, 1886-06-17
EroIm NEo-aaN,s Daily.

Capt Waterherry paid Port Townsend
a flying visit yesterday.
Alien Weir ana wife left Saturday for
a trip east of the mountains.
Miss Mary Burketi, OF Olympia, is
visiting relatives in Port Townsend.
Rev. r Phillips, cf Vancouver. is
passenger on the Ancon for Alaska.
We are glad 10 see that Col. Wood is
ale to be out once more, though still
very weak.
Seattle Sunday Star, l3tl: I am SIM
ply here looking after my political fences.
I'm a sly coon.-Joe Kuhn.
The Seattle P.T. says: Judge
G!e5ne has so far recovered as to be abe
to be down town yesterday"
I. d. Merrill, Of Michigan, left on tie
Dispatch for Clallam county this morn
ing, to look after his timber lands in
that part of the country.
The highly amusing comedy, "a Bunch
of Keys" will be presented in Port Town
send next week. This company Is well
spoken of by the San Francisco press.
\ petition to the second assistant post
master general, praying for the eontinu-
auce OF the daily mail service from here
to Port Discovery, instead of three times
a week, was being circulated today and
received a large number of sigrers. We
sincerely hope it will be granted.
Dog taxes are still coming in, but
slowly. Since our last announcement
the following licenses have been taken
out: Edward Pitcher. No. 81; Horace
Tucker, IS; VIM. Seavey, SO; Chas.
Wood, 60; w. II. II. Learned, 81;
Edward Revell, g.; Capt. c. G.. Gilbert,
63; Nettie Tyler, Ga; Frank Bartlett, 65;
Thos. Bishop, 66; Mrs. Kinsley, 81.
There are several dogs whose taxes have
not yet been paid, but Spates is on the
look out for the brutes, and he will have
them YET, as he is on the war path with
blood in his eye.
The city registration of voters will
commence on Monday, June 2ist, and
continue till the 26th, at the Office of the
city clerk, in VanBokkelen's building,
Adams street. James G. Swan is the
registrar, and A. L. Teele, NJ. b. Sachs
aud G. NJ. Gerrish are the board of
registration. The board will meet in
the court house on Friday and Saturday
Immediately preceding the second Mon
day in July, when persons who have becn
rejected by the registrar as voters may
appeal The registrar will be present
each day from June 2Ist to the 26th,
between the hours of 8 a. m. and II M,
aud p. N. to 4 p. N.
Some person or persons have been
placing poison in different places on the
hill, evidently for the destruction Of nox-
ious animals. The party Or parties, who
ever they are, to say the least, should
exercise some degree Of care in this mat
ter, as some of the poison has been found
in places where children at play are La
BILE to get hold of it. Several valuable
animals have also been poisoned. The
laws of the Territory prohibit the plac-
ing of poison by any person outside OF
his own buildings or outhouses for the
purpose OF destroying noxious animals,
without first giving notice, and the PEN
atty for violation of the law IS tine
not exceeding $500.
A small excursion party went to Port
Hadlock yesterday morning on tho
steamer Enterprise, returning IN the
afternoon. About an hour was spent
inspecting the mill. Although al! of the
heavy machinery is in position, there
remains considerable work to be done.
aud it will probably be month before
tue mill is in full operation. Those who
had net seen the structure before were
surprised at its dimensions and the
thorough manner in which 1t has been
constructed. About half of the excur-
sionists walked from Port Hadloek to
Irondale and enjoyed the hospitality of
Mr.. ]. B. Dyer until picked up by the
Enterprise On her return.
Messrs. Gilbert and Pratt, of the U. s.
coast survey, are at present stationed at
Seattle and Tatoosb respectively, for the
purpose of obtaining the exact longitude
of beth points, and are comparing their
work by telegraph. To facilitate this
a set of Hicks reporters have been fur
nished the telegraph Office here by the
government. Repeaters, tiguratively
speaking, have the same effect on tele-
graphic signals that telescope has on a
distant object practically bringing near
er or reproducing the signals at the point
where the repsAters are established.
The Puget Sound Telegraph company
furnish facilities for this and other gov
ernment work, for the benefit of ssience
and commerce. free.