, 1888-12-06
From weaneseay.s Daily.

Prosecuting attorney Calhoun !
i'll at home.
| Those new sidewalks on the hill are
great improvement.
W. C. Wylie is having his block il
Pettygrove's addition cleared.
Mince pies and Christmas goods ar,
! attracting attention these days.
MI. K. Miller, late of The Dalles
Or, will locate in Port Townsend.
Auditor Dyer is to Lave snowy resi-
dence that will be an ornament to the
town.
BOSS" Smith is to erect large build
ing on bis property adjoising Union
wharf.
Capt. Biondi was in Seattle this week
completing the furnishing of his lodging
house.
Puget Sound was named in 1888 after
Peter Puget, an officer in Vancouver's
expedition.
Arrangements are going on in the
Presbyterian ch urch for a Christmas
entertainment.
City Attorney Geo. Fl. Jones arrived
home yesterday from Tacoma. where he
had been on legal business.
At the NJ. E. church committees have
already been appointed to make arrange
ments for Christmas festivities.
MIR. Chas. O'Brien, late o. Dunge-
ness, has removed to Port Townsend to
live. and is engagnd in the teaming
business.
Mr.. Michael Geraghty of Port Angeles
has just arrived from Chicago where he
has been for several months past. Mr..
Gersghty is very ardent republican,
and of course rejoices in the success of
the party.
Investments made in Port Townsend
real estate this winter will realize 100
per cent. profit, as rule, within a year.
During the quiet winter months while
values are conservative is the time TO
buy land.
Close up that bonus for the street car
line-right atcdy. See to it that a suf
ticient amount OF land or money is
pledged at once to eecure the line, and
then the company can get its rolling
stock, locomotives, &c.
F.S. Kinds expects to return to the
CoucoHully mines in the early spring.
The principal mines arc closed now for
the winter. Operations will begin again
about the last of February. Fir. Kinds
has considerable cunfide nee in the Con.
conully region.
The plan for magnificent excursion
steamer between this port and Alaska
EH,,A Lao t,,y
Ihrie four years ago when he was in Al
to Dol. Pulsifer. OF the Boston Globe,
setting forth the advantages that would
accrue to any capitalist who would in
vest in such an enterprise.
Messrs. H. P. Gerald, cashier of
the savings bank at Brookfeld, Mass,
and G. L. Wizard, hotel keeper of the
same place, are visiting Port Town.
send with a view of investing and
locating.
While Capt. Carroll and those associ-
ated with him are arranging to accomo-
date Alaskan travel on palRtial scale,
Port Townsend should be arranging to
secure the Alaskan trade. 1t is really
time our business community were
reaching out earnestly.
Mr.. Samuel P. Putnam, President of
the National Liberal League, Iectured
in this city last evening, at the court
house. Mr.. Putnam is quite eloquent
and persuasive. He lectures this evening
again, and tomorrow evening.
This winter will be good time to re-
vive our business exchange. and our
- 90
tions are taking vacation The latter
is afflicted with spasm OF penurious-
ness, aud don't appear to want 10 stand
by its legitimate obligations.
Friends Of Rev. j. s. Anderson, pas
tor of the Norwegian Danish M. L.
church, very pleasantly surprised him
ar his home last evening. They went
with well filled baskets aud handsome
little sum OF money, and made the oc ca
sion most enjoyable one for them selves
as we'll as for the minister and his fam
lily.
There is probably the finest opening
in Port Townsend for wholesale mer-
camille house, that can be found any
where on Puget Sound. Retail dealers
throughout the northern part Of the
Sound are naturally disposed to get
their supplies here. This is the natural
distributing point. Who will occupy
the fieldY
Mr.. Bourland is building up q very
large business. Some time ago 1t be-
came necessary. for him to spread hIm-
self over both sides Of the strickland
now his assistants are multiplying to
correspond with the growth OF trade.
Miss Lena Stockand will wait on custo-
mers in the bazaar until after the holi-
day trade is over.
Mr.. J. Andrews, our popular mer-
chant tailnr, is having q splendid new
front placed in his store building. 1t
will be French plate glass; and, In addi-
| ton to beng stilisb, will be vast i'm
prevement practically. Mr.. Andrews has
a fine stock of dress goods on hand, and
| is prosperous enough to be able to dis
play them TO good advantage.
A magnificent holiday number OF the
ARGUS will be issued this year-tiDer
and more valuable by far than anything
| in it's line ever published in Port Town.
send. Orders for extra copies, and Tor
advertisements will be received from now
Ion. 1t will be an excellent opportunity
to advertise the town abroad. At least
ten thousand copies should be sent ont.
The paper will be filled mainly with dis
criptive articles showing the Importance
| and advantages of Port Townsend.
| The local debating club is to decide
Saturday evening whether presidents oil
the United States shall be elected oy
| popular vote hereafter, or whether the
electoral college system is to be contln-
lued. Messrs. Smith, Wintrode and Hal
| Iar will arpue for Dopuiar vote elections
while Messrs. Carroll. Jones and Mason
will advocate the present system. An
interesting time is anticipated. because
this momentous question Is one that In
wolves the welfare OF The people.
| Rev. I. d. Driver is to be invited tc
lecture for the Port Townsend 7. M. U.
la. II he comes, our people will hear
rare discourse. The old gentleman Is
ripe scholar, an invincible theologian
and very entertaining speaker. Id
Isays, in reference to the rising genera
itiop, SIT has been demonstrated tina
the public can pay $50 for the education
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