The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-12-27
.5IlIFIC NORTHWEST.
..,5snsed Geographic Re-
oorts of Late Events.
.,rcr SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

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''I n,ssrent Parts Of the states OF wash
oregon and Idaho-Items OF
70 Pacific Coast People.
-. ora nearly 500 communicating OF
a.lCa,hoIIc Church Upon the Umatllla
'..' Dali Of Spokane says he will
Aa!oi i ll.. Glove contests within the
a7' I H. I..'' Football, even, will be
0.'I' .n+ Investigation of the Snoho-
4 4 is s,nnty poorhouse is developing a
I,D l .~Ioi connected with the treat
Az Of female inmates
-I n[;,r Kelly and Miss Fannie Strong
II Ty5tIr Point, Or, eloped because
Q. 2!an'j not get parental consent to
'lT, , ,Yarriqce. They are we'll known in
J1srphne county.
I'll, hon growers Of Brooks, Or, pro-
49,. ' sandjng delegate to the conven-
,n ubirb las been called for January
~'. u ', sacramento. They meet next
Wednesday, to select man.
~. Dr Fprcken, having decided to
.' ',' IN his native land in Asia Minor,
i r.. rendered his resignation of St.
Matthew's Church, Sprague, to Bishop
W1i. and has applied for transfer to
t5s ANGLICAN Bishop at Smyrna.
Tho ppeqnts of the Agricultural Col
,,,a pnI'lln. allowed Contractor Cam
,,n sf $50 on the administration build
IN, brt declined to allow the remainder
nitba estimates and accept the building
Until some minor details of construction
a,arompleted according to contract.
Y " Walker OF a Marion county
rrr.ary is improving the Oregon wild
1rriprrv. and says it is pity that such
1eicioUc fruit should be neglected. This
hrrv crows wild in the willamette VAL
14r b1t has been neglected and unno-
tctd
Israel Patton was in Ashland, Or, the
other dav with a wagon-lOad of bear
sgins. which he sold. The bears were
killed this fall up in the Big Butte coun-
try off toward to the head of Rogue
river bv Mr. Patton and his father-in-
law. c. F. Edmondson.
State Food Commissioner H. B. Luce
svore out warrant in Ashland before
Justice Iuckev last week for the arrest
Of William Ulrich, manager of the
Southern Oregon Packing Company, at
NedtOrd for selling adulterated lard.
Another case has been started against
Tirrh in IOSpOhinp comfy
There is a scheme on foot to have the
legislature form a new county out of
portions Of Spokane, Lincoln and Stevens
COUNTIES with Davenport as the county,
seat 1t is also proposed to add a por-
ton Of Whitman county to Lincoln to
compensate for the loss of the northern
portion OF Lincoln county.
1t the Kate Drexel Industrial School
On the Umatilla reservation Father
Celanale has the general supervision of
Ii pupils, whoare being instructed with
care by several assistant priests and sis
erS. 4 new building is about COM
p.rted, which will be used as a playroom,
and also for school entertainments.
A fatal hog disease is prevailing in the
0cmty OF Dufur, Or, and causing seri-
Gus loss to many farmers. r. Sigman,
VINO lives about two miles from Dufur,
9sl !slxyery fat hogs ready for the block.
HsiI OF his drove were sick at the time,
ana these SIX became suddenly affected
WIN a Kind OF paralysis, and in few
moments were dead.
Inc employees of the Oregon Pacific
nave received their pay. The amount
t ,l among them was $6,4S0, and
I5fe was small balance left in the ex-
utqner' As the receiver applies all the
I"PIu> possible IN repairs to the road
W., II Will ne seen that the track is re-
|I,Hg much more attention than in the
ta..i uays OF his receivership, when the
ANA g,"l income often barely exceeded $4,-
amer IneFe Is deposit of stone on the Cal
P .n place IN Soap Creek precinct,
a y,n.oh county, Or, that may vet be.
~ fll5 valuable. The ledge is made UP
froS mt { OF stone varying in thickness
i r2b .ne ordinary window pane to one
ar ,I, anu ,, can be easily pried out of the
s. 'n,iH !" hen cut up and polished it is
n, MA, 10 Inc finest Turkish oil stone for
a3 l,,'9S an edge on razors and other
pa1 'Tnu Master Brannin, residing in
ca14 -.;J.oa' Will endeavor to secure a
4ro. nou' o from the members of the
C,s,onn order of United Workmen in
fba5.n u 70 AID the destitute brothers in
"a Lb.ou'h..Strlcken districts of Nebraska
yqbrasLH FLI[en to the Grand Master oil
i4ri y'asha asking the extent of the suf.
,ba &:njjohg the United Workmen in
patcbo s,lS'lction spoken of in the dis.
has 4 fr E;latny,assing Board of Snohomist
Com,au;-SSl.!tu the canvass. The County
dqcIaro,S5s G Immediately met and
frbt il Tue result of the countv-seat
lie ra ~, !avof of Everett, throwing ont
South SIN, nai rom both Port Gardiner and
The cor rH4ohomlsh. An order removing
date ~ seat was entered fixing the
The y, removal at January 81. 1895
event b ype OF Everett celebrated the
hands 81 oonhres and professions with
4.
Ni Mini tae last meeting of the Spokane
enter pna lal Association it was decided te
car}s Upon Upon an organized crusade against
decided t5ae and dancing. The pastors
Their tro sLlat they have been too lax in
past raor a'lnent OF these matters in the
overs r n ana 1t was resolved to turn
lSq5 II" zeal with the BEGINNING 81
ton an "a accordance with this resolu.
first Ia nagreement was made that on the
viii pre qngay in January every minister
dapcinsga on5 against card playing, against
Tbar, and against theater-going.
nsat mt F y aIla !. WaIa Sunday closing move
Viewed run IN Its Prosecutions and trials j,
by soma not IT with unmitigated pleasure u r.
nerc ciai in this wise: "Com n.
LAWN, 'nls place their objective point point fo o
their pIs aver 20. on Sunday, now arrange
places tbe with with view Of giving othe,
fpi esti Ira day and according to a care re-
this citu a made by business n men her,
Weeks fro has been losing for the last few few