Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-03-31
BRIEF MENTION.

Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Mangan have been
on an extended visit to Seattle.
Read what our Lynden and Ferndale
correspondents have to say this week.
Tomorrow is All FOOLS Day, and the
practical joker will have regular "pic-
MIC"
Mr. E. L. Shannon stepped aboard the
steamer Washington Tuesday night, bound
for Seattle.
Dave Mccormick returned to Lacenner
from the East last Monday, accompanied
by a lady-hs nicceC).
Miss Emily Hagadorn cent by the
steamer Idaho to Utsalady last Tuesday,
where she will visit relatives.
Mr. Lindsay's addition to his house 10
Laconner is progressing, also his barn
and residence is being put up on First
street.
Isaac Chilberg returned, last Wedncs
day, to Laconner with life partner. One
ly one the old bachelors give up their
lonely lite.
Aft d. Bowen, of the Port Townsend
Star, dropped in on his friends at Ana
csrtes last week. He left on the steamer
Washington for Whatcem.
Saturday last Fred Eyre opened out his
new saloon in Laconner, thus that place
has three saloons now. enough to accom-
modatc a., who go there thirsty.
Mr.. T. B. Mangan has sold half his
claim ON Guemas Island to Mr.. Brawley,
of Seattle, and others. The price paid is
not known, but Is understood to lie u
good, round sum.
We Lave received the first number of
the Washington Journals small column,
4-pagr paper, published at New Tacoma
"semi-occaslonally." by the Washington
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
pleasant social event, in the form of
house warming party, was given ut the
new residence of William Sharp last Mon
day evening. The affair was thoroughly
enjoyable, and when we say this, We can
say no more.
A gentleman with family of seven
members, from Northeastern Iowa, on his
way to Semiahmco, stopped ut Anacortes
last week to await the steamer Hope
He Was just sixteen days on the road
from his Iowa home to this place.
Miss Euthelda Davis and Misses Emma
and Katie Boyce returned home to San
Juan Island by the steamer Hope last
week. These young ladies' have been
students at Alden Academy. the term OF
which institution closed last Saturday.
Mr.. Peter Bell went to Laconner last
week for medical attendance. Mr.. Bell
has been very i'll fur some time, and VIC
are sorry to say that be is now no better,
but we hope to soon chronicle his recov>
cry. He is now at the residence OF his
brother-in-law, Mr.. VIM. Gray.
The public school for this district will
open on May LIST. at the Alden Academy
building. Parents and guardians should
SEE to it that their children be punctual,
regular attendants. Nothing speaks bet
ter Tor community than we'll conduct
ed, largely attended public school.
Pursers White and Stsrrstt, formerly
on the inside route, will be pleased to
have their friends in this section know
that they have been ION the ways" under
treatment for the mumps, but will be ON
their respective routes in few days, none
the worse tor their glsndular inaamma-
ton.
We he-e on our table the first number
Of the Commercial Herald, . s column,
SPACE journal, published weekly at Port
land, Oregon, by the Herald Publishing
Company, with Mr.. Frank D. Smith -
editor. The paper presents neat typo
graphical appearance, 10 printed on good
book paper, is we'll edited, and Is intend
I'd for and will be faithful exponent Of
the commercial interests Of Oeegons me.
Hopolis. The Herald is commendabls
enterprise and we wish it success.
A steamer came into the harbor last
week ri discharged cargo Of lumber at
Mangan's wharf on Guemas Island. Spec
ulstion was rife Is to what use this lum.
oer would he put to. and there was ru-
NOR afioat that the n. r. & N. Co. would
build wharf and extensive warehouses
90 Gncmas Island; hut it turns out. ac-
cord'ng to well-posted citizen, that this
lumber excitement has no other signifi-
canoe than that our friend Mangau has
established undergrad At his place.
S'paus Joergenseu, Esq. having pur-
casssd the interest OF his partner. Mr..
James Williamson, in the " Laconner
DFug Store" will conduct that establish
ment in the future as first-class retail
a'ug house, keeping on sale all articles
usually found in drug stores. Mr.. Joer.
seosen Is Laconper's accommodates post
master, and he is just As obliging to his
WIN customers as to those of the postof