, 1884-02-21
From Saturday, Daily.

confirmed as collector of customs O
Alaska.
Tibbals i Co. have fine lot Of eY
cellent cord wood on Union wharf fol
sale-so we are authorized TO state b!
Capt. Tibbals.
San Juan county is to have ministe
of the NJ. E. Church. Rev. PlHmmer, o
Iowa, will soon be stationad there, ant
will probably reside on Lopez Island.
The Evangel arrived early this morn
ing from SemiphmOo and way ports,witl
large number of passengers. Capt.
Beecher is giving splendid satisfaction
in the matter of getting around on time
Governor Newell is in town again
having arrived this morning. During q
hurried call at this office today he in
formed us that his advices from the east
we're positively assuring of his re,
appointment.
Nearly all of our townspeople have
satisfactory evidence since last evening
that Frank Bartlett and his charming
young wife know how to entertain in
fine style. Our junior, who was there.
is in raptures over the event.
A lively fisticuff occurred at Hunts
corner this afternoon, caused by mixing
whisky and sailors in improper proper
tons The explosion fortunately in
iured no ons seriously, although one of
the combatants drew pistol and dis
persed the curious crowd in haste.
LODGE ORGANIZED.-G. W. Lecturer
Levi Leland organized lodge of Good
Templars on San Juan island this week,
with 10 charter members. S. Merry
field is w. G. T., and S. V. Boyce Lodge
Deputy Mr.. Leland passed up the
Sound from San Juan this morning, on
the Evangel.
A gentleman just from New Tacoma
says real estate is Just booming up thsr
A man owning property which cost him
$75U only very few years ago is now
offered upwards of $4,000 for the same.
Such figures are enormous, and indicate
that the excitement is amounting to a
craze. Discreet owners are far-seeing
enough to unload and invest where the
future promises larger margins.
NEAT Dock. ANY one who will
b fhn
docks and wharVes on Puget Sound can
be convinced that Union wharf extend
ing from Taylor street in this town is
kept in the very best condition. Its COM
modious warehouses are always ID order,
and freight in large or small quantities
can always be handled with dispatch.
Capt. Tibbals is alive all over, and Harry
well, Harry can just discount ordinary
wharfingers in turning off business.
A friend who has located on the west
side of Port Discovery bay, who by the
way is a wanderer from classic Boston,
writes taat he has named the romantic
spot Nahant, from the beautiful sum-
mer resort by that name in Boston bay.
He complains of having but few neigh
bors except bears and panthers, and
says he hasn't got very we'll acquainted
with them yet. He will, however, send
us hind leg of the first eatable game
slaughtered.
Whatcom against the world! What
com people are jubiiant over the settle
ment of real estate difficulties between
the colony people and the Pettibone
heirs. Every few days the denizens OF
that burg hold ratification meeting and
fill up with bug juice. On such an oe-
casion recently, one Miller. real estate
dealer, said in his speech: "Gen'lmn, a
q week ago lots in Whatcom want wuth
q cent; now ther'ye wuth ten times as
muchr We congratulate our neigh.
bors on the splendid advance in thei,
real estate.
A very interesting drama was witnessed
on the hill a few evenings since. A beau
tiful woman was seen standing within
the retreats of a vine covered porch may
be mistletoe brambie, peering into the
heavens, it is thought, trying to discover
the magnetic star. A valiant Romeo ap
preached, unobserved and throwing his
arms about the lovely creature, tragical
ly exclaimed, dmo, and half suffocated
exclamation escaped the tempting lips
Herb!oh-o-o-o-oh! The public wants tc
know If she was kissed-informatior
thankfully received.
Our city council ought TO require own
ers Of property along Water street to
conform to the street grade as officially
established long since. What is the USE
of establishing uniform grade for the
street if property owners are allowed to
raise or lower the sidewalk to suit theil
convenience or Whims? The grade as
established is high enough to be
safe from the highest tides, and
be always dry, and to raise it any higher
would not only be unnecessarily expen-
sive but would make it more difficult to
put in an effective drainage system to
keep the back street dry. To have
humps and hollows in the sidewalks is to
disarrange the whole plan Of the eity
front, and to present an uneven, unat.
tractive appearance.
The social party given last evening by
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Bartlett, at their
elegant new residence ON the hill, was q
big affair for our modest little city
About 200 invited guests were present,
prominent amoung them being Col
Chambers and Lieutenants Tuttle and
Whittick, of Fort Townsend barracks
Collector Bash, Special Agents Wassou
and Horr, and the entire customs force
of this city; also Dist. Pros. Atty. Brad.
shaw, and members of the bar of this city
Hon. r. G. Kerr, Capt Huntington, of the
steamship Mexico and many other prom