The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-30
NORTHWESTERN NEWS NOTES.

TIE Canadian Pacific authorities have
decided to ehristen the new tug they are
building on Socan lake the Sandon-
John T. Kanswyer, Asotin eoun<y's first
treasurer died recently at G-angeyllis,
Ca. In the early 'SAs he operated and
owned the ferry az Asofin.
K III. Beyers. proprietor of a Coos cosin-
" apiary, has orders already for 900
pounds OF next years prodacs, one PORT
land arm will take cne-half this amount.
The ae;agsf OF the bridge over the Kettle
river, which Is now being constructed near
Cascade vii be i.;.o feet, and at the
highest point over the swift flowing rver
viii be $50 feet. There viii be two spans
OF 80 feet each.
Mosorinan Goldthorp. who was in charge
OF the electric car that ran over and killed
Thomas Grace, has received an anony-
nous communication that IL he did not
put up $40 for his eareessDsss he would
be shot on sight
Very few of the cattlemen OF Lake coun-
~ have so far found il necessary 10 feed
hay. Especially in the northern districts
is the pastuTage stiN good feeding, owing
TO Slight snow fax. and the majority OK
cattle are fat and sleek.
Work is proceeding steadily on the tug
the Canadian Pacific Railway Company IS
building at the Nelson Shpyards and all
the machinery of the boat is now in pace.
1t has been decided To call her the \ mir.
TIE Ymir is designed to handle harges on
kootenai lake.
Capt Richardson's steamer Oregon is
frozen IN on Big Klamath lake ,; OR. s~ asaa
brought the craft down from Pelican bay
a couple OF weeks ago for repairs. aud was
caught during the cold snap. she VIII
likely remain frozen an until spring
H. NJ 8. Imperieuse arrived 81 EsQui-
malt recently and reported to the local
agent OF the department of marine and
fisheries that the Maple Spit beacon in
Baynes sound had been swept away by
the recent storms. 1t VIII be established
at the earliest opportunity. Navigators
viii govern themselves accordingly.
VIII Allen. OF Morrow county. returned
Friday from hunting a coyote. and set
his rife down in the kitchen corner and
went out the door, when In some way the
gun was Jared down and discharged. The
ball went through the wall and struck
Mr. AEen in the back OF the right arm,
bury,ng itsssf in the f1eshy part of the
shoulder.
from his horse last summer and broke
small bone In his elbow. The injury was
treated by Pullman surgeons but without
success The arm caused him considerable
trouble and he finally went 10 the hospi-
tai for treatment. Upon examination il
was found that the Done had decayed near
~ 10 the shoulder. rendering amputation
necessary.
The Spring Lake Irrigation and Improve
ment Company proposes 10 dig a ditch
from Ewauna lake, Or. its general course
to be southeasterly. covering many acres
of fine alfalfa and grain land. The dimen-
sions OF the ditch will be is fees at the
bottom and "A feet at the top. with a depth
of about two feet. About one mile of the
ditch has been completed. but owing 10
the freezing weather work has been Sii5-
pended for the present
The directors of School District No. ls,.
near Endicott. are in an awkward pre-
dcament Some time ago they purchased
from one III. w. Zimmerman a Gaggys
md fs,r xr.hs ,k. -
thus far has failed. 10 deliver the article
purchased. A similar complaint has been
fled from other districts Prosecuting At
torney Matthews will make an effort to
bring zimmerman TO justice.
The Prinevilie Review says: Last Sun
day. while coming to town from his ranch
William Wigie saw peak in the Cascade
mountains. known here at Mount Wash
fngtoIl, in a state of eruption Mr. Wieie
is close observer ard is confident thar
smoke came from the peak. II was also
witnessed by several other responsible, men
AT some time this section has been in a
state OF eruption, and there To no GER
,ainty that what MIR. Wigle says he saw
Is not fact
Capt. George Cartmer master OF the
British steamship Wyene.d, prosecuted
George Adair and Pat Garvey TIVE, seamen
OF his ship for leaving the vessel at Nam
aino without permission. The magistrate
after reviewing the evidence said this
DESIRING would have to be nut a sto,, RI
as IL had on several occasions caused con.
siderable delay and thrown heavy ex-
penses on the owners OF vessels arriving
there for coal. He sentenced the prison.
ers TO eight weeks Imprisonment with
hard labor.