Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-02-03
COAST CUlLINGS.
Devoted Principally to Washington
Territory and California

Seattle expended Si3o,ooo III ne"
buildings last year.
The ground is frozen three ieet deep
in places in Helena, Montana.
Sixty-three students are enrolled at
the Grangeville (Idaho) academy.
The railroad fare from Tacoma to
Seattle has been reduced to fifty cents.
A little girl of Mr. Tanner, of Wal
lula, w. r., was burned to death
while playing with matches.
A little girl aged s years, named
Goss, was killed by the accidental dis
charge of gun near jacksonville, Gal.
Samuel Ralston, son Of the late w.
C. Ralston, the banker, suicided by
shooting himself at Grayston, Cal.
At Whittier, Cal, James Miles, a
carpenter, was shot and instantly killt d
by George Parks, n saloonkeeper.
Benton, Montana, has a lady barber.
The old bald headed bachelors Of that
town get shaved three times day.
The prospect of big stampede to
Salmon river is growing every day,
says an Ellensburg paper.
There are sixty-four Touring mills
in Washington Territory, with an es'
timated capacity Of 1885 barrels per
day.
The Secretary Of War has issued an
order reserving $40 acres OF land for
| the military reservation at Fort Spo-
kane, w. r.
Charles Robinson, u young man
living in Princeton, Cal, was drowned
while attempting to skate on Davis
lake, near Butte City.
A big black eagle, measuring six
feet nine inches from tip to tip, was
killed on the Hudson Bay farm near
Walla Walla.
For the season now ended the Nor
thern Pacific railroad has transported
eastward 1900 head of range cattle
and 10000 head of sheep.
There are SG4 school houses in
Washington Territory. Value of pub
lie school buildings and apparatus
$3.50, 76S.
Missoula county, Montana, has de
cIded to start a poor farm, us it will be
cheaper than the present system
which costs $500 per year.
BY an explosion of giant powder in
the blacksmith shop of the upper Ros-
lyn CIV. To- mine, two miners were
wounded, one having since died.
There are eighty-three convicts in
the Idaho penitentiary, which is the
largest number the institution ever
| contained at one time.
There are, it is estimated, some
10000 sheep in the KiStitas valley, w
T., the majority of which belong tc
non residents.
A boy named Henry Peterson. who
was stealing ride, was run over by
the cars at Tulare, Cal, and instantly
killed. His body was cut in two al
the waist.
A coal field 200 miles long is said tc
have been discovered in Montana
reaching from the Big Horn noun
tains in Custer county to the British
lines.
The articles Of incorporation of the
Washington Commandery, knights
Templar No, | of Walla Walla, with {
capital stock of $4,000, have beer
filed with the Territorial Secretary.
A huge salmon, weighing fifty-fve
pounds, was captured in net in the
harbor of Victoria, B. c.. 1t is the
largest salmon ever captured in those
waters.
During the year 1887, the business
at the Helena United States Lane
Office amounted to 252,S4l acres, o
the value of Sl6,059,347. This is tn,
largest years business ever done b,
the office.
Two Cinnamon were drowned il
the Nooksack at Ferndale, w. T. The
bodies have not been recovered. The
river has since frozen over, and the
bodies will probably go out to sea il
the spring freshets.
Arrangements are being made for 6
telegraph line from Ellensburg to tn,
Salmon river mines. The protector,
anticipate having it ready for business
by the middle of March of the frs
of April
About $4,000 persons have beer
vaccinated under the auspices of the
San Francisco health department since
last May, and something like 10000
have been vaccinated privately a,
physicians offices and residences.
E. l.. johnson, a Swede who oper
ated a slab-trlmming machine in 9
sawmlll at Tacoma, met with a hor
rible death. The rope which holds the
saw in place broke, aud the saw thu.
freed dashed forward, nearly severine
Johnson's body in two He died al
most instantly.
Mrs. O. Caroline Meacham. widow a
Alfred h. Meachom, of Modoc wal
fame, died in Walla Walla. Mrs. Mea.
cham was for many years resident
1T Salem, and subsequently, of Port.
land. She leaves two children. Geo
F Meacham and Mrs. ]. w. Redipp.
ton. She has been for several wears
recipient Of II pension of $50 pel
month in acknowledgement of he,
husbands services in the Modoc war
III, ,n01, N 5&D ..raleq. es.,,
ss'y>Steil @ero'ter, s.ys that Hine-tcnths
% tue w'id animals in confinement are
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