, 1888-11-22
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'hursdaJ's DAILY.

alarming extent in Tacoma.
Mrs W J. Melville has class il
instrumental music at Hadlock.
Seattle building operations thus
far for 1858 amount to Sl.l5I, ,4U3.
Mt. Baker could be seen quite dis
tiuctly in III" moonlight last night.
The Presbyterian church has pur-
chased - copies # Gospel Hymns
No. ).
Two wears ago Voorhees, received
$40 votes in Jefferson county. This
year be received 4i3
4 rental of 1900 per month has
been asked for the new Kuhn build
ing on Water street
The Queen of the Pacific broke two
blades Of her propeller on the last
trip to San Francisco.
The last number OF the kitsap
County Pioneer contains 9 columns
Of timber land notices.
The receipts of the Port Townsend
,jost office we're $T2e more for the
year 1887 than for 1856:
In Sksgit county tract of 20 acres
Welded 11,O00 pounds of oats; more
than i52 bushels an acre.
The Alaska salmon output is great
4 than that Of British Columbia and
the Columbia river together.
The BeIingham Bay railroad is to
Ia complated from Westminster to
the American line By July 1st.
In Eastern Washington, sheep men
have advanced the price of sheep 50
cents head since the election
The fishing schooner, Mollie
Adams returned last night from AL
sska. reporting q stormy voyage.
DIR. |. n. Power, formerly of Port
Townsend, has been elected MEM
Der of the territorial Legislative coun-
ell.
The Congregational churches of
this section of country have an asso-
citation meeting this week at Coupe
Vile.
Superintendent Ryan and assist
snt are conducting an examination
for school teachers license. There
are six applicants.
Aessrs. Geo. H. Jones and W. ].
Jones have gone up Sound the lat
ter to have his eyes treated, the for
nsr on legal business.
Victoria people who own property
at Port Angeles have contributed a
few hundred dollars for Congrega-
sional church building at the latter
named place.
The mountain scenery was beauti-
full beyond pen description all day
Yesterday. No place on the Sound
can compare with Port Townsend for
beautiful scenery.
The Normal College will be worth
thousands of dollars to the mer-
chants of this city every year when
It Is patronized as it doubtless will
be after year or two.
A marriage license was issued yes
tsrday afternoon to VIM. G. Viii
liams, of Port Townsend, and Miss
Mary L ShAphard. of Gainshorough,
Kanlas.-Seattle Times.
Mr. W. Melville is the contractor
on the residence property for Chas.
+. Bailey. The house costs about
two thousand dollars, and viii be
completed about January 1st.
VIC. Wylie expects his wife from
Missouri the latter part of this
month. Mr.. Wyie has very tasty
design in mind for a residence prop
srAy TINT ha NAV decide TO build in
the spring.
The fishing schooner, Mollie
Adams, reports that one of the crew
who went back East recently, has
purchased another vessel at Glouces-
Ter, anu Is Ggain on his way to the
Pacific coast.
Chester Terry, by making restitu--
ton of the amount of which he had
asfrauded the government, has done
noble set. Now If he will tell what
he knows about others, the ends or
justice will be served.
There were only 4 Prohibition
votes cast in this county. But that
is by no means any evidence that
there are not staunch prohibitionists
n Jefferson county. They believe
in the non-partisan plan.
Mr.. Dobbs and his co-workers are
busily engaged from early morning
till late at night painting and grain
ing Captain Biondi's lodging house.
The Captain thinks % calling it the
Model House Several OF the finest
rooms are already promised.
OF the steamers now running on
Puget Sound, 81 were built on the
Sound; Is in Oregon; Z in Califor-
1eia; in New York; l N Sitka; and
2, the Alaskan and Olympian. in Phil
adslphla. The steamers built on the
Sound bsye an aggregate tonnage OF
1923 tons
1t is surprising to observe the
numbers that daily come from the
east on the G. 2. r. R. bound fol
Tacoma, Seattle and otner points il
Washington Territory. On Sunday
there were about 70 emmigrants, and
on Monday almost an equal number
Vancouver Nelrs
The Puget Sound Magazine says
"When Hall Bros. establish theiI
yards at Salmon Bay, this city vii
Ds Inc largest ship building point OF
the Pacific coast north of San Fran
slsco, and as the fir timber is peculi
srly adapted for ship building, thi
industry is likely to become one o
tne most important located at Seat
tle."
Among the many new discoverie
otIaluables in Skagit county ar
several ledges of marble. One tel
teet wide and the ledge has bee
traced two and half miles. Thi
variety is ''clouded" more beautiful
tnan the famous italian" It isn
tae head OF navigation on The Skagi
tiEer lCO miles from the SOUND
another variety in the same vicinit
serystal white.
.,a an express packages containin
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