The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-24

Judge ]. W. Langley, of the superior
court Of King county. has returned from
visit To the Worlds fair and to his old
home in Illinois. 81 was proud and graft
fed. he says. with the Washington state
building. liz is so thoroughly character
istie OF the state, and so we'll displays our
resources. l met many people ut my old
home who had visited the fair and all had
especially noticed our building. Califor-
nin Is well represented. too. but no man
from this state need feel NJ all ashamed of
our exhibit. / had splendid time. and
was specially gratiiied at my old regiment,
the One Hundred and.T wenty-fifth Illinois.
deferring its annual reunion in order that
might attend. My old home is at Cham
paign, but We me. AZ DanvitIe. in
vermiilion county. met a Mr..
Daniels. wealthy man whose
interests are in the working of coal. He
was In Seattle early in the year. and was
among the most enthusiastic admirers of
the Puget sound country. had great
many inquiries for former residents who
are now engaged in fruit growing on Orcas
and WILDLY island, where there is quite a
colony from Illinois. / found that many
people who had visited the fair had con-
next year. The wheat crop and corn crop
are both very poor this year in that state,
the season having been very dry. AL
though the state is we'll cultivated, there
are many who intend 10 seek new homes
in the far West. and Washington seems to
be their first choice"
James f. Wardner, the well-known min
ing man, Is again IN town stopping at the
Grand. II have just come down from the
Methow, where the big gold strike was
made not long ago. | tried to get hold of
the property. but the boys want q great
deal for 1t. By the way, however, do you
know that q great many prominent min
ing men are going TO South Africa? Jack
Hammond, president of the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan mines in the Cosur d. Alenes,
and V. NJ. Clement, general manager of
the same mines, have gone down to johann
nisberg for big syndicate headed by d. o.
Mills. Hammond has come back for his
family"
The first excursion party by the Grea.
Northern road and the connecting steam
ers and stage lines left here yesterday
morning under the personal escort of Mr..
l.. MaeLean. of Chelan Falls There were
about dozen people In the party, among
them being Mr.. and Mrs. s. Watts and
their son, A. Watts, who are making
tour of America and have been to Alaska,
Mr.. W. ID. Perkins, Mr.. NJ. j. Iyers. Mrs.
II. Brace, Mr.. Martin McGrsth, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ii. Morrison. of Snohomish.
Nearly all of the party will remain on
Lake Chclan the full twenty days which
they are allowed.
DR.. Charles Fl. Payne Of New York.
secretary of the Educational Society of the
NJ. f. church at large. who has been
spending conference week with Mr.. and
Mrs s. L. Crawford left for Portland
Monday evening. lie will attend the
Oregon conference at Albany, after which
he will take trip through the Yosemite
valley and after that attend tho California
conference at Pacific grove.
Mr. Frank Greene. the founder OF vir-
gina City, located on the Columbia river.
near the mouth OF the okanogan, has
been in town Tor several days. lie has es-
tahilshed store at the new town which,
IL is expected. viii be the supply point for
the okaaogan river country. and has been
purchasing his stock OF goods here.
Mrs. Taft. of Portland. Miss Bowman,
Of Allegheny, Pa. and Mr.. J. III. Chas-
saing. OF 81 Loais. compose a tourist
party at the Northern. Mr.. chassaing is
one of the propriesoEs of the Liadell
hotel In IS. Louis.
Mr.. ana Mrs. F. T. Stone, Miss J. L
ssoae. Of San Francisco. and Miss Annie
T. L. Stone. of Boston, are tourists stop
ping e, the Rainier.
Mr. sn1 MEs c +. Barnsiae and child.
Of Concord, y. II. Who have bcen on the
Cosss for month pass. are sgain st the
I Rainier.
Or. and Mrs. Renwiek r. Ross Of Buff.
faI9, y. Y, arc tourists stopping ST the
Northsra.