The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-07
NORTHWESTERN NEWS NOTES.

Petty thieves are rampant az Whafcom.
They daspoi the fruit trees and milk 9TH
er peoples cows.
John McGarey. an old resident OF Port
Angeles died at that place last Friday. ar
ter long Illness.
It,ilips s. Till will build the new copper
roof OF the Port Townsend custom g,ou$e.
The contract price is sL0n.
The recent rains in Stevens county have
subsided and reports from all over the
county are 10 the effect that no damage
tas resulted TO the grain cropa
Wenatchees chcmical fire engine arrived
Saturday and was tested 10 the satisfaction
Of the city council. and was paid for at
special meeting OF that body Monday
night.
All or the shingle mills along the line OF
the Seattle & International railroad are
running full blast The railroad is unable
70 furnish sufficient cars 10 move off The
accumulated orders.
The shipment of sheep eastward from
EllenSpurg Is heavy this season A great
many have already been shipped and 10
cars Rave been engaged for use between
now and September ~, only yeay.ings are
being sent out. and they find a ready sale
In the Chicago markets.
The first OF several steamers that will
Firing carsoes OF sugar to Vancouver. r.
G. for the Brlttssi Columbia refinery. has
arrived in that port. She Ia the Lombard
Hesse! OF 1000 tons. and owned by the
Lombard Steamship Company. She mas on
board 900 tons Of sugar and came from
Java direct.
A farmer named samueis. residing four
miles west Of Junction City, Or Was burk-
ing straw fron q t,1resher into a 4ied
Monday morning. when enc Of the trace
ropes broke AMI the end Of a pole struck
him on Tie head, renierins him uncon-
sclo0s for ten hours and probao ply pro
ducing conc'Sssion Of the brain
A report recently reached the county
coTnn isasioners az Ciailam county that the
Jamestown Indians were dying off in large
numbers with a cisease supposed 10 bs
Angeles. was sent at once TO jamestown
TO ascertain the extent Of the disease ant
administer - tas wants OF the unfortunate
natives
Wilbur :. Yearsley. manager OF the
Pennss ivaaia Mortgage Investment Com
pany. who has been travelling in the Pa
i0uese country since the late rains. saws
wheat has not been damaged. ana IL no
more rain falls there will ~ little Il any
of grade wheat because ~ the rain. 4
few DAYS OF warm sunshine VIII place the
grain IN Is good condition as before g,le
rain fell.
THE creamery on the Wenss near North
Yakima. belonging to f. r. james. was
totally destroyed by fire the other day.
Ernest Fear. who Was In charge. bad hu{lG
a fira and was at hreakfss, when the bald
ing caught. probably from spark frafa
Tie FIRE: The stock en- hand, mschiaery
property was insured gor sI.*., which only
partially covers the isss-
NJ EFFORT - being niaGs tc have a gov
eminent salmon hatchery established On
Seuta Coos river, says the MarSslfisi3
News Prof Wass5ura visited THE sste q
the proposed hatchery. He has written
letter 70 the proper authorities nsgaiy rec
e1xnsadsrg Il. Il IS hoped that thu matter
VIII ne acted ~ favoraDly. as such ftesrs
are necessary - preysTt the cslsno2k sal
n2cfT from being eNt&rsutHattG-
Tele government rug George II. MeHdel
Aass completed he work al removing the
.nines AZ saas r7oatA Of the Colombia r3Rer.
IRE river fas been heavily mined wIth tor
taiCes and the tanks y Aich contained me
explosives and the ca h'eS. sogT her gitn
the electrical apparatus. wh.cA was 20 -
s.Ysployea Ia set of the y, mes have been
STORED sway al For; Stevens Tn~ exg,o~
xivrs are practically useless EXCEPT fcy
tsnae&iats purposes ara whsie she gov
harfor at Sgsun !asure tlT.a. Gct13rg out
the apparatus rll De saved.
Mrs JOAN Brown &c T,unxrncsS t'ta}iar1
eoaaty Tst ssth a z,ass & ssgess3gg 8cc;-
dart rez- heT A0Te On FrSday ssss. she
had s-es returned ssoFn the SglaacG Eef
Springs NSere SIZE ssd been s&1ns taf
Matters ~ treatment fer 7sseuaa rlssT rom
~saich sse lisa Se~a suffering Ter ua1y
months and from IRA esYa-sa 9: MACH ere
- Gorstc~ssi C-trt.e. " azse Ssat Si rs
n-r assssy a. TIE gate, waiting - - lifted
ans rsu away. Ira - 5ist5 ~ raH re
e@sis q re buggy inta ferc~ aft ~"
Wheel catching short TatA w1srss1 tie
huSgv I'D tnte tae ar thFewIH &rA
fsrox- completely ovsr tsss fence. fTena
watch STE sustained seysosss !nsSrs~~