The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-03-12
GROWING NORTHWEST
Progress and Doings in the
Pacific States.

Pacific States.
CONDENSED BUDGET OF NEWS
From All the Cities and Towns of tn.
Pacific States and Territories
Washington.
There were twenty-seven applicant.
for teachers certificates at the Sprague
examination last week, nineteen Of
whom were successful.
Eighteen hundred dollars is the
amount already pledged in Yakims
county to relieve the Ahantum acad'
envy of It's Indebtedness.
News has been received at Spokane
that one of the San POLES Indians on
the Okanogan reservation had killed
his wife's brother, by beating out his
brains with club.
1t is reported that fourth interest
has been sold in the Cle-Elum Coal
Company's mines at Cle-Elum, for
IS, The buyers are supposed to be
the agents of the 0. r. & N. Go.
While Rev. D. G. Ellis was conduct
ing services in the Baptist church at
Port Townsend, burglars entered his
residence and carried away money and
jewelry to the value of about 800.
A gentleman who is interested in the
state capitol contract, says that al
though the contractors have three years
in which to complete the work, the
capitol will be finished within two
years.
The big jam of logs in the Humph-
tulips river, in Chehalis county, is to
be removed. Frank Under and others
have made arrangements to get them
out. 1t is estimated that about 2,O0O,-
900 feet of good logs are held there.
The public schools at Palouse and
Pullman will probably hold an addi-
tional two months session this spring,
being enabled to do so by the increased
of school money to the
districts by reason of the Barefoot
bill.
R. Henry, on recent trip up the
Snohomish river, purchased of the
ranchers over $1,000 worth of stock
and grain. Hogs are bringing about
so cents, cattle the same, and oats
range from $13 to $l6 per ton, along
the river.
Rumor has it that rich gold bearing
quartz ledge has been discovered within
four miles of Goldendale, which ap-
parently has no limit. The ledge is
said to have been traced distance of
four miles, and recent assays from the
rock show $50 to the ton in gold.
The Yakima Republic says that
letter from a man who has gone to
Michigan to induce immigration to
Yakima from the Holland settlements,
states that fully 500 people have sig
nitied their intention of visiting the
Yakima on the excursion soon to start
from that state.
Old settlers in Walla Walla say that
about fourteen years ago we had just
about such winter as this, with no
snow. The trees budded out just as
they are doing now, and flowers were
everywhere in bloom. But in March
came cold snap, with hard freeze,
and trees of nearly every kind were
killed outright.
The United States civil service COM
has ordered that an examina-
ton be held by its local board in Port
Townsend, Tuesday, April Z, 1896. COM
mencing at o'clock A. M, for the
grades of clerks, day inspector, night
messenger and boatman in
the customs service. Only citizens OF
the United States can be examined.
Surveyor General Watson says, in
regard to the Colville reservation:
Most of the notes of the reservation
surveys have been completed, and the
plats are now being made; but before
acceptance of the surveys, an examlna-
ton must be made of all these con-
tracts, so acceptance will probably not
occur until some time next summer or
fall
In connection with the alleged short.
age in the accounts of the city officials
of Walla Walla, the Union says that
during 1898, when the treasurer's
books were in charge of clerk en-
ployed by Mr.. Parks, check for 5000
was received to liquidate the tax
assessed against certain property. In
vestigation has disclosed that the check
was cashed by the clerk, but credit was
only given on the books for $500. The
entry was also made in the clerk 8
handwriting.
There was novel strike inaugurated
in Aberdeen last week that was as
shortlived as it was novel. The Fish
ermen's union raised the price OF fish
to cents per pound, the lenten sea-
son always bringing increased demand.
The buyers struck, but as the union
also engages in shipping fish, and had
market for the supply, the buyers
were forced to yield. The union itself
paws out about $500 q week to its mem
bers for fish.
Oregon.
A band Of sheep was sold the other
day in Baker county at 81. SO head.
A carload of horses were shipped
from Pendleton to the Sound last week
for use in the lumber mills and camps
Otto Kohler, of The Dalles, has
reached New Brighton, Mimi. with a
trainload of sheep, and intends to feed