The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-21

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fssszFsTs< died from tack Ct support
t-fss ssfaoa for wages and rssas~vlaf fss.
soSess tfse suspension. ard 4, r~<1~~,
Ire nfsstorianes os she venture The
Lsssaf z2s DESTROYED tss are ar,
ThanksgfvIng night
In lSSs Ae~>r~. Alexander g~yr and
Edmond 5. Mesnv started tn. -sy,s.zs
-svRsN<fl- As is name indicated. Il
vas Designed strictly xs . commercial
psf~rs ard FOR souse weeks vas de-
voted exclusively 20 market reports.
stock qssoszssons. etc. Rs degrees It's
sphere Was essl.rgexa until anailv il
contained daily an epfs0ue OF passing
events, isssl and general. in addition
70 ronna~yrasl matters. shortly be-
lore the IRE il passed snso other hands.
After parting with his interest in
The J.wsaei Mr. Begg issued = hand-
some weekly pApe- called the tEss7xya.
the fate of which il ankrcxn 20 the
writer, A. copy has rsos been seen FOR
some weeks.
Uf SUNDAY rspers Seattle has had q
snrsest IN The IaSs year. The names az
shree or four of these cannot row be
recalled, nor are they worthy Of men,
sissn- TIE disastrous IRE az June 8
hasfened she demise 81 those in \
noFllund condition. and no effort has
neen made TO resuscitate them. TIE
Ssav, The eldest of the SUNDAY issues.
Was started In fsss By journalist
naned Blake. who has since taken np
his abode IN New York city. He was
succeeded by Kirk c. Ward. who. bv
reason of his connection with 20 MANY
papers. Ia Seattle and elsewhere. may
oe regarded as the rBoss irrepreSssssse
journalist in our midst. since the
nre. which included the SIR once
anseng It's victims, this pioneer san
day paper has been issued in an en-
iasged aud much improved: form.
The B,sfgef Is the only other SUNDAY
paper whseis survived the memorable
Ere 5. Il Frazer, its editor anu pro-
prsetor. had issued the first nariler
Only few weeks before. bat in the
brief interval amply demonstrated his
fitness for the talk he had undertaken.
IL WAS steadily increasing I'm popular
favor when the fire checked il rrp-
gEess. ReSuming soon after that
event, Mr.. Frazer continued is pub
itcafion until he Vas called 20 the eesi-
fortAl chair of the Press, when be dis
posed OF the .Sssssaas Badger 10 three
gentlemen well qualified 20 conduct
il 10 q successful Issue. Under the
new management i; lids fair long TO
occupy the field in a manner highly
ereditahle TO ali concerned in it, pub
LEGATION.
KfrrrTAs COUNTY
The Ksssisas Lecaiss1, published
weekly by ID. j. Schnehly, is now in its
seventh year. For nearly six years it
had gone on prospecting aud enlarging
and improving until il was credit
alike TO the publisher and the CITY.
when. on the night of July 4 last. the
Office and contents became a prey TO
the flames which destroyed so large a
part of Ellensburg. The disaster was
overwhelming" said the editor. in a
small sheet Issued two DAYS later. but
IL only temporarily checked the career
of the Locaiiser. A new plan; was i'm
ordered, and the paper has
ere this been restored 10 its original
size and usefulness. Over three wears
ago the same journal experienced a
check by the freezing OF
the Columbia river. save on these
two occasions there has been no inter
rnptlon To the growth and progress of
the iocali.sT, which steadily improved
a. the yesrs went by. Mr.. Schnebiy
publicly acknowledged his Obligations
TAI Colonel A. n. Hamilton, of the
capital, who promptly and generously
placed type and presses at has dis
posai, and thus enabled him To issue
the small sheet above referred 10. Ii
is extremely gratifying TO note these
of practical sympathy. which
occur much more frequently among
menb,rs OF the press than in any
other profession or calling.
The kiEeastssyp Capital q journal of
the same dimensions and general ap-
pearance as the LncaiszeT before the
rire, il drawing toward the close of its
second year. Like its CONTEMPORARY
il has always worn thrifty and pleas
ant face; the advertising patronage of
both papers being excellent in quality
and quantity. The CcpisoI has an
able editor in the person of Colonel A .
y. Hamilton. who has given ample
evidence of his fitness for that posi-
ton.
LEwis COUNTY.
The pioneer journal of Lewis county,
the Chehalis Bee, is now in its seventh
year. Ii is issued weekly, in the town
of Cbehalis. by Owen 4 Morrison, at
81 per snnum. Judging from the ad-
vertising columns of the Bee. IL Is mag
ing for its worthy prcprietors hand
some sum above expenses. IL Is evil
dent that Mr.. osen, the editor. does
not regiect the local department.
which should be the salient feature OF
every journal. in city or country.
The Centraiia Neaes. a weekly jour-
nal pnblished in the town Of CeDiraiia.
Lewis county. by A. E. Partridge. has
just entered its fifth year. II is crafty
ing to note that the togn has out
groun the weekly, which was from the
start bright. well printed and well
edited paper, rejecting edit upon
the publisher. One month ago Mr..
Partridge commenced the publication
of the DAILY Aeses, which makes a bet
ter appearance than many first daily
seen in older and larger towns than
Centralia-
lincoln COUNT.
The Lincoln T9ra>s is Published
weekly in Davenport, Lincoln county.
by Frank n. Dallam. the originator OF
the Spokane Rerscss. The Times is
now in its seventh year, with good
prospect Of a long and useful career
As long a. Mr., Dailam rsta;ns his
control, Ii will sngte~fionahgy survive
4 g. y a.
dant proof of his ability 10 conduct 8
journal successfully where success Il
pos-ib.s.
Nearss ~ , and half years ago the
Sprague myi was first published BIZ
Frank NJ. sFtnship. Its columns bear
evidence of prosperity, and il viii
donbtess survive The mutations Incl
dent TO newspaper isie-
rIKscE ceUsrY.
Else here il is stated tina. the Pscsas
7yi5aae. daily and weekly. was pib.
lishea at Tacoma in 1878 by Thomas
". Prosch. IL vas the first psIer ~
cccupy that fleid. ard Was Published
there about tao wears. Abandoning
the terminus in July. 1919. For the
greater portion OF this period the sysb~
ave dfd well recunisrily. and only
ceased to pay Nhen Jay Cooke failed.
Tacoma in iS.S had the appearance oi
a new mining town. many of the rest
dents living and much % the busirsess
being done IN tents. Money was
plentiful. everybody took the paper.
and every man in business advertised
In IL. Stirring aud exciting events
we're of daily occurrence. and il Was q
com parstiyely easy matter 20 oil tso
ar three columns wlth strictly loc al
rapx To. ge,sfxsx AZ, 6sAa az tbs sshar-