, 1888-08-09

Mr. @. a. Low, son Of Z. Il. Low OF
Woodland Cal. arrived here last even
ing. He is thinking of making some
little Investments on his own hook. L
will be remembered that bis father on a
recent visit Invested something like a
hundred thousand dolIaIs here.
The ARGUS ack knowledges n call from
Prof j. NJ. Miller of the Pacific Er-
press OF Portland. The Professor has
twice been the ProhibitIonists candidate
FOR Congress in Oregon. He has stood
two trips up Salt river very nicely and
seems alive. Perhaps ho came over to
prepare Judge Greene for the newt
able.
The !StiUehars PoSteR OF Portland,
Ore, paper published in the Norwe-
gian language has published entire the
article OF Capt. Johanpesen of the schr
Oscar aud Hattie recently published in
the ARGUS. Mr.. ]. II. Peterson II the
ARGUS force translated the article and
wrote n fine preface. The whole is
fine advertisement for our city.
City Council tonight. The commit
tee on street improvements will be ready
to report and there will be music.
Don't grumble even il it hits you pretty
hard. Work must 90 on and our Cit,
Fathers will do their best and wisesi
and il il don't happen 10 coincide with
your ideas don't kich and howl but jolt
in and help push on to a grand consum-
nation. Ali pull and pull together.
The editor of this paper received an
appointment from Grand Master E. l..
Smith of Hood River, Or, as Deputy
Grand Master for the district com posed
of Jefferson, Clalam, San Juan Island
and Whatcom couuties He is author
iEed TO visit lodges, eIemplify the secret
work, institute uew lodges, grant dis
psnsations, &c. 1t j. position he held
few years ago, during which time he
instituted three new lodges.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Y NJ. T.. \. was beld last
evening. A full attendance was present
and the affairs of tie association were
found in "a gosd shape except an Indebt-
edness Of about $500. IL was decided
to make very vigorous effort - collect
all out standing subscriptions. Messrs.
Harper, Brown and Weir were made a
committee to arrange for the frat an
nual meeting and an anniversary to be
held during the lst week in Sept. prox
Two persons were admitted into mem
bership.
An insurance company that IS rapidly
| becoming popular Is the Mutual EudoW-
ment Association, OF Oakland. Cal. 1t
issues policies in sums from Sl,uOO to
| $1,000 each, unites the graded assess
ment plan and the fraternai features of
other successful modern companies, and
pgys the endowment OF five equal
amounts during the lifetime of the pol
| icy holder. For those who wish to de
rive benefit from their life insurance
| while living, this company las struck
| the popular plan. By t.kiug IS years ~
| the limit OF expectancy, the Applicant :
| age ut joining is subtiacted from thai
| figure, and the intervening years are dI
yIded into five equal periods The is
| snance Of the policy iIsures the hrst IN
siallmant. aud the policy holder vt death
| is entitled 10 the next maturing install
ment. Fer particulars apply to this of
| fec.
Bark Matilda coalladen from Seattle
| arrived this morning IN tow OF tug
Queen City.
Bark Sarah Ridgewsy lumberladen
| from Tacoma arrived last evening in tow
OF tug Holyoks. She will sail for
Shanghai in few days.
Bark Atlanta Iumberladen from W.
| salady, arrived In tow OF ting 1yes last
evening. She will sail for Honolulu.
Str. Mexico arrived from s. T. last
evening at 5 O'Clock with 125 tons of
freight for our city, bringing & large
number of passengers also. She pro
| ceeded up Sound late in the evening.
Steamship Idaho sailed last evening for
| Alaska with so tons of freight from oar
wharf and full load of passengers.
She also took 2000 cases OF salmon
boxes.
Recently We published statement
prepared frem the official Postal Guide,
Just issued, which explains the situation
fully and accurately. It is valued for
reference and instructive as well. Fol-
! lowing is the summary:
There were established in toe Uni
| ted States from December L, 1851, to
June 26, 1883, 927 new postottices.
They were distributed throughout
the country as follows: Southern
states. 60.2 per cent; Western states,
I5.3 per cent; Pacific coast states,
6.5 per cent; New England states.
2 per cent; territories 8 per cent
total, 100 per cent. In sixteen south
ern states there was 602 per cent.
of all the new postofficss established,
while all the rest of the country,
Embracing thirty-two states and ter
ritories, got only 39.9S of the new
offices.