The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-01-14
NORTHWEST REVITIES
Evidence OF Steady Growth
and Enterprise.

and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
From All the Cities and Towns Of the
Thriving Sister States
The John Day Touring mill, having
ground up all the wheat in sight, is
now idle.
Marion county's assessment for 1895
has already cost $1,000, and the end
is not yet. says the Statesman.
A colony of Illinois people will
leave that state in March or April, to
settle in the southern part of Yamhill
county and the southern part of Polk
county.
Fred Kemper, of Pendieton, who won
a cayuse at rattle the other day, gave
the beast back to it's original owner and
treated him for taking the cayuse of
his hands.
Engineer Dillman, of the Astoria
railway, says that there are 400 men
st work near Rainier and the Clats-
kanie. and that two big dredgers are
being run night and day.
Henry Buccholz. q prominent citizen
of Tamarack, Uamtilla county, is burn.
ing charcoal. 1t takes five days to
burn pit. and he has to watch it
day and night, and camps by the pit.
The Wallowa stage was wrecked
last week by an accident on Wallowa
hill. There were three passengers that
day, but they got cut to walk just be-
fore the stage started down the hill, 80
that nobody was injured.
g. w. Mckinney, of Brownsville,
last week butchered hog that dressed
622 pounds, from which he rendered
$50 pounds of lard, and the Browns
vile Times asks if any Willamette
farmer can beat the record.
Mrs. James Crosby, of Monmouth,
Or, has family Bible, printed in
Edinburgh, Scotland, that has been
handed dowE in the family for several
generations; crossed the ocean to
America, and now lies on the center
table of Mrs. Crosby. 1t is priced very
highly, and is still in a state of good
preservation.
The body Of white man washed
cIo %ho oh holt vvni1n
south of the mouth of Hunters creek,
in Curry county recently. The coro-
ner's jury was unable to identify the
body, and found verdict of death by
drowning. The body was that of
man about six feet tall, with very
small hands and feet, and weighing
about 1870 pounds.
During the storm in November, Otto
Kohler shipped $500 sheep from The
Dalles to Columbus, Neb., and arrived
there in due time, losing only four
sheep on the trip. Mr.. Kohler writes
back that he is feeding his sheep at
the farm of Mic Blazer, an uncle of
John Blazer, of The Dalles. near CO.
lumbus, where he gets shelled corn for
twelve cents bushel, and other feed
at corresponding low prices.
Washington.
Jabez Cowles, an old citizen Of Clark
county, died at his home near Wood.
land last week.
The Ellensburg city council has
made reduction in the salaries of city
officials that will amount to $50.
The Spokane street car company's
receipts during the year have averaged
$40 day more than last year, says the
Spokane Chronicle.
A farmer Of Cow City lost 4 200
bushels of potatoes by the November
freeze, and q Toledo man lost I 200
bushels. There seems to have been
heavy loss all over Lewis county.
Blackleg is making it's appearance
among the cattle in Kittitas county.
Mr.. Otis Hyer, stockman and farmer,
says that three of his neighbors have
lost from six to ten head Of cattle, each
caused by this disease.
The state treasurer has issued q call
for state warrants on the general fund.
numbered Is, 491 to 1875 inclusive,
in the aggregate to $21,-
65l.49. Interest on these warrants
will cease after January 2. 1897.
The Washington State Historical So.
ciety at Tacoma has filed articles Of in
corporation. Their purpose is the col
lection and preservation in substantial
form Of objects Of traditional and his
torical interest to the state. Their
main headquarters will be in Tacoma.
Alfred Snyder, 20 years Of age, and
one Of Seattle's pioneer residents,
died the other night at Port BlAkely,
where he went some time ago to act
as tallyman at the big mill Mr..
Snyder has always been held in high
esteem by the older residents who
knew him we'll, and his death 10 much
regretted.
: Harry ParIin, . brakeman on the O.
r. & n, was taken to the hospital at !,
Walla Walla last week, suffering from
4 scalp wound inflicted BY > coupling
pin. He was standing beside the drsw-
head when the cars came together IN
such manner a. to throw the pin in
the air with great force. The pin
struck him : glancing blow on the
head. and bounded ten feet higher.
Had it struck him squArely IL probably
would have killed him instantly.
Secretary Cass, .f the state board a
HORTICULTURE. il authority for the state-
ment that the aotual damage to Wash
ington orchards from tho e1treme cold
weather Of the early part Of the month
u very slighk