The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-09
NORTHWEST NEWS.


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II is expected that n large colony of
Iowa people will emi9rate to Seattle
within the next sixty days.
The Press of Leattlc says that the gas
company of that city has been giving
very poor service of late.
The police force of Seattle had n busy
time of il during 1ss9, having made 1853
arrests during that time.
Elmer Lenfest has received his ~certifl-
Of appointment as deputy mineral survey
ar of the United States for the district of
Washington.
About 300 acres of coal lands have been
filed OH within the last ninety lays ON the
Cowlitz river. i'm the eastern end OF Lewis
and the western part of Yakima counties,
Washington.
A matrimonial epidemic has struck this
community. The malady is confined tn
young people. Bunch grass widows,
widowers and old bachelors seem tn be
about 1000 volts psoof.-Feyyms County
Argus.
Influenza has captured Olympia. Even
the lieutcncnt governor has fallen IA VIC
tim to the latest bronchial wrinkle. Physi-
clans say they have il undcr control, but
all the same they are doing "a land Office
business.
Ii cost Rev. J. A. Weber, the evangelist.
just Sl3.4O for forcibly ~ejectinR IA young
man ont of the Methodist church at Eu-
Htfits sSTf.s a. lew UhyS asp. htiItseEeht
pastors are evidently not appreciated in
that part of Oregon.
The hardest SNOW storm for two years
past has prevailed almost constantly at
Olympia for two days. Perhaps IA foot Of
snow has fallen and ID is hardly over yet.
Slcighs and slcts are out and the OlynI-
plans are biisily indulging in the unusual
luxury of slcighing and coasting.
After "A careful investigation, says the
Ellcnsburgh capital, there is found tn
~ 49, - I--s
5000 bushels of barley. 5000 bushels of
flax. and 5000 bushels of oats, making a
total of 9lO,UUD bushels of grain grown in
tn. country tributary to Pullman this year.
Edward Eldridge, of Whatcom, says that
during 81 years residence Oh Puget sound
the deepest snow he has seen was Ii
inches, and the ground has only once, in
IS;l-'b2. been covered with snow longer
than two weeks at any one time. He has
known three winters without any snow OF
ice.
Nothing of this kind has ever been done
before, but the senate leaders have de-
tcrInincd upon this mode of procedure.
IL is possible that the matter will be re-
fcrrGd To the whole senate for investigsl-
ton, but as there will he considerable tcs-
tiniony to examine il is more than likely
the committee will xami the cases.
Cashier Charles r.. Duer of the Stock
mems National bank, received "a telegram
from the coInptroller of the currency tor
tlsiN, announcing tiit tHe DISQUALIFICATION
papers were all i'm proper form, the L. =.
bonds deposited according tn law and
hat the papers authorizing the bank to
proceed with is business had been mailed
to-day. The bank will therefore open its
doors "Wednesday morning.-Hirrr Press.
Thc Ashland. Ore, Tidings il rcsponsi-
bile for the statement that IL question has
been suggested as to the eligibility of tho
newly elected mayor of that city. MIR. ii.
G.. Hill. MIR. Hill is AN old resident of
Ashland, but some years ago he became
involved by indorsiug for others. since
which he has held M property i'm his own
name, and pays tax on none AS such. by
"a provision of the Ashland charter, 1.-The
mayor and counciimcn must he Freehold
crs and taxpayers within the city,
An intimate friend of senator Kinncar,
says the Olympic c~orresponden of the
Tacoma LrfJ'r, reports that the hing
county statesman has prepared at least
thirty bills touching various subjects,
which lc proposes to- Introduce IN the sell
ate next week. Senator Farris has also
prepared u number of bills, and it is more
than likely that each incoming rcprcssn-
tativc and senator will be frcighted with
petitions, resolutions, memorials and
bills. which he introducing
whether hc knows they will he adopted or
not.
III. Drain, Ore, Echo gets in its deadly
work in tire shape of TN. following story:
Baron ~Miunchauscn will now retire from
the arena. n short time since, only u few
miles from Ros.burg. a man walking
came suddenly upon a fuligrown coyote.
Giving "A terrible yell and sI,ringing at the
coyote. lac frightened the animal 50 terri
bly, that, az il ran, il turned it's head first
one side and the other, looking back at
its pnrsucr. SO thoroughly frightened
was the animal that the man caught il
with one hand 10y the hind legs. while,
with his pocketknife,h he cut its throat with
tin. other hand. Ii was n cold day for the
coyote. but pleasant Ia the person who
captured the priz".
A Washington dispatch says: The ar
rival of the two sets of Montana senators
here will present "A problem to til. United
States senate which that body has never
been called upon tai decide. There has
never before been "A contcsting senatorial
cicgation and no precedent has been cs-
tat'iishcd. The mode of procedure in
these cases. as suggested by senate lead
crs. il that when the Montana senators
arrive they present their credentials Ia
Nicc-Prcsilcu Morton before either set is
sworn in. Objection will he made on ac-
count of the irrcgularity of the credentials.
The matter will then bc referred to the