, 1888-01-05
From saturdays DaiIx.

From Saturdays Daily.
Prof. o. {. Palmer arrived Thursday
from Stciiacoom.
Verona Baldwin IS again the central
figure of California scandal
Col. j. b. Montgomery is building a
steamer on the Columbia river.
The territorial supreme couIt will as
semble in Olympia on Monday next.
Mrs. Molloy will speak at the Y. NJ. c.
A. rooms at $50 O'Clock Sunday after,
noon.
Thomas Bishop is confined to his bed
with an attack of inflamatiun Of the
bowels.
Rev. j. n. Denison went to Port Dis
covery yesterday, and Will preach there
to morrow.
That magnificent bracelet will be raf-
fed at 8 o'clock sharp at the Reception
this evening.
1t is thought that the trouble with
sailors at San Pedro and other coast
points is all over.
Midnight murders and shooting and
cutting scraps seem to he taking up Ia
coma's spare time.
Y. NJ. G. A. hall will probably be
crowded Sunday afternoon to hear Mrs
Emma Molloy, the gifted evangelist.
A smallpox scare over an ALLEGED
suspicious case in Seattle is being inves-
tigated by the Tacoma health officer.
A lady III this city wears a pin in the
shape of Il fish, to hold her back bair in
position-a sort OF scul-piD, prob badly.
Pierce cnunty's republican club has
resolved to stand by woman suffrage, in
view of party declarations in the past.
Spratt's ark with 100000 brick for Sc
attle left here yesterday afternoon. She
has several more trips to make to fill the
order.
a new valley has been discovered iu
this county, it seems, by Prof. Z, E. Ry.
an. We are just finding out how pluch
room there is for new comers.
Governor Swineford OF Alaska wants
the q. 5. land law extended over that
Te -ritory-and all thinks they should
have delegate in congress-.
Tacoma people are at last getting
down to their level-holding donkey
parties. They say it amuses them very
much-aud comes so natural. you know.
@ j. Watermelon Redington, late OF
the Hopper Gazette, who had appropri-
ated a bad cold and a reputation as a
humorist, visited Wslla WalIa last
week-and they had to lock the pantry
doors and stop festivities.
Ladies who intend to receive callers
on Monday, New Years day, are inv tied
to send in their names and announce
ments to the ARGUS office by six p. M,
to-day, SO that the same may be pub
lished in tomorrow mornings paper.
Irdisposition Of the editor has delayed
preparation of considerable special holi
day matter for the ARGUS. We will try
however, to make the next weekly edition
as interesting and valuable to the public
as possible.
Work has been begun on the Tacom;
street car track. Port Townsend hasn'
broken ground for street Car line yet
although she is considerably ahead o
Tacoma in breaking ground for the Uni
versity.
Str. Dispatch arrived at 3: 80 a. m, from
Neah Bay. Mrs. George Kelly, Mis-
Lizzie Davis and John Troy were among
her passengers from Duugeness.
s. s. Umatilla will leave for Sal
Francisco at 10 a. m. The following
passengers are booked at the ticke
office: j. Swan, W. Collins. J. "
4 Grubb, J. E.ickson, E. Burt.
Mr.. j. Blum, late of the Baldwin hote
San Francisco. mas opened a very lea
and tasty barber shop on the col
ner of Adams and Water streets Som
one pulled his poles down Thursda
night, but Mr. Blum says it will be a col
day when they do it again.
Mrs. Molloy spent Thursday at th
residence of Capt. Beecher, on inVitatio
from Mrs. Beacher and her mother, AIR:
Fletcher-old time friends from Sout
Bend, Indiana. who made the occasio
Exceedingly pleasant socially for th
evangelist.
Mr.. VIM. Keane, of Leland valley,
Iengaged in very laudable work-tbH
of raising funds for completing th
Woodman road. II the man who make
two blades OF grass grow where but on
grew before is public benefacter, SURF
" 'he man woe makes two public road
e but one existed before is worth
pIaise-especially in Jefferso