Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-26
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES
TUE NEWS OF THREE STATES.
,.rs in kittitas County
The sound Reports "A" Immense
oud for Fish to supply the
U..tern Market-Idaho Reports
oitv of Good work Horses
Montana Decisions.


N wing all over kittitas valley.
Alpowa reports that apricot trees are
,.h;+a with bloom and peach buds are just
ready to open
Tacona fishermen using purse sclnes in
.,o waters of the sound just off the ocean
nod dock ale making successful hauis OF
tyee salmon.
Rev J. V. Milligan has begun his pas
torate with the Presbyterian church at
Elensburg.
The Indians in Kittitas county are con-
.iderably worked up over the proposition
ii removing them to the reservation.
Those especially who have farms here do
not take kindly to the idea.
Bellingham bay fishing firms state that
fbere is an immense demand for fish to
uppplv the eastern trade during Lent.
uundreds of boxes are being shipped out
and still orders come in from all parts of
the country.
Inc Washington state land commission
proposes 10 put ten men into the field I'M
lnediately to select $4,000 acres remain
inc unsolicited for all the state land
Grants, Several cruisers will follow later
tor the same purpose. Besides the grants,
thcre remain school indemnity lieu lands
10 a large amount TO be selected.
During February the number OF ship
ments from the three Gray's Harbor
towns amounted to 20 cargoe5, consisting
II 100000 feet, Hoquiam sending out
nine calgocs OF 3,2l7, 900 feet; Aberdeen,
seven cargoes, 100000 feet, and Cosmo-
polls four cargoes of $4,000 feet. These
figures do not include large shipments
east by rail from each OF the three places.
\ new liquor ordinance has been adopt
ed AT North Yakima providing that here
after an application for a liquor license
must state where the business is to be car
lied on. and if the applicant desires to
carry on his business on Yakima avenue
or First street; he must present petition
signed by the owners OF more than hall
ri the lots in the same block and also the
opposite block abutting on said street, u
1heir agents, stating that the owners do
not object to the Use OF such premises tor
such purposes. The amount OF the license
remains at 1000, and in other paltict-
lars the ordinance is the same as the old
snP.
p. C. McFarlanc, whose death occurred
at the numbering camp at Sara, Wash,
the other day, was born i'll Behamies
county, Canada, in 1850 lie came to the
United States when yet small boy, with
his parents, who settled III Michigan.
Through the death OF his father young
McFarlane was thrown practically upon
his own resources when but J Years OF
age At the age OF II he became engaged
in the numbering business in Michigan.
This business he followed with varying
success all his life He settled in Van
couver, Wash, in 1888, and with Judge
w. B. Wells and Charles T. Gray, both
deceased, and Others, engaged extensive
~ in the lumber business in that county.
Idaho.
Boise, Idaho, Is to be connected by tele.
phone with the Twin Springs mining dis
trict.
The Idaho State Sunday School Asset
alton will convene III Boise May 25 and
hold three days session.
The foundation of the new convent
building to be erected by the Sisters OF
Visitation, ON Normal hill, Lewiston, has
been commenced.
The executive committee Of the board
NJ regents OF the university have contract
ed for the erection OF green house on the
campus at Moscow. 1t is expected to have
It completed by commencement, in June.
The state land beard has ordered the
sale Of parts OF two sections OF school
fand in Nez Perez county. The land to be
disposed of is in section l6, township 81
north, range 3 west. The sale will be
held April IL.
The Occur d'Alene Rod and Gun Club
has purchased $50 pounds OF wild rice, in
tending to SOW it in the small lakes along
the lower part OF Occur 'dAlene valley.
Wild rice is claimed to be the most at
tTactlve food known to ducks, and when
once started it continues to grow forever.
While it will cost considerable in time and
money to get it started here, the members
OF the club think that the increase in
the number of ducks which will be occas-
'Oned by the wild rice will repay them
tor their outlay.
1t has developed that the three engi-
heering parties now engaged in survey
work between Lewiston and Riparia
along the Snake river are in the employ
ei the Snake River Valley Railroad Com
pany' The company Is organized under
me laws of Oregon and an instrument
was filed in the county auditors office to-
day giving notice OF such organization 1t
Is generally understood that this is a
move on the part OF the o. Il. & \. to