Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-04
PIERCE COrSTY.

PIERCE COUNTY.
Mr. A. GardeIia, who owns fine farm
on the north eide of Puyallup river. be
tween Puyallup and Sumner, is nov
completing a. new two story residence
costing, u is estimated, about S35O
Ine residence is said to be a very fine
one. '
John kincaid is reported to have solo
sven acres OF land in Sumner, and ad
Joining that town, to Mr.. Taylor foI
80 per acre. Mr.. Taylor has also pur.
CHASED Two lots IN Sumner, and proposes
soon 70 sfart TIN shop and hardware
store there.
School Clerk Wilt, having complsted
the school census OF New Tacoma dis-
trict for the fiscal year 1928, reports as
follows: Number Of children between
the ages Of 4 and p years, male, 364:
female, 4G2; as against . total Of 4Ss
last year, showing an increase of PIT
within a year. Number Of children
under years Of age, male, I35, female.
IL. Total number OF children in the
10ls.
The train from KaIama Yesterday
brought the remains of John Wren.
stspson Of w. ). Tuekwell, OF Tacoma,
Who died of typhoid fever at the Cas-
cades on Monday last. The deceased is
said to have been about Is years of ace,
and TO have bsen lately employed with
IN engineers corps in the vicinity Of the
Cascades. He vas taken sick q week
ago on Tuesday. and the telegram an
nouncinR his death was received on
Tuesday Of this week. The remains
were met at the train by friends and
taken Immediately to the cemetery for
interment.
prominent hop grower of the Psy-
aiiop valley states that hops are looking
little better now than for a few weeks
past. For some time lately he Was of
the opinion that his own hops would be
about two thirds of a crop, but on look
ing st them carefully recently he thinks
he will have about three-fourshs Of
crop. On an average. however. be thinks
the yield OF the Puyallup valley will not
be over two thirds of q crop, and SAWS
II will be tight squeeze if it goes that.
There II nothing definite concerning
the probable price this fall. Everything
depends on the condition Of the weather
elsewhere during the next few weeks.
but 1t 10 q general impression that only
reasonable profits may be expected for
the crop Of 1883.
Hanson d Co. have exterienced much
trouble for long time by the breaking
Of the chain used for hauling logs from
the dam onto the circular saw platform.
To obyiate this trouble and DELAY a
chain 400 feet long and weighing seven
tons has been brought from San Fran
cisco to replace the old one. 1t required
fourteen men and the engine of q pile |
driver TO take the chain from the decks |
Of the ship and place il upon the wharf |
Fay Il Alden, whose brickyard on Fox |
Island covers about thirty acres, expect |
10 turn out between 10000 and 100000 |
bricks this season, and will make a
arRer number if n demand for them is |
'ound. They intend to make brick of a
sood quality-strong, firm and durable |
-and sci! them at fair price. Mr.. Al
len 10 thorough brick maker and a
who furnishes the principal /
art OF the capital, 10 willing to have
he brick stand in the market ON their
'wn reputation.
Burns q Metxler's water works are +
'ery successful 30 far as supply is con-
'erned. They have q body Of the purest
vater in their reservoir and sabterra-
,ean channel some five and half feet
leep. II 10 estimated that the supply is
quail TO about $1,000 gallons every "a
loors. A service pipe has been extend
d 70 A street, where there are several
,ustomers. A good many more fami-
ies can be supplied without materially
xsr.<v b. ~.x.Ir~ -
'tream, as a large quantity of water
now runs &c waste.
The Common Council, at a special
on Monday evening, had under
. complaint filed by
Mayor Abernethy against Frank ia
,oby, proprietor of the st. Julien ss-
loon, which runs variety performance,
FOR allowing women other than mem
bers Of his family to frequent his place
Of business for the purpose Of drawing
custom. The case was postponed until /
next Monday evening, by consent of
both parties Hon. Elwood Evans APP
peared for the city and j. p. Jadson,
Esq, for defendant. The case involves
= violation Of the city charter.
sheriff Winssr now has eleven pris
ouers in the county Jail, two Of the lat |
-: arrivals being John lawson and
John Bodceth. Of Puyallup, who were
by Justice James Knox 10
serve ont fines and costs, amounting to
about $50 each, for assault and battery
upon Andrew johnson and @. @. New
hard, respectively. The four sailors
from the steamship San Pedro are also
mong the oonvicts. Until the steel cells
ordered from 81. Louis arrive. tae close
cells will have 20 bs used for portion
Of the prisoners, though they are really
unit for the purpose on account Of
lack of suitable ventilation. Sheriff |
Wiussr lives in the apartments over the
iail and boards the prisoners.