, 1889-01-03

| SAeIClscs Will Dt d StTuOu Ut TIC PoSsOt
Several Chicago prominent citizen:
are here this morning. Among the
number is Mr.. Rumsey who recently
was president of the board Of trade ot
Chicago.
The vacant lot on Water street, oppo
site Kuhn's new frame building, thai
was sold this morning at administra
tion's sale, brought S7,661. 1t was
bought by J. A. Kuhn.
At the Methodist church yesterday
| after the morning sermon, a subscription
! collection was taken to raise money foI
the new sidewalk around the church
property, new carpet, &c, amounting tc
| $54.
| Air. Doolv starts east to-day, TO com
| plete arrangements for his proposed mo-
| tor line plant. He expects to return IN
about two weeks, and push the enter,
! prise As rapidly as men and money can
J do 1t.
The Puget Sound Iron Co. at Iron
| dale Id to erect extensive machine shops
| and a foundry soon at their reduction
| works. They are also contemplating
| rolling mills and plant for manufactur-
ing steel.
The committee that solicited and pur.
chased furnishing outfit for the new
| temperance flee house last week got
everything donated. Messrs. c. G. Bart
lett and Il Co. we're specially liberal in
the matter of dishes.
Captain and Mrs. Biondi have every
thing rs neat as pin about the Model
Lodging House. An ARGUS reporter was
shown through the establishment this
morning, and can cheerfully recommend
it rs possessing all needed modern CON
Venl9nceS.
dr.. Dooley leaves for Minneapolis this
afternoon to perfect arrangements for
beginning work on the motor line at
once. The work will he pushed without:
delay and with all possible speed in or
der to be ready for the rush of business
10 the spring.
The motor line of street railway viii
proceed with all due speed. Energetic
eanvsssiug has resulted in piedgiug al
most the entire amount OF the bonus ask
ed for. Mr.. II. L. Burkett was out
nearly all day Saturday. Our citizens
are gradually coming up to the standard
of public spirited effort.
Miss Eliza Payne and Miss Arnold
have resigned their positions in the pub
lie school, and Mrs Daily, from Illinois,
has bsen employed to take the place of
the former; and Miss Bray, of Mime
sota, to take the place OF the latter.
Miss bray is now in Tacoma, aud both
aides are expected here this week.
OwN YoUR OwN "HoxR" Join the
Interstate Building and Loan Associa-
ton. You can take 10 shares at $1.00
per share and borrow 81 900 at per
cent. At small monthly payment for
six years the property is yours, all paid
for. Information concerning the above
can be had by applying TO j. A. Plum,
Secretary, Bartlett Building, Port Town
send.
Saturday evening was fine Que for
skating and not few OF our citizens
took advantage OF the occasion for in
dulgence in this delightful exercise.
The following DamCd persons constitu-
ted O party at BrOokman's pond: Mr.
and Mrs. F. Bartlett, Mr.. and Mrs. q.
Gerrish, Misses B. and II. James. Nj.
and H Brooks, Minnie Hastings, Lucy
Littlefeld, Maud Sietson, Messrs. Bour-
land, Haller and Jaso.
At the meeting of the school board
Saturday a resolution was introduced
by Geo. Il. Jones to the effect that at
the end Of this school year in June and
every year thereafter there shall be pub
lie graduation exercises, and that all
pupils finishing the prescribed course
of study shall be entitled to and receive
diplomas. This resolution was unani-
mously adopted. It is a good move, and
one that will without doubt meet with
the approval of all tho patrons OF the
school.
From the report of the installation of
Rev. ID. L. Carpahan, in the Interior,
the Presbyterian church paper published
in Chicago, We quote the following:
"Port Townsend is regarded by the
Presbytery of Puget Sound as having an
important bearing on our future. II
has doubled in population the last year.
It is tine port OF entry to Washington
Territory: is the second city in the q. S.
for the amount of shipping that enters
and clears, New York city being the
first. A feature of special Importance
ia the likelihood that it will be the Pa
cif1c terminus of transcoutinental rail-
road system that has already begun
grading. In that event the greater
part of the Asiatic trade will pass
through here, as it IS much nearer the
Asiatic seaboard than is San Francisco" J"
The Chicago Adrdncc gives the fol-
loHiuR lutcIcstluk item Vi COCIcapOuu-
enee concerning this section of country
When l arrived on Puget Sound l was
| informed that there was neither poison
| ous serpentS, insects nor plants on the
| shores or islands of the Sound. Hay
| ing never seen place entirely devoid OF
| poisonous animal or vegetable life l was
| rather inclined to doubt the assersion,
though assured by many old settlers. as
we'll as new. that such was the case.
However, a careful investigation since
| then las convinced me that it is true.
| In all my hunting and fishing expedl-
/ tons I have never seen a specimen OF
poisonous reptile, insect or plant. ]
| notice On entire absence of both poison
oak aud ivy, which have heretofore en-,
countered wherever have been. As
far as l can learn, what have said in
regard to Puget Sound also holds true
of all the country lying west of the Cas-.
| cade range.
From weonesGny's DAILY.
1889.
| Now, don't forget! Write it 1889.