The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-17
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.

4 Catholic church is being built at Ritz
vile.
The Whittle coal mine, near Castle Rock.
is being developed
Tire Sidney Independent will hereafter
be known as the Port Orchard Indepen-
dent
farmer near Ellenshurg y said 10
have gone crazy on the subject Of the
war.
A shad. weighing nine pounds. caught in
Portland.
Bids have been called for the construc-
ton of a bridge across the Triton river
in Lewis county.
There was only one graduate this year
from from ne CoIfax college. Newton Van
Mayor Nolan. of The Dalies. has vetoed
the ordinance prohibiting the use OF nickel
in-tne-slot machines.
A chinook salmon. weighing eigh;y-three
pounds, was caught in a fish trap reaent-
~ on the Columbia river.
Edgar Matson. a thirteen-year-o boy
OF Quilcene. accidently shot himself last
Sunday while out hunting
The city council at Tacoma has passed
an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to
expectorate in public places.
A drydock is in contemplation al Van
couver b. c. The length will be 100 feet
and the approximate cost ss.ooo.
Thomas Marchatts flag at Issaquah Is
twenty-five by twenty-four feet in dimen-
sions. and the flagstaff 100 feet.
+. W. Cushnan. a well known Tacoma
lawyer has been asked 20 deliver the
Fourth OF July GRAFTON at Centralsa
William O!iver. care-taker OF bridges,
WAS Killed ny train on the Canadian Pa
enc railway near North Bend. p. c.
Belle Adams. who killed her negro
lover, Charles k.ncaid. at Victoria viii
be given a special assize trial on June -.
Thomas Johnson, a young man 10 or %
years old. died last Wednesday at South
Colfax from poisoning. supposedly from
eating putrid or SOured meats
The plant OF the Franco American North
Pachc facking Company. of Fairhaven,
is nearing completion and win be ready
about July l 70 handle salmon.
little son OF Henry Stone. OF sums r
had the index finger cut from his right
hand He was holding a stick on n block
while his elder brother welded an AK.
The New Whatconr creamery broke the
record last month. making 500 pounds
OF butter. more than has been made in
any previous month since its establish
ment.
Rev. G. William Gibboney. pastor Of
G1e First Presbysterian church at Spo-
kane. has declined the honor Of a degree
conferred upon him by Whitworth coli
lege Of Sumner.
Father Collins. acting pastor Of the Bap-
list church al New Whatcom was stricken
with paralysis during the session of the
*N0iAIiNtSt bdptisb ASSOCIATION. The
erend gentleman is 50 years of age.
The Inland Flyer IS the name OF 4 new,
passenger propeller which will be launch
ed In Portland this month She IL intend.
ed 10 he the hSndsomesi and swiffest mas
senger boat on the river ard will run N
The Dai.es. -
Belle Adams, who murdered her negro
loFer recently in Victoria. formerly Nve,l
at Port Ange.es and was knows thee
as Bertha Petty. She was an a1op,es
fou1dlng. and grew UP 70 wornanhood
With the Petty family.
small Sioop belonging 10 Geor~a and
Alfred Lawson. of San Juan. has benn
seized hy the Canadian customs Tha
sloop was loaded with $40 pounds ~ ,yo3i
ard was leaving Telegraph BAY. n e
for the American side without first Oh
tanning Clearance papers
Charles Payne o. Everett. wss RIM
ever by freight train last Thursday ar
the Northern Pacific railroad near SINCE
HIS LETT foot was completely severed 'Tss,e
brakeman Of the train ordered hg,rl ~
leave the train which ne attsrnutal >,
DO hut losing his balance, he fell between
the cars.
Mrs. F. VI. Dean. OF The Dailes. while
passing the water works on her wav home
last Saturday night was dealt two terri
bic blows With a blunt, heavy iron instr,t~
nent on the head. Her skull was frar-
tnred. The motive was robbery as the
n.ghwaynsD emptssd her pockets of some
small change Mrs. Dean il a. wears old
ard Is in prccsFtous condition