The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-26

A Party Of thirteen coionists VIII arrive
IN Lewis county within few days for the
purpose OF procuring land for homes.
Martin Foard tells the Astoriau that he
and mis- associates Will al once take steps
condition.
]. y. Osborne. who was charged with
granddaughter IN having killed II. A.
RAIDER, In Maiheur county. Oregon, was
TILED In Vale this week and acquitted.
Lindsay Slater, a negro, pleaded guilty
OF burgiarizing the house Of Frank Le-
fever. and was sentenced TO serve three
years in the penitentiary.
The rotary engine on the Great North
ern railway ran into bunch of deer in
q canyon near Leavenwortn last Monday.
4 big buck stuck IN the deep snow. and
Engineer William Gould killed IL with a
pole pick.
John Angel. who was accidentally shot
In the leg while returning from r. hunting
excursion 70 Touchet. died Wednesday
morning. at Walia walla from lead pois-
onlng. the effect OF the particles Of shot
which entered the wound.
The presiding elders OF the Methodist
Episcopal church. comprising all the cid
ers In the Pacific Northwest; will hold a
and 18th of January, 1855. Bishop Grams
ton. OF Portland. VIII preside.
L. Lowmasson's dwelling on the Aimota
day II is thought thar the fire originated
from fge In the upper part OF the build
about &. go and the insurance $500.
Jacob Schappart. a man about g years
room in Astoria last Thursday morning.
+ IL thought that he died of heart disease.
schappart was gardener. and had Z,
worked for two or three years for c. 3.
Brown.
In the gizzard OF turkey purchased in
the Portland market. A. l.. Clark found
- xxshe ~
coarse gold. Mr.. Clark has learned where
the turkey was raised. and will do a little
prospecting in the neighborhood in the
near future.
highwaynen in Portland on Friday night
about II o'clock. He promptly knocked
one OF his assaiiants down, when the 9TH
er one fired at him. the bali Passing
through the shoulder OF his coat. The two
men then ned.
Squaw Island. I'm cowiitz river. is rapid
iy disappearing. The floods have washed
the bank away until the old Nelson house
will soon be floating down the Cowltz.
The east end OF the building IS now with
out support. and 81 Is expected TO fan into
the river at any time.
Charles Ilovett. 20 years old. was arrest
ed at Astoria for burglary, and confessed
TO having committed seven burglaries with
In the past few weeks. He was bound oyer
young woman with whom he lived. who
surrendered part OF the stolen goods. was
bound over in $3.50 bonds as a witness
The Pendleton Tribune says that II IS
county atm hold 1000 90 bushels OF wheat,
and that many OF them are IN a position
TO hold their. wheat FOR. good prices with;
on half OF their grain almost as much rs
they expected early in the season to get
for AL OF II.
Private John w. III. Davis, OF the Fourth
cavalry. was frozen to death Friday while
carrying the mail between the Lake hotel
and Thumb station. in the National park.
His companion. Private George Murphy:
turned hack Ave miles from where Davis
body was found and was safe. although
badly frozen. Davis had served all but
eight months of two erlistments.
Judge Neal. At Davenport. committed to
the asylum al Medical Lake Arthur Roup.
who was arrested at Almfra Tuesday on
charge OF insanity. Roup became 80 vio-
lent after being taken To Davenport that
no witnesses were euhpoenaed from his
home his insanity being beyond question.
After his examination Il was necessary 10
use force to take him hack 10 the ian.
whore ha was confined until he was taken
70 ths asylum by Deputy Sheriff Grant.
The foreign lumber trade Of Grays har-
Dor for 1897 IL as1 Ter cent. larger than
that ~ any. previous year. During iN6
eleven vessels sailed from Grays harbor
ports with 3 80 81 feet 80 lumber Dur
ing 1877 twenty-five vessels have cleared.
ssrr ,,,n K, ies1s min 1s' O. , yaaS ~
have large orders ahead and q - con-
rdartiv expected next year will show u
large increase over the shipments of 1871.
During November The coas'wtse ship
ments from twelve of the leading cargo
mills OF Washington, as reported TO the
West Coast and Puget Sound LnrbeT-
man. were 2 80 ssi feet; forsIen. tea, 50
feet The Eastern shipments In car lots
from washington were - atS 40 feet max
ing a total movement 81 - 6fN- fsia feet and
for the year 20 date As - ga feet Shin
gle shipments for November were l@s- 90
oA ard The total for the year TO date
sls7 30 90
Alfred COOLIDGE vice president ~ the
Rank 81 Garfield "a winding up the ar
fairs 81 that Institution. Il VAS forced
into litigation ~ having been compelled
20 take over 20 acres or land on w-Ach
II had loaned money. since the boom In
wheat this land has seen sold for an sv-
.rsEe rrsce ~ s99 ~ rer acre: the hank
has paid al Us dsposftors and other cred
ia stockholders the fat par value Of their
stock.
SUNDAY evening the home q George
brown ~ the corner 90 Cherry and Spo-
while the family was at church About
s1ea worth 90 property was stolen. I'm
trance was Effected through the back door.
which had carelesSly Seen left unlocked.
TSs stnfsn articles consisted Of a gold
wasrh chain. several Odds ard ends ~
tewelrv. and few dollars IN loose change.
ne house at their leisure. even taking
ti--7s % est a pumpkin pie IN the pantry
saturday r,nrrtng. December IS. s, ".
Avrol4 ~ Hood River. Oregon. went hunt
Tag Saan after he left a5Sne big "iif-
80. ~s.,,n s}cor ana grabbed chicken.
ana w4,N - erawiet under the house. Mrs
Arrs,,s trFesi % save the chicken a10
sr{3.ht.n the wildcat away ~ THROWING
sticks az tie animal ard nnauy puncsed
= NTH a seartitng. The eat oSly curved
A. ha~k s1A rrovs{gG wstle he he'll fast
., 49,. rAa~ken Nj Freddy. 'he nAa-est
retrhf,N- was raiied- ana Killed the cat
Mr. Arn>'a fs1esi - sght any game OF
TIE IH 10. Mining Company made pay
,,,swsS 81 SCI 90 last Monday on tts rev
xr,7eEte~ at Sorshport. t'sslesi Et1ctson cf
ne srae'ter was BEGIN ~ August iast:
Ssn>s ,hen the re Rci has paid f1ao, 81
{, sivide1ts hulls a Nlatso snslter. s7d
sxrsraed about s1AaN IN iecrp11aneat iTT'-
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has decided 20 PASS re nslsl nsontaly
s5y{4snt tAis rzca;h. as ire completion q
rs s-aafter wsll stop ere shipments -
tba oastside su1eiterS. sr1 s1a company
~ s1sa have - SCI s~Se E1rc soT ne
ooe~atton q the nsw plant and 'ee par
chase 90 ere
r-h> "a. haIf-brwea Taalans On re Fat
.est reservation. IN Ne1tsDa- taw have
r,,,sfa a he-vf of huf-9 - ''~@ <ssisg'Hs -
$50 S''sSs lars ago consisted CT a couple q.
p~ss ana Is sseu, AL ira; ere isf; II 'Ae
xs~ss rnrs,t~rs wss.rs = few wears Ase
swer.rse~s ever the western pans. aese
rnaT, rave gone into Ehs hursle-r. ssaaS
p.Y~nsss 80 source eg proai sHd are
4,sktnw uaeney They ssll the snlsrsls Al
sssa ea-h ana ~2eh Isn IS N1gssS1 J
Np,ssY,ey the late Aassia Ccrssr ST9 ct2s~
wesltas mea, wae have re s, 80 So
been purchasers fer their PARKS.