The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-16
GROWING NORTHWEST
Progress and Doings in the
Pacific States.
CONDENSED BUDGET OF NEWS

CONDENSED BUDGET OF NEWS
From All the Cities and Towns OF the
Pacific States and Territories
-Washington.
Mrs. 8. Lehman, who died recently
in Ritzville. was over 90 years old.
Forty acres of the Meeker hopyard,
at Puyallup, are being plowed up, and
will be planted to barley.
Governor McGraw's secretary says
that o. 81. Harrington, now in the
penitentiary. will be pardoned.
Whatcom lands are said to yield
four tons of fax straw to the acre.
This quantity of straw makes / 1-S
tons of scutched fiber.
Some Spokane hoodlums have been
breaking into powder house just out
side the city limits, and have carried
off several cans of gunpowder.
The difficulty in the normal school
in Cheney has resulted in the circula-
ton Of petition asking the governor
for the removal Of Principal Sutton.
A logging road is being put in about
two miles above Kalama. The road
will be about one and half miles in
length and taps an excellent body of
timber.
The Whatcom County Single As.
ISOLATION has passed resolution to the
effect that the price Of shingles should
be advanced five cents a thousand, to
take effect April 10.
In the suit at Spokane of the Edison
General Electrical Company vs.. L.
Walter, involving the Cheney electric
light plant, decision has been rendered
in favor of the company.
The big ground squirrels Of Whit
man county are said to be leaving for
the south while their places are being
taken by the little spotted stub-tailed
squirrels from the lower country.
William Powell pleaded guilty at
New Whatcom to smuggling into the
country large bundle of bear skins
and other dutiable goods and has been
sentenced to pay fine of 500 and to
serve six weeks in Jail.
The farmers along Asotin creek, be.
low where water for the Lewiston Flat
irrigation ditch is taken out, held a
business meeting last week and re-
tanned counsel to look after their
rights as riparian owners.
County Clerk Shaw, of Walla Walla,
has compiled statement Of the re-
oeipts and expenses of his Office during
the year of 1895, which shows that the
amount Of fees earned and cash receipts
exceeded the expense by $500.
The people Of Roslyn have offered
$500 for the arrest of the murderer of
DR.. Lyons, the city Of Roslyn offers
$500, the governor adds to this $500
and Kittitas county $500, making a re-
ward Of $1,000 for the arrest of the
party or parties to the crime.
Thirteen petit larcenists were re-
leased from the King county Jail last
week, because Of an error in the laws
Of 1855, which sought to repeal the
act of 1881 and make the maximum
fine for that class of offenders six
months in Jail and fine of 500.
The Sunset Telephone Company has
contracted with Tacoma contractors
to rebuild the line from the Sound to
Gray's harbor, setting cedar poles at
equal distances and doing away with
the present plan Of hanging the wire
to trees or other convenient points
along the line.
The warrants ordered drawn by the
Whitman county commissioners in pay
ment Of all back claims which have
been audited, are ready for delivery.
These warrants are of new issue, and
will draw per cent interest. 1t is ex-
pected they will be quoted at 80 cents
on the dollar.
Range cattle seem to be in demand.
Buyers are in the country about Walla
Walla and in the counties along the
Columbia valley below Wallula. The
prices paid are an advance on those
that ruled last year. The cattle are
desinged for shipment east. The buy
ers are mostly from Montana AMI Min
nesota.
The Alaska Packers Association has
about fifty men employed at Blaine
and at the fishing grounds getting
ready for the seasons work. The
company is fitting up the steamer Puri-
tan to send to Alaska for use at one of
the canneries there, while smaller
boat, now up there, will be brought
down. making three steamers in use
this season.
Work has been started on the Asotin
irrigation canal, which is being built
by company, Of which e. Fl. Libby
is president. A contract has been let
for 100 carloads of Oregon Or timber
to the Western Lumber company OF
Portland. The contract has been let
and the work is to be completed by
May 10. The amount involved in the
timber and grading contracts Is $780,.
900.
Oregon.
The citizens of Dayton are rustling
to secure the location Of q bank there.
The melting mountain SHOWS are
causing the Umatilla river to crowd
it's banks.
The Promised land In Wallowa
county Is fast filing up with settlers
from outside points.
Major Worden claims to have dIs.