The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-11-10
ALONG THE COAST.
Items Of General Interest Cleaned
From the Thriving Pacific
States.

orally Of the opinion that there should
be but one legal ground for divorce.
The new sawmill OF the Equality
Colony. near Edison, WASH, is COM
pleted and paid for. lis daily capacity
is 10000 feet.
The shipments from Coulee City,
Wash, last week amounted to 90 cars
OF cattle. containing nearly / 500 head,
and representing $4,000.
The Indians who have been causing
trouble are getting out 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 rate Of interest
will mean a yearly saving Of something
over $1,000.
g. 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 a pioneer of Ore
gon, died at Boise. Mr.. Garrett had
suffered from a complication of troubles
Tor about a year.
The Grand Ronde Lumber Company,
Of La Grande, has just closed large con-
| tracts with different southern California
fruit associations for very large quanti.
ties of orange and other fruit boxes.
The receiver of the Bank of Everett,
which failed early in the panic, fos
made his final 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 month. This
means the employment Of about so or
go persons. and is welcome news to a
large number of people.
The discovery has been made that
some miscreant has defaced the two ga
ton guns that are waiting to be placed
in position at Marrowstone 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 adjoining states. The output Of
Che 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 dividend of per cent
cn 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. 81.
The Golden Giant dredger, now be.
ing rapidly pushed to completion al
Lannan's spur. below the mouth OF
Burnt river, will be ready to operate
on December /. Its capacity is 1000
cubic yards per day, and it is to be
operated on 100 acres which are report.
ed good for 80 cents per cubic yard.
The Republic Mining Company Of
Eastern Washington has just declared
another dividend amounting to $780,.
900. 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 10
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 fiocks
just now, while the pirce is good.
The contract to cut 5000, 900 feet OF
lumber and $4,000 ties has been
secured by Mcpherson Bros. q Stout,
Of Brooklyn. b. @. This contract il
with the Columb ia g. Western railway,
which will use the lumber on it's 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 a commissioner from the gov.
eminent OF the island on a mission to
find new fields for the hemp trade OF
New Zealand, which last year pro.
duced %, 600 tons. Mr.. Holmes says
this cnuntrv nffaro a 6na oDan;,. o..