The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-30

owls. ;; hawks. 10: muskrats, 20; tackrab-
bits. 10: skuhks. %; cot,ontaI rabbits. :;
prairie squirrels, :.
An ordinance has been passed by the
town council OF Ritzviile submitting 10
the voters the ACCESSIBILITY OF selling. the
present water works system. 1t VIII be
voted on December ., ls9s.
The future of the town Of Winlock never
looked brighter than II does today. NILS
and lumber camps are running steadily.
lahoring men are employed and there is
hardly a vacant building in town
A Masonic impostor. travelling under the
name Of William Hollis and claiming
membership III Pine Grove Lodge. No. IL.
Port Huron, Mich is making the rounds
Of Eastern Washington towns. He was
last heard Of at Colfax
City Treasurer Huntley. OF Centralia,
has been saving up city funds for some
time to take up a warrant amounting 10
saNs. The interest on this particular war
rant amounts to $3.50 There are four $500
warrants 10 follow.
]. c. Williams, town marshal OF La Con-
ner. has a novel way of Kidding his ha4li-
wick OF undesirable persons by paying the
fare on an outgoing steamer. very
obnoxious tramp was served In this way
recently by being placed aboard the steam
er FairhaVen bound for Seattle
The mate Of the schooner Garfield was
stabbed in five places Friday night ar
Hoquiam by The cook OF the vessel
japanese. The murderous Jap resented
the interference OF the mate with his
duties The wounds are not considered
dangerous
The Centralia News says: The :aeanest
man heard OF lately In these parts sold
his son-in-law one-half interes: in A
cow and then refused TO divide the milk,
saving that he only sold the front half
OF the cow which obliged the son-in-iaw
tn provide the food and water the cow
twice n day. Recently the cow hooked the
cd man and he viii sue the son-in-ia for
damages.
A Puyallup hop buyer estimates the hop
crop OF this state FOR lSs@ at 8 500 bales or
suo bales in excess Of the product az lsF3.
The crop Will bring into the state In the
neigh borhood OF 81 .els-e1 based upon this
estimate against approximately s6z5.so last
year Mr.. klabsr estimates that there re-
mains In the state about Hl.Wi bales. OF
which 500 is west OF the Cascades and 500
about Yakima. The Pacific coast crop -
put at 1s) 90 bales. and of this II Is est
mated that 100 pso sales have already passed
cut OF the hands OF growers
TIE Columbia river salmon canneries
have closed their fall season. Win a pack
estimated NJ 1l5.fs1 cases The amount q
fall salmon pat Up Is the largest IN the als-
tory OF the Columbia, ana the prices paid
were among the best. The spring pack on
the Columbia reached 3S3. 40 cases, and 'ne
total for The year Is thus placed at SO so
eases Last years pack WAS 1850 cases
and IN 1895 fae total output w1s S1l 30
eases. The Columbia Is thus not far short
Of her average for the past ten years
though the percentage q faI asa is very
large
on THANKSGIVING day $eIs Jacobsen. an
ernninye Of the Biaiock Fruit Company. Of
Waila Waila lost two certificates OF cepos-
it one for $3.50 aud another for 900. and a
note for slda They were stelen from his
trunk The same day a German giving
fhs, name Of Lehman succeeded ~ cAsainS
fae xlaa certificate a Re;zer & &ief@igalis
saloon. ard on the SD certificate obtained
So worth Of goods. 40 IN cash and a dus
hill for so from the Sterling dry goods
store TIE robbery was reported 90 the 30
lics, YESTERDAY. but Lehman had disappear
al from the cs;y
The good people II Castle Rock< have
haen badly taken In by TAO saarpers, An
evangelist by the narue % Eo~T ard
mariner answering the name oG Foster be
gf3r series - meetings a. tAc C2r}Sl IAN
entsrrh recently E<her preached a stes-
e3al sermon 20 young ladies Tnu-sssas,
evening and on ire Temperance quest sun
TIE following nigft Foster flied IN hls
ytyne Sv ohfaining short loans, lust for a
aav- or two ksheT Gid not overlook rs
Fsavr at TIE close 81 esch service 70 take
no q collection Suspicion as aroused by
seeing the tw5 Men lase "a ;hs night talk
ing matters over tn 5 saloon. Bogs men
SKIPPED WITH Their wives before being
finally trapped
If y-ou xlsh 70 bring any ~ your friends
from the E.aSt or from Europe Ee cat ar
range Cor yaW. eau a. The Northern ia