Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-10-13
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cortes merchants, have 800 gallons OF fish
oil to dispose Of
Negotiations are in progress for a saw
mill on Shsnnon's place at the lower end
of Ship Harder.
The Alden Academy opened up pleas
anty and the prospects Tor good winter
school are good.
Mcssrs Grant and Fleming have just ar
rived ut Victoria, having crossed the Con-
tinent by the Canadian Pacific railroad.
Some of the island farmers in San Juan
County went into the hop business last
spring. Mr.. Mcdonald has u patch OF
ten acres.
Mr.. w. c. Ewing of New York, spent
several days on Fdalgo Island tins week.
looking about for opportunities to go into
business
Mr.. ]. J. Edens is getting out piles on
Gucmrs Island Tor the Brlingham Bsy
and British Columbia railroad wharf at
Whatcom.
A shark six lect in length WAS caught
in Elliott Bay last Sunday with trolling
hook and landed on the wharf on Front
street, in Seattle.
The stamer Washington butted againct
Munks' wharf with considerable violence
en- Monday and came off wors,ed, recev-
ing some scratches, although no serious
harm was done.
Mr.. Thackcr aud Miss All-rd arrived
irrm California 10y the last steamer and
will reside permanently on Fidalgo Island.
Miss Allard is daughter of Mr. WIN. Al
lard of this place.
Mr.. Gates the surveyor, is busy Mt Seat.
tie making plo: nf the work done on
Fhlalgo Island. Il is reported that twety-
five or thirty men will soon be nj wori
clearing the streets that have been laid of.
DIR. Vernon will deliver an address he
fore the ladies Of the w. C. T. U. At Mr.
Whites place, on the vest side ot Fidalgo
Bay. IN Monday, the 22i inst. a 3p. IN
Subject, Temperance" All are invited.
We have received four copies of tie
Just started at New Tacoma. II is well
edited paper of crrdi'abe appearance.
and we b,speak fprsit the success which
its tnttrpii>ing p oprietor, d,serv.
The building OF the Tabernacle church
here has so far progressed that Rev. J
Wolfe announces services at the buiidin
on Sunday morning next Mt IL o'clock
Tnls building when completed will have
seating capacity for 800 persons.-Rev-
ellie.
We call attention to the extensive stock
OF goods OF every description in the st're
OF Messrs Bowman 81 Childs These goods
represent every kind OF articles rquireed
for use IN the community, and will he sold
at prices that will make it the interest OF
all TO buy from them.
The schooner Perry, Capt. Ch L. Bow
den, arrived at Anacortcs on Thursday
of last week. Sho brought 10000 feet
If lumber from Utsalndy. for Samish
Whatcum, Guemes and Anacorits. Also
ESQ bales Of hay. she discharged 1900
feet of lumber on the Anucortes wharf for
Aliard.
Four diff rent companies are now en-
gagged in the Ssmish and Skagit fisheries.
Among these are the Brown Brothers,
Bcalc. &C. They are taking salmon in
large quantities vt the mouth ct the Ska>
git River. Jro. Elwood carries the fish to
the Semishmoo cannery In his schooner.
When this disposition is not practicable
the fish are sailed.
Sheriff O'Longhln went to Guemss
leland IN Monday to take into custody
Mrs. p. j. Waldron on q complaint OF
WIN. B. Edens. Mr.. Waldron is working
s in Balls logging camp on the Skagit.
He alleges that he has not been able t."
live at home. having been threatened
with poisoning. She WIS taken before
Justice White at Laconner. was adju 'ged
insane and ;.nt to the asylum at Stella
coon.
jack Stra'man's Agency, known as the
North Pacific News Company, on Viii
street, Sea,.l., is one Of the late new MS
tutiens worthy II nat &c. Not only nr
all the late papers fran everywhere. but
every other farm of fresh literature in
cheap iorn, is represented on the loaded
shelves. jack Stratman himself is well
known character of San Franci CO whoss
advent on Puget Sound is "A wholesome
pleasure to his OLD acquaintance.
Henry Havckost returned fr"m the
Swinomish flats on Monday, where he
has been as work thresi.ing oats. lie re
ports the yield excellent this year, and
the thr,shing machine companies are
doing large bus ness. Mr.. Ray;ne's ma
CHM, with which he has been working.
threshcd $500 bushels 10 nine hours ON.
Armstrong; farm, as their best days
work. The oats on the flats were mostly
Cut this year with m.I-l.in<liur machines.