, 1884-01-31
From Friday sDaIIS.

This year the traditional fool killer |
will change his coguomsn to the syno-
nym, dude killer.
The sum of $4,000 has been subscribed
by the citizens on Whateom for the build
ing of the wharf.
Mr. Jas Jones was engaged today IL
circulating petition for Governor New
ellis reappointment.
Rev. n. Doane went to WILDLY Island
this week to ho'd quarterly meeting, n
place Of the presiding elder.
No belligerent correspondents he1r1
from today. The editor is "on deck"
Sith big, CORY club, waiting for the
next one.
Judge Swans lecture on Queen Char
lotte Island resources. before the Pro
vincial Parliament in Victoria, will be
delivered tomorrow evening.
1t is said that President Arthur gels
his coats made in London. Our
last order to that place evidently WEI
sstray, and We will have to wear the cd
seedy one a while longer
The city council has been wrestling
day or two over the proposition by Gait
j. Il. Winslow to exchange a hook and
ladder outfit for our old fire extingui. h.
ing apparatus. a special meeting was
hsld today.
Townsend Iron Works, we are sorry to
say, Is in a financial strait. Several me.
ehanics' liens have be filed on il today.
Its promoters are men of ability and en-
ierprise, but they have lacked capital
ffom the start.
A few days ago the Q. s. Postal De-
partment called on the postmaster here
Tor tracing of a registered letter sent
three years ago to Neah Bay. Our Mas
BY promptly found the receipt and for
sarded it. Bill says it's cold day when
hegets left.
Has anyone head from Middlemist,
Z oOole i Dingely lately? They bought
land at the head of the bay last year, and
gave positive assurances of erecting a
large saw mill and ship wand there. We
heard incidentally short time ago thar
they were making arrangements to go
ahead, but the report lacks Confirmation
To Be DIsALLowEp.-Hom member
or the Ottawa Parliament frum New
Westminster, B. c., is repoFte as saying
that Chinese immigration to the province
has practically ceased; that fully 1000
have smuggled themselves across the
border into Washington Territory during
the past year; and that the Dominion
Parliament will disallow the restriction
oil about to be passed by the local
House in Victoria.
Our Saw MILL.-Thls il stitution, from
welcome aid to the growth of Port
townsend, has become an actual nee
essity. Already We learn that Mr.. Geo.
starrett has arranged to get 100000 feet
ot lumber from an up Sound port What
De Is doing will bs done soon by other
contractors and builders, unless the
wheels of our local lumber factory are
Speedily started 10 uzzing. 1t is esti-
mated that San Juan county alone used
up 100000 feet of lumber for building
Purposes during 1888, and that her de
nands the present year will exceed that
amount. If all this lumber Is sawed in
Fort Townsend, the larger portion Of the
money pad for it will be paid out to
sorkmen in the mill, and Will be thrown
INTO local circulation and distributed
around among our stores aud business
men. We caunOt affJri t. do without
Tie mill and It's product. 1t wi be poor
economy for Port Townsend to send the
thousands upon thousands Of do lars to
De expended here for lumber during the
Year, away to other ports. Let it b. kept
. hume, and business of all kinds will
Eel the benefit, as they did last year.
owners would do well to start up or
sci to somebody who viii.