, 1888-08-16
from Hzo-dax,s Deils


t!Is morning on the OJmpian
President Van Scoy of the Willamette
University Is visiting Puget Sound.
\. a. Piummer recently sold two lots,
On Taylor street for $3.50. 4 good
sale.
What Is the matter with the Pound
master: SomabyI, had better lake
care Of the dogs on the streeia.
/ Real estate sales are exceedingly ac-
tive this moFnin-. Never before did &
week open So fatlesiusIy for Port Towr-
send.
The family of Mr. James Fox, of the
iron works, recently from Astoria, are
Iomici|ed in the new plummei re i
| deEce.
DIR. Miuhier returned from MP Sound
| Saturday and says that at every place
he stopped many inquiries were made
| concerning Port Townsend.
Mayor Learned has an eye to the
interests of the city. He is putting
three extra policemen on duty while
the circus remains hereto look out
for any lawless characters.
Learned's 2nd addition has become
very popular OF late Ga Saturday %
| lots were sold. This morning IS more
were taken and the Mayor vii! have to
plat another addition or go out of the
market.
Mr.. Lo of Woodland, Cal, has
written to a friend hero that he would
be here early in September ready to pro-
secute his hotel scheme aud .hat several
heavy California capitalists would be
with him.
Usually lot of thieves and thugs fol-
low the circus Us hanger on and while
the people are absent from their homes
tuey PROV! about for small tbieving.
Have an eye out for tIem and keep your
doors locked.
ANOTHER BIG PURcHAsE.-It has
leaked out that syndicate has pur
chased the BliDn tract of land, fronting
op the bay, between the Briggs land
and the Wilson tract. for $4,000.
Fifth-tbousaad dollar transactions are
getting quite common these days.
Editor Freeman OF the Yakima Farm
er, graced our sanctum with his pres
ence this morning. He is over on this
side to escape the August heat of that
water mellon country. His look is
cheerful. however, aud we are sure he
has good diet in the land of bunch
grass and fat steers.
A Mr.. Smith "hova to- at our city
last night, alone, in an open fishing
boat but % feet in length, being ten
days out from the Columbia river. He
stopped one day at ShoaIwater Bay and
vas becaimed two days off Quenalt
Reservation. He reports the killing of
two whales hy the QaIlIayute Indians
on Friday.
Judge Briggs and wife celebrate to-
day the fif.! fifth anniversary OF their
| Wedding. A number of invited guests
will help them enjoy the occasion.
| among whom will he Rev. J. n. Deuison
| md family, F. NJ. Terry and family and
| nthers. Judge Briggs is lively and &c
tive for boy and will not grow old for
| Z century or two vet.
Mrs. Jackman returned from Chautau-
| qua Beach today, bringing with her alrs
Bush and daughter AMI Mrs Lnuise
Pallock and dauhG'er. Mrs. Pallnci is
from Washington, D. C ard is tho first
kindergarten teacher in America She.
| began her work twenty-five years ago
and has a large training school in the
Capital city. She and her daughter have
been attending the teachers institute 10
| San Francisco and have come for 4 visit
to their friends-Judge Bush and fam
| lily OF Seattle and 10 see Puget Sound
Fbe party accompanied by Mrs Jack
man will visit Neah Bay aud Victoria
this week
| AN OPPOSITION Boat The steamer
Evangel has been thoroughly repaired
and reftted throughout, and is now on
her old route between Seattle. the
islands of Port Angeles, calling at PORT
townsend each way. The merchants
and people of Seattle will doubtless e6
courage this steame., as by having &
| -egular boat from Seattle TO the islands
lCd return the greater part OF the trade
will come to this city: while, if Commune
cat;on is not regular, portion of thi!
| valuable trade will be diverted else
| where. The enterpFising merchants o
| Port Townsend are making a Grea
| fort to conce eatrate the trade at tEei
ty, and unless the Seattle merchant:
| support a regular boat on that Toutt
they will succeed. The manager OF sh1
| Evangel is Mr.. Thos. Guwsu, who vii
do everything in his power to maxi
| things pleasant fer the travelling publi
and shippers.
The sad intelligence reached this cit,
!ast evening that Mr.. s. Waterman
senior member of the firm of Wa;erma
& Katz, SO long ard so favorab!y know
in this city, died yaste:day in San Fran
cisco. Mr. W left Port Townsend
few weeks ago in very poor healtt
Rheuma, ism zeemed to be the oEi
trouble, and it wcs hoped that a fe'
| weeks sojourn to the Hot Springs woul
! fully restore him. He grew worse, how
ever, AID went TO Sau Francisco for th
nest medical treatment. He continue
|, | to fail aud on Wednesday, telegrapbe
| 10 irs. Waterman who baStene1 10 hin
She arrived, so We are informed. just
, | tins for a goodbye, as Mr.. W. expire
within two hours OF her arrival.
THIS is sad news to our city. NJ
Waterman has dnne very much to bull
= up the magnificent business of this gre
ifrm which ranks but third in the who