The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-19
NORTHWEST NEWS.

The largest sum paid at any one time in
Ballard. for three or four years past. TO
employees OF the mills. was on last Monday
evening, when checks aggregating nearly
ts5.ooo were paid into their pockets.
The three shingIe mills of Port Angeles
turn out little over 10000 shingles per
day The price OF shingles has advanced
the past month and IL the prices continue
to hold other mills will be started. as
there are several parties looking for sites.
Miss Jessie Hungate. member of the
senior class In the Pullman agricultural
college, was awarded FIRST prize In the
first annual oratorical contest. held at the
college recently. OF the seven contestants
Miss Hungate was the only lady on the
list.
F. f. Madigan, Of wenatchee went
about the streets proclaiming that Dur
rant was not responsible for his crimes.
because he was governed by the powers Of
secret societies. A deputy sheriff arrested
him and Steiiacoom will be his future
home.
The people Of Kootenay now consume
something like So, 900 worth OF fresh meats
every month. and most of the supply
comes from the Canadian Northwest Ter
ritories. One frm ships In between 700 and
$50 head of cattle and from 100 to 800
now have 1850 head of steers herded on
the prairies around Calgary. Edmonton
and Fort Macleod awaiting transportation
to that district. 1T il estimated that this
enormous amount OF beef will be con-
sumed before the end of the summer.
Prof. r. c. Kerr, of the waila waiia
high school stated in a recent interview
that he had noticed a peculiar thing In
nearly all OF the graduating classes Of the
IL
less than some fad which has been con-
he said. had few years ago an almost
ungoyernable tendency TO slide down the
stair bsnister at the Paine school. How
ever this was brought TO an abrupt ter
mination when scholar fell over the
banister TO the floor beneath. some seven
teen feet and was nearly killed. Since
that time this class OF scholars. which Is
composed of nearly all young ladies' have
not been permitted to indulge in this
whim.
After thorough consideration the board
OF commissioners of cowlitz county have
unanimously decided TO Issue bonds TO
fund the Indebtedness of the county. This
viii change the form of the debt from out
standing warrants. that bear S and 10 per
cent interest. to bonds that draw per
cent. interest. with which. by the way the
county gets bonus OF $500 The outstand-
ing warrants amount TO about s47. 600: with
the interest that has already accrued. the
total is about So. 600. The county has the
privilege of paying off the bonds after 10
years. which will make the interest on the
bonds lighter than on the warrants. and
viii put the county on a cash basis. At
present the county has 10 pay the dis
count on it's warrants. indirectly which Is
the principal reason that induced the COM
n1isssoBers 20 fund the debt Twenty per
cent. discount on the warrants issued by
the county each year is an enormous loss
amounting 10 thousands Of dollars.
Preparations are being made at Point
Roberts for an enormous catch OF SAL
mon. and between 200 and 1900 men win
be employed in the fishing industry alone.
The market value o. the fish Is somewhat
low az present. but the people live in
hopes OF quick change for the better.
The Fraser river fisheries VIII undoubt-
edly he entirety cut OF. owing 10 the fact
that 50 many gill-nets viii be placed In
American waters drifting toward Lummi.
There viii be about 400 giIl-nets in opera
ton. and. "a there are no restrictions
placed on the length Of the gfli-nets they
will range from 500 to 4e fsthoms in
length: while on the other hand the laws
os British Columbia restrict the length
to 80 fathons. About afty-fve traps will
be operated In American waters this
year and this. with a duty OF = cent
pound on all American fish viii compel
the canneries in British Columbia to core
10 this side 10 get sufficient fish 10 pack
The outlook as a whole Is most rronis-
ing.
Christian Tutfie. % Lumu1i Island is
probably the best posted man on pioneer
matters OF any ore or this Coast. He
rounded Care Horn in the winter of 1854
lie sailed from New pecford. Nc ard
landed IN California n the spring OF 1875
Returning in fsSS ne beard Of the rich dis
coveriss OF gold ia California. and sailed
again for the Pacific coast. this time en-
barking az New York. After mining in
California for some time. he finally went
north to the border OF Oregon. Here he
Nas sn eyewitness ard took part In the
thrilling Incidents Of that period includ-
ing the Modoc war. Some twenty-five
years ago he came to Puget sound and set
Tad on Luuszns island. WHERE Re has farm
and is engaged in stock raising. Mr.. Tutfla
was hcrn in N5chigar. ard has lived in
three territories whi-h became states while
ne resided IN them. tire last OF which was
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