, 1886-04-22
From YrsIrrdaJlDaiiS

The Merry Makers left for Victoria
/ this morning.
George O'Brien, of the Gail, arrived
hons yesterday from Leland.
Another Seattle hotel, the Brunswick,
i in the bands of q receiver
The East Portland Star, new demo-
cratic paper, has reached our table.
a gentleman recently from Coal Har-
Dor. the Canadian Pacific terminus, says
they are having = genuine townsite boom
over there.
Don't fail to examine the Ankado
novelties in the millinery line at Mrs.
Flora D Browns new store IL the
ARGUs Building
4 petition was circulated in town TO
day by the ". C. 7. [. asking the county
commissioners to submit the question of
prohibition to popular vote on the fourth
Monday in June.
Hon. L. P. smith, of Seattle, died there
Yesterday. He was a highly respe ted
citizen, having served twice as mayor Of
Seattle, and was also twice elected to the
Legislature from that county.
Judge Norris wants all bills due the
late firm Of Norris & Williams paid to
him on or before Nay lst, and all claims
against said firm presented to him for
payment.
Postmaster Learned has leased the
Francis Hotel to Fred. Bradshaw and
Jas. Donovan, two young men who are
not unknown to our citizens, and who
will doubtless drive hourishing busi-
ness at that stand.
Mr. E. W. Devoe, supt. OF the new
public building, has received his com
mission with orders to await orders from
the office of the supervising architect.
He has written to Delegate voorhees,
presenting the anxiety of the public
here that the work on tine work on the
building should commence as soon as
possible, and urging that the matter b
pushed with all reasonable dispatch.
We had the pleasure today of seeing
most excellent may Of Port Townsend
and surrounding country, the artistic
handiwork OF Mr.. Chas. Braetsch, civil
engineer, of Irondale. 1t is on blue
ground with white lines, and shows up
nicely. Il has evidently been drawn
with skill and pains-taking precision,
and shows Quimper Peninsula to per-
fection. 1t can be seen at the bank.
President Laudes, of the Board of
Trade, has received a number of copies
of the pamphlet recently published by
the Territory, containing Governor
Squirrels message, report to the Secretary
OF the Interior, and statistical matter
showing the immense resources of Our
commonwealth. These pamphlets are
invaluable as immigration documents,
and Will be used in answering letters OF
inquiry. They can be had by those
wishing copies to mail to friends
The Oreg0nidn's Washington cores
pondent writes under date of April 9th:
Among Washington Territory people
who are in the city are c. c. Bartlett and
George G. Mcnamara. OF Port Townsend,
the latter of whom is an applicant for
the postmastership at his place; aud J.
C. McFadden, 0: Olympia, who Is an
applicant for the Eegistership at the
territorial capital. Charles 7. Mastersou.
president OF the Pacific National bank at
Tacoma, was in Washington last week
u. G. Barney. OF Cheney, the successful
candidate for the registership at Spokane
Falls, is still here and may remain until
his nomination is acted on by the senate"
Steamship Idaho brought I9S pas
sengers to Victoria and Sound ports
as follows: Victoria, 76; Port Town
send, II; Seattle, 55; Tacoma, 55-
She brought 214 tons of freight for
Seattle After proceeding to Tacoma
to discharge freight and to Nanaimo
to load coal, she will return here and
sail for San Francisco Friday after
noon
Mrs L lOra u Brown, OF the new
millinery store in the ARGUS Building,
is at home from her extended trip to
California, and is busy unpacking
goods 1t is safe to predict that her
store will be a popular resort for the
next few weeks. She expected to
have been home earlier, but missed
the steamer in San Francisco through
missing a train; hence she could not
have an easter opening as was an
ticipated. While in San Francisco
Mrs Brown spent large share of
her time in a large establishment
studying all the latest and most at
tractive designs in millinery. She
has all the novelties and attraction
on dit In the business for this season,
and her customers will get the bene-
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