, 1889-07-04
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The cash contributions up to date for
Seattle sufferers amounts to $S2,747. 2S.
The last of this week will occur cnci
the largest real estate deals in the history
OF Port Townsend.
Al. Thompson has been detailed for
duty at Port Ludlow, experimenting the
unloading of vessels.
Captain Henry f. Morgan and wife
arrived home from their eastern trip 4
few days ago. Mrs. Morgan is quite i'll.
Rev. ]. B. Alexander British vice-con-
sal is now located in new aUd pleasant
quarters. Room 3, James Hastings
block.
Prof. +. c. Kerr, formerly principal OF
the school here, but now OF Walla Walla,
is in the city, and will remain during his
vacation.
Col. DeCourcey informs us that he ex-
poets an American road grader here in
time for the 4th, when an exhibition OF
its working will be given.
Pettygrove's second addition is about
plated. 1t will consist OF one hundred
and twenty-five blocks, and will be sold
on an average of 1000 each.
The inner man craveth and Emerson 5
Delmonico supplieth man with all the
iuxuries OF the culinary art. Their Sum
day dinner IS III that man could crave
for
The uortoriouI Wickersham case Of
Seattle has been transferred for trial to
Tacoma 1t was too much for one city
10 sssp5 so Tacoma will divide the no
triety.
The first grade OF the new zig gag on
Taylor St has been changed and the in
cline considerably lowered. When com
p!eted it will be The easiest way TO reach
ihe hill.
Messrs. JackIGaa sad Hogg have been
added to the committee te seIicit land
for the new road. They are now at work
and it will be but short time when
their work will be completed.
This laying of tie corner stone OF the
new Presbyterian church, which was ap-
pointed to take place on neSt Saturday
afternoon. is postponed to Saturday, Ju-
Iy 9Th. d. T. CARNAHAN.
Everyone who desires TO keep posted.
should read our New York letters, they
are froa: the pen of the we'll known writ.
er, Edwin Arlington, and contain brief
comment on the most Interesting topics
OF the metropolis.
Mrs. ]. E. Meyer yesterday purchased
q. NJ. Rouse's running horse, "Nigger
Baby" ghich she will ride in the race
at the Fourth celebration. It goes
without saying that Mrs Meyer will
leave all her competito rs behind.
The Norwegian church will, in all
probability, select site for their new
church in Kuhn's ranch. Mr.. Tollefsen
very much prefers that locality, and
thinks that in few years it will be the
very centre of the residence portion of
our city.
The members of the railway party
speak in fiattering terms OF Emerson's s
De!monico. One OF the party expressed
surprise at finding such restaurant in a
place the size of Port Townsend, and
further said that Portland has not any,
thing superior to it.
The members OF the Port Townsend
w. g. 7. .. wish to ezprcsa their heart
felt thanks to the singers for the excel
lent music provided; also to the ladies
OF this city who SO kindly opened their
homes to entertain the delegates aud
visitors to the territorial convention.
The great unwashei OF this city we're
to have met in secret session the other
eveing to discuss the advisability OF plao-
ing straight, unwashed ticket in the
field. AS the ticket has not as yet been
handed to US for publication We have
come TO the conclusion that the meeting
did not occur as expected.
AAi xiv alf2N RNos1SleSu SSsltTu;lN1 L. M
Hammond is credited with 4 5000 dara-
tioR. The facts in the case are that Mr..
Theodore Dayie, Q. C. at Victoria, owns
land in this city, and through Mr.. Ham
mond gave $500 to the subsidy. We
make the correction that Mr.. Davie may
receive proper credit for his faith in the
building OF onr railroad.
The policy OF paying legislators by
the day is bad one aRd ought to be
abolished. Our law makers Ere CT
course unselflsh patriots, but they are
human as well, and they never seriously
object to getting just as much from the
taxpayers as the latter will reasonably
stand. A iust return for labor. by the
term, will have the wholesome effect of
putting through the business OF each
session with ths acme dispatch that a
man would exercise in his own pri7ste