The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-01
STATE OF WASHINGTON.


northwest OF Thornton, was destroyed by
fire last week.
The Spokane Presbytery win convene at
Davenport September "a. and be IN session
two or three days.
The sawmills OF Kittitas county are
cutting more lumber this year than they
have for several years.
There are 1858 children OF school age
in Lincoln county, of whom $50 are males
and ,75S females, a total increase from
preceding years or 80.
There are 3,e22 school children In Che
halls county. The average wages paid
last year for male teachers was 1.5o
per month. for female S4S-l9 per month.
The foundation is being laid for the i'm
menSe smoke stack at the power house OF
the agricultural college. The stack will
be ninety feet high, from the foundation.
Il is reported that some Puget sound log
gers will begin logging at the mouth OF
the Quillsyute river soon, towing their
dogs 10 both Gray's Harbor and the Sound.
Notwithstanding there seems to be many
persons out of employment in Vancouver,
Messrs. Clough and Hidden were compelled
TO import about a dozen Japanese 10 pick
fruit.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company
has over l03. 900 acres of land in Whitman
county, and has recently reduced the price
OF said lands all the way from IS 10 30
per cent.
Mr.. Fred Drew, purchasing agent for
the Puget Mill Company, of Port Gamble.
says that his company alone has paid out
in cash for logs over 100000 in the last
thirty days.
on Monday, September @ the city of
Vancouver VIII receive sealed bids for
$4,000 werth of bonds. the money to be
useu for the purpose of taking up that
amount OF outstanding warrants.
The vicinity of Pullman was visited by
a severe frost last week. It was cold
enough so that ice formed on the side
walks where people had been sprinkling
with a hose Gdrly in the evening.
The commissioners of Chehalis county
at their last session approved the resolu-
ton of the city, council of Hoquiam relat-
ing to a drawbrige across the Hoquiam
river, the width Of the draw to be rs feet.
over 200 people in the city of Everett
have signed a pledge that they will not
ride on Everett street cars so long as the
management persists in employing only
enemies of a certain religious denomina-
ton.
Miss Clara Vinup. while driving to
dance at Ten Mile, Whatcom county, was
severely injured by being thrown from the
wagon. 1t IS thought she may not escape
permanent paralysis from an Injury to the
spine.
They are about TO begin near walla
Walla the construction Of an irrigation
canal that will cover about 5000 acres OF
land when completed. 1t is the intention
to have water running in the ditch by
next spring.
There is considerable inquiry for fat
tdliit tHEpukHOuL l.lHtOin county DN SDO-
kane butchers. 1t is said that cattle are
falling off already on the ranges, and ev-
erything indicates scarcity of beef dur
Ing the coming winter, and corresponding
~ high prices.
1t is said that in some parts of the Big
Bend country outside grazing is about
played out for this year, water being
nearly as scarce as grass. Many farmers
will be compelled to feed their stock until
such time as they can utilize their grain
fields for that purpose.
The farmers of Island county who feared
that their grain would be damaged or ruin
ed by the dry weather invariably find that
1t yields much better than they expected
The threshing this year showed the fol-
62 bushels; Will Terry oats, 15; +. A. LIE
Sourd, wheat, Al
The value of all school property in Lin
coin county is estimated at sSs.307. of
furniture: sS.923 in apparatus. and s276 in
district libraries. The school houses ara
insured for $3s 500. The school districts
have $50. 925 bonded Indebtedness. and SIS
500 floating debt w.
Almond trees are said 10 thrive in West
ern Washington. Those set out a few
years g. ago give promise of bearing heavily
few nuts If nut-bearing trees will do
as Well here as is expected. they will
prove very profitable venture for our
farmers to engage in.
Horses are cheap in Colfax At an auc-
ZION or impounded horses last week a fine
black horse, weighing about $50 pounds
was sold for so. Another which was a
little stiff. but would make a good work
Ing animal, brought the enormous sum of
% cents, while on still another which was
even better. not bid could be received.
There is on trial before the register and
receiver of the United States land office in
vancouver about twenty-five cases of con-
test where the state of Washington claims
that the land is not suitable for agricult-
utaI purposes. as though any one would
pc so thoughtless as to settle as a bona
Ide resident upon land that could NOT
furnish living. The contests are in
township OF range east on the upper
Nashougal. fFNA