, 1886-07-01

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WALLA WALLA, June 23-Arrived
here this morning \ thunder show
er has settled the dust and cleared
the atmosphere. This afternoon we
go with Col Frank J. Parker and
wife, Of the Statesman, for a drive
through the valley. Rich fields of
waving grain, green trees, prosper
Gus looking farm houses. and a
thriving town have already warned
us that We have escaped the alkali
desert and have got back to civiliza-
ton Col. Parker has the finest
cabinet of mineral specimens we ever
saw.
PERsoSALs.-Hugh Glenn, former
ly of Port Townsend. now has charge
of 4 carrier route for the Portland
Neics, extending over half the city,
We called on himself and family at
their home in the western portion OF
| town. = =
Francis II. Cook, of newspaper fame
at Olympia and Tacoma, and who
started the first newspaper at Spokane
Falls, traded his last journalistic
plant for a tract of land about q
mile from the Falls, where he and
his family are growing up with the
country He has Il small saw mill
and is also working ON scheme tc
get up Fair ASSOCIATION and make
d city park. :
j. A Comerford, formerly of Tacoma
Ledger, is at Spokane Falls putting
in his Lest Heks as editor of the
Spokane Miner, a sixteen-page
monthly journal whose character is
indicated by its name, and a paper
well calculated to reflect credit ,upor
the fraternity of the whole north
west. 1t compares favorably with
the best publications of its kind in
Chicago, and has not a rival worthy
of the name on the whole Pacific
coast. Its location is in the center
of.a large scope of country rich in
minerals, and its future is assured
* =
Our young friend and former
school mate, now Cadet John L. Hay
den, surprised us Tuesday on the
train. He IS just home from Annap
oils to spend the summer vacation
with his people, Maj, j. r. Hayder
and family at Olympia. johnny" i.
now a tall young man, and is doing
credit not only to his relatives but tc
Washington territory. His examin-
ations have shown him to bo q long
way above the average.
Major Ruth, of the Chicago Inter
Ocean, is making tour of Washing
ton territory, and will be ia Por
Townsend in few days. We me
him at Spokane Falls. He is one o.
those wideawake persons who see.
more in a day than an ordinary mar
would in month. We may expec
something interesting from his facilt
pen. =
PORT TOWNSEND To BE LLUSTRATED
Coming down from Spokane Fall.
we had the pleasure of meeting Z
V. Smalley, of the ST Paul and Min
neapolis Northwest. Mr.. Smalley i.
making one of his periodical tour.
"out west" with his private car, anC
will be in Port Townsend about the
18th inst, accompanied by an excel
lant artist, and will remain day o.
two sketching the town and writing
it up for his journal. His genial aid
Major Tedford. is also one of the
party. The sketches formerly made
OF the town were not satisfactory to
Mr.. Smalley, and be decided to bring
his special artist and do us up" him,
himself. The visit and its result:
ought to be appreciated by every
citizen. = = =
Maj. Pinkstone, of the S. f. AHc
staff, is doing" Walla Walla pre-
paratory to trip north and east
= & !.
Dr., Candy, formerly of Puyallup, is
now real estate agent at Spokane
Falls, and is doing a lively business
Hon. Paul Sirobach, who recently
visited the Sound, is also doing &
large business in company with hi,
con and MIR. Munter,;: principally il
real estate transfers, loans, etc.
THAT NJ. E. COLLEGE.
The NJ. e. conference committee
on location of a proposed college OF
Puget Sornd, met at Tacoma on the
10th. and as a member thereof We
doubled on our track from Vancouver
and returned as far as Tacoma to
meet the other members, The COM
mittee adjourned without definite
action, and win meet again in Seat
tie July 2S:h. Tacoma is pulling
real hard for the location, but Port
Townsend has the inside track and
Will surely be successful if her clti.
zens realize the importance of the
sliaation enough to make up liberal
bonus 1t can be done. This chance
should nct be lost.
| General Hazard Stevens has in
trodqeed bill isto the Massachusetts
Legislature which is Intended TO 70, ce
GYeFy one to vote. but If was ci,ruaII,,