Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-29
BaEvIrIEs.
z. c. Pentlsnd has gone to merehan-
disino at AIkaIi. in Eastern Oregon.

L. Z. Psntlano las gone 10 merehan-
dising at Alkali, in Eastern Oregon.
Mrs. NJ. A. L. Holmes. one Of the Ore
gun pioneers of ls45, died last week at
her hone near Oregon City. where sue
had lived forty years.
gas lamp was put on Front street at
the foot of University, in place Of the
lamp destroyed there one week before
by a runaway team
As far as fitting up of baildings, sd
dItIons and repairs are concerned, no
attention appears TO be paid by anyone
to the fire limit ordinance.
The steamers Eliza Anderson and
George Z. Starr each left for Victoria
| last evening at ) o'clock. Both boats
had good lists of passengers
Mrs. Mason of Cariboo and Mrs
I Moody of Victoria came over on the
| Geo. Z. Starr last trip. and spent Sun
| day with their friend Mrs Capt. Cox.
Mr.. C. p. Huntington. Vice President
| nf tie Central Pc fic Company and
! President of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Was married in New York, July 18th, 10
| Mrs. A. ID. MorshaD, of that city.
Mr.. T. Jefferson Coolidge resigned
his position as Presidsn; OF thu Oregon
Railway & Navigation Company in
order 10 accept the position of Treas
urer of the Amoskeag Mills Corpora
ton.
Trinity Church of Portland is to have
! a new rector. the Rev. Geo w. Foote of
San jose, Cal. Rev. Mr.. Ferguson has
been officiating Their sigce the departure
of the former rector, Rev. g. F. Plum
mer.
Charles T. Munday, the attorney, re-
turned last Sunday from Ellensburg.
where he has been for ten DAYS past on
business connected with the closing of
the leading mercantile house OF that
city.
The one bright light to be seen among
Puget Sound sawmills is that Of the
Commercial Mill of this city. While
others are running only half time it is
running double time, or u hours to
their 6. A big pile of lumber ia being
cut by it during this Ito it alone) season
of activity.
The real and personal property ASSESS
nent roll Of Los Angeles county this
YEAR fosts no over $4,000 900, an in
|, crease of 100000 over 1888. This
assessment AID this increase beats Multi
n0nah county, Oregon, whieh has been
posing az the second county on the
coast. but which is this year the fourth,
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sacra-
mento all leading it.
L. A. Tarner is in the chicken bust
ness bigger than ever. His poultry yard
Is the most extensive i'll the Territory,
, and by long odds the best stocked. Aud
not only Is he dealing in chickens, but
In many other varieties of birds, and
! fine breeds of dogs. Mr.. Turner is
building up reputation in this direc-
ton second to that of no other man on
the Pacific Slope.
Walter j. Milroy, who arrived from
Yakima Valley by way of the Snoqual-
Inie Pass. states that he met band of
horses and two bands of steers, being
driven from this side to Eastern Wash
ington. The owner stated to him that
) he expected to sell the steers for beef at
Ellensburg, and would place the horses
on stock ranch in the Kittitas Valley.
This ls rather reversing the usual order
of things. as Western Washington has
depended for years upon the Eastern
portion Of the Territory for its beef
supply.
! Mr.. @. ID. Davis, General Secretary of
the Y. hi. G. A, and his associates in
that organization, are endeavoring to
, create greater interest among the
young men of Seattle i'll the cause, the
last effort in this direction being the
sending out of invitations cordially iu-
viting the person to whom the invita-
ton is hauded to attend social for
young men only, to be held in the par
} lors of the Young Meu's Christian As
ISOLATION. corner of Front and Marion
streets, on Tuesday evening. A must
cal program, with songs and Rotations,
has been arranged.
A proposition is on foot to plank
Commercial street and A part of Null,
Trout and other streets. muah bot
ter plan, and a cheaper one. will be to
put the chainoaug az work breaking the
large stones turned out by the street
improyers during the past two years,
and spread the broken fragments upon
the streets named. The stones have
ultimately TO be disposed of. the prison.
ers should be worked, the down town
streets need such a dressing more than
they do plank. and plank are not a
suitable covering for any business street
In growing city.