, 1884-01-10
rre.n sntmr.ln,.s Daily.

The Victoria CoigHisfs new year ,di
ton was a splendid paper
Mr.. Nc Cabe often bargain TO any
enc wishing to buy mich COW.
DR.. Harrison from Grand Rapids. Mich,
will soon open drug store CoupevIllc.
The Edens Brothers put $4,000 worth
Q! logs into booms from their logging
camps on Guemes Island during the last
year.
The many friends Of Mr.. Harry Tibbals
were glad to notice that gentleman IA
niliar countenance on the streets again
today.
The interior of the Gerrish store build
ing is being transformed 10y the magic
touch OF carpenters and painters into u
"tone!1 establishment.
The city cigar store sports an attrac-
tive sign, and is becoming a popular re-
s1rt. 1t occupies a good stand and viii
grow into handsome business.
Another: IheP. T. ARGUS New Years
edition reflects credit ON the proprietors
of that paper. The issue TO which We
refer surprised this office.-Seattle Her
aid.
4 crazy fellow named Lee johnson
tried to burn Hanson's mill at Tacoma a
day or two since. He was fortunately
discovered IN time, arrested and sent 10
the asylum.
Waterman Il Katz' old sign that has
breasted the storms for years. and has
almost become a permanent landmark,
was wrenched from its rusty fastenings a
night or two since and blown down.
So We are to have a new governor
Well, as he is newspaper man, it shows
thlt such people do come to the front
sometimes. Hewlett suit our people 10
have an Oregon man set up III authority
over them? He'll have rest from Ii G
printers yelling "copy!' at him, any
how.
Mr.. G.. \. Alexander, the gentleman
who kept a restaurant in the postofice
building last winter, and left in the
spring for Alaskan mines, has return, d.
He says there is little doing IN the north
ern mines at this season of the year, and
that few who went there last spring made
anything. 1t is his last year in Alaska.
Messrs. Weir & Jones, publishers OF
the Weekly and Daily ARGUS, have ads
play advertisement III our columns to-
day. These gentlemen are conducting a
journal that gets the credit of being in
auential and potent factor in aiding
local growth. The old and well estab.
lished character of the publication, aud
the record that it has made, entitle IT to
public confidence and liberal patronage
We bespeak for it hearty support this
!esr.
Island county is very appropriately
named. 1t includes WILDLY and CamarC
Islands. the former about SIXTY miles IL
length, and occupies position between
Skagit county on the east and Jefferson
on the west. Coupeyille, the county seat
- small but pretty place, situated OF
The southern shore of Penn's Cove. The
county is largely devoted TO the agricul
ture, and its people are quiet and pros
porous. Oak Harbor, an important
point, Is coming to the font with wharf
privileges and other evidences of grow.
ing business.
LANGRIsHE.-A fairly filled house
greeted the entertainment by the Lang.
rishe company last evening, It really
was a a"whirlwind of fun Us had beel
advertised, and the audience was kept il
uproarous laughter during the greater
part OF the evening. Prof. Langrishe is
an accomplished professional of long ex.
Perience. His humor is keen and his
acting has real merit in it. He was abb,
supported by troupe well calculated tC
succeed in comedy. The play consisted
OF two acts which had no connection.
whatever, but that did not detract from
their merit. Everybody went away
highly pleased with the Man in {
Maze"
MARRITEn