The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-26
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Items OF General Interest
From All Sections.
DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS
All the Cities and Towns OF the Pacific
States and Territories
Washington.

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New Whatcom is determined to hav,
federal appropriation for fish hatch
cry.
There are 1870 women and 400 mer
in the Steilacoom asylum. There ART
254 at Medical Lake.
Last year the Stanwood creamery
produced 1852 pounds of butter, anG
the Monroe creamery. 100000 pounds
Attorney General Jones has rendered
an opinion to the effect that the faculty
of the state normal school has the
power to expel pupils.
Mrs. Isaac g. Morgan died in Seat.
tie, at the age of So. Her remains
will be embalmed and sent to Sar
Francisco to be cremated.
The amount of timber standing on
the left fork of Gray's river, WAIKIKI.
akum county, is said to be $50, 900, 00C
feet. This, after careful estimate by
competent cruisers.
w. E. Peck, of Cosmopolis, has re.
ceived legal notice that he is one OF
the few heirs to large estate in New
York state. The will is to be probated
the last Of this month.
A burglar entered the residence OF
Judge Arthur in Spokane, smoked
some Of the judges best cigars, took
what small change he could find and
made off with the judges trousers.
The Bellingham Bay Improvement
Company, of New Whatcom, is put
ting in new boilers and making other
improvements with the view to extend.
ing it's cargo capacity. A large timber
planer will be added.
The Fidalgo cannery has completed
one building and second is we'll ad.
vanced. The Anacortes cannery has
finished one building and work is being
pushed On a second. Machinery, net
material. etc., are beginning to arrive.
Although persistent search has been
made to discover the whereabouts of
George w. Lysle, who left st. Joseph's
hospital, Fairhaven, over a year ago,
no trace of him has yet been found.
Relatives and friends are still search.
ing afor him, but it is doubtful if they
find any clue till the waters beach
his remains.
A suit has been instituted in the su-
perior court of Franklin county by ].
B. Hubrick for 5000 damages on &C.
count of compliance on the part
of the railroad company to open their
draw across the Columbia during the
flood. Mr.. Hubrick was tied up for
nine Gays with the steamer Uncle
Richard, and claims 500 per day.
The Tacoma council has voted against
the adoption of the amendments of the
proposed charter providing for levying
taxes for support Of the public library
and parks, and against the section pro-
hibiting the city treasurer from invest
ing public funds in city warrants The
amendment taking confirmatory power
from the council was approved. as were
those abolishing the board Of pulic
works.
The reduction made by the county
commissioners of Thurston will result
in a monthly saving Of $40 in the
auditors office, $40 in the treasurer's
Office, $40 in the sheriff's Office, $40 in
the clerks office, $40 on the janitor,
$40 at the Jail, and $40 in the survey
or's office, a total Of $110 per month.
County Surveyor Ruth will probably
contest in the courts the right of the
commissioners to cut off his per diem.
A number of Indians have made
great catch of muskrats on the Colville
river bottoms during the past few days.
Stephen II. Hockett, aged 66, died
on Kalama river last week, of con-
sumption. He came to Washington in
1883. His wife died in 1888. At his
own request, an autopsy was held on
his body, after death, and showed that
his lungs had been suffused with
large quantity Of water.
A Spokane newsboy, Ralph Delaney,
was tried in the police court Of that
CITY the other day for stealing newspa-
pers, on complaint of the Spokesman
Review. After the evidence, which
showed the boys guilt plainly enough,
was all in. the attorney for the defense
moved dismissal of the charge on the
ground that the paper or papers alleged
to have been stolen were not the prop
erty of the Spokesamn.Revi at the
time, as they became the property OF
the subscriber as soon as they were de-
livered at his door. On this technical
ity the case was then dismissed.
Oregon.
It is expected that the Scio creamery
will be in operation by April I.
Coos county is calling in its war
rants issued up to January, 1891.
The Bandon lighthouse recently put
to work, has a foghorn in connection
with it.
Artesian water has been found on q
farm near The Dalles at a depth Of
thirty feet.
The widow of the late Samuel P.
Sturgis, of Pendleotn, has received the
Ak 600 for which his life was insured