The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-08
NORTHWESTERN NEWS NOTES.

The Willamette river Is rising rapidly
on account of the heavy rains.
The Lincoln shingle mill will shortly be
removed from Hartford to Arlington.
There were nine deaths last month
among the Indians on the Yakima reses-
walton.
"A temporary bridge viii be built across
the Methow at the mouth of the Twisl.
Jast for the winter. TO be taken down in
the spring.
A large force Of men has commenced
work on the msin line, making necessary
repairs and replacing the present forty
pound rails with heavier ones.
Mutton sheep are now In active demand
last week. Two years ago mutton sheep
were selling there for Si-2s and si.5o.
H. \. Faxon was last Saturday elected
sheriff OF Umatilla county. Or. by the
Xoeth Heuser's resignation. Only one bal
lot was taken.
Portland Insurance agents are thinking
or importing a detective from San Fran
cisco 20 trace the mysterious firebug who
Is apparently engaged In the attempt TO
burn down the town.
The Monroe creamery will he moved TO
Snohomish. leaving only the skinner
The supply of milk for the winter Is found
10 he too limited TO justify the keeping or
the whole plant at that place.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed for
building Touring mill AT Wasco, Or n
ISaaER.
Naila. and Is TO have a capacity OF 100
barrels day. Wasco donated 81, go and
the site for the mill,
Stock on the range in Eastern Oregon
has suffered severely during the last few
days on account of continued storms OF
rain and sleet. Grass was short during
the fall. stock Is generally In poor con,il-
ton to face the winter and much loss i.
anticipated.
Winter has over,aken at least 100000
bushels OF wheat unthreshed on the breaks
OF the Columbia within fifteen or twenty
miles north OF Orondo In Douglas county.
The threShers have been forced to stoo
operations. but some of them may ros,lm,
IL the weather settles and gets colder.
The work of building spur Of the Port
land, Vancouver a. klickitat Railway 70
connect with the main line near St JohnA
about seven miles from Vancouver. run
ninS westerly into q fine body OF timber
about mile distant. where George Turn
bull has started n big logging camp. wa,
commenced Monday. The rails have nesn
purchased ana the ties are on the ground
for the spur. This work IL expected To
he completed In about sixty days.
The body of H. w. Gregory was found
In front of the Central hotel In Huting-
ton, or. last Wednesday. Life was al
ms st extinct and the man died the next
day, He arrived in Huntington a few
days before and spent all the money he
had for morphine ana whisky. note
COOK found on his person showed that mt
one time he had been engaged In deliver
wood. $. ID. lie left brother and niecos
at Usage, la.
Homesteaders on the Siletz reservation.
Or, are very anxious about the free home
stead bill. which passed the senate at the
last session of congress, and Is expected
to he passed by the house at the coming
session. Many settlers took up fractional
claims and paid 80 cents per acre for
them. expecting to take up the remain
der OF the 160 acres allowed when the
free hampstead bill was passed. In num-
erous instances settlers have forfeited all
rights by having failed to prove up In
time.
The first certificate Of delinquency issued
In Yakima county. under the new law,
was issued last Wednesday TO w. J.
Thompson. who paid the back taxes.
amounting TO over 800 on two lots on
Yakima avenue now being occupied as
the bowling alley. Treasurer Barthoiet
tificates OF delinquency. which he vii,
issue as soon as he can post up his cor
lections. and one other man has SIS 600 ready
for the same investment, says the Yaki-
ma Republic. In addition to these he has
scores of letters containing remittance,
TO be applied In the same way.