Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-11-17
BRIEF E..:trIDN.
5uhsciihe for the ENTERPRISE.

Nessrs. BveRner and Hewitt have opened
another meat market at L'conncr.
The retaii liquor license has been raised
sr,n 500 t. $500 in Whatcum county by
,bc comm Ssioncls.
D.. Childs has beer appointed post
,.ster u. Anacor;es, ". r., by the authors
i;ics ut Washington, 10 take the place OF
Amo- B,wman, resignod.
Mr.. Geo. II. Judson, County Surveyor
at LINDEN, Las resigned and A. 81. White,
of Anacortcs, WAS appointed iy the com
n,issi"pcrs Ia his place At their last meet
ing.
Morris and Wayne have retired from
the Marietta House at La Conner, and
their place has been taken by WIN.
Hewitt who will conduct the business
hereafter.
The body of Gorge Messy. who was
drowned in the SEagit week before last
had not been discovered at last accounts.
lie had about $500 IN gold coin on bis
ucrs,m at the time at tue accident.
Bob Hodnett WAS numerically beaten,
md bru,aly kicked in the head and .tuce
and stabbed in the breast, at Mahns
Lending on the Skagit, by II man named
Riggs, while engaged over game OF
pnker in saloon at that place.
Ouin Payne, the mail agent on the
Washington, reports twenty.one sacks ct
mail on his route last. trip, the largest
quantity ever carried. This is evidence
of the increased business an the Sound
since the opening OF the N"r,bern Pacific
railroad.
The following persons were granted
TEACHERS certificates at the recent examin-
aiion at Whatcom: Miss J. NJ. Bradley,
Miss Maud X, llogg, IL NJ. Lillis, W. Mat
thcws. ii. A. Wcllman, Mrs. Mary Cm-
bazer and J. W Brown. The next meet
ing OF the B,ald will he held on The first
"Wednesday in May.
The following persons residing IN
Nha,enni county are entitled to monthly
pensions fer injuries received dnHHg the
war; f. f. Gilkry. Cnas. w. Matthews.
David L. Fulic,t. o. ID. Storrs, Charles
Swrry, lsnac Chilherg. IT. w. Smith, VIM.
Y. ID. ere. A. B. Coriel. NJ. Coltenhaugh
and w. NJ. Stewart. The whole amGuu'
pid annual. to these individuals is S'40
A man banned Somcrs was landed at Anr-
cor,,s from the Washington On Tu' slpy
from Idaho, much exhausted from bleed
ing at the lungs. caused by the attenuatad
mir of that region. The passengers of the
Washington. excited by pity ~ his suffer-
ing condition, made him up handsome
purse, and he lett here next day by In.
steamer Evangel tor Victoris, where some
OF his friends reside.
A party of settlers on Gucm-s Island
headed by Mr.. J. J. 4 lens and family, and
Including nearly all the residents en- the
island. invaded the residence of Mrs. T..
b. Manghn, at Paxton, on last Monday
evening, bringing sopplics With them for
grand banquet, and completely surpris
ing the laiy OF the house, who had n"
intimation OF their coming. After supper
t be company engaged in oan,ing. aud had
very pleasant time till morning put al
end to the proc, e.iiugs.
A cougar was killed near Whistle
Lake on Fidaigo Island, by Mr..
Barkhousrn, week before last. measuring
Z feet inches, in length, and must have
weighed between three and four hundred
pounds. These formidable ANIMALS are
still met with occasionally IN the uLfre>
quented jungles of the forests and noun
tains, in this latitude. Like the car. they
he in wait for their prey. and have been
found crouching among the leaves on the
limits of trees, over the trails OF the deer
and sheep, ready to pounce upon their
victims unawares.
Mr. Amos Bowman returned by way OF
Westminster and Roche Harbor on the
Steamer Evangel On Friday last, from his
Geological Survey in British Columbia.
sending his horses and instruments over
land by way OF Whatcom, in charge OF his
assistant, Mr.. Will Blood He started for
Ottawa, Canada, on Tuesday. Nov. 18th,
by the Northern Pacific railroad, ACCOM-
panied by his wife and daughter, who
will spend the winter with him at the
Dominion Capitol, where he goes to pre-
pare the work of the geological survey
which he has accomplished, for publica
ton by tl. Canadian government.
A few days ago Constable Leckie, of
Whatcom, discovered a band of twelve
Cinnamon hiding outside the town. three
Of whom he promptly arrested; the bal-
ance took to the WOODS and escaped.
One of the heathens went after Lcckic
with huge kniie. On being confronted
by a revolver, however, lie weakened. A
gentleman on his way to ferndale the
same evening reports passing at least
twenty five Cinnamon headed Tor What
com So it seems that even the mnngO-
Hans bave caught che Wkstcom boom
!cver. We expect 10 see meEsl0u made