Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-05

EDTroE Pos.-lSEKILIGEScKE:
CESTRALrA, W. T., March 3. ls+i-
Please allow a subscriber the privilege
of communicating few items through
the columns of your most excellent pa
Der to Its many readers, which, trust,
will be Of especial interest to those seek
ing homes IN orr midst.
With regard to our little village and
the country adjacent thereto, Centralia,
formerly Censerville, is situated in the
northves; part of Lewis county. IN the
rich. fertile. and world renowned Che
halls river valley, and Immediately on
the line Of the Northern Pacific Rail
road running from kalama 10 Tacoma,
fifty miles south of the latter point.
C.ntralia has population Of about go
inhabitants The moral and religious
character Of the village will compare
favorably With any other of the same
Size on the coast. The Baptis's. under
the supervision of Judge Greene and
Mrs. Jones. have large and hosristing
organization and A handsome church
edifice, which would doubtless do honor
10 village of much larger proportions.
Under the auspices of the Baptist church
arrangements have been made TO estab-
lish college in Centralla, IN which a
thorough education Can be had by the
youth of the land, from the English A,
Is, &. To the highest classics. The site
is already secured. with deed to the
same in the hands of the college trustees.
The building Is to be erected during the
coming summer, sand Is not to cost less
than 5000.
Among other denomin atoms deserv
ing notice are the Methodists W. have
substantial church editice with large
membership, under the pastoral care eff
the Rev. Mr.. Osborne, a young. affable
and talented gentleman. The Christian
Church, under the pastoral care of Ell
ders Espey and Millen, is also in -four
| ishing condition, with commodious
church building and an average mem
bership. There are three dry goods and
grocery stores here. The firm of Crosby
K Woodham carry full line of dry
goods, clothing boots and shoes, gro
ceries and hardware, and are doing a
thriving business. The firm of j. Ag-
new 4 Co.. dealers ia dry goods and
groceries, Is also doing good business.
Nichols d Co. are also doing a good
business in the boot and shoe line. +.
X. Butterworth, dealer in furniture, is
building up promising trade. There
is also one drug store, under the man
agement of Df. Koundtree, an expert
enced and practical druggist; one har-
ness, saddlery, boot and shoe shop com
bined, under the control of Mr.. Hanson
one blacksmith shop. one saloon, one
barber shop, one bakery, three hotels
one livery stable, one butcher shop, one
gristmill manufacturing as fine qaal-
ity Of flour as can be found in the mar
ket. under the management of Aessrs
Peel and Buchanan. Within one mile
of the town are three sawmills, two OF
which, in consequence of financial EN-
barrassments, have been idle the pas,
winter, but in a few days their Difficult
ties will be removed and the mills again
resume work.
Centralia offers great Inducements tC
those seeking homes in Washington
Territory. The tOwnsite ia most beau
tifully located. Dry, level and mostl,
prairie, good water ia obtained by dig
ging from fourteen to twenty feet. Al
present the health of the people is OK.
traOrdlnarlly good. Nice, centrally 10
Gated town lots. 70xl4O feet, eau he haC
at present for from $25 to $3.50.
CentraIia is surrounded ON all sidei
by an excellent farming and stock rails
ing country, and but few farms are fol
sale, a fact which speaks we'll for thu
country. Contiguous to Centralia Their.
is also an abundance of good govern
ment and railroad land awaiting cult
walton. TO emigrants from the States
and to those who anticipate coming t.
the Territory in search of homes, W.
would suggest visit to Centralia anC
Lewis county. Come and prospect fol
yourselves AS to the Inducements spr0aC
out before you to obtain good and com
Portable homes.
| Now that spring has again returned
wi h its comforting influences, e,nigra
ton will begin to flock to the Territory
by scores, and the thousands of chances
to obtain good lands and pleasant home,
either III town or country, that now Offel
themselves to you. will be secured b.
the more fortunate, who come and b
tain them in time.
More anon. CEETRALIA.