, 1886-07-01
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Miss Basins school at Irondale was
very successful.
Democratic primary at the court house
Thursday evening.
Oliver * Dyer are now selling hardware
along with their other goods.
Harry Barthrop, our painter. has been
painting about the whole town of Coupe
vile.
r. p. StocFsand, of this city, Deputy
Grand Councillor OF the United Friends,
will institute a new council at PuyalIup.
Rev. T. J. Massey, OF Tacoma, will
preach in the n. L. church on Sunday
next onthe occasion of the dedication
services.
Mrs. Mary &. Reese will meet the
ladies OF Port Townsend at Good
TempIars' Hall Wednesday evening,
June 30, at 7:30 They desire a full
attendance.
W. l.. Jones, formerly associate editor
and publisher OF this paper. hiss pur-
chased the Hillsboro (Ogn.) Independent
out and out, and is now 'going it alone
He is making good showing, too.
On July 1st the soldiers at Fort Town
send will be transferred to Omaha.
Among the officers who go are Major
Butler, Capt. Ames and Capt. Mills. The
soldiers will be replaced by Co. "A" 14tn
Infantry from Vancouver, under Capt
Bainbridge.
Mr.. Kennedy. Of the Port Hadlock
Saw Mil Co, arrived yesterday from
San Francisco. His company has already
purchased one vessel, and will purchase
more besides a tug-and will have them
all registered here and paying taxes in
Jefferson county. Good.
The Tacoma Commerce man makes up
his most reliable shipping items from
the tabular list in the ARGUS, but forgets
to give us credit for it. He has evidently
not learned yet, with all his experience,
to be honest with his exchanges-or tc
give Port Townsend her dues in the
showing.
Our saloons in town were closed yes
terday, and there we're no drunken men
to be seen. Several ladies of the W. c.
L. q. labored actively all day long, but
the vote for prohibition would have been
larger had all prohibitionists been co.,
sistent in theory and practice.
The steamer Rusiler, Capt. Hannah,
took the mails yesterday for Semiahmoo
and way ports for the last time under
her contract. Capt. Hannah says abe
viii stay on the route, and if the Phan-
tom is to have the mails he thinks he
will get most ali the business.
Democratic county convention in this
city on Saturday next, the day We cele-
brate. 1t will he composed of delegates,
as follows: Port Townsend, II; Irondale,
2; ChimGcum, 2; while Leland, Discov-
cry, Ludlow, Hadiock, Central and Bren-
nan precincts get but one each-and
none from Quilcint.
MIR. Howard Trenholm has contracted
to build the new wharf at the foot of
Polk street. 1t is to be 500 feet long,
with an IL" 50xI50 feet at the outer end.
All the stock has been taken, an assess
mept of 10 per cent. has been levied
payable at once, and work to speedy
appanIatinn Mill Ha
Thus does cur town progress.
Col. Oliver Wood has secured the mail
contract between Port Townsend and
Port Discovery, and will send q convey
ance over to Keynes Landing tomorrow
to bring the mail on Thursday, July 1st
He has a tbree-seated, covered spring
wagon which he will use for carrying
passengers, and will run the same regu-
larly in connection with the Fannie every
day. We understand that Willie Seavey
expects to continue on the route also.
Persons of foreign birth wishing TO
vote at the coming city election are
referred to Sec. l of an act passed
January 80, 1856, to amend Section 1850,
page 113, laws of 1856. "All inhabi-
tants of this territory over the age OF
twentv-one years, male and female, who
shall have declared on oath their inten-
ton to become citizens at least six months
previous to the day of election ard shall
have taken an oath to support the con-
stitutions of the United States and the
organic act of this territory at least six
months previous to the day of election,
and who shall have resided SIX months
in the city next preceding the election
and none other shall be entitled to
vote" So foreigners who have only
declared their intention, must also take
the oath to support the constitute before
the clerk of the court before they will Sc
allowed to'vote. Those who have only
declared their intention had better take
the oath at once, or they will be barred
out.
Coupeville wharves are being repaired.
Coupevilie will have rev grocery
store.
Centralia, Chehalis, La Conner, Sno-
homish, Tenino and Tumwater ure the
only towns thus far reported in Western
Washington where prohibition carried.
Registration of Voters.
ED. ARGUs:-As many of our citizens,
from absence and other ayoidable causes,
were prevented from registering their
names last week, I will call tue attention
of such persons to the last clause of Sec
8 of the Registration Act:
He (the Rcgistrarl shall, upon appli-