The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-01
NORTHWESTERN NEWS NOTES.

NoEIHN EsIERN NEWS NOTES.
The T. X. wood Lumber Company in
HOquIam. WAS closed down last week In
order to pat IN extra engines and boiler
power.
The firm % c z. Burrows & Co. In
Aberdeen, Will build AT South Aberdeen n
eridsron. to be Used in repairing and
cleaning steamers.
The little son OF Mr. and Mrs Arthur
Norton was drowned In Joseph creek. near
Paradise. in Waliowa county Oregon a
week ago last Saturday. The body has no,
been recovered.
Albany. Or. is overrun with tramps.
who have committed "A number OF depre-
cations including. .hurglaries in several
mercantile establishments food being
stolen IN most instances.
W. r. Sutherland. OF Seattle who has
been inspecting lumber at various mills on
t4e Sound for Carpenter q Flourney, OF
Minneapolis has leased the Arlington Ium-
Der and shingle mill, and VIII take posses
sion March l.
The half-breeds living around Republic
usnered Ia Lent by a liberal use of fire.
arms They kept UP such fusIlade with
Winchesters that nearly every one was
compelled to stay indoors TO avoid the fly
ing bullets Not until a deputy sheriff cap
iGred and tied the principal offenders was
~ safe 10 venture on The street. Whisky
caused the trouble.
calling a meeting and notifying Mr. Me-
C.imans. the other member OF the board
After taking advice In the premises how
ever. Ii was decided that This should be
done. and MccIimans was summoned by
telegraph. The situation has been almost
critical because OF the shortnesss of the
time. for If for any reason Commissioner
McCHmans, from the other side should lie
unable TO arrive in time. complications
would result.
Tho death OF the assessor OF Kittitas
county, John {. Ellison. has put the Off
Gals lu something of a Quandary. j. F.
Brown. the chairman Of the beard OF
county commissioners. Is In Alaska, ana
VIII not be back for month. The law
provides that the field work shah begin
on the first day OF March. Il also pro-
Fides that the chairman OF the board shall
call all special meetings. and Cosnmis-
sioner Newman was naturally averse 10
Mason Mccoy. farmer living about
eight miles southeast OF Waitsburg was
smoking meat las, Monday and had a
fire IN hisa cellar. over which Is his smoke
house. During the night the smokeh0use
caught ire ana burned down, destroying
about L@p pounds OF bacon besides all
his canned fruits, which were IN the cell
lar The snokeaouse Is near the residence
and Il WAS with difficulty that the Gre
was prevented from destroying this also
James Raymond. OF Whitman county.
who was found IN a young womau's room
and convicted OF burglary. has filed. in
support OF his motion Ter new trial his
own affidavi. and that Of the girls broth
er-jn-3aw. % the effect that he had been n
frequent visitor 10 the bedroom; and that
on the particular night in question. ne had
been there a considerable time. conVersiDg
sCucabiy. when noise ia the next room
made the girl fnnk someone was coming
She gave the alarm, presumably 10 save
her reputation.
George Humphrey the electric light
company's wireman in klamath Falls or
found q curiosity At the top OF one OF
the electric ltshtpoles last Tuesday II
was IA orioles nest, in which were four
skeletons or nearly tuli-grown birds. The
nest was firmly secured 10 It's place 10y
eeXeral stout cords which were entwinDd
about the Insulated wires IL Is probable
that everything was serene at this bird
mansion ANITA "a shower Of rain snoistened
the nest ard the strings leading 10 the
wires making The nest a conductor Of cleo
ificisy and sure deathtrsp FOR the young
OF pair of impTov!dent orioles
The annual financial statement OF the
city % Cofax. issued aS city clerk Nj
Cord under d-te of January shows that
tho liabilities exceed the assets by se.luGs6
The Liabilities foot up $los,ss,v-. 5he total
assets reaching sioi. see = Total receipts
for tee year in the general fund reached
S5.62's5 OF watca s. t0el vas from taxes
ana IA penalties. waile s $40 vas trans
ferre3 ffsra other funds. oar OF this fund
Sp-l-l1 Ms paid on warrants s. ~ II ia
MATHS On hand $i.E05e The outstanding
Warrants January 4 lN>, amounted 20
slss5,.as, and Warrants Issued Tor tbe
year We're Sl2s 55 There w3S paid during
abe YEAR oa these Warrants $p.l.i5. Ieav-
tac 81 outs aaa.ng <if.>Stal
A. $50 0'clo-k Sunday morning William
Pierce alias "tlabe jack" while playing
hl,latss n tse Nina salocn 3t E4ker city
br wjt3 RHothe~ draukcu man. Eot into
.aaeEtt = ta ftia tttfeT snt struck Hxu wl-h
a cue an tse head The attacked nan trisd
10 dosiEs AID Pierce threw tle tle at him
missing arm ana nit * Frank Caldwell 81
peaceful miner. mo VAS sieHplaw tn q
chair. ~itH ihr a1,t Nua ~ the cuf iasi
Abovo fhe irfl temple. factoring t1e sklN
Tire injured uau was taken 60 hospital
ami utrcr ot E-~ sku3 tu5 !nNaes souS
was removed t'a5iartG cAut4 down from
ma a a Al $500 D. p