, 1888-12-20
From weuaesdaS,s Daily.
@Small-pox on the Sound is dying on

People are coming to Puget Sound
more rapidly than ever before.
Oak Harbor's mill for hulling aud
crushing oats is being fitted up.
1889 will be noted for railroad build
ing on the west side of Puget Sound.
The local debating club will fix the
place for the navy yard next Saturday
night.
Anyone desiring to rent good farming
land would do well to apply to the ed:-
tor Of this paper.
The outfit for a job printing Office was
purchased yesterday by Frank Zent, Il.
Greenwood and Frank Shaw.
To rent on the hill nicely furnished
rooms ensUIite or single. Apply ut Mrs
Cougill's, doors east Of CIapp's bank.
Several of our citizens are getting
some of the fine soil from the Washing
ton street grade and putting it OF their
! lots.
Ths Port Townsend attorneys have eu-
| dorsed the action of the Seattle bar In
recommending Judge Burke for the posi-
ton OF Chief Justice.
Christmas is coming. So is tie long
overdue boom for many Puget Sound
towns Port TownseEd's boom arrived
last fall, and is still growing.
Pom Pons, Uhineals, Arasanes, and
everything for fancy work, at Mensor
Bros.
Mr.. c. J. Notion, late of Ft. Wayne,
Ind, expects to return here again before
deciding on business location. 1t is to
be hoped that he will fix on this city.
Such enterprising business men as Mr.
n. cannot but prove a great advantage
to our place
The Y NJ G. \. reading room is to be
moved today into the rear room in the
building at present occupied by the
association. This has been nicely pa
pered and it will be a very cozy little
place. The front room will be arranged
| for the coffee house.
Among those most likely to be mem
bers of the next constitutional convention
for Washington Territory may be men
toned Hon. C. NJ. Bradshaw OF Port
Townsend, and Bon. Edward EIdridge
of Whatcom. They both served with
distinction and credit in the last one.
Mr.. Williams, the Washington styoet
US lsltL TIC RTult VIII
not be finished for at least a month
yet. Mr. W. is greatly delighted with
our winter climate for out door work,
and remarks that 1t is in great contrast
| with tn" rain and mud of up Sound
| points.
The fortunate winner Of the prize-the
magnificent gold watch offered by Niessrs
JagO & Niblock, was G. J. Andrews,
| our merchant tailor. The drawing took
place last night and No. 81 won. This
| is very fine watch; it contains first
class works, and the case is II carat
eight diamonds.
Shortly after ten O'Clock on Sunday
| night, Quartermaster William Hall, OF
the steamer Olympian, while crossing the
gang plank of the steamer i'll the dock at
| Esquimalt, stumbled and fell to the floor
of the dock, a distance of between thirty
and forty feet. He was picked up insen-
sible. and DR.. Milne summoned. Strange
to say, although the unfortunate man
| fell on the solid stone, no bones were
| broken, and dis.ocaton OF the shoul
der was the only serious injury he sus-
tained.-CCiOniSt.
The following from the OTegOnidn is
pretty good for Port Townsend: MIR. w.
IL. Harris of San Francisco came in yes
| terday from the Sound and left on the
afternoon train for his home. Mr.. Har-
| ris IS one of California's wealthy land
| owners and has been looking over Ore
gon, Washington and British Columbia,
| with view to investment. Mr.. Harris
comedies with the general verdict OF tho
| travelling public concerning Portlsnd's IS
| ,naU.tnhla SnpatJD1 with
| reporter before leaving for the train, he
said. II consider the prices at which
real estate is held throughout the Sound
country as entirely out of proportion to
| the legitimate foundation which exists
for values. L should possibly except
| Fort Townsend, where things seem to be
on substantial basis"
| Among the new business enterprises
inaugurated in this city is that of the
Puget Sound Engineering Works"
The members of this new firm are ID. W.
Starrets, Geo. s. Lake and III. G.. Ben
dixon. The latter is an experienced
dFaughtsman, having for some time been
engaged in making draughts for war ves-
sells at Mare Island navy yards. A plat
of ground on the point between the saw
mill and the ice factory has ERen secured,
and work begins today on a building
30x30. 1t is the intention to add to this
soon. Marine ways will be put in, and
a general engineering business carried
on. Machinery for the new enterprise
will be here on the Premier. The firm
is composed of energetic aud experience
ed business men, and the new business
| will prove valuable addition to our ID
terest.
The little steam launch which belongs
to the Idaho is now lying at Portland.
The Telegram says: "She was brought
here by the Geo. w. Elder which was
using her while plying in the North, and
when that ship made the change she did
not give the launch back to the Idaho,
but left it here to be taken away when
that ship comes to this port again.
The little vessel is about twenty
feet long and in general is about the
size OF an ordinary iifeboat, such as are
usually carried on steamships. She viii
make about six knots per hour. When
first left here she was beached high and
dry, bnt a rise in the river keeied her
over, and this morning she was Tighted
up without damage. She is very pref
ty little vessel, being fitted up with fine
machinery and boilers, and Is of excel
lent service to ship in Northern waters
in case the large vessel gets disabled. u
The Port Townsend bar this morning
telegraphed President Cleveland and
Attorney Geseral Garland requesting the
appointment of Judge Burke, of Seattle
to the position made vacant by the death
OF Chief Justice Boyle.
Evangelist Moody is preaching tC
vast audiences in Portland.
Auditor Taylor of Mason county
, loges his contest case against Day
his democratic ODD onent.