Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-13

DR.. g. n. HAlPs card appears In this
issue.
Geo. W. Harris 10 looked for TO srYivs
home on Monday nexs.
Captain b. B. lutte 10 az present in
Ss.tsie. looking after postal matters.
Mr.. Isaac Csthsart 10 in town, select
ing orev for q logging camp near See
homish cssy.
The steamer Nellie came in from Sno-
homish yesterday. bringing a fair liss Of
yesss myers and q large freight
A Washington Irving salmagundi pro
ar m has been arranged for the next
meeting Of the Plymouth Club.
Miss Alvyne Foedisch and her pupils
at the kindergarten school are prepaf-
ing for q festival about Christmas
Mrs J. d. Barnes. Who has been very
III at Port Blakely for the last ten days,
has been removed to the Seattle General
Hospital.
According to the Union, they have a
l. tsater Somerindy ke-Au5In HerzSR-
Parker building.
A five-pound potato and a six-pound
potato, Grown ou J. z. Peter-on's farm,
nire miles north. were brought to town
yesterday by r. ID. Parker.
he entertainment and ball t. have
been given last evening by Seattle Lodge
No. 7, I q. y. r, has been postponed
until next Thursday evening.
George T. Myers has six car loads OF
canned salmon on the city deck, ready
for shipment to tie Eastern States. 9
portion Of this years catch at Milton.
At Granville, b. c., on Saturday night
last, a Chinsvoman and swo Chinamsn
we're murdered in an opium den, being
shot to death. Ii is not known who the
perpetrators of the act were.
The New England Hotel has at last
secured q satisfactory company Of white
cooks. All the rooms of the hotel, to-
gether with those of the Ocean House,
which has been leased, are foil every
night.
Parties thinking that this climate is
not adapted to raising corn, should call
at the Office Of Ger. w. Crane. and see
specimens on exhibition; also speci-
mems of vegetables grown on his 200
acres, nov for sale.
The WEEKLY Posi- was
issued from the press yesterday. 1t
contains the only full account Of the
exciting local doines Of the past week.
Il can be bought at the publication
Office and at the news stands.
Messrs. Downing, Collins, Hoyt, Pc
tiers. Carr and Albertson left last night
for Utsalady and Samish, on . duck
hunting expedition, to be gone ten
days. They will be Joined 10 . few days
by Messrs. Minor and Gatzert.
Il would be q good thing for the
ehain-ganR to be employed a day or
two 10 scrspinQ the mud of the planked
streets. II most places it will Be quite
sufficient to shove il to one aide, and in
other places it carted to the dump
ground.
A sample of the EIhi petroleum vas
brought here yesterday. The we'll is
down $50 feet. ssd the oil referred to is
some that settled in it after q short
uspsnsion Of work. The company ex-
poet 10 sink to 800 or 1860 feet depth,
and are confident Of getting all the oil
they want.
The Avon Club had an enthusiastic
meeting on Wednesday night. The
third act of Othello was rendered. and
commented en-. Musical and literary
selec ions we're presented. The COM
mittee presented the following pro-
gram fer November 18th: Vocal solo,
Miss Laura Z. Bowman; acts four and
five of Othello; song. Carrie v. Palmer;
Australia, by Miss Bertha ID. Piper; q
Cedar river trip, q. e. Anrud; The 5
o'clock Bus, Geo. W. Crane; bass solo,
Ed. y. Meany.
An excellent work is being done at
the foot of Marion street bv the Com
mercial Mill Company. They are fill
ing in a twenty foot wide roadway Of
slabs from Front street down to the
alley. Ii should be widened to forty
feet, built higher and then covered With
earth. An easy way would thus be pro-
vided TO and from the water front, at
small expense, and OF an enduring
eharacter-an Improvement in the two
Ia ter respects upon the costly inolines
built by the city.