Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-24
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Uuitsd states Astorney W. n White
retrrssd fiom Olympia last nies' oS
rail.
Mr.. F. IokIas. The well known DRY
goods merchant. 10 spending fes days
10 Seattle
Ms. Bertha Piper. Enrolling Clerk of
the Hoase, same home yesterday 70
spend the holidays
Mr.. Rankin and wife have p1rehssed
the Opera Chop House from NJ D.
Wright See sd 10 another column
Capt. Smith - Arranging for an extra
fpe dinner At the Arlington on Christ
mss The bill Of fare Will appear to
marrow.
Captain Thomas Wright expects 10
have the Eliza Anderson Running on the
seattle Victoria route again ssriy II
January.
Schooner Granger brought here yes
tsriay, from Dunginess. tvesty too
tons OF hay for j. A. HATFIELD and = lot
Of sheep pelts for the Paees Sound Hide
Company.
Miss Edith Parkhurst retained hon@
/ last evening from Salem, Oregon, where
she has been for some time past attend
\ ing school. She vili return sfier she
holidays-
High mass will be celebrated at the
| Catholic Church this evening. In order
| TO prevent q Jam, Father Prefontsine
has issued tickets, the holders Of which
will be admitted.
All day Yesterday the streets were
througed With people moving TO and
| fro, and the stores were crowded With
men, wJmeu and children engaged In
making Christmas porch-sss-
Couscilman Z. G. Ferguson, and
| Representatives Chas. Terry, and DIR.
Hui arrived here by the Hayward yes
1 terday afternoon, on the way to their
respective homes, 10 spend the holidays.
| A line stretched from the steamship
Umstills to the buoy got fouled Ia the
rudders of the Emma Hayward yester-
day afternoon a. she was making a
landing, and delayed her for shsrt
time.
| Hon. ]. X. Kiunear and w. II. Hughes
came down from the Capital City last
night via the Oily mpia and Chehalis
Valley, Northern Pacific and Puget
Sound Shore roads. They will remain
over the holidays.
Both branches Of the Legislature yes
terday passed the bill pestponing tar
paying delinquency 10 March LIST, and
the bill was at once signed by the Gov
eruor and is nov Law. This is good
news for dealers in holiday goods. who
will today rejoice exceedingly thereat.
The gas company 10 this week extend
ing its system down Mill street to the
vharfinger's office on Yssler's wharf
Several of the tenants along the way
will use gas, and the city will patronizt
the company to the extent of two lamps
one 10 be located near the saw mill anG
one near the end Of the wharf.
The Elder met with slight accident
short time before reaching Victoria.
One of the valves on her steam pumH
gave way, causing few hours delay
But for this she would have made re-
msrkably hne run up the coast. As il
vas she reached Seattle 80 hours frou
San Francisco, including her detention
al Victoria and Port Townsend.
The Willamette saw mil, belonging b
Geo. w. Wider, has received q con
tract to supply the lumber for the pey
bridge of the Union Pacific Compan
over the Missouri river at Omaha. In
extent Of the ooBtract cannot be toll
D at present, but il will amount to sevsrs
million feet. The bridge will be one o
the finest in the country. and will COS
about ten million dollars.
= To-day will be the last chance to bu
a holiday gifts before Christmas. Tn
Q rush will be great accordingly. Tn
a Davies store has been crowded for Be,
Il ersl days past, but today il will be jan
{ med. There is no finer place in town {
b get holiday goods, and that the publ
realize the truth of this assertion
. plain from the enormous patronage b,
u slowed upon that establishment.
4. Little Eva Cowies is very anxious |
y receive doll on Christmas. In fac
- the thoughts of doll, and the hope
y receiving one have engrossed her after
:. ton, and oocupisd her mind for sever
y days Yesterday while walking O
, Front street with Miss Annie Whit
i she noticed some dolls in q sho
~ window, and exclaimed: "Os, Ami
please telephone up to God, and te
!, him how much want little boy dc
= for Christmas. and am sure he vi
send IL TO me r. Tnis request was owe
: heard by number of persons standir
y near, and If little Eva Cowles VII
- during the past year, has Lost Dol
- father and mother does not get a "litt
J, boy doll" on Christmas it will be 50
~ prising.