Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-11-10
ALONG THE COAST.
Items OF General Interest Cleaned
From the Thriving Pacific
States.

~ S>%e NAaN - eetAt . 3hNNAs~e ASA
The new sawmill of the Equality
Colony, near Edison, WASH. is COM
pleted and paid for. lis daily capacity
is 10000 teet.
The shipments from Coulee City,
Wash, last week amounted to SO cars
OF cattle, containing nearly 1900 head,
and representing $4,000.
The Indians who have been causing
trouble are getting cut OF Grant coun-
ty, Oregon, as fast as possible, and no
further trouble is expected.
According to the financial statement
OF Coos county, Oregon, the . per cent
reduction in the legal ratio Of interest
will mean yearly saving OF something
over sl.S00.
q. Gunerson, of Melbourne, and one
of the largest timber importers of Aus
tralia. is visiting the Northwest arrang-
ing for the purchase of several cargoes
OF fir lumber.
Isaac w. Garrett, ex-secretary Of
state of Idaho, and pioneer Of Ore
eon, died at Boise. Mr.. Garrett had
suffered from complication of troubles
for about yenr.
The Grand Ronde Lumber Company,
Of La Grande, has Just closed large con-
tracts with different southern California
fruit associations for very large qusntl-
ties of orange and other fruit boxes.
The receiver Of the Bank of Everett,
which failed early Ia the panic, has
made his Iinal report to the court, and
an order has been made directing the
remaining assets TO be sold at auction.
The Pacific sheet metal works at New
Whatcom started up again last week
with half crew, after having been
shut down for about a month. This
means the employment of about 90 or
so persons. and is welcome news to
large number OF people.
The discovery has been made that
some miscreant has deiaced the two 54-
ton guns that are waiting to be placed
in position at Marrowstono point. in
Puget sound, By cutting names on the
steel barrels with soap and acid. Sus-
picion rests on discharged workmen.
The Imperial Paste Company has
been organized at Great Falls, Mont,
for the purpose OF manufacturing
macaroni to supply the trade of that
and adjonining states. The output of
the factory is 500 pounds daily. They
have orders ahead for three months
product.
The receiver OF the defunct Spokane
| Savings bank has been authorized by
the court to pay a dividend of per cent
m the outstanding claims against the
institution. This will make total of
SO per cent paid by the bank. The
| total Indebtedness Of the bank amounts
to 500, 400. 54.
/ The Golden Giant dredger, now be-
ing rapidly pushed to completion at
Lannan's spur. below the mouth of
Burnt river, will be ready to operate
on December J.. Its capacity is 1900
cubic yards per day, and 1t is to be
! operated ON l60 acres which are report
ed good for 50 cents per cubic yard.
The Republic Mining Company of
Eastern Washington has just declared
another dividend amounting to $780,
600. which Is at the rate OF 8 cents per
share. This is the second monthly
dividend paid by the company OF like
amount, and there is every assurance
that the dividends will continue at this
rate every month, although the mill is
not running at its full capacity.
Never before was grass so scarce on
the Gillian county range as now.
Even In pastures where the old bunch
grass is abundant, the grass Is so devoid
Of nutIiment from long-continued
drought that stock are losing flesh on
it. Several sheepmen have commenced
feeding hay already, and wise sheepmen
and cattlemen are reducing their hocks
| just now, while the pirce is good.
| The contract to cut 5000, 900 feet ol
lumber and 175.000 ties has been
secured by Mcpherson Bros. & Stout,
OF Brooklyn, b. @. This contract ID
| with the Columbia g Western railway,
which will use the lumber on its Rob-
inson- Penticon branch. This firm con.
templates removing their mill to Glad.
stone, where fine body Of timber
exists.
John Holmes. of Wellington, New
Zealand, was recently in Vancouver,
b. c., as commissioner from the gov
eminent Of the island on mission tC
lind new fields for the hemp trade Of
New Zealand, which last year pro-
duced 22, 900 tons. Mr.. Holmes sayI
this country offers fine opening fol
trade In shirts, shoes. cottons, house
hold furniture, canned salmon and agri
cultural implements.
Five mourning tribes assem- bled al
the Puyallup reservation Sunday tt
pay the last honors to the royal infant,
Reed Leschi, who died last week, aDt
who was the 8-months-old son o.
George Leshi, chief Of the PuyaIluT
tribe, and his death is mourned as the
removal OF possible leader Of the peo'
pie, there being but one living he'll
now left. Leschi's uncle was the leader
of the war against the whites in ths
early days. for which lie lost his life.
In compliance with the request O.
the Philadelphia board OF trade, which