The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-29
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turned ont. A number Of important build
ings are still in progress
The Spokane courts lave granted is di-
vorces in the last eighteen months.
Canned chicken and canned geese is q
new Industry established at La Conner.
Over S3.oe1 worth 90 fruic trees have
been sold for planting az Ritzviile this
season.
Messrs Staley and White. Of Tacoma.
have assumed the management Of the
Puyaliup Citizen.
A son of William Cahoon. of Ellensburg.
Was kicked by horse one day last week,
with thr result Of q broken hip
The large farmhouse belonging To ". NJ.
Stafford, six miles south Of Rockford. was
totally destroyed by fire recently Loss.
xl,54s. 10 Insurance.
l4o.e cases fall pack salmon. against iie}
las; season McGo1 ans canuery On North
river put up e.ea cases, against $50 last
year.
ance in New Whateom. Valuable dogs De
longing 10 Rev. A. a Mackey. Eiery R8g-
ers and d. Damn Egan have already been
poisoned.
All Indian is reported to have been found
dea1 in the road between Dallas and the
Grand RnfS1e reservation. Oregon. Friday.
There was bullet hole III his head. The
particulars are meager.
Prof. Robert A Clark, pioneer musi-
clan Of Portland Or. died At Portland hos
pitaI yesterday morning, after brief ILL
ness. He was IS years old and lived IL
Portland twenty-e!sht years.
A large force Of men are AT work on the
wagon road from Kettle Falls to Repuhlic.
and are rushing II 10 completion. Il i ex-
pecied that a good snow road Will be open
fer travel in ten days al the farthest-
The Viaelanaer. published Al Concord.
Wash, reports that a contract has been
awarded foc the building of a bridge over
tie Snake river az that point. The cost is
sIi0000 and Il is 10 be finished In the spring
Sam Mills. who lives about eight miles
east Of Lebanon. Or. was arrested last Sat
TO Albany. Mills Is charged with the Sc
duct.on Of I4-year-old girl named Ausbun.
Whitman county commissioners are GO
ing 10 offer a bounty of $50 for wolf
scalps. 10 induce people 10 hunt and de-
stFoy the miscAieyous yermin that are
preying on ali kinds OF poultry and young
pigs.
Medford, according to the Medford Mail.
ern Oregon. IL fruits. grain and stock tals
station IS doing an immense business
Many thousand pounds OF turkeys are also
shipped
In Lincoln county a petition TO the state
legislature is being circulated requesting
that that BODY pass a law compelling The
railroad companies TO fence in their rights
of-way and psf IN suitable cattle guards
at each crossing.
The unknown man found dead near Star
buck has been positively Identified a
Thomas Quesick, who was employed for
some time, on the boat running between
Riparia and Lewiston Hard drinking was
the cause Of his death.
Greenwood. b. G.. enjoys The distinction
of having three chartered hanks. the only
ones so far in the Boundary Creek dis
- > -
America. the Canadian Bank OF Commerce
and the Bank Of Montreal
State Fish Commissioner Little has is
sued call to oyster men OF the state 10
hold a convention December II. either a
Tacoma or some other suitable point for
the purpose Of discussing proposed legisla-
ton fur enactment at Olympia.
John James. a young boy from Milton
the insane a Salem under charge OF homo
cidal insanity. He has heen impeled by
the mental malGdv 10 attempt TO Kill his
relatives, notably his stepfather.
Rev. F. y. Blanchet director Of st. Vim
cents hospital. Portland. vas named as ad-
m!nsstrator OF the ~arch-diocese Of Oregon
City. The provinces of Oregon consists of
the dioceses OF Oregon. Nesquany (Wasl-
instonl. Montana, Boise. Vancouver Island
and Alaska.
Mrs. Nahala Cozlne Of McMinuville. or.
has peTsinlfnon tree growing in her yarl
and bearing fruit. apparently the tree Is
ing ten or twelve feet tai and Only four
years old. About thirty persimmons were
borne this season.
The PuyaIlup region ought to he pros
porous. The Independent estimates the
hon crop az 1 go bales, worth slZs"a fruit.
SeaOo. dairy produces S5A0la. noultry Sla
o: garden truck and farm rroducts Sill apl.
total ssutgn .A0aut $50 was maid 10
hop p-ekers and 5000 20 berry p.ckers.
on Tuesday AZ ruidnight the fishing sea-
son on Wilapa hay and tributaries closed
The season has been rather better than
last season although not fully up 20 expec-
1atiors. The Barnes cannery at South Heni
1l.eao last season. The pack ~ the Mellow
an Csnnery on North river was only about
6.no eases agains: 5op last year
The steamer Eilensburg makes only one
regular trip per week up t1e Columbia from
Wenatchee now The balance Of the sine
J. occupied n hauling wheat To the rail-
road from points below Chelan Il is ssti-
mated thst the steamer will clear S2o 600 %
aer FRI ieht and passenger business tais
year.
The Whafcon creamery has turned out
- 2+a pounds az butter G ever sixteen tons
since MAY l. IssN. Patrons deliver their
cream ard receive q cents nar pound for
fha butter v:c,ded. The sum o. s. slfe has
th8s been paid cut % Whsteon county
residents since Nay The Creamery will
continue IN operation ali winter.
The town Of Repubnc claims to be the
banner town IN the United States for send
ing registered matter through the mails
TIP 10 November IL. il the present quarter
there were 80 reEis;ra ions. For n Same
Der.aCi los Angeles. Cal. had only "a 10 i-S
credit ard that cstr has lie laa uopsl tfor.
So great has been the registration tG8t tae
gr3Stoffce authorities upon one occasion