Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-04-23

given quite an impulse to trade at
Colville.
The directors of the Tekoa schools
have teachers who now constitute the
educational staff in that city.
A burglar succeeded in making off
with $3.50, taken from the house of
Charles Gustavers, a flour and feed
dealer of Auburn.
Six families of Hollanders were 10.
Gated in the Yakima valley last week
Another party of these people is ex-
epcted there in July.
Seattle now has law library asso.
citation. Nearly all of the attorneys
over 300-have subscribed and prom
ised hearty support
Judge Pritchard of Pierce county,
holds that chattel mortgage iu Wash
ington is a mere lien upon the chattels,
and does not affect the OWNERSHIP of
the goods mortgaged.
An effort is being made to reorganize
the Centralia Water Works Copmany,
so as to fund the present Indebtedness
and secure money to extend the plant
and build a power-house.
John Cleman last week moved 49,
600 head of sheep from the Columb bia
river bottoms to his ranch in the
Wenas, where the increase will be
cared for and shearing begun soon.
Thomas johnson and Sid Crull, who
were convicted in Walla Walla of hav-
ing sandbagged S. Malcomson, have
been sentenced, johnson to the peni.
tentiary for ten years and Crull to the
reform school.
The board of county commissioners
of Pierce county has closed a contract
with Attorney E. w. Taylor to prose-
cute the collection of the delinquent
personal tax.roll. The amount out
standing is about $40, 900.
Persons from Yakima in travelling
over the mountains to Wenatchee, re-
Gently encountered snow to the depth
of 15 feet; of the company of five, two
lost their way and had serious time
getting out of the mountains.
Thieves entered Captain Wards
grocery store at Eagle harbor last
week, while Manager Slater was at
supper, and large amount of -four,
canned goods, ETC., was carried off.
Several other robberies were also COM
United.
In Seattle two Chinese, Chin Jim
Wah, bookkeeper of the Wa Chong
Company, and Chin Chong, manager,
filed Identification papers for their
children, the object being for the off.
spring i'll due time to be able to inherit
whatever property their fathers may
leave, and not be subjected to litlga.
tion.
Manager +. a. Huntley, of the Puy-
allup agricultural experiment station,
has arranged for experiments in flax
culture the present season. Twenty
plats will be sown at Puyallup for the
purpose Of demonstrating the quality
OF fibre produced. and arrangements
have been made for limited number
OF experiments in Lewis, Cowlitz,
Clark and other counties.
q. r. Leaning of Yakima has had
wagon equipped in the prairie
schooner fashion, and with his wife
has started for trip across the coun-
try. They will 60 through Oregon by
wagon and will stick to the convey.
ance so long as they find it comfortable
and beneficial to their health, which is
the object Of the trip. Their present
Intention is to 60 to Mexico, and they
expect to be absent from Yakima about
five months.
Allen Shade, father of Joseph
Shade, whose mysterious death at the
Steilacoom asy lum caused sensation,
has addressed circular letter to the
people of the state of Washington,
from his home in Ohio, appealing for
justice, and declaring his belief that
both Shade and Frank Barrett were
murdered. Barret was an attendant
at the asylum, and died suddenly on
the street one night in Tacoma. Shadle
Offers reward of 5000 each for conyic.
tlon of the murderers of his son and
Barrett.
Idaho Mining Notes.
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