Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-04

Allen Weir, editor of the Argus, has
returned from an extended visit to San
Francisco.
~. Hinklev and G. ID. Davis have
kilograms awaiting them at the office of
the Western Union Company in this
city.
A ten Thousand dollar school building
is contemplated at Port Townsend. The
people cannot do better than build such
house.
There were thirty-fo arrests made
by the police during May, and $17210
turned over to the City Treasurer by
the Police Justice.
Schooner Courser has taken to Bur
rard Inlet the two locomotives brought
over the Northern Pacific road for the
Canadian Pacific company.
The Kendall Company played six con-
secutive nights in Port townsend, and
did we'll, pleasing the people, and being
suitably rewarded in return.
Mr.. Yesler Yesterday began the con-
struction of another three-story frame
building on his wharf, intended for the
storage of mouldings and work of that
nature in connection with the sawmill.
A report is in circulation that the Ia
coma saw mill has secured contract to
supply 10000, 600 feet of lumber to
the Panama Canal Company. That
would be a pretty big contract, good
deal the biggest, in fact, ever let On the
coast, and We sincerely hope it is true.
he Commissioners of Lewis County
want several bridges built, and adver-
| tlse in our columns for bids for doing
| the necessary work. We have several
| citizens noted as bridge builders, and
they will no doubt take note of this
chance to get first class work In their
line.
The delays in the court in connections
with the Yesler-Colman injunction. pre-
| vent all work upon the north arm of the
fesler wharf, and In consequence that
structure Is getting in dilapidated
| condition. A short further delay will
make parts of 1t absolutely dangerous
A settlement of the question should not
30 put g Il much longer.
The forthcoming issue of the West
| Shore will be, for Seattle, the finest adj
vertisement ever sent out, and too many
copies of it cannot se put into circula-
ton. The illustrations will be of the
finest description, including magnifi
cent view of the town, the most SNOWY
buildings. etc. 1t will be a splendid
publication, and must add greatly to
our fame abroad.
| Strawberries came into market. up the
Sound, a week after they did here, and
they sold IN Olympia and Tacoma at q
| ceuts psund several days after the
| price here had been reduced to 12lS
| cents. Ten years ago, a large proper
ton of the berries consumed here came
from the upper Sound, and they were
| always later here and sold higher
Things isn't as they Ulster vas"
The Wolsey (D,kota) Journal, pos
| itively asserts that the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Company mas the
route surveyed, and 10 about to build a
road from Wolsey to Bismarck. Vol.
sey is one of the towns aiming to be tile
| capital of the Territory TO be made BY
the division Of DAkota-Bismarck, the
capital. in the north. and Wolsey in
the south.
The early closing movement has taken
a new start among our merchants
Every stere employing clerks signed an
| agreement last week 10 Close at ! o'clock,
4 hAA4 OLA nAVt rAt4CS Ctb6Ca ot VIM uOuk
except one, the Kline store on CONNER
cial street. The other dealers feel deep
| iy aggrieved at this breach Of faith on
the part of Kline, who. it is hoped, will
yet sss she error of his ways, repeat and
do better.
The st. Paul, Minneapolis and Man
lteba Company is suing the Northern
Pacific to recover certain lands patent
| ed to the Northern Pacific in MInnsso-
IA ON account of the Minnesota and Pa
citie aud st. Paul and Pacific Compan-
lee, which in some way were secured by
the Northern Pacific. but which the
Manitoba now claims belongs to it as
the successor of the st. Paul and Paci-
40. These lands are now of much va
lue, and, naturally enough, the Manito-
ba people want them. Or their equiva-
lent.