, 1883-11-01
From Wednesdays Daily.

lnc election OF SCnOol directors and
clerk will take place on Saturday next
Use Jacques, Atwood Il Co.'S Double
Strength Flavoring Extracts" For sale
by PLUMMER Bros. ~ TERRY.
DIR. Hunts family will arrive from Sc
attic tomorrow. They will occupy one
of Bishops cottage residences OF the
hill.
A memorial has been introduced in
the Legislature to have the p. 0. Depart
nlent establish daily mail facilities be-
tween Seattle and Whatcom.
The little steamer Bee, Capt. \. O.
Benjamin, came down from Seattle to-
day, and is to go to the San Juan islands
after being inspected by customs officers.
For Lamps, Crockcry, Glassware, Ia
BILE Cutlery and Silver Ware of the best
quality and at the lowest prices go to
PLUMMER BROS. Il TERRY.
Texas organized sixty-eight new coun-
ties last year, making two hundred in
the State. The increase of her taxable
property in the year was S130, 100000.
THOSE MAPs.-Capt. ]. Worrell, late
of Illinois, has been i'll town a day or
two delivering some of those elegant
maps We spoke of Il while ago. The AR
GUS office is adorned with one of them,
and We can truly say they are the best
we have ever seen. You cannot get for
$50, anything more valuable.
Thirty thousand dollars has been
subscribed by the citizens of Boise City,
|. T., for branch road from tho Oregon
Short Line at Kuna and to connect with
tn main line somewhere between the
mouth of the Payette river and Weiser,
said line to run through Boise City. The
subscription, it is said, will be raised to
100000.
LEGIsLATURE.-Since our last sum
mary but little of interest has been done
by the legislature. Mr.. Kuhn has in
troduced bill to provide for electing
road supervisors in Jefferson county, in
stead of having them appointed, as here
tofore; also, to reduce road poll tax to
81. He also says if Port Townsend peo-
pie want anything special done in the
way of extending city limits or other leg
islation to let him know.
The people of Pierce are circulating
a petition throughout the country pray
ing for the opening of the Puyallup res
ervatiOn to settlement. AS is well known
the lands lying at the mouth of the stream
which bears this name are of the highest
value for agricultural purposes. They
are of no use to the Indians, and the
white people cannot possess them and
turn their dormant qualities to a source
of prosperity and wealth.
Those new plate glass doors and win
dows in the front of the new bank build
ing give that edifice an imposing ap-
pearance; and the lettering in gilt looks
quite artistic. In the basement or low
er story the liquors, cigars &c, for
Messrs. 4. HotaliDg & Cos branch store
are being put in position for attractive
display. We shall see the bank and the
liquor store both in full blast in their
new quarters very soon.
HIGH LICENSE. -RepStitzel.of Stevens
county, has introduced a bill to regulate
the liquor traffic. 1t provides for au-
~ loco, hon
pels the applicant for license to pub
Esh his wants two weeks before making
application; prohibits the traffic on Sun
days and election days; and compels the
removal of all screens, blinds, &C., from
the front of saloons. 1t is thought the
measure will fail to become law.
Oct. 3lst.-Freight eX. steamship Ida
no, discharged at Union wharf: Water
man Il Katz, II pkgs; PettygroveIS Bur
kett, 20; G Eisenbeis, 7; n P Ex Co,
$1,000 gold dust; w, F Il Co, $4,000
gold dust. In transit for San Francisco
-Corbltt 4 Macelay, % pkgs; d McLach-
Ian, l; E l. Anthony, Is; j FredweII, 6;
Gilbert Clements, 81; 7 Kelley, 81; A W
f x Co, l. In addition to the above dust
there was S25,000 brought down by the
passengers. Ex. str. Hope: Col Alex
Chambers, COW and calf; Jos Seavey, 2
pkgs. Elk. Evangel: Waterman & Katz
pkg. Ex. Geo. E. Starr: Latimer &
Co, pkg; Jackman & Terry, 81 cattle;
A Briggs, 8; G Seidel, 4 DR. Hunt, 5;
Geo Perkins, .; d Spoor, ,.