, 1889-01-24
From 'EueSdaS'S Daily.

Mr.. J. l.. Davis OF Lopez is in town.
Lincoln Poutius arrived yesterday
from Seattle.
Mr.. ". F. Newell, of Walla WalIn,
arrived today.
Master Fred Eisembics is attending
school in Portland.
There was a slight hluza at the marine
hospital yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mr.. Geo. W. Downs are CON
templating 4 trip to California.
Mc-sFs Hinds, Lewis Il HInds are
bnlldiug NJ a growing business.
Mrs. Capt. Hinis went 10 Seattle We r
terday, and will return tomorrow
W W. Ferrier went to Tacoma last
night and vii! he absent two or three
days.
There are rumors of finds of iron ore
on Iopez island, eclipsing anything
heretofore seen.
Ex-CoIlecror Brooks was noticed in
town a day or two ago, after prOtracted
absepce in the east
Mr.. Louis Thrgart and son of Quill
cine are in town today, attending to
some land business.
Meeting Of the local W @. =. Z. to-
morrow afternoons at the residence of
Mrs. Alf. \. P!ummer.
\ binding has been purchased for the
Y. VI. e. 4. and will soon be placed in
position for that institution.
The demand for descriptive matter
relating 10 Port Townsend and vicinity
is growing in all directions.
Thos Bishop, formerly of Port Town
send. but now resident OF Tacoma, Is
in town again for a day or two
Now the city ought to do a job of
grading on Jefferson street similar to
| that done on Washington street
| NJ. P. Ward arrived home yesterday
| from Seattle. He says he has had n
| hard time standing off, those Seattle
| boomers.
| the lot on which Frank PettygTove and
| Judge Kuhn are to erect their fine brick
building.
A man was arr ested i'll town today, on
! n charge of murder. He is wanted in
| the east, and has been hunted down by
the police.
Mr.. O. C. Hastings is over from Vic
! toria visiting relatives about the old
stamping ground. Oregon is growing
younger every day.
| Speed the day when there is twenty
| mile contract let on the railroad. 1t
| will stop the mouth OF ca:PinE, Uhvious
! deFannprs in other tOWnS
The Hastings building fronting on
! Union wharf makes much more impOs,
ing appearance since its roof was raifed
and another story was added.
! Leading citizens are justly indignant
over the failure thus far of the city go:'
| erDment TO grant a franchise for the
! motor railroad. It must be assured, Ol
there may be Indignation meetings held
Don't block the wheels of progress!
The travelling public will appreciate
| having the o. Il. & n. steamers make thu
trip each way in daylight through Page
| Sound waters. Strangers especially arr
anxious 10 get the benefit of the scenery
Now that Fir street, in the Pettygrov,
Ist addition, has been graded north
ward so far, it would be an excellent in
| pfOVeuiCDt IL lUt CLOSS StiHCto NCi' S'hCi
ed also. Capt. Plum is moving III thu
matter.
Chattel mortgages on hand again, il
stock. at the ARGUS office. We max
this announcement for the benefit o
those who may need them. Our suppl
ran out. aud the pressure of work was S
great that they could not be replenisbe'
at once.
Capt. +. Il. Lowe is having larg
amount OF building done on the lyle
street wharf. and adjoining it. Th
warehouse is being doubled in capacity
and three other large buildings hav
been erected since Mr.. Lowe got th
property.
Yesterday Henry Bash bought of w
W. Ferrier the east half Of block IL i
+. w. PetiygrOve's first addition, pay
ing therefore $500 Since the gradin
OF Fir street, and the clearing of severf
blocks in that region the beauty OF til
location is becoming more and more al
parent
Newcomers to Seattle and Tacoma al
told with a patroniZing air, if they Il
auire about Port Townsend, "Oh ye
Port Townsend is nice little town
but it's o the wrong side Of the Sound
Such talk of course dIscourages peop
from coming 10 the port ot entry at al
. What we need to & most is 20 have III
agents at those points, we'll armed WI
literature descriptive of our town.