Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-10
COAST CUlLINGS.
Devoted Principally to Warrington
Territory and California.

Charles Mel, OF Seattle, commlt'eo
suicide.
A man named David Joy was frozen
to death near Winslow, w. 7.
At Ukiah, Cal, John Watham was
shot and killed by Clarence White.
The delinquent State railroad taxes
of California amount to $64S,O0l.39.
Dan Carrigan, IA years old, while
hunting near Martinez, Cal, was
killed by the accidental discharge oil
his gun.
The Spokane Falls Chronicle says
| the real estate transfers III that city,
for the year 1887, foot up the enor-
nous aggregate of $2,5OO,OOO.
The unusual cold weather has been
very severe on jack-rabbits, and hun.
dreds Of them have frozen and starved
to death, says the Boise Statesman.
The bill to remove the capital OF
Washington Territory from Olympia
to North Yakima, was defeated in the
House by vote of II to III.
Nathan B. Sutton was hanged at
Oakland, Cal. Sutton was farmer
and shot and killed neighbor, Alex.
Martin, for allowing his cattle to wan
der on Sutton's land.
Ed Davis was fatally shot by Ed.
| Canman, at Rhonerville, Cal. Bad
feeling had existed between the men
for some time.e Canman gave him
self up. Davis died at o'clock.
Charles McClain, of WILDLY island,
w. r., while listening to his wife, who
was reading aloud to him, quietly
passed to that land beyond the grave
Heart disease is supposed to have been
the cause.
A laboring man was crossing a
trestle between Sacramento and Davis
vile, when local train came upon
him before he could get out Of the
way. He was struck by the locomo-
tive and fatally injured.
An official of the Seattle, Lake Shore
and Eastern railway says that com
pany has 60 men opening its immense
coal veins in Squak valley, and by
next winter expects to be hauling into
Seattle at least 1000 tons day.
The Dayton (W. T) Chronicle states
that q petrified man has been dis
covered by farmer in lonely gulcl
nine miles from that place. He was
leaning against a small bluff OF rock
and upon examination was found tC
be completely turned to stone.
Two men have been engaged in pas
sing counterfeit silver dollars il
Tacoma The counterfeit is thicker
than the genuine coin, and can b'
easily detected. They are made o
pure lead. The police h I'VE been or
the lookout for the rascals.
A 32-pound cannon ball was founC
at the foot of Pine street, Seattle, il
excavating for building 1t will b.
preserved as "a relic of the early days
as it is supposed to be from the gum
Of the man-of-war ship Decatur, whicl
sailed into Elliott Bay in 1856, during
the Indian war.
The hop crop OF the Pacific Coas
| for 1887 is estimated at IA, 219 bales
} Of this total California is credite,
/ with 36 424 bales, Oregon with 1890
: bales, Washington Territory with 81
, 400 bales and British Columbia wit
l 80 bales. The number of acres il
, hops is set down at 1927, of whic
2yOl3 We're in Oregon and 1927 il
9 Washington.
Fred Neitzel, proprietor of saloo
$ in Old Tacoma, was murdered by a.
unknown person, who escaped, but i
wounded condition. Neitzel wa
shot through the body by his assa
ant, who was secreted in the saloo
i, and attacked him while he was coun
ing his money. The police pursue
Z. the robber and shot him, but he coul
not be found.
: According to an exchange, a ma
D stood in the street at Ruby City, "
t T., and killed two deer. The peopl
! of the different camps were KILN
\ about 100 per day. One man too
!, forty-four to Spokane Falls. Thi
winter will thin out the deer yer
e much. When they are sold at all
t large one will bring 81 so, and SOM
: times a man cannot give them ava,
t The total mileage of railways
G Washington Territory is summed u
e at 1906. The number of miles OF
4 Grated by each company is as follows
e Northern Pacific, 5642; 0. R. & \
Co, 2S99; Mason county lines, Al
Puget Sound Shore railroad, 23 Sp,
! kane and Palouse railroad, 43; Seattl
q Lake Shore and Eastern railway, AZ
y, Columbia and Puget Sound railroa,
= 445; Olympia and Chehalis r. r.,
0 1t is reported, says an exchang
that the Samish oyster bed, at til
! southern end of Bellingham Bay, Ia
been carried out to sea. The bee
n were situated on the shoalwater fiat
e which froze over during the cold sna
Il last week. When the tide came
the ice tloated, with the oysters az
: herring to the under surface, and wit
), the ebb tide the entire field was ca
+ ried out to sea. The damage to til
u oyster industry in that locality wi
:, aggregate several hundred dollars.
1 ne Dazed The Landlord.
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