Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-18
BEEvITIEs.

The ship City of Brooklyn is under
charter to again come to Seattle.
Annie PIxley, the famous Pacific
coast actress, has gone to Europe on a
professional tour.
Mrs. Nelson Chilberg, of this city,
with her little daughter Mabel, are Wis
iting relatives in Iowa.
Miss Lillian Bell, for the past three
years clerk in j. ID. Lowman's book
store, has resigned that position.
The steamship Queen of the Pacific
Will have an extra day in port this trip,
staying here until Saturday the 2lst.
The Tacoma school district ia in
debted $l4, 1892, and an election is called
| IN October TIN 10 vote upon the levy of
especial tax sufficient to pay 5000 of
| the debt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallenstein of Taco ma
were rendered reception at their home
| last evening, wnIcn was attended by
eight or tea young Jewish couples from
this city.
Leonard Diller and Isaac Parker, two
vel known citizens of this city, left for
q trip TO the Eastern States yesterday.
They expect to be absent about three
months.
A proclamation of election has been
issued by Gev. Squire. Besides the
| offices to be filled, me question of tax
Iug or moi taxing churcn property will
be voted upon.
TIE newly married couple, Mr.. and
| Ms. Charles w. Parker, were She re-
| cipients of a pleasant serenade last
ev,ning at the hands of friends who
were invited guests at the wedding.
The o. Il. d N. Co. has issued an
| order reducing the price 81 per ton for
transporting Hour from Eastern Wash
| ington TO Portland. The previous order
only.
j. w. Hall, son of III. X. Hall, of Port
blakely, who has been spending vaca-
tioa with his parents, started on his re-
Turn to Harvard University yesterday,
To finish his course IN that institution
of learning.
The West Shore will soen illustrate
the Oregon Short Line from Portland
70 Salt Lake. The scenes to be pre-
sented will represent the development,
| resources and industries of the country
IS we'll as the works of nature.
1t is little astonishing that no paper
in either Tacoma or Seattle thought IL
worth while to chronicle the first aaui-
versaFy of the Northern Pacific jubilee
II September, lSSS. Now that a year
| nas rolled round, the event then cele-
| Grated doesn't seem 50 wonderful and
joyous as 1t did.
A fireplue was pot in position at the
4 anry.av of Front and SrRtnat Az NJ
evening. It might be we'll to remember
that in these plugs the valve 10 pushed
down instead of being lifted. At the
last fire a fireman was seen tuagine
| at the wrench for some time before be
discovered this fact.
A considerable number (said to be
fully fiftyl of timber land entries in
King county are said TO be fraudulent;
the lands being of coal producing char
acter and held by the government at
$50 an acre, instead of 81 50. as timber
lands are sold. Special Agent Cavs-
panRh Is POW investigating these fraud
ulent entries.
The Queen of the Pacific is announced
10 make bat one more trip TO Victoria,
when she will be placed on the Portland
route. taking the place of the State of
California which will be laid up for
about a month TO receive her new boil
ers. which have lust been finished. The
George w. Elder will he substituted in
lhs Queens place 90 the Victria route.
Victoria TiIAes.
The Portland base baliists, who pub
lished challenge 90 play any nine IN
Oregon or Washington Territory for
money, have taken water froa the Seat
tie Reds. Our local club is anxious to
get whack at the Victoria base ballists.
and 90 that end correspondents IL nov
| going on The truth IA, the Seattle Reds
can knock the spots on OF any nine
belonging either in Oregon. Washington
Territory or British COLUMBIA. and will
play any sneh for either money or glory.
They expect to dishand for the season
within the next thirty days. aud any
one having propositions 10 make should
make them as soon ~ possible.