The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-01
NORTHWEST NEWS.


L. Frank Gordon. attorney for the Great
Northern railway. was in New Whatcom
recently paying the taxes for the COM
pany.
Conrad Zimmerman. the owner of
boathouse at Trail. 3. c.. is somnambu-
list. and a few nights ago. while in one of
his spells. threw mis- pocketbook containing
$500 into a river.
The rural mail delivery system for Yak
ina is apparently a success. The cost or
delivery per package is III cents, the Sec
ond lowest average In the various expert
mental districts, California having the
lowest.
A state warrant for small sum that has
Just found its way to the state auditors Of
flee from Seattle is in four very Irregular
pieces. looking, says the Olympian. very
much as II 1t had been present at the late
meeting of the state university regents
when the subject of theology was under
discussion.
The Canadian Pacific railroad TOWNSHIP
at Sayward is being surveyed. II is likely
the railway line from Sayward 10 Trail
will be built this summer. The failure of
the bridge at Northport will compel the
British Columbia Smelling and Reduction
Company 10 bring their coke via Sayward
until late next winter at least.
A raft of the British Columbia Smelling
and deduction Company which was care
fully timed is reported 20 have made the
trip from Waterloo to Trail in 10 minutes.
Taking the distance given by the time
tables of the Canadian Pacific railroad,
eighteen miles this would make the aver
age speed of the river between Trail and
Waterloo 9.s miles per hour.
Dairy Commissioner Mcdonald makes his
visits to the various creamertes on his bi-
cycle The other day. after inspecting the
Natchez creamery, he started for Yak
ina when he found that big. irrigation
ditch had broken. flooding the country and
barring his way He didn't like the expert
ence. but he was obliged 10 undress and
carry his clothes and wheel through the
water TO dry land.
Jay Sedgwick. the tax agent OF the
Northern Pacific went TO Yakima recently
and dropped a neat little sum into the
county treasury. There had been some
controversy as 10 what was legal and what
Illegal of the road tax OF 1895 but this was
finally decided in favor Of the county. so
Mr.. Sedgwick squared the delinquency.
also half of the tax of 1896 on the roadbed.
rolling stock ana lands OF the company.
amounting TO over sil,5sN.
An irrigation enterprise OF consldera bic
magnitude is being projected by a number
Of enteTprfstrg ranchers of Spring coulee
and the pkaaogan valley. Last faN they
located a water right. claiming ten feet Of
water In Ccnconully lake. The schsrfe Is
10 turn Il portion 81 the creek into the
| lake and make Il reservoir out Of IT, in
which 20 store water for Irrigation rur-
poses during the dry season Of the year
when the creek does not furnish sufficient
water II supply all who are depending
upon il for irrigation The valley of SAL
mon creek Is lined with ranches and
orchards which. with irrigation. can be
. made TO yield proiiAcally.
Kittitas county is IN danger OF losing two
of her officials through death A couple
Of months ago III health induced Sheriff
St!nson and AsseSsor John Allison TO make
a trip East The latter consulted a ply
stefan regarding a swelling on his neck,
ard WAS told that ha must 60 Immediately
TO Chicago aud place himself in charge Of
noted specialist This ne did and theirs
learned thai re was afflicted with nalig
uant cancer and that the chances Of re-
coxery We're very limited WIN Mr.. stsn-
son the situation Is equally precsrioEs. Ills
condition continued "a gro. worse. until on
"Wednesday his wife wss teiegrspaed for
and notified that BE Was in an extremely
critical state
Rancher Keith. Of Trail. c. has a
ffs* Csc HLsifs Sftoif-s ~ ga A4s~-N-~ La q"
Wild Yves: gsow. Getting bsos- ffcfst its
oaTser over al WA9ets the other day. In
attempting TO caIcs Is they skro0gat 70 hem
Il in along the Pend a'Oreil8s. bat when
they clos.-! ia OF the nnrser Il plunged lnio
the river Jus. above ne bridge aid started
t9g The shore. Tae current, however. ear
riea the horse down and smto the great
faa1s. when the spectators lost sight Of K.
hat away out ia the Columbia waters X
arsss 10 the surface and besaa 10 swim Tor
tire xess shore A couple Of men JaFnle~i
snio 3 boat and headed OF the animal. and
white doing - Il tried 20 Ses into TIE boat.
nearly ssszrnplng II. Finally Trey got IL
back 10 N4aeta. n2sss SRe worse for the
6artBg feat performed, rs 4 sink@d up is
heels ara ~ cur far fn@ ranch four miles
sway Aside frsyEu = fey scratches OK the
s@gs made by she Tsscss a4rsax ia s1orsssr-
slo<a. the festive SAy 9s@ Is ala IL LIS stnS.