The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-02
GROWING NORTHWEST
Progress and Doings in the
Pacific States.

Pacific States.
CONDENSED BUDGET OF NEW!
From All the Cities and Towns Of tn,
Pacific States and Territories
-washington.
The grip is prevalent in Rosalia ant
vicinity.
Governor McGraw was a visitor a
the normal school at Cheney last week
About 100 sacks of potatoes were
shipped from Cowlitz county las
week, about 500 sacks going from
Lewis river and 500 from Kelso.
Very few criminal cases will be tried
at the present term of the superior
court of Lincoln county, most of them
having been continued till the mex,
regular term.
The union revival services at Spokane
have closed. Eleven hundred an6
sixty six cards were handed in with the
names of those who are anxious fo1
their souls welfare.
Judge G. M. Kincaid, of Colfax, says
that the cold weather did not hurt the
squirrels in the least; that they are as
fat and numerous as if they had been
Stalled all winter.
After paying all the expenses Incl.
dent to purchasing the army post, the
Spokane committee had left Z per cent
of the cash subscribed to return to
those who donated it.
Some of the Indians on the Colville
reservation have been angered by anna
teur prospectors stalking off as claims
the well-cultivated garden patches of
the members of the tribe on the reserva.
ton.
The tails of 1000 squirrels were
laid on the commissioners table in
Spokane one day last week. They
were taken mp in the regular order Of
business, and the bounty of one cent
apiece paid.
Formal notice has been received at
Walla Walla from the interior depart
ment that the land for the site of the
United States penitentiary has met
with approval, and that the purchase
price will soon be forwarded.
Two renegade Indians, known as
BILLY" and "Dick," brothers. were
arrested in Walla Walla on a charge of
attempted arson, in having set fire to
the large barn belonging to Boston
Charley" who lives near Walla Walla.
The town of Marcus is booming, a
barber shop, saloon and restaurant be-
ing among the new enterprises, while
East Marcus is forging ahead with a
new blacksmith shop and saloon, with
several other new business ventures in
sight.
King county's delinquent personal
tax is now $21, 849.46. and there is no
immediate prospect that it will be
paid. The collectors recently sent out
by County Treasurer Maple gathered
in about $4,000, and about an equal
sum was secured by letters sent from
the Office.
Mrs. Posey, Leavenworth barber
wife, successfully performed a very
difficult operation on a chicken last
week. The chicken had swallowed a
toadstool, and it was noticed that in a
day or two its crop blackened and the
fowl seemed sick. Mrs. Posey opened
the crop, cleaned it out and sewed it
up again. The chicken is now in bet
ter shape than ever, and is taking the
cure for the toadstool habit.
C. s. Moore, sentenced to Walla
Walla from King county for burglary,
has been pardoned by Governor Mo-
Graw. Moore escaped few years ago
and went to British Columbia. He re-
tunred of his own accord on condition
that he would be released at the end
of his term, as originally fixed. His
time had really expired and the par.
don was only the carrying out Of the
agreement made at the time of his
voluntary return.
A Mr.. Chilly, of Blaine, has been
making experiments with fir bark,
with view to utilizing it in the manu-
facture of useful and ornamental ar
ticles-. He has polished block of this
material covered with coat OF var
nish, which, for richness Of color and
beautiful markings, is truly admirable
For clock cases, glove, handkerchief
and collar boxes, etc., this material
would work up we'll. and would be a
novelty which would secure ready
sale in the notion stores of the East
Colonel McIntyve, an irrigation and
civil engineer of Seattle, is the invent
or of new system of wagon roads,
which he thinks will revolutionize
country travel He calls it the "steel
wagon road" He got his idea from
observing that the drivers OF every
vehicle seek the street car tracks in
preference to the best gravel or paved
street. Mr.. Mcintyre estiamtes that
the cost of single track rural steel roads
will not exceed $1,000 to $4,000 per
mile, while the cost of macadamized
wagon roads average over $4,000 per
mile.
Oregon.
Clatsop county is about to call in its
warrants up to July /, 1894.
Trout are taking the fly in the north
fork of the lower Coos river.
A farmer of Lake county says that
he expects to shear 10000 sheep this
season.