, 1888-11-22
From SATURDAYS DAILY.

Taylor street sidewalk has been COM
menced.
A steam laundry would pay we'll in
Port Townsend.
Messrs. Wylie and Carroll are busiIy
engaged these days III getting up their
abstract books.
Mr.. Lockhart, yesterday took the job
of building house for G. c. Gilbert Oh
Learned avenue,
Lsayen Powell. one Of the Normal stu
dents. has gone to his home at Neah Bay
for q brief vacation.
A large driving wheel weighing about
5 tons was received yesterday 10y Mr..
Downs for his sawmilI.
The house that J. NJ. Lockhart is
building for Mr. Wilkes is now ready
for lathing and plastering.
T. c. Penny has opened a restaurant
next door to StockaRd's furniture store.
1t IS known as the California.
Dame runor says that one OF our pop
ular young men will ere long bring here
as abride one OF California's fair daugh-
ters.
Frank Bash has gone to Port Discov-
cry to spend few days with Bert
Smith, student in the Normal last
term.
The editor of the Yakima Farmer
says that Roche Harbor. on San Juan
Island, is the most beautiful harbor on
the Sound.
The Tacoma Nelcs fears that too little
attention is paid to the new corners, es-
pecially to the ladies'. How is it in Port
Townsend?
On her last trip the Queen of the Pa
ci6c left S64.000 worth OF her cargo at
Victoria for the Canadian Pacific rail-
road to transport East.
There are no further developments in
the Collectorship removal matter. Some
persons are imagining great deal. but
Zone know anything about it.
A very pleasant party was given last
Mcintyre, the occasion being the 23rd
anniversary of their marriage,
The trial of Col. j. G. Haines, charg-
ed with conspiracy in the Gardner OPT
um smuggling cases, will begin at Au-
burn, New York, next Tuesday.
We receive several letters every week
from the East asking for copies of the
ARGUS. The writers say that they wan
information concerning this part oi
Washington.
The new sawmIll at Tibbal's Lake vii
soon be ready for work. The motor line
will go out there, and will be nsed tC
bring in lumber to help meet the grea
demand now made by builders.
Captain Merwin has named his new
sidewheel steamer, the E. W. Purdy
She has been lying at the Quincy stree
dock for several weeks, receiving be-
machinery and finishing up touches.
Rev. j. 8. Anderson, pastor Of th,
scandinavian NJ. e. Church, returned
from up Souud yesterday and vii
preach in Trinity NJ. Il. Church tomor
row afternoon. Services will conlmencl
at o'clock.
At public meetings in churches ant
hatls very many people take the end O
the seats nearest the aisles, thus making
it difficult for those coming late to I'm
a seat. This is one of the customs tina
ought not to be.
The Alaska coDgratulates its reader
that the Northern Pacific railroad CON
pany will put steamers on the Aiaski
route, connecting with Tacoma mex
! season. This will have a tendency t.
largely increase the northern travel.
Mayor Learned, City Clerk Seavey an
, CoUDciime1 Littlefield and Starret wer
the only members present at the counci
meeting last night. There being u
quorum, the meeting was adjourned on
week.
Il The proprietors of the railroad additio
are making a street through from Law
repce street across the Hastings add
ten. The right of way has been gran
ed temporarily. This will be a grea
convenience.
The editors OF the Puget Sound Mdt
uzine say that they have in their POI
: session more than 200 letters from di
! ferent parts of the country making il
quiry concerning Seattle and Pug,
Sound in general.
/ The Normal College building will |
| built under the superintendeDCy OF
, IL. Melville. an experienced cou.Tgcto
The building is TO be three stol
frame witoout basemen Mt, and Is to
) turned over tn the trustee by the 9th
: March.
Frank Bartlett, Henry Tibbals, ID
o GlenuaD, DR.. Seavey, VIM. Seavey ar
Geo. Trenholm went to Gray'5 mars
! below Dungepess, in Bartlett's steam
Union yesterday, for hunt of sever
: days. They were we'll supplied for
IF0yal time.