Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
NORTHWEST PROGRESS
MINISTRIES OF WASHINGTON
IDAHO AND MONTANA.
80 %NooI. News of the Logging
Camps and variety OF
News Notes.

mllphle ROAD. III lHui SUN N"''''''' = 49,.
65,OO000O feet of logs from june 1870
up to June of this year
general complaint is being made by
the prospective bidders for the army post
work at Seattle to the effect that thete
is n scarcity of labor about Seattle on ae-
count of the exodus to the various MINES
in this region, says the Times.
While it was estimated that at least ~
tons of cherries would have been shipped
from Puyalup, the rains, which split ana
softened the fruit, have shrunk the out
nut down to a single ton.
The farmers along the Nooksack river
are circulating petition to forward 10
Captain Harry Taylor, United States en-
SINGER TO have the snag boat go to the
month of the river and make a channel
through the jam to allow the water to
run through and not back up and flood
their farms.
The rather novel feat of taking 700
head of sheep into the Yukon country, IS
to be undertaken by George Miller a well
known Alaskan He will ship
them to Dyea via the steamship Al
ki, which sails Sunday. From Dyea the
sheep are to be driven across the pass and
along the shore of II chain of lakes to
Klondike and towns on the upper Yukon.
A proposition is on foot to reorganZc
the Olympia Collegiate Institute an in
stituton that for several years held
commanding position among the schools
of Washington territory, being under the
management of the NJ +. church 1t is
understood that the trustees of the Puget
Sound university at Tacoma are willing
to turn over their business college and
normal departments to the Olympia i'll
stitution.
Under the law passed by tie last legis-
lature making all corporations in the
state pay an annual license of SIS, many
of the corporations heretofore organized
have taken steps to disincorporate. The
fee is required to be paid before July !.
and $3.50 penalty is added if not paid
before January | next, after which time
the officers and stockholders are subject
to fine for every day the corporation
continues, no matter whether doing any
business OF not.
Arrangements have been perfected by
which Port Angeles will secure the Pitts
burg Iron, Steel and Tin Plate Works
John Cain, representing the syndicate,
submitted proposition to the citizens Of
Port Angeles and deposited a certified
check for a substantial amount as evi
dence of good faith. At meeting of cit
liens on Tuesday night, the agreement
was signed. Port Angeles furnishes
site for the works and an additional real
estate bonus of $4,000. The Pennsyl-
vania company agrees to begin work
within 90 days and will employ from 400
to 700 men.
The Washington Central railroad is to
be sold July 9th to the highest bidder,
and it is hoped that the purchaser will
then extend the road to Okanogan coun-
ty and across the setate to Puget sound,
says the Chelan Leader 1t is believed
that the best route for it would be up
Lake Chelan and through Cascade pass,
rs this route would open up one of the
most extensive and promising mineral
districts in the world and insure the road
all the business it could do, right from
the start.
Boise-Ihe state land board has APP
pointed Sam H. Taylor of Idaho Falls as
land selecter.
William Jones has sold his wool, be-
tween 100000 and 100000 pounds, at
lOA cents pound, the highest price paid
at Boise this year.
Mrs Josie Kensler, recently sent to the
penitentary from Elmore county for the
murder of her husband, John Kensler on
October II last, has given birth to Girl
baby
Charles NJ. Webster, cashier of the
Great Falls, Mont, bank, has been au.
pointed internal revenue collector for the
district comprising Montana, Idaho and
Utah.
The saw and shingle mills of Kingston
are running full time, lots of timber men
are employed, and the season is genrally
considered most promising one.
The faculty of the Albion normal
school will be composed of the following
persons: j. c. Black of Indiana, princi-
pal: ASSISTANTS, Mrs. c. b. Steunenberg of
Caldwell, w. A. Mullins of Mountain.
home, IL. 5. Hampton of Ilbion and Miss
Ethel Thomas of Denver.
William Everling, an old time resident
OF the Occur d'Alenes, died of Bright's
disease at the Providence hospital in
Wallace, the other day. He enlisted in
Wisconsin regiment during the war and
after serving three years was honorably
discharged. He was member of Candy
Post No. ii, G. A. r., of Murray, under
whose auspices he was taken there and
inferred