The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-13

NORTHWESTERN NEWS NOTES.

Rossland public school has an average
attendance of 1873. Last year IL was only
80
School district No. so, Pleasant Lake, Is
about to apply for a loan OF $780, with
which TO pay outstanding bonds.
Alpha Harris, a 15-year-old boy. was
drawn into threshinr outfit at Plaza and
received injuries from which he died.
Samuel Hutchinson has been elected city
marshal of Ritzville. at a salary of $50 q
month. He is required to be on duty six
teen hours day.
Andrew J. T1gard OF Cowychee the
venerable and weil-known mail carrier, rs
dead. He was an old resident Of Yakima
county. and was nearly % y airs of age
The body of Herman knorr. VITO was
drowned al the mouth Of Carnes creek May
l.. was recently found on d sand bar in
the Columbia river. near lllecillewaet, g. c.
The 6-year-od daughter of Al Jennings.
Of Sunset, Whitman county. fell from a
buggy the other evening. One wheel pass
ed over her neck. She escaped serious in
jury.
Three laborers working in the gravel
pit on the railroad north of Arlington were
buried by a large bulk OF gravel failing
on the1n. hut save few bruises escaped
un.n jured.
Tom kittitas Indian. stole a saddle
from the back Of Edward Bland's horse.
while the animal was tied Up a post in
North Yakima. He was caught. tried and
Snow has made It's appearance on the
foothills of the Cascades at a much earlier
date than usual, and the old settlers and
weather prosnOsticatoTs are prcphesying
an early winter, with an over-abundance
of snow.
Charles AIDE. weather observer at Port
Angeles, has been ordered 10 Port Cres-
cent. and the office at Port Angeles will
be abandoned. The government telegraph
line now ends at Port Crescent. where con-
Hection is made with the Pacific Postal.
jefferson is now county OF the fifth
class, instead of the fourth, as here of0re.
This means a saving TO Jefferson county
Of about $1,000 n taxes over last year. In
counties Of the fourth class the rate Of
taxation IS $50 per acre. while under the
NTH class the rate is s. per acre,
The Sailors Union. OF Seattl, RENTED
SIC 10 Coroner Huttlison. OF Mount Vernon.
few days ago. with which to defray the
expense OF burylng the man Hendrickson.
w9o was drowned al the Great Northern
bridge some two months ago, he having
been member of that organization.
Prof. Piper of The biological department
of the agricultural college. is making a
haCtariolog.c cal examination OF the Walla
that the water was responsible for certain
cases OF typhoid fever and the examina-
ton is for the purpose OF determining If
the charge has any foundation.
In the police court at Victoria recently
a young boy was charged with an in.rac-
ton OF the street bylaw. using sluny-
shot. with which n. broke a window.
His mother refused 10 pay the fine OF $
and s. coats imposed by the magistrate.
and the boy will spend two weeks in the
city jail.
There IS a clash on between The ENens-
burg city council. ard ,h~ chief Of the
fire department Al a meeting OF The c0un-
eli the position Of diver Of the FIRE engine
was declared vacant, The chief. however
Ignores the councils action. and Bur
roughs. the deposed driver. SIN holds the
rein.. Unless Chief Spiker makes change
the mayor threatens 20 convene he conn
CT in special session ana put IN a new
man.
Hops are hitting the high places" this
fall says the North Yakima Republic Sew
eral offers OF y cents have been made. bu,
the nearest approach - a sale AT that ftg-
urs is bu; one and Il was cOnsumrlated AZ
AZ cents. Growers cannot see WnV z
there IA 4 scarcity. the price should stop
~ y cents and are therefore holding FOR
% cents. They say taat il there ere M
scarcity the offerings would not exceed 10
cents,
Ta@vs IS a scarcity = cars on The South
tr9 p1ctc company ljrrS In the VILLAIN
sc valley Il e imposs. be TO move pro
dllce, wheat, hops or potatoes. A. Ger
v7is alone dozens OF cars are needed for
immediate us@ bat thev sre TOT 20 10 had
As A reSU't of me sea city farmers arc IN
ah!s - secure their money. owing 70 heir
~ billy 70 draw on bills Of fading Many
talk - using river transportation lines
hereafter n order 70 avoid recurring Co
lays
\ sal accident Occurred at Oakee}ale. IN
HNicsl Jack Taylor, well known ~ the 500
kane and RossIan3 mining districts iost b a
.sfe. He was pi.iag the tEX n the cy3tn-
G"r shaft ~ 4 ser3r2- or. when MA arm was
caught between ne Ne!t running from the
egg ana lie Uas dragged under ire CYL