The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-09
NORTHWESTERN NEWS NOTES.

TIE Bellngham or Bailiett s. Eldridge
mn at Fairnayen. has been leased by
eastern parties, who will operate II cut
ting lumber for the foreign trade
Val Baflor and NJ F. whalev. OF Cakes
dale We're loading wheat in the cars from
warehouse on Monday, ard undermined
q pie IN an aileyway. which caved in on
and Baiior sprained his ankle
On the way from school Albert Cochrane
and oner Boyd. OF Paicuss gor into an
alteration and the latter took OF his
coat for fight. Young Ceehrane forth
with drew 4 razor and siashed BOYD
twice across the hand and wrist
\ fisherman named John Pirkola, Sunday
morning, while visiting his net IN a skin
outside the railroad trest!e. in upper As
body was recovered. He was ABOUT Is
month.
The deadlock in Ire. waIla waua council
over the election OF a successor 10 the late
V ID. Lambert, continues The proposition
70 call a special election has been aban-
doned. as the. city attorney advises that
iae only way To I'LL vacancy In the city
itsslf
Robert MeCool. a tough youngster.
aged II. In Walla Walla. Thursday night.
hands. and because Schiffner would not
comply. IL Is said that McCool took ii snot
al am with a pistol. warrant has been
ii
evaded the officers.
The body Of an unknown man was
found in strip of timber about three
miles north OF Vancouver on Monday.
me remains had evidently been there for
months. for they were badly decomposed.
While fairly Well dressed there was Moth
ing on the body by which il could be
identified. The coroner VIII investigate.
Abraham Burrows. an old hermit living
near kalama. was identified ny the Oar
q II ~ Il
to kidnap them. II appeared, however.
that Burrows was homsick at the time.
so while arrested. he was discharged by
the justice of the peace. Many people
are inclined 10 the belief that the children
were romaneing.
saltwater Bill'' Gates. of KIondlke
fame, belongs TO Pacific county. and mas
South Bend. considerable sum of money
since his good fortune. ''Rill' was not re-
garded as much of a hustler around South
the gold fields of Alaska thal-he would OBJ
tain national reputation.
Charles Rice, Spokane county ranch
er. accused lvey Spath, who occupies the
same house with him, Of stealing his
eggs. Spath retorted by snatching up
a double barreled shot gun and hiring
point blank at Rice. The latter lodged
and only twelve of the pellets struck him
passing through the side of his face, neck
end ear. Spath is under arrest.
Michael Glasgow, a faller employed in
the Seattle Logging Company's camp at
FORT crescent. was instantly Killed there
on "Wednesday morning by falling limb.
The limb was five inches in diameter and
seven feet long and dropped from a sway
ing tree. IL struck the unfortunate man
on the head tearing the side of his face
and head away. breaking his right collar
bone. right hip and right leg. The latter
was broken in two places.
The ground squirrels are coming out Of
their holes IN Walla Walla county. and
tho Statesman SAYS: Now IL the ttne 20
nip the destroyerS of wheat before the
spring increase comes. few bushels OF
poisoned grain would work wonders, as
feel Is hard TO get. and they would be
eager To eat Later the poisoned grain
mas very little attraction for them. as
they can get other food. Active measures
and AZ once would be the means OF saving
many bushels Of grain
Last week while Frank Vincent of New
Pine creek. In Lake county. was getting
out logs upon the hills. he narrowly es-
capped being crushed 10 death by a rolling
log. The snow was deep on the Hill
sides and rs the log rolled over his legs
1t crushed him down into the snow.
thereby taking the full weight OF the
monster piece off the body As il was
he was found to be considerably bruised
after being extricafed from his periluus
position.
Sometimes the girl helps her bashfui
lover out and sometimes it IS her ather