, 1888-11-29
From Fridays DafIY.

The new hotel at Sghome costs So, 900.
The FIRST house ON Skagit river was
built in 1858.
At Mt. Vernon there is Daiural flag
staff III feet high.
A bridge $50 feet long will connect
Fidalgo island with the maihland.
Near La Conner this year $50 respers
and % steam threshers were used.
Mr.. Moody's Seattle audiences are the
largest he has had iu the Northwest.
Prosecuting Attorney White says he
will resign at once after the 4th of
March.
Judge Nash has $50 civil and 40
criminal cases on the docket at Spo-
kane Falls.
Every one who comes here says that
Port Townsend ia the pleasantest place
on the Sound for home.
We have it on geoa authority that
iatsrestR at Irondale ere long:
Rev. j. S: Anderson, pastor of the
Scandinavian NJ E. church, brought
his family from Tacoma this morning.
The Dayton Chronicle says OF the
Port Townsend custom house: at il an
awful temptation to an honest official"
La Conner was named after Mrs.
Louisa Ann Conner, the prefix La" be-
ing taken from the lady's christian
| name.
Miss Lizzie Crockett. on the Demo
cratic ticket for superintendent of
| schools in Island county, came within
| lS votes OF an election.
Wood L Schoonoser expect to move
their real estate Office into a room on
the corner OF Washington and Tyler
streets: This room has been occupied
as saddlery and harness shop.
! The Gloucester fish company has made
no secret OF its intention of locating at
| Port Townsend as soon as railroad is
in operation. The company will ship
from Seattle oaiy temporarily.
The Sunday school lessons for ths
first six months Of 1889 are in the New
Testament; all in Mark. The latter part
of the year nearly all the lessons are in
the book of Samuel.
Captain De Lions new house at the
corner of Maple avenue and First street
is ready for the siding. The design is
for accommodation for four families,
each having rooms up stairs and
down.
The president of the o. r. q N rail-
road company was at Admiralty head on
WILDLY island about three months ago
on q tour of Investigation. Now that it
is the proposed terminal point OF the Sc
attle & Northern railroad.
A great deal of the ocean traffic that
comes into Puget Sound is carried on by
British vessels. When Port Townsend
has railroad the cargoes of all these
vessels destined for the East will be un-
loaded at the Por. of Entry.
A. G. Philips has been promoted tc
! the position of Assistant Cashier in the
First National Bank. This promotion
is a merited one. Mr.. Philips has shown
bimself to be young man OF excellent
business ability. and has by his euerg.
and application and trustworthines
Ion q position quite complimentary t.
person of his age.
An article in the local columns OF tn
ARGUS yesterday, concaEDiDg the re
moyal OF Collector Brooks and the &C
ton OF the administration on post-of
fee and custom house matters in genei
al, should have been credited to Port
land paper. There was nothing in wa
, of reference to local affairs intended
: The post-office reference was to posts
e service, and its inefficiency on the rail
way and steamer routes.
= The euterprising firm of G. @. Cole
a man & Co., OF the City Meat Market c
this city, has opened q branch mes
> market at Irondale, from which piac
: they will also reach ont and supply th
i people of Hadlock. This move will nc
E only supply long felt want, and b
: greatly appreciated by the people {
q these places, but as the above firm ha
) financial stability aud adheres strictl
a to its motto, Satisfaction guaranteed
!, will certainly be success from the sta
q and ensure great mutual advantages.
n The tank in the rear OF Weymouth
> blacksmith shop, holding II 600 gallon
It of water. burst yesterday afternoon
d Such was the force Of the deluge
70 WaIer that the rear end Of the roof of IL
e blacksmith shop was crushed. The e.
n plosioD came with a noise that was heal
d all over the fats, and the water W,
It hurled for several rods and in all dire
q tions. The tank was Dot strong enoul
y for one of that capacity. A new Oh
70 will be put up at once. Three int
y slaves will be used this time instead
Ie two inch, and half inch j. 'ops
isteed OF quarter inch.