The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-08

NN3fHW EST MEMS NOTES,

The old narrow gauge to Mission. Idaho.
Is rs otiag torn Up between that point and
The walla wana Stree, Railway Com.
| pany has sold its rails. which are Aeins.
taken an 10 Ne SHIPPED 10 Alaska
Pysht Tim, an Indian found boat
a9rnt ~ the straits enc day last week II
vas a good boat. about twelve feet long.
| ara contained oar locks and had evidently
oeen the property OF some fisherman.
Saturday forenoon a hobo entered the
esilar OF ne Palace hotel with hurgiar;ous
| intent. lie was discovered, but escaped
carrying number of articles under his
| The ninth saloon VIII he opened In Col
IAN; me saloons pay $3.50 annual. license.
| ana CoitaS has more than twice as many
| county.
| R s Thompson. Of catlin.s cowlitz coun-
| ty. raised a tine crop of tobacco last wear.
ana hting cigarmakar has n large sun
| tobacco.
Students at Pullman are being drilled
| every day. instead of once n week. ~ for
| merry. and Capt. Totten SAYS his company
| 10 arms
,. Cedar Creek schoolhouse. four miles
| from. Palouse. was burned 10 the ground by
! an incendary FIRE. Some boys who wers
| arrested and tiued for disturbing school ex-
| efesses. are suspected.
| $ L. Thomas, OF Ritzville. Adams coun-
| ~, has 1000 bushels Of wheat OF last
| year crop that is still unfinished. Tho
| gram is well stacked. and only a little OF
| II was injured by wet weather.
| less Jesse Arthur, farmer living near Car
neld; was aroused by hearing noise in
the mouse, lie ran against burglar who
| promptly Knocked him unconscious with 4
| neavy blow on the nose. and fed.
ga Tns N SfSssr,old daughter q Mrs. Mar
| severely burned by her night clothes
catching on ire. died from the effects OF
the burns after weeks suffering.
| The S-year-oid son of A Gambell. Of
| Lexington. was accidentally shot and
| Killed By his two older brothers Sunday.
Ihe brothers about 10 and u years old.
| were scuffliug over the possession of n -.
| calber rife when 1t was discharged tho
bullet passing through the window and
! killing him almost instantly.
Lewis county 10 now maintaining a free
| ferry across the chehalis river at Theodore
| Hoss' place. near tentralia. This. the
| commissioners decided, was the only fea-
/ sible plan for establishing a crossing at
| thar place for the present 70 hi,Iia n
/ bridge would cost several thousand dol
lars. and the county funds will not justify
! the expense.
i W. IL. Speor.s of Sheridan. Wye. is In
Lewis county, lookiags fur 900 hesld Of stock
cattle. for the Wyoening ranges. and Frank
pohahoe, OF Miniock. has undertaken to fill
his order. Mr.. Donahoe thinks he will
! have no trouble 10 find that many cattle,
| notwithstanding that great numbers have
| been shipped out In the past few months.
| The employees of the Ledgerwood street
car line In Spokane struck. and there was
| a stoppaSe OF thirty minutes al tho end OF
| which time the company gave In The
| men were receiving 22is cents an hour half
| cash and half going in payment ON town
lot They wanted bigger percentage Of
cash. and We're conceded three-quarters in
stead OF one-half
J. d MeDernitt had his leg broken,
near the % n g N Hpnlf fOffax
Sunday morning. by falling from a Port
land flyer. He was trying TO steal a ride.
and fell just as the train struck the bridge,
near the depot. He was taken 10 the hos
pltal and Is being cared for BY the county.
Mepermitt, who claims 70 be a lahorer, has
an uncle living ~ Garfield. and tried 10
beat his way 10 that town. tsas
Eight brakebeam tourists were arrested
by the night Waterman and nharshai last
evening and brought before the city re-
corder this morning says the Dalles chron-
iee. Four of them claimed to be American
seamen. who were beating their way 10 tho
Atlantic coast 20 enlist aboard the Ameri-
can men-of-war. and thus 10 give ctr coun-
try a lift In these troubled times. In spite
Of their patriotic intentions the recorder
sentenced them 90 five days ON the rock
pile
Judge Mcdonald OF the superior court,
has received the mysterious and threaten.
ing skull and crossbones says the coifax
Gazette. Within the past three days no
has received three separate and anonyo-
NOUS letters. advising him that II ne does
not want 10 hang by the neck by a big inch
rope he had better not call a grand jury
for the Investigation OF any lynching In
this county He r. told thar no more re-
spect VIII be shown for his hide than for
that Of measiy coyote OF the hills.
on Thursday CHIEF ~ Police Ice Of Al
hany, Or. went 20 Portland Hts gtepson,
Osborn Dayy. during his Absence just
for fun, fitted q pair OF handcnfts. which
Chief Lee had left AT the house. upon Tho
wrists Of young lady stopping there.
Accidentally he ciaSped the handouts to-
gether. locking them. 1t was then found
that Mr. Lee had the KEYS 10 the irons In
his pockets In Portland. Rather than
wear such bracelets until his return,
gunsmitb was sent for Who made. key
to fl. and removed the bracelets"
The young men OF IIwaco organized a
company, ana had their first public drill
Saturday evening. Following are the sf-
icers: Captain. VIII Johnson: nrst l!eu-
tenant, William Eckert second lieutenant.
y Hs Whitcorb. hrst sergeant. Max Wfse:
second sergeant Ralph Finley: first cor
porai. q. w. Cory; second corforal. Frank
Ernbree. buelsr Fred Gather rhey num-
Der about twenty-five. ard have many ep-
plscst,, ,s 70 act on !. a. thgh nest meet.
Ia ihs o goP 2,,5 e ~ kngvR as mo
e sfc Farane a rrouinent cfffzen Of
Vancouver. who is operating a big log
gug camp a. sara near Lake river, met
wtilc working On a log railway, loading
loea on thc cars A heavy stick OF piiina
fei on him. lufufing his spine and causing
partial paralysis u tDe lower limbs. IL
wsN sa0MRhg by those who Witnessed The
accident that fe was dead. but through the
Assistance 81 the men IN THE caFnu rssstor-
afIyes were administered. and altar some
time he revived. The physician who at
tended him pronoun1ea his injuries seri-
our. bul thinks ~ Wit recover.
Perry Yodar. a young uian q years OF
age Is IN the county iaii an Vancouver. sIfs
came from gan Francisco and r. ia31riag
under the impression that ae has several
valuable mining claims III ;hs KfDudiks
country aud tat several men after
hlsrs trying 10 lake TIE claims away from
him He wene 10 the cbart house the fra.
~ the week asking fige protection Of the
sheriff agaGnst fais aYaag nary enemies His
hor1e II in Peoria. Ia. and he mas wife
aud two children. When &c struck san
FranrfaIo na h4a 80 Dat that is gone,
and Y0sler d0n.t kae~ 8arre Or how Il