The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-24
NORTHWESTERN NEWS NOTES.

The Fairhayen Sheet and Metal Works
have resumed operat tons. after a shut
down Of 80 days. They now employ IS
people
A. Carlson was thrown off log train
at Orting Thursday and his head badly
cut on a barb wire fence. He IS al the
Fannie Paddock hospital, Tacoma.
The county commissioners OF knckitat
county have levied special tax of s. IS IN
school district No. 8 for the purpose OF
paying the interest on the bonded indebt-
edness OF the district.
Fred B. Grnnell. receiver OF the defunct
ICED by Judge Miller to declare a dividend
OF per cent on the outst ndlng claims.
This will make total OF 81 per cent. pad
on the claims against the bank.
A petition Is being circulated. asking for
an appropriation by the next legislature
OF $500 TO build a wagon road from Ste
hekin 10 Bridge creek. to connect with the
Marble Mount Mar us state road. Such a
road would be OF incaicuiabIe benefit to
the mining industry OF Lake Chelan.
Burglars attempted to crack the safe at
the y. T. depot at Aberdeen recently.
Two holes were drilled through The top OF
the safe. The thieves evidently were
frightened away before completing the
job. Had they succeeded IN opening the
safe they would have found no money
there.
o Frank o Oh SHAY an smplo,ys At G , E.
ed while at work on the drag saw last
Tuesday In some manner he slipped and
fell backward. the long arm or lever OF
rendering him unconscious. He was badly
bruised. though rot dangerously.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. n.
Coe OF North Yakima died recently under
peculiarly sad circumstances The babe
was apparently well when the father lief,
for HIS business duties. The mother left
the child sleeping in the crib and return
ing little afterward found the little one
dead, II having evidently sunocated.
Mayor F. y. O,msted OF Spokane has
been elected right venerab BILE vice president
for the state or Washington OF the Pa
cihc Coast Masonic Veteran Association.
son must have been member Of the Ma
sonic order for Is years or what Il its
equivalent in work. Mr.. oimsted has been
Mason for abont n years.
An acetylene gas plant in the residence
q Douglas Belts. OF Rrch Creek. Una
tiiia county. failed to work the other day.
and George Carnes examined the tank TO
ascertain the trouble. Carnes first move
tank. There was not much gas in the
tank, but enough 10 cause an explosion.
Clrnes was badly burned in the face.
w f. Markham. the mining expert
VINO recently returned from the Cornell
creek coai mines. says that the coal veins
in that region are simply maryeious. Mr..
Markham IS pracl cal geoiosist, having
had varied practical experience Win
minerals for more than 4 score Of years.
He saws tina. the coal ami gold mines in
Whaicom county VII bring astonishing
results In the future.
J. ". Cunning. auditor Of Lincoln coun-
". has rendered his resignation, 10 take
effect Oct. 80. Frank CARRIER has bsen
elected BY the board OF county eomai.s-
out the unes pleei term. The reason or
Auditor Cummings resignati ls that he
intends taking up the study OF ni.i''afs
and IS d@slI ouS az entering nied.cai COZ
.eEe early in November.
A NJ Saiuaye. 4 member Of the car
penters unson % spokane. who arose TO
sudden fame fnoatn ago by throwing
nghle ed bomb from under the Northern
Pacific irestIe eiS: OF the city. has almost
entirely recovered from the shork result
ing fra-n thc explosion. For several Gays
= va be. eyed his ear drums mad bee
tsersrla Nsnt.y Injured HIS hearing. how
ever. has returned 10 MIN,
Governor Lord VIII be asked 20 pardon
years In ;he rsnlieatisry from Coos co'sn-
- for ksll.ns Andrew Carlson Rnssse u
VIE circulated itililoa a. Coutee cry
9nrag ne recent term ~ the circu.. court
ard xhs.c she obtained many signatures
;AFopga syulpa by for herself. The general
sentiment seemed 10 be that the man
should not he set Al liberty. but that the
proper pace FOR him vas the issans ssy-
lam.
TIE Northern P>es6e Railway Company
A3s hfoaest So n the superior court
against " : E3y and sbast = other de-
PENDANTS 10 ouSt theu from possession q
OF iis3e 20 iaB5 lying along The "a Tread
east OF Spokane. TIE SUITS are similar
10 those rerenty ,astttuisa against J. J.
browne and osHs IN The federal court.
The read claims IS csarfer from c8n-
grese g{Ess s. t3t.c - - feet 49, raeA
s.fs n the ce1tsr me - ifS ma h~e
saEieaa OF ice ;set en eaen s.de SIS Shown
On me pats The defendants o8n q.
claim q own land - the disputed 30
soos st-ips-
IA = TO H Z "A.