The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1896-04-30

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scalps of coyotes is causing MANY OF
these pests to be killed.
A lodge of Elks was formed in Salem
last week.
A newspaper is promised for Ian.
gois, Curry county.
Albany's gilded youth still do thei,
base ball playing indoors.
Columbia county owes $40, ITO I'm.
paid taxes, running as far back as 1887.
A steam ferry is to be established
across Young's river from Daggett's
Point to Cases Astoria.
There is an exodus of Coos bay coal
miners. A good many are going to
the Nevada county, Cal, quartz mines.
Joseph ]. Miller, of Montana, is in
Sherman county buying 2.year. old
steers He is paying $40 for good
yearlings and $15 for good 2.year. olds.
The semi-annual statement of the
financial condition of Linn county on
April l shows resources amounting to
$l23, 1913. 80, and liabilities of $44,.
09O.74.
Mr.. Charles N. Crittenden, the mil
lionaire evangelist and founder of the
Florence Crittenden houses for fallen
women, arrived in Baker City and has
begun a series of meetings.
j. Durkheimer, of Burns, has started
10000 head of sheep from Harvey
county to the shearing grounds near
Huntington. The wool and sheep will
be shipped to market from Huntington.
County Clerk Jacobs, of Jackson
county, claims to have found short
age in the accounts of ex.Treasurer
Moore Of $106 45. The clerk has been
instructed to notify Moore to REIN.
burse the county.
The Indians on the Umatilla reserv-
alton held a wake over Patawa and
Big Dick for three days. and had big
feast. The horses and personal effects
of the deceased have been divided up
according to tribal customs.
]. Creswell, young son of Press
Creswell, of Heppner, recently swal-
lowed. in joking way, lot of cam.
phor, and not long after went into vic.
lent commissions. 1t required the serv-
ices of physician to pull him through
alive.
It is reported that 10 inches of snow
fell the last week over in the Lone
Rock country, says the Heppner Ga
zette. Many sheepmen were in the
midst of lambing and the cold snap has
proven very disastrous to this industry
in that section.
The Goldendale Telephone Company
has submitted, through The Dalles
Commercial Club, proposition to the
people of The Dalles to build a tele-
phone line from Goldendale to The
Dalles, to be connected with the Con.
don-Seufert system.
Last week Sheriff Patterson, of
Jackson, levied an attachment on the
property owned by E G. Salstrom, of
Medford, to satisfy judgment for
IS, 900, held by the estate of 8. D. Gar
rison. which was rendered by the
Washington courts.
There is mich COW in The Dalles
that has wooden leg. One of A.
Thompson's COWS was laid up with a
strained leg and Mr.. Thompson had a
wooden one made and strapped on her,
and now the cow uses the artificial leg
as though always accustomed to it.
Sheriff Houser, of Umatilla, has
paid into the county treasury $21 400,
the amount collected of the 1895 taxes.
Treasurer Kern sent $15, 900 of this
amount to the state treasurer and the
balance will be apportioned to school
districts and cities in Umatilla county.
The apparatus for operating the
gates at the locks is now all placed and
a successful trial was made last week
By attaching cables to the hydraulic
machine, the big gates were opened and
closed with apparently little effort
M water has as yet been turned into
the canal.
&. ID. Moore, OF White Salmon, hvs
just completed setting strawberry
plants for A. P. Bateham Oh the Coe
place at Hood river. He used ma
chine for doing the work that he
learned to use in setting sweet potatoe
plants in New Jersey. He set $1,000
plants day for Mr.. Bateham, and
says he has set as high as 20, 900 day.
Mr.. Bateham says the work was we'll
done.
Idaho.
The Daddy mine, at Murray, is said
to have netted its owners $50, 900 dur
ing the year 1895.
A conservative estimate places the
output of concentrates from the Occur |
d'Alene mills at 10, 900 tons per month.
The building of boats in Lewiston
is assuming considerable Importance.
Several boats are being constructed at
that point.