Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-04-03
BITS OF NORTHWEST LIFE.

Boat Builder Louis Martin of Astoria,
is constructing peculiar craft for Fish
erman Somes, who is in the employ OF
Megler, at Brookfield, says the Oregonian.
The boat Is a standard Columbia river
fishing boat, but differs from others In
that it Is fitted up with a steam propeller,
which VIII obviate the necessity of boat
pullers. The engine and boiler are small
and compact. The engine is two horse
power, and the boiler three, and will give
the big fishing boat speed Of four miles
per hour. Sails will also be used and the
owner expects to obtain the very best re-
suits, besides utilizing the time of a
boat-puiler In helping him to handle the
nets. BY this method 1t is expected that
one or two more drifts can be made on
tide than by the old way of pulling boat
by hand.
An unusual and unfortunate accident
happened to Joseph Pitman, q farmland
on Joseph Hunters place on Muddy, last
week, says the Corvallis Times. He was
duck hunting on horseback and raised his
gun to shoot At the same moment his
horse, stumbled and fell, and In the fan
the hammer of the gun struck Pitman In
the right eye. The eyeball was torn open.
and a portion of the water of the eye es-
capped Pitman has not since been able
to see out of the injured eye, and possib-
ly never Will.
.
Pasco News: After due deliberations.
we are free to admit that our attempt to
conduct the News on milk and water"
plan has proven dismal failure, and all
our labor has been sin vain In trying to
act as a peacemaker and bring about a
more friendly feeling than exists in Pasco
today and we have thrown down the
gauntlet, and say, sic 'em Tige." We
now realize that we have most fastid-
lous public to please, and will give the
news as 1t happens. regardless of whom
we shall please or offend.
The other morning while Jerry Sayler
was going over his section of the railroad
track on a tour of inspection, says the
Montesano Vidette, he noticed just ahead
of the handcar rabbit sitting beside the
track with both front feet upon the iron.
AS the rabbit did not stir at his approach,
he stopped the car to investigate, and
found that. very rabbt-like, 1t had placed
both feet on the iron, where they had be-
come frozen so fast the rabbit could not
move.
farmers wagon, in which we're a hog
and a number of chickens, was stuck In
the mud last Sunday near Oakesdale, says
tbe sun. AS 1t was near evening the far
n,ar nnhitched and went home, intending
to come back for the load the next morn
ING That evening the cold wave came on.
and when he returned he found the hog
and all the chickens frozen to death.
Two pug dogs. harnessed and hitched
20 small wagon, attracted considerable
attention on Main street the other day
the Boise Statesman says. The dogs
seemed to understand their business and
were directed freely by the reins, which
were held in the hands Of their youthful
owner.
The Sugar Pine correspondent Of the
Roseburg Plaindealer says: who says
that the deer don't know of the Portland
Rod and Gun Club law, when they win
deliberately come out of the brush and
watch one mako garden, and stamp their
feet at you, defying you with the law?"