The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-13

NORTHWE EST NEWS NOTES.
Rossburg is in need of a bank.


The British Columbia News. published at
kasio. is 10 more.
a public reading room will shortly be
established al E.ua.
HoquIam city warrants are called up to
and including No. ssl.
Henry Sutzel, pioneer OF Centrala, died
sunday, aged - years.
The value OF Washington's fruit crop
OF lass IS estimated al 81 01IVgo.
DR. c. II. Chapman. president of the Uni
VeFsity OF oregon, mas resigned.
ormer State Librarian George Kennedy
has been elected auditor OF Adams county.
New Whatcom can boast OF one of the
hnest and best electric light plants in the
state
Sentinel VIII shortly make It's appearance
al kentou.
a Port Angeles firm has secured an
order for 10000 cedar shingles from firm
N Honolulu.
The Lynden evaporator. in order to keep
up with the demand, IS compelled 10 run
night and day.
A piece OF coal weighing Loo pounds is
on exhibition at Spokane. Ii was taken
out or the Rosiyn mine.
The county seat of Okanogan county has
been changed from C0ncoEnuily to Chelan
oy an oFeE@ lining vote.
More buildings nave been erected during
he past month or two in Port Angeles than
II who-e year prior thereto.
Herbert Tucker has been elected council
man ffom the First ward a Port Towns
end. 10 succeed Councilman Plummer.
A new Industry. that Of making wine
mas been established in Naua Nala by
Two experienced wine men from California.
a prominent city official of New What
com Vas arrested and fined for riding his
bicycle on the sidewalk IL violation OF the
city ordinance.
from the Chinese employed in the FAR
maven canneT!eS. Tie willy CeIeStia!s
CLAIMED that they had paid their tax III
Portland
The champion skater and wrestler Of the
state OF Illinois. Walter Mesgren Is run
nlng a street car In Tacoma. He expects
to return 10 the East as soon as the skat-
Ing season opens.
Work in the brick yard at the peniten-
0aIy has teen suspended for the winter
The jute mill which has been undergoiu.,
needed repairs for several weeks, is now
ready for the conyicts.
The Whitman County Poultry and Pet
Stock Association has been organized at
CoifaX. with the following officers: F. II.
Muhns. OF co!fax. president; /. J. Liddle.
vice president; III. G. Eitel, of Elberton,
secretary, 5. 4. Lyle of Co.fax, treasurer
meeting VIII be held a C0lfax IN De
- arrange Tor poultry show IN
January.
j. NJ. de Shaso. the young man who was
beaten ana robbed OF over $500 Tuesda.
morning at Olympia is still confined 10 his
bed. 1ne hruise he received from the blo,,
OF The blackjack in the hands OF hs
asSaliantS will soor heal up but the kick
ing or beating in the chest will trouble him
Ter some time. The footpads have not yet
been captured.
At the fourth annual convention Of Chris
tan Endea"or held al Aberdeen, the fol-
lowing county officers were elected for tbs.
ensuing year: President, George +. Nye.
A{.oerdeen, vice president Miss butcher.
Attic treasurer, Alien Porter. Hoqulam.
.1per-ntsndent of correspondence, Miss
Trask, Montesano.
Spokane Lodge. No. J.. /. o. o. F., is In
a peck OF trouble. member of the lodge
VINO claims 10 10 IN good standing having
PAID dues since 1871, has been refused al
mission in the lOGgeroom on the ground
that ne IS a saloonkeeper, he having az
CURED an lnieres: in saloon since becom
taken INTO court and is set for hearing
November -
Stockmen state that both cattle ana
horses are In poor shape this fall, says
me Asoun sentinel; Feed is short on ac-
count Of the long dry spell. Horses have
the distemper and are very thin. They are
IN bad fix 70 enter the winter. and s1oul5
the season De anything like some Of the
winters The old timers here tell about
there VIII he considerable loss OF stock
pr. a. w. Thornton advocates a 20
operative company of farmers 10 establish
a flax mill TO cost anywhere from 81 90
to $50 to He shows that the best ,!lle9
fax that can be grown In the Puget sound
region - 81 inches or more long Yields
four tons per acre and Is worth $q2 or S2a
per ton. While the cost Of raising il Is
SO. - 20 81 - per acre. The cheapest i
y inches, yields ia tons per acre and sells
for s. Per ton.-T,he Blade.
The post1ffice at Marshfeld. Coos bav
Or. was recently robbed of 81 80 by two
masked men The robbers took the mac
n charge down 70 the river bank tied his
HANDS ana feet and then secured him 10 4.
milk cart with his face down They then
returned - the house and forced Post
master Schroeder at the point Of pistoI
- open the safe OF the money taken
s-sf belonged 20 the government and the
remainder 20 creamery company.
In 20 date there have been f0rtv-three
car loads 81 apples shipped from Garfield
county. and there are eleven more car
loads % sight Most Of Tire apples go To
= Louis. hut some 20 10 Minneapolis. s.
Paul, omaha ana points IN the Dakotas snd
Montana, The cars contain an average.
- twenty tons 10 the car ar a total o.
oN9 tons - apples worth so per ton 10
the farmer. or total OF 3 80 that VII,
De- PAID oUt 20 fruit growers for apr,les al
that ere paint this year.
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