Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-13

A small shipment of lumber 10 being
made over the Puget Sound Shore line
from the railroad mill here 70 custom
er on White river.
Rumor has IL that the schedule on the
Seattle T scorns railroad is soon to be
cut down from hours and . inmates
TO hour and 10 minutes.
A band of 800 sheep arrived from
Eastern Washington, via the SnoQual-
mie Pass, last evening, and this morn
ing will be shipped to Victoria by the
Eliza Anderson.
The cid bridge over Cedar river. on
the road 20 Sexcastle, ID to be replaced
By a new bridge, the timbers for which
are being prepared at the c. & T. ;.
savmill IN this city.
Mr. A Amunds Is building handsome
ssven-room cottage on James street be-
occupancy. IL II two stories high, has
bay windows, porch, etc.
The fire in the woods last Monday
destroyed a bridge on the west side of
Lake Union, Jast inside the city limits
Street Commissioner Manning was in
formed of this. and yesterday had ma
terial hauled on to the ground to re-
place the burned bridge.
J.F. T. Mitchell has Just completed
his ways. which he has been putting IN
at the old Tierney yard in North Seat
tie, where he expects to carry on gen
eral repairing yard. His announce
ment to the steamboat men of the
Sound will appear in day or so.
The select dancing party to be given
at the Courthouse under the auspices of
the Seattle Base Ball Club, Thursday
evening, promises TO be pleasant affair,
as the best of music has been secnred
| and no pains will be spared TO make the
party first-class in every particular.
Twenty five men have been pat at work
on the ship Topeallant at Port Blakely,
getting her in shape for another long
season of hard service. A great number
| of new knees will be put in her also
beams, deck, plank. etc. She will be
renewed and strengthened throughout.
DIR. q. A. Weed has placed box in
the hallway leading up to bis office for
the reception of all complaints and
| communications intended for the Health
Officer. 1t is labeled 81 Health Officer
| box" and is intended to save people
the trouble of running up and down
stairs in order to make their complaints.
The picnic of Trinity Sunday School,
Seattle, will take place today at Laurel
Shade, on Lake Washington. All per-
sons who have contributed to the de-
fraying of expenses will go free. Charge
| for others, round trip, 80 cents. The
start will be made from Trinity Church
by 10 a. m. sharp. II il be rainy she
affair will be postponed until Thursday
The land office of the Central Pacific
has jast completed sale of &c. 600 acres
of land near Battle Mountain. New, to
Idaho stock raisers, and 100000 acres
near Promontory, L. T., to San Fran
cisco capitalists, who are alse going into
the stock raising business. Some valu-
able lands on the Georgetown divide
have also been put on the market.
Camp No. 8, Sons of Veterans of the
United States of America, of the Fourth
Grand Division, will be instituted by
Special Mastering Officer j. II. Perkins,
assisted by members of the G. A. R.. al
Masonic Hall on Saturday evening, Au-
gust 10Th. Sons of Veterans, having the
necessary qualifications and desireus OF
| joining the association, are most cUrdi-
ally invited to be present.
Arrangements have been made by Mr.
@. b. Wright to supply Tacoma with
water. The source of supply will be
Spanaway lake, twelve miles away by
/ the route selected. The water will BE-
brought to town in an open fume, and
it will be pumped into reservoir 26l
feet above the Sound, from whence it
will be led in iron pipes to patrons in
the town. The cost of the works will
approximate $4,000.