any one time,
with surface room for all the freight re-
quiring handling, and three commodious
warehouses. Capt Tibbals is determined
to keep pace with the most extravagant
demands of the times, and he seems to |
be succeeding
At the recent meeting of the county |
commissioners the contract for keeping |
the county poor of Jefferson county was |
awarded to Mr.. J. F. Sheehan on bid |
of 81 each per day. This includes entire |
maintenance, clothing, medicines, medi- |
cal attendance, &c. Although it is more |
than has been paid heretofore Or Mi |
nor's contract having been at the rate of |
80 cts. a day. it is low enough to reduce |
the margin for profit quite narrow The
next lowest bid was by Mr.. Alex. Vim |
cent, at the rate of S1.25 per day.
Mr.. Bishop, of Chimacum, says the |
excessively dry weather this season has |
not affected the crops in that valley, |
except the small portion of them on dry |
ground. The greater part of the valley |
is low, damp soil, and dry weather only |
serves to warm it so as to produce bet
ter if anything. Mr.. Bishop will give
hop raising trial on small portion
of his land. He says the experiment |
will coast about two thousand dollars,
mainly for tirst-class drying house.
but he is an enterprising, pro-
gressive rancher, and if there is anything
to be made at the business he wants
share.
Our New School SUPT. John J.
Calhoun has been appointed Superinten-
dent of County Schools for Jefferson
County, to fill the vacancy caused by
the removal and resignation of Mr.. z.
A. Collins. Mr.. Calhoun is Jefferson
County boy, having been raised here,
and the bestowai of this honorable posi-
tion upon him is quite appropriate, es-
pecially as he has followed the profes-
sion of teaching for some years and has
thus by practical experience fitted him.
self for the duties of the office of superin-
tendent. He has our best wishes for a
safe and successful administration of the
dlIdiis Va LIS HeW poSluIOn.
We are glad that Port Ludlow is soon
to resume active operations. Every
body in Jefferson county rejoices over
this fact. By an unfortunate chain of
commencing with the
death of the late Arthur Phinney and
continued by the tedious process of
settling the affairs of his estate, the pur-
chase of the site and completion of the
new mill by the Puget mill Co., and the
subsidy continuing its inactivity, Port
Ludlow saw mill has been idle five years
or more past. During that time although
it occupies one CT the very best locations
on Puget Sound, it has not sent out a
single dollar into local circulation, ex-
cept the small amounts paid out from