The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-15
NORTHWESTERN NEWS NOTES.

The heavy rains have given an impetus
TO placer mining In Southern Oregon
A man In Anacortes spent the night in
jail for the offense of chastislng his son on
the public street.
Archie McGiivery a well known Pullman
citizen. was convicted by jury In Colfax
Saturday of attempted incest with his step
daughter.
The treasurer OF Spokane county collect
ed delinquent tax money during Novem-
amount Of sio6.si3,
Mrs. John Billiard. while waiting at the
Wlllapa station for a train fell off the plat
form and broke rib. besides sustaining
other painful injuries.
Mark Lane, while attempting to break
log jam on the Coweeman. about six miles
back OF kelso. had his leg smashed between
two logs and Is seriously injured
Benton Hodges. 20 years old. made an
unsuccessful attempt TO hang himself n
the city jail in Spokane last Saturday. He
halls from Pasco, and was broke"
Judge Elliott. at Cathlamet, has rendered
a decision that the Eiokomin Is a nsyigabIe
stream. and that loegers have right 10 re-
move either natural or artificial ohssruc-
items from a.
The rainfall at Anacortes during Novem-
her Is reported by the local observer Miss
Davis, at 4.2t inches. The greatest rreclpi-
tatton In any twenty-four hours during the
month was 50 of an inch.
Iaadd. under command OF Capt George
Pease which has been dredging on Mar
tin island bar for two months past. anchor
ing over night or kalama. has been re-
moved 20 Portland
Mrs r. Walker. OF Dayton. who got a
verdict OF SO coo In a damage suit against
the .. II. q y. Co. and afterwards compro-
missed the case with the company for sas e'o
has lust received check for SIS $50 in pay
nent Of her claim. There was s69 inter
est included IN the check.
About twenty men were set at work at
Aberdeen Wednesday on the new schooner
the West & Shade Min Company and Capt.
ogiiyie. Will have a carrying capacity Of
75a 00o feet Of lumber. and be one OF the
finest vessels sailing into this port.
Arnold Sommer. who lives south II San
tam Or has left FOR parts unknown. leav-
ing his farm and the accumulation Of years
behind him. lie was prosperous. honest.
hard working and a good citizen. About
Saints" A series Of meetings being held IN
the neighherhood where he lived.
Isaac Townsend about six weeks ago re-
turned 10 Shelton from Mexico. where ne
Was railroadng. He came e prove up on
his homestead. Upon arrival he found ais
wife and daughter had gone east OF the
mountains He wen. and found them and
had guardian appointed for his danShter.
ard ne will return 10 his position IN Mexico.
Thomas Hunt son OF y promiuen; farmer
-
s,lsees Saturday. He had sold some sppies
% Il r. Nicholas. and while carrying a
hex Of apples into the cellar. slipped and
fnu breaking the leg "a above stated. IL
Is nos thought amputation Will be neces-
xarv hus the limb is badly shattered. and
MIR. Hunt will be confined TO his bed for i
ioag time
According TO the Shelton Tribune: Solo
mon Marie. VINO has a small hut Vel
farm IN the CHAIRMAN cove, raised THIS year
anon A niece % ground 4 little less than one
as~e IN area ~ bushels Of potatoes, six
tons az carrots two tons rutsha.aS, two
,faf9s white tnrnips. seven sacks Sauashes,
.wa bushels onions. two bushels heess. be
sides a small bed 81 parsley. Two or the
carrots weighed eighteen pounds
4 burziar was attempting 20 break into
Magic Rros' shop In PeDdie;on, Or. Satur-
day night when bulldog that was sleep
ing IN the shop Was walked by the noise
made nv the burglar IN breaking the iccS
Of a door. The dog slipped Gut by snoiaef
door ard grabbed the burglar from the
rear ard threw him ia mud puddle. anu
began chewing on him. Charles Hammond.
who Steers ever the shop. Was walked ey
ire r,rspus and went down and called CT
the dog lie let the burglar SO. as re
thought The marauder had been sufsisehils
punished.