The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-09-17
WASHINGTON.

who travel without bells.
They are introducing pheasants in
the country around Tacoma direct
nom China.
Last week bear strolled within the
corporate limits of Snohomish and was
killed.
Ingram l. Hughes is at the head of
a paper in the new town of Stevens,
in Stevens county.
The total assessed valuation of prop
erty in Spokane county was $24,47S,-
1858
A creamery has been started at
chehalis with capacity of $4,000
pounds of milk day.
A company has organized in Spokane
to build a market house, the cost to
be met by receipts from stall rent.
John r. Rogers, fusion candidate for
governor publishes card saying he
has promised no patronage In case OF
election, and will not do so.
James L. Servison, an old pioneer of
oregon and Washington. died at Col
vile on the 4th, aged so years.
The eight-year-old son of w. N.
Schinke of South Bay. Thurston coun-
ty, was killed by the kick of horse
last week.
The Banner claims for Harrington
that she Is the leading wheat market
between Spokane and the coast.
The federal authorities of Spokane
are waging a vigorous war against
parties engaged In selling whisky to
Indians.
1t Is promised that the Columbia &
Red Mountain railroad will be ex
tended from Northport to Rossland by
November list.
Near Lowell. on the Great Northern,
huge cougar. becoming enraged at
an approaching locomotive, sprang at
1t furiously and was killed.
county seat location war is on in
Lincoln county. the contestants being
sprague. the present seat and Har-
rhgton and Davenport.
Mrs. Lurking of Starbuck, when her
residence WAS afiie, ran up stairs to
secure some valuables. and was so
badly burned in returning that her life
Is despaired OF.
N s. Barr, sentenced to the peniten-
tisry for 10 years for killing man
by setting a trap gun for him in his
cabin in Whatcom county, has been
pardoned by Governor McGraw.
The professor of Stanford university,
who Ia the specialist In nsh, reports
having found new genus in Puget
sound and four or Ave new species
Ell King. who lives II miles north
west OF Wilbur, has been arrested ON
the charge of crlminany assaulting the
wife OF his neighbor Walter Randall.
He denies the charge
The first shipment of asbestos from
Washington was made last week. Sew
enty-hve tons represented the ship
ment. The mine is near Lyman, Skagit
county
1t was not Captain Crawford, the
poet scout who was killed by cave
in a mining claim in Kitritas county,
as reported. but another man of the
same name and title.
Yakima valley orchadists anticipate
n profitable market for their apples in
the sound markets, the crop in the
sound sections being reported almost
total failure this year
The state of Washington had Al ma
tional banks in existence at the close
Of business July A. 1896. with total re-
sources of s14.S79,3 1882. a capital stock
paid In of s4.6OO.o00 and s944, 800 surplus
fund
The Seatco Manufacturing Company
Of Bucoda Is in the hands of receiver
The receiver gives the assets as $685.
700 and the liabilities as $4,000. 1t is
promised that business will soon be re-
The Goldendale Sentinel reports the
wheat yield of the Klickitat farms on
authority of the threshers. at from % |
% 43 bushels to the acre. Nine acres |
averaged 4S bushels. 30 acres averaged |
10 bushels and 60 acres averaged So |
bushels.
Editor Wheeler of the Waitsburg
Times has been sued in hoel action |
~ Preacher Ticknor for $4,000 dam
ges. The Times strictured the minis !
err for sssailing in the pulpit the char
lcters of men, women and young girls
# Waitsburg.
The total vote that will be cast in the
ity of Spokane the coming November
lection is estimated at $3.50, but it is
laimed large accessions 10 the voting
brought in by the mining
interest and the construction of the
ew railroad shops--wlll not vote until
ext year
The banks and business men of Spo-
ane are not in sympathy with the &C
on OF The Seattle banks in dlscrimi-
ating against Canadian money. They
ny their business relations with the
lining districts of British Columbia
lie too intimate and extensive TO war
int their doing so.
Mrs. Whitmore of Starbuck, en-
a hugh rattlesnake in going
ON her house to her barn and 1t
lowed fight. After unsuccessfully
irowing several rocks at it she tried
revolver. but with no better success.
hen Chinaman appeared on the
ene and aided in dispatching the ven !
nous reptile
A huge cougar was shot last Friday
thin the corporate limits OF Spokane.
1t 1t must be remembered that in the
,om days the limits OF Spokane were
IN 4 long distance out into the woods.
Id are still in the woods. notwith-