The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-01
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.

The three applicants for the East Cial-
lam postoffce decided 10 leave 1t 10 popular
vote and Andrew Fairservice received
substantial majority over hts competitors.
a man named Jones at Oaksdae. while
drunk. threatened 10 kill his family. War
rants were out for his arrest. and he
skipped. leaving his wife and three chill
dTen in destitute circumstances.
Pat McCarty a Neah Bay Indian eloped
with young maiden belonging TO I.apush.
and the couple started for the bay. Police
man Jimmy Howe and the father of the
damsel overlook the clipping couple near
ozette and the contemplated marriage
was off
Mr. Scherette was examining A revolver
in the residence CT his scn-in-law. Frank
- Brieu. Mt Eureka. on Friday. when The
weapon was discharged the bullet striking
@ Isrien's little girl in the abdomen. rang
ing down through the thigh. The wound is
not considered fatal
Dennis Caniy, a sailor on the British
ship Sprlngburn. WAS stabbed Sunday in
the kicndike saloon. Delay and Knott
streets. Aihina. by Harry Shaw. work
man on Columbia dock The stahbng was
the outcome OF a general row between
shaw Canty and a sailor by the name OF
Sheen. Cautys wound is serious and may
prove fatal
In Lewiston several weeks ago on jnforma-
tion from Idaho charging him with horse
stealing VAS bound over by the probate
Judge OF Idaho county county Wednesday
10 appear before the district court to an
Swer to the charge The horses were stoi-
en- from the neighbOrhood Of Cottonwood
in Idaho county.
About TOO farmers IN the vicinity Of Pull
man participated Ia coyote roundup last
Tuesday. covering an area 81 abou; thir-
teen miles. They met al the farm CT
Charles Hin. Union Hat snd there they
divided into sections. each going IN oppo-
site directions and meeting again at the
starting point. The hunt commenced At
about Il . clock a. IN and lasted ;ili ; p IN.
4. .s.F.- a
number OF anony nous letters threatening
vengeance upon certain citizens II they do
not leave town at once Each one % the
letters Is written in different language.
but an appear 70 have been written by the
same person. Some are disposed 10 treat
the Who'll. matter as a joke, while others
take Il a Gre seriously and have armed
themselves 70 resist any attempt 10 carry
the Implied threats INTO execution.
In Waua Watla last Wednesday a wild
deer vas scared up IN the city limits near
Miles Moers'S rsSiience. The deer N -
friEht s0d anxiety - gct away. almost ran
over Is rsg taat was being driven along the
rossd. au1. making Tor barred wire fence
rtSe slcultged is height and WAS thrown
feTctbly 10 the ground by The recoil II
!mmedis'eiy jumped up and ran away into
some bFnsa and disappeared. Wherever
Il came from a a mystery, bat Il proo2 bly,
WANDERED down ore 81 the creeks IN that
Vicinity ~ Vas CHASED down ~ DOGS. and
ia It's eHildeymea, lost ats bearings and
the lceatton 81 ia former pastures As
usual no one tn the vicinity had a gun or
some one would have been tempted 10 VIC
late tha game law
A h}oedv aSht occurred AZ AGATHA nine
saiscs southeast az JuGiAetiA, Idaho Satir-
day night AS \ result E.A Nherter'S lie
j. ae~pasrej Of ard Martin Becasel r. q su-
sstiNe from justice kechtes MAS OF trial
for ccantVrfaisgng a short tine aga and
" heeteF MAS the principal witness against
hsn Reehtri sas dlsehaTEed however. on
account Of his youth fG}acsS- Last nlght
the men met az q dance given by Jim Evans
at Agatha. Win the result that Wheeler -
50 battered anal bruised tast the doctor
- 40 hs< bsen attending BIN AL day does
not tAink kc c&n recover ReNh. Il j. sup
POSED aa have had help. as Wheeler Is
snarA tue larsTr. \ pistol Is thought to
have sseen used 30 hat Wheeler vita
Hsca{el cannot DC found