, 1888-10-04

! British bark Parker Whitmore was
flowed to sea yesterday evening by tug
Tyee, wheat laden for Havre, France.
From we51escaS's Daily.
Revs. Hauge and Anderson arrived
| this morning.
Funeral Of the late Mrs. Anderson TO-
day from the NJ. E. church, at p. IN.
FiEst-class watch and clock repairing
done at tSimenson'snew jewelry store. +
Capt. Beecher who has been in Port
land for some days, returned home this
morning.
Cali at Simenson's jewelry store and
Inspect his stock With Andrews, the
tailor.
When Port Townsend gets real sure
enough railroad we'll see where all that
wheat Will be shipped from.
Mr.. W. Q. Hill, the Port Townsend
Southern railroad man, is live citizen,
and ''rustler from away back"
Mr. Fred Rexinger of Bolivar, No.
arrived yesterday at the Key City, and
will make this his future home.
Mrs. c. B. Wood aud child, and Miss
Christina DownIe arrived on the Evan
gel from Clallam last evening
Mr.. Geo. W. Greene, late of Wood
land, Cal ., arrived this morning. He ex-
poets to make Port Townsend his future
home.
All persons having claims against the
Young Mems Christian Association will
please present the same TO F. c. Harper
Immediately.
Mrs. Shaeffer, late Of Ellsworth, Kan
sas, is in town-qnite pleased with our
surroundings and prospects, and will
probably send for her family.
J. s. Lattimer, G.. B. Niblock and r.
s. Calhoun have returned from their
hunting cruise down the Straits. They
brought in considerable small game.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hastings are re-
turning home. They arrived in Portland
yesterday and will be home in q few
day. They WILL be gladly welcomed.
Rev. J. ). Anderso =, NORWEGIAN Meth
odist pastor will hold service at the
Methodist Episcopal church tonight,
preaching his first sermon here in the
~'Ol We . i1i uuBO' !
It was remarkable that out OF the four
bids banded IL to our city government
for street work not one was from any of
our home contractors. They all seem to
have their hands full already.
Rev. C. N. Hauge and Rev. Anderson,
Norwegian Methodist ministers, arrived
yesterday. Rev. Anderson is appointed
to Port Townsend and will reside here
He will hold regular services in the Nor
weglan language.
Prof. r. E. Ryan of LELAND, present
incumbent, will undoubtedly be Tenom-
mated for superintendent OF schools for
Jefferson county. Prof. Ryan's past et-
ficIent services in the Office are abundant
guaranty that he will serve acceptably in
the future.
J B. Mcmillan, the harness maker,
received VI yosterday large lot Of whips,
including gentlemen's whips, ladies'
whips and boys whips, carriage whips
and riding whips, big whips and small
whips. and whips of all sizes and prices.
Call early. Cal! often.
Port Townsend needs town clock.
Postmaster McNamPTa very generously
offered to get one few years ago. and
make liberal donation toward it him
self; Col. Landes made q generous offer
also in connection with it; but the plan
fell through for lack of sufficient sup
port.
SCHOOL TAX.-At the school directors
meeting on Saturday it was voted to levy
a five mill special tax for the purpose of
defraying current expenses for teachers
salaries for the year. This tax is author
lied by law without having to submit the
question to 4 vote of taxpayers. The
amount realized from the tax will be
about $500.
There is some talk by republicans OF
endorsing Mr.. II. l.. Blanchard for
member OF the board of county commits
sioners Mr.. Blanchard has served two
years with efficiency and acceptabllity as
chairman of the board, has shown him
self broad minded and public spirited,
and we can see no reason why party
lines should be drawn against him.
THE BULLS AND THE BEARs.-There prob
ably is not another instance on record
OF bear being brought into meeting
at the breaking ground for Railroad as
was the case yesterday when Hon. A. w.
Bash hauled into the midst of the as
sembled company, dead bear which be
had just shot in Judge Briggs apple or
chard. This was considered a good
omen and significant that the bears ar
dead who have been growing and lower
ing our road in the estimation of the
public and now the bulls will Just make
things boom. Hurrah for the Elk
Railroad which is just going to rush
through our forests with a scream of
fire. An incident was noticed OF a boy
sitting on the dead bear, eating an apple,
showing how little notice is taken OF
bears in this region.