The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-26
STATE OF WASHINGTON.


Spokanes public schools will open on
the sth OF September.
Heavy forest fires are doing consi1er-
able damage in the Teanaway basin.
The Spokane fruit fair viii begin on
the 18th of September and remain open
for ten days.
The county teachers institute will be
held In the school house at Mount Vernon
September 3, 4. ). 6 and Z.
Mr.. James Buchanan, of Richardson. is
now building handsome brick residence
on his farm on Lopez island.
Webb the venturesome barrel diver, is
slowly recovering from the effects of his
last operation. in the Spokane hospital.
In the past month dogs. horses and cows
have met death az the hands OF some
party or parties living in Bremerton.
great scarcity of water is felt in the
lower part OF Walla Walla county and
springs have dried up which never dried
UP before.
r. J. Brown. formerly of the Sidney In
dependent stan. has recently been elected
district chief templar of King and Kitsap
counties.
The fine large new school house for
Eagle Harbor Is nearly completed. In the
he,fry hangs bell bought by popular
subscription.
old-timers in Eastern Washington claim
that the large number of yellow Jackets
now noticeable is sure indication of a
long, hard winter.
& 11fuS, or Tacoma, nave
purchased quarter section of promising
coal properties four miles west of Chehalis
which they will develop.
The mayor and common council of
Oakesdale are warning over the question
or whether or not cows should be allowed
TO run at large in the town.
The revised partial list of Northern Pa
enc railroad lands in Clarke county puts
the Hgures from 81 10 $40 per acre, reduc-
uon or from Is to $50 per cent.
manifest the past week or so over discov-
cries of gold. silver and lead bearing
quartz few miles west of Castle Rock.
Thomas Bros. have the contract to pack
twenty tons or orc from Nelson Benefits
mine in the Fish Lake country 10 Gle
Elum. The ore will be shipped 10 the Ia
coma smelter for treatment.
The Stevens County Agricultural Fair
Association has begun improving its
grounds at Meyers Falls and will ~ ose-
cute the work with vigor and have the
race track and baseball grounds ready for
use this fall.
A dangerous forest fire was started last
week by section men burning old ties near
Carbonate and in consequence thereof it
required the united efforts of sixty men
that night to prevent the village from
going up in smoke.
The papers of Capt. r. A. Boutalle, u.
5, A.. recently appointed adjutant general
OF the National Guard of Washington.
have been sent on by the retiring board.
before which he recently appeared. for the
approval OF the president.
More homegrown apples are in the Ell
lensburg market this season than ever
before and the quality is excellent. The
aphis seems to have done very little dam
age. which is no doubt due TO the efforts
OF the growers, nearly every orchard hay-
ing been well sprayed.
+. ID. Brooke, Familiarity known for the
past fifteen years by all the "old-tin1ers"
in Yakima as Doctor" Brooke, died at
a hath toll tsa hat 1ttx,
Wednesday last. In the 65th year Of his
age, OF heart disease, after an Illness
there of two and one-half months.
While working in the sand pit near An
Cheney, last week. Tom Lambertson. of
Cheney, was buried by the bank caving in.
He was quickly rescued by couple of
boys and brought home. when an exami-
nation disclosed the fact that he had three
ribs broken.
Edward Lynch was arrested in Ellens-
burg last Sunday for forging the name OF
Engineer Anderson to a check. which he
preliminary examination took place Tues
dav before Justice Boyle. at which he was
held 10 appear before the superior court
In $500 bail
1t has been proposed that an exhibition
OF agricultural and manufactured pro-
ducts be held this fall at WaterVile. as
the basis for an organization of a perma-
nent Douglas County Fair Association.
and preparations are now we'll under way
TO carry out such a programme.
Some of the business men of Walla
Walla are considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
organizing an athletic association. mod
eled after those OF other cities that give
thought to athletics. They contemplate
securing plot of ground close 20 the CITY.
which will be devoted 70 baseball football,
bicycle track and kindred sports.
The Ollala postoffice was robbed some
time ago and a reward Of 800 was offered
for the canture of the robbers. Tho post
master. W. r. Wells, arrested two men,
Dean and Miller, who turned out 10 be the
guilty parties, The government, however.
refuses to pay the reward, claiming that
the law does not apply 10 a postmaster
who captures the robbers of his own office.
Eagle Harbor is having it's woods clear
ed by the contra ctors furnishing brush for
the Lake Washington canal company 4
ten-acre tract belonging 10 one OF its
residents has been denuisd Of the great
err portion of its young growth. only a
few scattering trees OF larger growth
having been left Other tracts were also
nearly cleared
Thomas Sanderson met with an acct
dent last FRIDAY while assisting William
Fleet 10 round up his fat cattle for slip
ment Sanderson was riding fast ever
son,e rocks in tho Grand Couiec when his
horse stumbled and fell, throwing him
with great force. striking on his shoulder.
He was taken 10 Wilbur for surgical at
tendance Examination showed that he
cap of the shoulder bone had been mis-
placed.
Isaac Cathcart. of Snohomish. has
closed "A deal with Mr. EdgSComh the
woll-known logger. by which all his tim
her. about f6o GO 0o9 feet. in and around
lake Beecher is 10 he logged OF Mr.
EdSecomh will build railroad from the
body OF timber 10 Lake Beecher. into
which body of water the logs will he
dumped and from which. at high water
they will make their way 10 the sea by
way Of tho Snohomish river
one Of the sad incidents connected with
the Eilensbur= murder was that Mrs
Ninson. who seems 10 be n good woman.
considering the poverty and squalor OF
her Surroundings. had not heard Of the
homicide until sitting IN pew Of one Of
the city churches. the minister spoke OF
the awful crime committed hy n father
and son, but did not mention their names
This, however. was enough. Mrs Ninson
realized the truth and tainted.
Pete Ryan. OF Ellensburg. who has
worked for various ranchers In the KittI-
t9s valley and lately for Jake Reago and
then Z. 7. SChnebly. was seriously hurt
last week. RYAN received his pay Satur-
Gay and went TO Cle-Eium. Sunday night
near the midnight hour he was found by
NtghtwatchTTan Frasier IA a dazed con-
dition. wounded ana without money. He
was taken 20 the lodging house in the
Sboudy block, where medical aid was
given him.
Ready TO Believe Anything.
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