Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-09-14
NEWS OF THE STATE

Messrs. Upset & Snow have about a
thousand salmon smoking in their new
dry house.
The raiders of hen-roosts and orchards
are meeting with warm reception
around Mt. Vernon.
The Northwest Seed Co., bogus con-
Germ, has been trying to swindle the
farmers around Centralia.
The exposition building at Spokane,
built in 1890 at cost OF 100000, burned
to the ground Sunday night.
Citizens of Pullman have organized a
vigilantes committee, for protection
against burglars and robbers.
Seattle's treasurer is short in his &C.
counts $225, 900; and Whatcom's treas
urer likewese the sum OF $1,000.
Hop-picking is in full blast throughout
the state. Over II, 900 hop pickers tick
cts have been sold at the various stations.
Mayor Pritty Of Ballard has accepted
position in McCune's shingle mill at
that place as shingle weavor, and is
now at work.
Mrs. Fetting, 80 years old, was MUIR
dered in Seattle last week, and about
500, which had been drawn out of the
bank fol safety, stolen from trunk.
"A young woman is employed as a
packer in the shingle mill at Getchell.
1t is said that she can pack as we'll and
as many shingles as the average man.
-Snohomish World.
E.. M. Pines is now employing IA men
making his hop presses at Puyallup, and
such is the demand for them that he
could give employment to more if he
could get the lumber faster.
| The work of dredging out the harbor
at Olympia is completed, and 100000
cubic yards Of earth removed The de-
post removed has been first layer Of
mud, then sand, and afterwards bank
of shells. s---si. g.
U. S. District Attorney Brinker has in
stituted suit against the Hellsgate Lum-
Der Co. for cutting timber on government
land. 1t is alleged in the complaint that
they have cut over l 100000 feet of it in
two years.
| The run of salmon this season is far
in excess of the most sanguine expecta-
tions of even the oldest fishermen. One
haul of 10000 fish was made one day last
week about a mile south of the nail
works. A haul of from one to five thous-
and salmon IS a common occurrence
Everett Times.
! The Old Dominion mine has com.
menced regular weekly shipments of ore
from Colville to the Tacoma smelter
The first car load since the rise in the
price of silver was forwarded last week
The company claims that it will ship ore
as long as the price remains above K
cents.-West Coast Trade.
Hiram f. Smith, Familiarity known as
"Okanogan" Smith, died last Saturday al
Seattle. In 1860 he took up a claim or
Osooyoos lake, in what is now known az
Okonogan county, where he has evel
since resided. Such was the esteem il
which he was held that, although life
long democrat, he was twice elected tt
the legislature from his district which is
strongly republican.
! A correspondent in the Chehalis Bee
states that several mining parties are
taking out ore in the Green river country
The mineral vein in each mine increasing
in size and quality as it is followed into
the hillsides. The soda springs between
Toledo and Mt. st. Helens is also attract
ing considerable attention, the deposits
of the salts. of soda and other ingredients
providing crust strong enough to beal
up horse.
The shaft that was sunk in that Skagit
coal mine, the location of which is con
fused with the name "Fairhaven" mine
was put down to depth of some $50 feet
where it penetrated the monster vein O
that property-a vein eighteen feet thick
at that depth. The coal at the bottom o.
the shaft is naturally harder and better
than the coal produced from the tunnel
from the fact that it has been subject to
greater pressure.- Hamilton Herald.
Captain J. N. Fry, Of East Sound, who
| is engaged extensively in the fruit raising
business, has been on the Bay for a few
days past. Captain Fry has sold 1900
pounds Of strawberries this season, the