The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-02
WASHINGTON

There are II newspapers in Whit
man County.
In kittitas county there were A
weddings duriRg 1857 and s. during
ISIS.
The road that has been under con
struction up the WenAtchee IS nearly
completed.
Several logging camps are being es-
tahi he'd on the line ct the Vancouver,
klickitat and Yakima Railroad.
The Walla Walla ,lafesn0r, is the
oldest paper in Eastern Washington
having been est3b ishei in 1851
]. T.. Willis. late OF the Chehaii-
Nagget. has purchased halfintetest
in the Hicekig World, starving Demo.
cratic sheet in Portland.
Olympia has one ease Of smallpox
a man who came from Hunters Point
on the steamer Willie lie is In the
pest-house, which is strictly quaran-
tined
We can count up 25 buildings which
have been constructed in Blaine and
Scmiahmoo, all during the wear iSsS,
and there are included in the list none
of those built or partially built IN lSs7.
"a given in our list last year.--Blaine
.ioufHat
Bsrnahv Bros. OF Centralia are put
ting the largest lumber mill in the
county where the old savage mill
TODD IL will be valued Il, least At
SO 600 when completed. Mr.. Savage
i moving his machinery into the
Saltzer valley.
Walker creek has been confined in a
ditch recently made by the settlers,
and the water from The boundary line
south I've mile, % the river no longer
troubles the farmers. The ditch j.
perhaps the longest on PuEet Sound
and varies from i've ~ 10 leee deep
and from six to 10 feet wide. In dry
weather the farmers can by eluice
gates i-rirate their gardens and fields
-E2ufra Coz WhaIcom kFrcttf.
Las; SATURDAY. the eitv was crowded
with Crur a. Acne indians. who were
acting aS advised hy the Father AZ the
mission. which wa. thus That each
aud every Indian pay all his outstaud-
ing bills before the close ot the wear.
Which they did - sdvi~ed. One In
dian who hat let bill run for ssyen
wears paid il in full with interest
After thew had settled their ball the
sood father pre~euted each one OF
them with a hook and numerous other
presents which he obtained at his own
expense FarmsagtoH Register,
The Catholic church building at the
Co,vilic mission schools. eight miles
northwest from Colyille, was destroy
eli bv TIRE Christmas morning. The
FIRE wa iii covered in one OF the wings
OF the building by the janitor At =.
m. and i believed by him to Re the
resalt ~ defective hue. The loss viii
not fall short Of $4,000. The build
ing> adjacent, which were occupied by
the school for bows. escaped injury.
Il j. not known il there was any IN
surauce on the building. The church
Will be rebuilt
There arc some 70 men employed IN
various capacities in and about the
Cascade tunnel all the time. This
fore has been increased Of late for the
purpose 81 putting the tunnel in a
more safe condition 20 avoid posi- bic
&C iieutS The force has been donhled
60 work IN the tunnel They vii be
empiovesi IN building up the oribhlng
or either side Of tho track To prevent
the falling in where il IL not umbered
and already secure. This precantIoa-
arv work. when completed, will make
il perfectly safe from the melting snow
and rain, RllenssHrsi Losa!sseT.