Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-28


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Martin. 6eorssnry. Tbs Installation
astnmonias VIII take piaee naxt Monday
evening sspoksns Chrpnie2s-
MansHxr Ennrxrum.-Fridav. Dscam-
hes 18th. Columh&a LIadQa No. IS A. y.
a A. H.. eleo4ed the following ufnseTn:
". d John Carr; 3. W.. AndreB Mis-
son; J. w., Chaa Saith; Treasures, d.
O. Guernsey; Secretary, =. W. ARafz
The following appofntments wese 1lied:
q ID. @. Dorf; !. D.. Nat RiRz: 8. 8
M. q. Lam; J. g.. Csc. Thrza; Tyler,
Wa. Hsllidays-Inl
Mr.. Van Bursn, Of Nooksask. fhs pic
neeF bop grower Of that vicinity. SAYS
the following persons eo1fe@pisse ena-
barking u the bop business in the
spxinR: Measrs. Kelly. HAGEN. Kilcap.
M0ultrsy, Lindsay, Shea aad others.
The NookBack river bottom 10 certainly
adapted 70 the pendneiisn Of hops. and
thaFe b no reason Why theB cannot by
perseverance, make this hrsneh Of b1gi-
nsss financial suncess.-Rersifls-
About this time. the newiy elected
county officers ara skirmishing around
for bon0smen. Il seane 10 Be duty
fnoumhent on the Wealthiar citizens %
warrant and defend the county aRainss
all possible loss throagh the Ignorance,
oarslesspeas % rascalify Of its chosen
servants Columbia eounty's sfioiais
must rustic up bonds IN the following
amounts: W. Il. Marquis, Sheriff.
5000; W. r. MsFquiss. a. Tax Col
iscfor, $4,000; J. A. Kellogg. County
Auditor, $500; J. h. GonRh, Probate
yadRe, $40 900; Garrets Romains, As
sessor. 5000; John Patrick. SURVEYOR.
$1,000; 2. O. Miller, Treasures, SIS 0o0;
DIR. Emil Boriea. Coroner, $1,000. Con
stables bonds ara fixed By law 81 l.o00
and justices Of hePeaoe, e500.-Cslu1n
bid ChrDHiels.
A. s. Watt, right-of way agent for the
o. Z. 4 N. Co, 10 making good grogreEs
on she projected branch line from Pres
cost Is miles out into Eureks Fiat.
Some Of the farmers are donating the
right and some charging according to
the smount Of prospective damage to
their places The HIGHEST sum paid
thus far IL e650. Mr.. Watt states that
The road viii be built In the spring and
completed In time 10 haul next years
crops. The terminus for the present
time will be on section y, township 10,
range east, at Bowman's ranshs though
he believes the intention 10 TO ultimately
extend she road TO SsRrhuok. IL will
| tap tia uppef part Of the lower has. The
work Ia proceeding under orders from
President Elijah smith through General
Manager PRESCOTT, and is without doubt
strictly bona fds.- WaiLa Walla Journal.
Henry O. Hale. g railroad engineer Of
acknowledged ability, died AZ Tum-
He came 20 this Territory IN 1879. IN TIE
employ Of the N. p. Z. 4. and took q
leading part in their Geld work fer ten
OF twelve years since then be has BEEN
connected with other railroad opera
| tons, the most recent engagement being
With the Satsop Railroad Company. his
health has beer failing for several years.
and within few moths consumption
gained . strong hold upon him.
About three months ago be was com
PEELED 10 quit work, and since tSen has
rapidly declined In strength. He leaves
q wife ano three children, tvo of The
latter being married daughters. BE
vas buried under the auspices Of tbs
Masonic fraternity, Of which be vas 90
honored member.
A gentleman from San Juan Oosnty
accosted an Argus reporter 10 Seattle
/ last evening WITH the Information that
most of the passenger travel from the
islands vent by the inside route these
| DAYS to Seattle, instead Of coming aoross
/ TO Port Townsend-0n account OF poor
| accommodations on the regular route
direct to this place. He also added q
query as TO ~hy the Port Townsend
| Board Of Trade was not moving In this
| matter for the interest Of the teWn. We
could frame no excuse for the deiin-
quency and lack Of public spirit referred
| 20, and had 20 vicariously bear q merit
| ed scoldinQ for the whole basiness com-
munisy Port Tosesssnd Argus
The Argus must blame tue enterpris-
inc Seattle merchants for this ''passis &
BY" rather than her Board of Trade.
seattle merchants dOn't sleep Is hours
ont Of the "a.
Commenting upon the activity Of the
real estate market and general business
here and elsewhere, the Oly1pia Par
tisaa says: "fhe two cities OF Seattle
and Tacoma seem 90 be quite prosper
Gus and are having somewhat OF boom
Seattle's comes from the everlasting
push, enterprise and ambition VI her
citizens, while that of Tacoma 10 made
for thsm, and fed snd kept up BY cut
eide supply and capital. Property for
the last three months has been advane
ing in Seattle. There has been regain
lRe Of q part Of what bad been lost dur
ing the last two years. With admission,
the Stase in ali it parts. portions, cities
and towns, would boom. MaHy men
who are In the East, would come West.
bring capital TO invest Ia every business
and branch Of industry. Seattle and
Tacoma would grew, IS would every
other town in the Territory. Olympia
Weuld boom little. being the first CAP
ita, Of the new state Of Washington"
United States Land Aeeat Carson. Of
Olympia, has been IN this county for Q
week past investigating vafioss claims,
and will return again soon and make q
more extensive examination for fEandu
lent entries. De expresses q desire to
cause 10 be cancelled thoss entries only
where the parties have fraudaieztly We
lated the Law in taking the same for
speculative purposes, and where no en-
deavoF IL being made TO improve the
same. A fes claims have already been
esncaled on bis motion and trial, and no
doubt otheFa Will follow. Those Who
are honestly endeavering to comply
with The spirit OF The Law need have 10
fear Of molestation. Where malice
prompts cowArdly persons 10 report on
their neiehboFs, abe animns # the in
fos mant b weighed carefully. Mr..
Carson says that the Lake Whateom
timber lands nov held by 6tinson 4
PARK. Of Michigan, will no doubt be can.
ceied; that be 10 especially after the
heavy land arAbnaFs. He will son visit
Lyndon and Blaine for the purposs Of
looking for fraudulent entFses.-Rs
eeifls.