, 1888-08-09

hIr. 7. P. Lukeus, the GEeat Pasadena
| Gal re6! estate man, who inverted here
! Iast fall, Is in town again.
Mr. Payue's new resiIeucs will soou be
ready for plastering. L; viii br 40 nEra-
ment to that part OF ,own.
Mr.. ]. n. Gale, publisher of the O'ym-
pIg Nesr Transcript, is 10 a critical state
OF health and his paper is Tor sale.
New dwellings have beer huiIt so Ia
pidIy ont near Ben PettyEroye's that ap-
pearances tuere are greatly changed.
NTs. Pugh's new residence III Kuhn's
addition Is large, spacious and stylish
a valuable addition TO that quarter.
Mr.. Crouton has the lumber on the
ground, and ia preparing to erect new
dwelling house for himself and family.
Grade down Washington street, aud
cover up the mud. bilge-water aud nose,
worrying smells in the lower part there
or
Capt. Williams new residence is fair
y under way-most If tie lumh' being
or the ground, and the foun .ation hav-
been begun.
The improvements being made on tie
Occidental Hotel building are changing
that structure very materially for the
better.
Messrs. Graves aud Hansen d new
| firm, have made preparations 10 open
grocery store in jas. Fordham's now
building on the hill.
The church property OF ST. Paul's
Episcopal society VIII soon be orna-
mented with a handsome rectory. Bids
are being advertised FOR.
Mr.. j. f. Clarke, late editor and pro-
prietor OF the P:ldena Gal. Daily
Union, is in town, and may conclude to
invest and remain.
Work will soon be commenced on the
public building. It will be an edifice,
whom completed, giving Port Townsend
enVailable prominence.
Two non-rssidents purchased Ian
few months ago, through the ARC
agency, have just refused twice wi
they paid for it-aud say they intend
improve and move upon it.
The Olympiau took on hoard this
morning 1900 cases of canned salmon,
to be shipped east over the Northern
Pacific. These salmon are part OF
cargo brought from Alaska
Our live real estate agents have AZ
ranged for splendid "write-up" in the
New York Morning Journal-a great
paper with a circulation of 225,000 cop
les. The correspondent. Mr.. Ertel, WAS
in town Saturday.
We wouId like to see University hill
graded down and Railroad fiat filed.
few fiat cars aud locomotive, and
small army OF picks and shovels propell-
ed by brawny muscle would accomplish
wonders this fall.
Uncle Dan Logan is putting rustic on
his dwelling at the corner otTay!or aud
Lawrence rtreets, aud otherwise fittiEG
up in style-snd they do say tue o!2
gentleman looks more like q benedict
than he has for years.
The new Seattle daily paper, the
Morning Enterprise, has turned its toes
up to the daisies after thirty days brief
existence. The WdshingtOGian will
follow in Its wake unless some patriotic
stockholders put mp money pretty Fast
In field so ably filed, it cost money TO
get in. Over Sl50,O00 was sunk in Port
land III one newspaper alone, in a fruit
less effort to rival the Oregonidn. A
similar result may be expected in the
Post -Inteiligen GERS 6sld-if the hackers
Of the new concern put up enough.
Mayor Learned did proper thing in
appointing George Starrett to the unex-
Starrett received large vote, and came
near being elected. As to harboE mas
ter, Mr. Chas. Jones, present incumbent
was appointed. Capt. Gilbert had
large petition asking his appointment,
and probably would have received The
office had it not been for the fact, as al
legged by tho Mayor, that he was en-
ployed 10y a shipping firm, and the ap-
pointmont might have been criticized as
a favor to that firm. However, MIR.
Jones is capable officer, and a new sp-
pointment, had one been made, would
have been merely rotating hsnOrs
| Capt Gilbert possessed every qual.fica-
| ton necessary for good harbor master.
The local debating club duly annexed
Canada to the Uuited States Saturday.
For next Saturday evening the question
is:
RESOLVED, That railroads should be
operated and controlled by the govern
| ment. Affirmative: w NJ. HeiDsy. j f.
Mcintyre and L. r. Flowers; negative;
| L. n. Hailer, Alien Weir and A. H. Win
| trode.
Nor. ship Oregon Was sowed 10 sea
Saturday in tow Of tug MoZul.
| Nor. skip Holden was towed to sea
Saturday III tow of lug Rainier.
Nor. bark Passepartoon was towed to
Biakely yesterday by tug Rainier, to load.
| Swed. bk. Gloria was towed to Taco
ma yesterday by tug Queen City.
Br. ship ST. Vincent was toWed down
from Port Gamble yesterday, by tug
Tyee, bound for MslbourDe-seeking
crew ut this port
ANNIE's 2zADRIGAL
Miss Aunis Hall of Seattle recently