The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-27
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.


The Olympia Ore department Is TO be
reorganized-
sown wheat has been sufficiently protected
by the snow.
Aberdeen wants a public hail. A sub
ecription paper has been started and $50
already pledged.
Mrs. q. F.. Thompson. Of MAYHEM. Gar
field county, died OF measles last week.
aged 81 years. after only two days Illness.
Indications point to Il very prosperous
year In Garfield during 1883. Considerable
building and other improvements arc al
ready planned.
The dragging OF poles through the prin--
cipal streets OF Winstock has undone an
the street work of the past summer
amounting to hundreds OF dollars.
A. r. Yemen, who was brought from Sc
attic to Hilisboro. charged with larceny by
baslee. was Friday evening acquitted by
"A jury Venen In well known at Forest
Grove. where he was In business for some
years.
From Dallas, Or. has been shipped this
season IA car loads OF prunes. or I'D tons.
and 81 car loads, or So bales. or hops. AZ
has been brought in and distributed among
several thousand people
A sherin's deed was made out recently
to the Land Mortgage Bank OF North
Olympia, the consideration being $4,000.
The governments rakeofr in the way of
revenue stamps amounted TO 80.
]. II. Bowerman. OF Newberg, Or, suf-
fered s sight stroke OF paralysis IN the
right arm and leg las. Wednesday. 1t wes
not very serious at first but on account OF
his age ii il feared that he viii not perma-
nently recover from the effects OF 1t.
The oldes; hop yard In Polk county. Or,
is owned by T.. +. Wells, and Is situated
three and half miles northeast Of Buena
Vista. 1t was set out twenty-ssven years
ago next February. by Mr.. Wells father.
G, a. Wells, and contains fifteen acres.
/. has been common rumor on the harbor
for the past week. says the Aberdeen Her
aid. that Hugh Anderson. who escaped
from the county Jail under three-year
sentence for burglary. has been IN Ho-
ticsrs of that town
A mass meeting of the citizens OF Sprague
WAS held Thursday 20 take action relating
to recovering damages from Spokane coun-
~ from the floods during the spring OK
lc9s-lesi and 1898. caused by the drainage
OF a large lake in Spokane county. ir.bu
tary 10 Cow creek.
Bert Johns, who was among the dead
OF the recent slide at Chiikoot pass, was
n son Of ex~ronTfv commisssousr Josepn
Johns, formerly OF Wiikeson The elder
Johns and his family are at Juneau and
intended to return 10 Wilkeson Is soon as
his son got back from the interior.
wednesday evening at ABOUT Coy . CtoNh
Mr.. Rigs shoe shop al kalama was en-
tered and relieved OF six pairs of loggers
shoes. a suit of clothes and q gold watch
Mr.. Rigs had been absent only fifteen or
door, but had left the hack door unfaSiened.
gang OF burglars has kept the Aber
deem police force busy during the nast
week. and has caused considerable anxiety
In the hearts of housekeepers. Several
houses have been entered, and. while the
work looks Ike that OF professionals. COM
payativeiy little booty has been Obtained,
a petition from the draymen 81 Cakes
dale was presented to the city council
| last Monday evening. asking that a Ii
cefsse OF $50 a year BE- placed on the draws
OF the city, The object OF the draymen
| III asking for the license ia to shut out the
| job wagons that do draying at odd times.
| 4 meeting of the stockholders OF the Al
| iiance warehouse at RitzvGlle was held
| recently when a dividend cf si.se was
| declared for the year issI. which amounted
ga S.D per share and ona-.ate cent a
! bOsfSel for wheat hauled 10 the warehouse.
Directors elected were; J. A. Willis, J.
| \. Thief and J. ~. Olson.
William Morgan. a we'll known sneiter
employer at Nosthport, was found dead
a few days ago in the front stairway Of
| Sa@a's hotel. An inquiry showed that ha
| had died natural death. Too free in3fi.g-
! enre In strong drinks no Doubt FASTENED
! death. He, had brother living sat Ross
| land, + =. and another al Bgtte. Mont.
| TIE Oregon wood Company. 81 g. Hel-
! vtts- or cioged a contract this SEX with
tAe fFv&0a Railroad - Navigation can
[ BSiny for a,ts1 ccris Il wood. "a bc dssgy-
syv,3 Oh bar .strs here /. * said the Sosad IS
Tor use by thar conpaDys boats on 1he
snake RIVER Columbia cetl3ty has newer
| before enjoyed the demand for cgrftw ODD
/ tazt IS eesng experienced az tbls tt1Ia.
| AL tha iron and steal Cor The new che
/ hai-S rlysr br3dgs has been shipped from
/ F9l&gnhus. %. and - expected about Dr.
| ceinoeT =. ana As SOFA a. Il arrives Nsil'