The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-05
IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON.

Samuel Cayley has taken charge of the
postoffice at Sumner.
Municipal elections will be held at Medi-
cal lake and Pullman Tuesday.
There are now twenty-three cases Of
diphtheria under treatment in Spokane,
decrease.
Nearly. all traces of the flood at Mt.
vernon nave gone, the sidewalks have
been replaced. the holes filed I'D and the
debris generally removed.
Schooner Geneva. of Victoria. is the only
sealing vessel which will get TO sea before
the end of the year. She will carry a
white crew of twenty-five men.
Steeles cannery. at Fairhaven. viii be
enlarged for the next seasons catch OF
FISH 50 that the output will be almost
double what Ii was this year.
Treasurer Maturing, of Whitman coun-
". has issued a call for warrants amount
rants issued prior TO April 80 1896.
Roy Laughton son Of the ex-neutenant-
governor. who was arrested at Spokane,
charged with grand larceny. was dis
charged after a preliminary hearing.
j; Swank. who was mistaken for a deer
and shot recently. while hunting in Linn
county. Or, Is in a critical condition, and
there is much fear that he will not re-
cover.
10 particular interest Is being taken in
the town election at Sumner. which takes
place on Tuesday next. No candidates
have yet been mentioned for the various
offices TO ne flied.
The Whatcom county commissioners will
authorizes The construction of a bridge
considerably facilitate access to the new
mining district back of Mount Baker
Owing 10 the reduction of the appropria-
ton for help from $500 10 $50 per year.
Postmaster Manning Of Coifax. has beer,
compelled TO dispense with the services Of
Miss Codd. one OF the two oIerks In the
office.
Nicholas Gold and c.. l.. Mckenzie OF
Colfax. have purchased for s. oo0 the Cob
fax Electric Light Company's property re-
Gently sold at sheriff's sale. The plant
cos; S2"e originally and its gross receipts
are now $3.50 per month.
II A. Baker a civil engineer employed
IN building new railroad bridge across
Mil creek. at The Dajles. or, s!ipped over
the edge OF the cut and fell a distance az
five feet striking ON his head. the injuries
received causing his death.
Judge Mayhem at Rathdrum. Idaho. SEN
fenced John j. Nolk. convicted of assault-
Ing and robbing Dominic TontI of HART
son. TO thirty years in the penitentiary
Antony Noik was found guilty, hut the
jury recommended clemency In his case
he Will he sentenced Monday
". H. Wilson's law Office in The psi,es
or. was broken into Wednesday, night by
a burglar. who stole Mr. Wilson's type-
writer from his desk. The burglar did
not touch anything but the machine al
though there were stamps aud other ar
ticies tn the desk.
The regular northhound freight. while
switching at oisons SpuT Rockford left
part % the train on tbs main track with
out a signal displayed. An extra engine
following. ran into the rear end of the
train. smashing six freight cars and piiing
the caboose on top OF the engine. No one
Was hurt.
George Buchanan. his wife. Mr. and
MIS-. Joe buchanan, Miss Hattie Buryarst
ana sam Graves Were al struck by light
ring az the Buchanan stage station near
Harney C1ty, or. The popularity OF the
case was that they were az widely sepa-
rated points CO the buchanan farm al the
time No enc Was seriously injured
Incorporation papers Of the F1rst Rank
Of shaguay were flied In the secretary OF
states Office al Salem. Or: iaccrporarors
/ II. Tarp!ey. : ". Aldrtch and J. III
9 Bryan: capital. s-.eo. divided into
shares II sloe each. Ssaguay Alaska. Is
az Office is also 10 oe I1aiuiainez! in Port
land. OR.
The trapp@rs are making the fur ry al
present in tafs vicinity. says the Ssznaanta
EaEis. George johnson has caught two
beaver. and VIII Bailey gets hsif a dozen
ruaskrats every day. Neal Mcdonald
a no took lessons IN trapping last winter
- going 30 start 81 next week and SAYS
ART % trapping the willy mink
Montana produced more wool during iss-
nan any other state in the union During
h war values have increased iss pr
csat-. and a material gain u TIE number 81