, 1888-12-27

of an eager desire on the part the pc"
pie for "a state government, and as such
can hardly fail tn convince the lowers
that he" IN Washington of the imperative
urgency of our demand.
ESroIu SATURDAYS DAILY.
sales ~ real estate continue active.
Mr.. y. W. smith and son are visiting
friends up the Sound.
There j. talk of Congregational
church being organized i'll Port Town
send.
The Wilson tract west of town is most
ly cleared of. 1t will be dotted with
honSes next summer
James and Philip Mtagher OF Port
Angeles are in town, accompanied by
their mother. Philip is going up
Sound
Major Bittengcr, the stall-fcd eastern
editor VIII" is to take charge OF tts new
morning daily II Tacoma, has arrived in
that city.
One of the business houses about to lee
established in Port Townsend will he Il
paint and oil store. \ large stock will
he handled.
4 large amount of lumber lies on the
wharf at Hadlock for shipment to this
city to be used in the extensive build
ing operations.
Col. Henry Landes IS ct the Hotel
Pleasauton, San Francisco. and eXpt cts
to 90 to Southern California abOut the
first of January.
There arc good many persons look
ing abont in the Quilcine valley these
days for locations. and several are be-
lug made every week.
NIr. Downs secured some cheap prop
rty-ycstcr,lay when lIc purchased that
half block of land opposite the Presby-
tcrian church from c. + ClaPP, for
| 81 600.
Mr.. Patterson, recently from Indiana,
has opened boot and shoe store on
| Wilson's wharf at Irondale He has
something to say to our readers III his
advertisement.
Heiue, the greatest Violinist of the
age. will appear in grand concert here
with Madame Heine the eminent Plan
ist. aud Miss Evelyn Heine Soprano,
| Watch for dates.
Mr.. G. j. Andrews, our popular mer,
chant tailor, might retire from business
ii he had few more such strokes of for.
tune as the winning OF that diamond
watch ratified by Jago x Niblock.
Port TownScnd's electric light service
il simply wretched, and is Il source o
daily grumbling. One thing must surel
result soon - competition unless
change for the better be brought about
Capt deLIon wishes us to state tha
he engages in his new business--that o.
building material supply-alone. Th'
ts.atement that Capt. l. G.. Barstow had
entered into partnership with him wal
erroneous
The new Hastings-James building OI
the corner OF Water and Taylor streets
will occupy the site OF the first building
ever erected in Port Townsend-a log cabin
built by the late l.. Il. Hastings ant
Chas Batcheler, i'll 1852.
The new brick building now in pro
cess of erection on Water street by tn
Messrs. Hastings & James occupies thu
site of the first house built in POr
Townsend. 1t was a log cabin put u
by Hastings and Batcheler in 1857
James Stockand is filling up his neV
quarters with splendid ana varied stocI
of furniture. He has one of the fines
assoEtments in his Inc on Puget Sound
+ and is certainly very reasonable rs L
l prices. Jim" is thorough-going, EN-
) terpTiSing business man, and deserve
l extensive patronage. Whatever els
you send away from home for, don
send away for fur r.iture.
l Commissioner Donovan of Qdilci u
? tells us that a large amount OF work ha
9 been done on the Port Townsend -Quil
cine road, and that it will be one of tn
best in the county when finally finished
The present board of commissioners ha
/, done splendid service i'll the matter c
, county roads Tue subject forms
basis for most of their extra business {
this session.
; Some of our property owners a yer
| few however, are wincing and objectln
, to the expense for street Improvement
The greater number, however, are on
a too glad to have the improvement
: made, even il 1t does cost something.
! 1t is said that the new directory +,
2 Seattle contains the names of over twely
I thousand heads Of families. This mean
six thousand families, and, at the usu.
- rate or proportion, indicates populatLo
/ OF about thirty thousand. Pretty b
= figures, but we doubt not the city vi
n Justify them.
From Clalam county comes word tn
{ Il movement is on foot to defraud NJ
Il Smith Troy, county auditor elect, out
the office Mr. Troy was fairly electe
,, and by decisive majority, the on
question being raised is that he did NJ
qualify within the time specified by Ia
i % days after clection). He took ii
e oath OF office, and filed satisfaction
.e bonds, Yet shyster trick is sought to
T. played upon him. When people get
is that they will attempt 10 defraud Il
% voters uf any county on such Il film:
ia technicality as that, it is time for rege
n Grafton. We do not know who is ut Il
N bottom OF the movement, but We tai
# pleasure in branding it as piece or e
"a Ceedinglv small trickery. The peop
= OF this free country are intensely oppos,
Va To unfairneSs. Substantial justice
"a their desire, and if We mistake not tn
will invite tricksters in Clalam 10 take
back seat. Mr.. Troy is 4 democrat, n