The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08
NORTHWESTERN NEWS NOTES.

The Napavlis sawmill has an order for
s0,eoo railroad ties.
The retail grocers of Spokane have
formed an organization for mutual pro-
lection.
d. p. Marcy. who lives near WalIa
Walla, acciiently shot off the index finger
OF his left hand.
Ccgswen & Maynard are building a
creamery at Olympia. They will take the
milk of 1000 cows.
Al teachers institute viii convene at
Ellensburg commencing June % and viii
continue three days.
Cosmopoiis shingle mills are running.
The knot-sawyers and packers who struck
were not re-employed.
Gov. Rogers VIII address the graduating
class of the state normal at Eilensburg
during commencement week.
Frank Adams. of Victoria, the owner Of
''Snohomsh Boy" a trotter with 81 2:27ls
record. has offered the horse for sale.
]. T.. Ceariy and James Moss. OF Hunter
Creek, were held up by q highwayInan at
Bossburg last Wednesday and relieved OF
over $50.
The Historian says: The amount of sal
mon packed on the Columbia river up to
the present time is reported TO be almost
UP to that of last season.
Grand Forks. 3. c.. has adopted a new
saloon license, as follows: Saloon license.
$50 year; beer hail license $500 a year
and concert hall licenses AT 500.
county are asking for BIDS for the ht-lld-
ing of wooden bridge across the Wen
atchee river at Mission. kittitas county
A young man employed IN the mines at
Blewett was recently caught stealing
amalgam. He had SEQ worth In his pos
session. The thieving has been going on
for some time
The adopted 3~year-old son OF Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Bolton. OF Spckaae Il il
though, has been drowned In the Spokane
river. The little one vas last seen play
ing near the river.
All the leading retail storekeepers Of
Their places OF business during the sum-
mer nonths each evening at $50 u. m
except Wednesdays and Saturdays
Fishing boats have been warned by the
10 pass through the channel at the mouth
OF tho Columbia river only during day
light hours, between q. IN. and p. m
\ fire horse belonging 10 Julius Macon
ber. OF Brinnon had peculiar accident
a few DAYS ago by running against a
picket. which penetrated the shoulder
fourteen inches Timely aid saved the
horses HE.
The directors of mo Yakima Valley
Canal Company are anxious 20 discover
VINO Il VAS that rolled "a 2j0-pound boulder
down the bluff at Painted Rock. on the
Natchez, ana knocked Out several Of the
supports OF the fiume.
During the month Of May the business
a. the land Office "a North Yakima made
the following entries: Sixteen hundred
and sixteen acres - public lands fled upon
by settlers ind nnai proof made t,r9n
1870 acres OF government lands
There have been several incsndIs-.- arss
az mabel. Lane county. recently. Houses
barns and woodsheds have been IA
s}royea on the Hodson: Banta and Arnel
places There ~ a good cieW 70 the gft{fsv
party. but TO arrests have been made
". ii. Ldchty. who recently returned "a
PsioG@S from an extended tr.D tnrof,rn
diets an immense Immigration, to- f5e ~
rouse country during the coming SfgnnFo~r
and fail. All through the East farrne~s
ar itihitg about tnis country. and IL the
present. ~ aspects indicate. the 4mmlgra-
ton rill BE large.