The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-07
NORTHWESTERN NEWS NOTES.

Whatcom county commissioners have
created new precinct. that OF swamp
mines I'm the so-ealled Mount Baker dis
trict
The Klondike excitement down in Curry
county Or. has given a boom to the skin
trade. One man advertises that ne wants
5.oeo fox skins.
a J. Freeman. of Alderton had horse
stolen one evening last week. and on Mon
day found 1t in the possession of an In
dian on the Puyallup reservation. The
matter was adjusted outside OF court.
On exhibition at local market at AS
toria was a large porpoise caught by Fish
errnan Charles Green in his gillnet while
fishing for salmon at the mouth of the Co
lumia river The fish measured about five
Ieet in length and weighed over l5o pounds.
An attempt was made TO ro, the powder
house on the line OF the Southern Pacific.
near Milwaukee Or. on Sunday. They
house OF the California Powder Company
by exploding powder in II, but were seen
ard made their escape.
Albert S Miles. the mail carrier. who was
injured In the coasting accident in Spo-
kane Monday evening lies In a precarious
condition AT the Protestant s2nitar.um
Ii is not expected that he can possibly live
more than two or three days. That he
has 50 long survived his serious injuries
Is a great surprise 10 physicians convers-
aat with the case.
Mis- Charles Hays was brought into
Davenport by the sheriff Friday on A
Charge of insanity. She was left in charge
OF her husband in a room in the second
story Of q hotel. While her husband was
Of his guard she made dive through
the window piunging head foremost to
the sidewalk, striking on her head and
shoulders. She was picked up uninjured.
Deputy Sheriff Smith. OF Whitman eoun-
". had a lively experience while taking
two boys from Colfax To the reform school
~ ostfanGer the boys took French leave
aad Jumped from the fast-moving train.
They took old skin and went down the
Cowl!tz and crossed the Columbia 10 the
oregon side before Mr. Smith ana 4 fisher
man. whose boat had been engaged over
took them.
William Studebsker, n well known log
ger. was seriously or probably fatally in
1ured IN a tree falling upon hin FRIDAY
morning near MS camp on the |Toutie river
81 miles east of Castle Rock. The physi-
clan who dressed his injuries says there
= hope OF saving Stgaehaker's Hfe
though n is still unconscious. Mr. Siade-
baker = left shoulder was d.sloc8ied and
his scalp torn tor nearly seven inches
The accident occurred while he was at
ork In the timber.
William Leonard. an old and respected
e!uren OF Cowltfz county. who lived for a
number 81 years on his farm three n les
west ~ Castle Rock on Mona hon creek
suddenly dropped dead at William TTostle :
residence Mon3sy afternoon OF heart d.
ssss- Re was standing talking 10 Mr.
Trostle, waiting for wagon in which he
expected 70 ride home. when Ne teiI dead
without warning Mr. Leonard had been
sick week or two before bat to al APP
pearsnceS. had about fully recovered
J. Swtffs son and J. johnson. while out,
squirrel hunting in Morrow county. Or
tA~ ether day. came On "A panther The
boys Were armed with cnly q shotgun
loaded witG No. S shot. but Swift fsrad
on him al short range ard succeeded in
pUtfing out an eve the first shot Tbs 81
A.a cal -
boys bar with the assistance 81 tn. cog
and g4E thcy KEEP; ogt 81 its cinfcass
T1TF nre4 SIX loads CT sAot irto his "a =
and in the melee the dog was al-zos-
skinned TIE panther weighs las rcuet..
AID measured e1ght feet la lengta.