The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-19

writer, 3. r. Harding. ~ MrMinnvssie. Or,
IL IN his seventy -eiSAtA ywar- He has hasi
the misfortune 70 lose the sight OF ore
eye wasls tie fingers o. his right band
are drawn close to the palm By rhe1na-
tssrn.
The cnssertiars Of hsses frgra the gam
o.srs and immoral women % S-sokane for
the month cf December nestei the city
x-sSa T1is - ere OF the heAvAsSt cnI.ec-
lions in the history OF the city. being
only So less thar October, -ssS tae record
month.
Eric Preasr. who had been unser treat
mes1 az Spokane HOSPITAL entered q
s sssyn sunny - ss ssaaas an "a ssssd % be
rived az TIE hotel Frade- was dead Hs
had left tire hospital 10 take > train for
Harrison, Idaho. 20 attend the funeral az
q relative.
Cascade City. a. &. Is rejoicing II. The
prospect % the construction % 3 sgnalgev
during the present year with a capacity
citle IS promoting the work, and Il Is IN
Ane with Its policy announced about
year ago
TIE q. r & " boat service between RI
plria and Lewiston has bean resumed,
after being interrupted for .he past ten
days or account OF Ice In the Saske river.
The s.ason is 50 well advanced that ii -
thought tasre VIII bs no more ineoassa-
!ence on that account.
The big wind az last Friday morning
townsend railway. large humber az
trees being blown across the tracks. Be
tween Port Townsend and Leland, ne less
than fifteen trees were removed 20 permit
TIE passing of the passenger train.
The contract was let Tuesday FOR new
courthouse at Asotin. in Asorsn couaty.
Washington. e. W Sraywood secured
the contract for the construction of q swo-
story wooden building fer E,sTs The town
OF Asotin contributes 81 go and the county
approprsates the balance. The building Is
To be turned over July L.
Fifteen residents OF Harrington are won
from ss-5o on a 'smcoih talk or whether
n exchange for that sum they are 20 he
,ormed ltato fasi-iedsed lodge ~ Red
Men, with authority 10 wear headfeathsrs
and yea in pubic Iarades. They paid the
money 10 an organizer OF the order, AMI
TIE organizer disappeared.
William Hunt, a bachelor, vino lives at
Rock creek. Umaii,!a county, Is recovering
from injuries received by a fan from =
wagon After striking the ground Hunt
crawied 20 his house, where he lay for
three days. utterly helpless and without
food or drink. Neighhars who were round
ing up stock relieved him.
One OF the first acts Of the rev board
OF colnty commissioners OF Whatcon
county was the issuing Of an order raising
tne salaries OF the deputy county auditor
rom sS3 10 ss5 month. deputy sheriff
from s:o 70 Sc month. deputy treasurer
from $50 70 SO month and deputy coun-
~ clerk from S5 20 $50 "a month.
Susie, the klootehman OF Oscar Spencer
murder. has received a windfall Cot
Fred Miller procured an order from Judge
Davidson on Monday awarding the wo-
man witness fees from July 10 January
). inclusive, while detained IN Jail as a
witness for the state. amounting 70 ss3s
The county commissioners have at last
come to satisfactory solution OF the
proposition, affecting the Scheuher ditch
matter in Lewis county. They met last
week and agreed that bonds TO the amount
OF $4,000 should be issued at per ceat.
in order that the outstanding warrants
to that amount might be paid of as soon
as possible
During 1855 in Rosaila there were built
ten dwellings. one large warehouse. one
large lumber shed, Ave barns. one shop
ana one fruit eyapoFator: also additions
TO three houses. two warehouses; two
stores and one saloon There have been
one newspaper. one saloon one store and
one real estate office added to the list
At present the stock OF merchandise car
ried exceeds that OF "a year ago nearly
80 per cent.
Mss Lindsay. a teacher In the Lincoln
school at Pert Townsend. was taken with
a faintlng spell recently during school
session; ana small-s.zed panic followed
Her scholars. who are small, not realizing
what was the matter, rushed from the
room. all screaming 10 the full capacity of
their lungs. The scholars In the adjoining
4 general rush followed. Fortunately or
der was restored
a little over a year ago A. Fl. Harrison
and F. Burchard well known In Bossbnrg
purchased from John keogh and sonx. Of
Coivslle, the r. c. mine near Greenwood.
paving $4,000 for IT, Harrison and Burch-
ard spent In the neighborhood of sIoe 900 In
developing the property. and the other day
treal syndicate. represented by Mai. r. c.
Edwards Lckse. who has been negotiating
for the mine for three months.
Mrs. J. W. Martin of Sultan. has an or
ange plant which is at present a parsic-
uiar object OF interest and pleasure. She
received 1t two years ago. a small slip.
and IL has grown to be about two feet
high. IL is now covered with blooms and
fruit In every stage OF formation and
growth, there being forty oranges on IL
at the present time. On New Years day
the first ripe orange was picked II is
about the size Of an English walnut, well
formed, q rich yellow color and all the
other characteristics of full sized or
ange.
John Kendall was fined 81 and costs at
Wal!a Waiia "Wednesday for setting cut
poison. contrary TO state law The law
states that, before poison can be set out
by My one. notice must be given 10 resi-
dents within n radius Of one mile. besides
posting notices in three prominent public
places, According TO that nearly every
farmer in Walia WaiIa county has broken
the law in one way or another. For years
the county has supplied ssrychnins 10 land
owners for the purpose Of killing squirrels
Oscar King and Archie Carroll. the two
Kenfucklans wanted for the murder OF
William Banks and Jack David a. Spokane,
are stiI at large. They were located by the
sheriff or &ultnomah county In the neigh
bcrhood o. RosSburg. Or. ard instead Of
notifying the Spokane authorities by wire
he took the very urwise course OF sending
the Information ky mail In this way sew
eral cays were lost Ex-SheriI Dempsey
Tel ~ he
Stevens at Rosehurg 20 keep sharp look-
out. Several days later the Multnomah
county sheriff sent another letter 10 Sheriff
Dempsey as follows: 'Tpya receipt Of
S-t1tEE taisRra IA ykrnts 10 ssharsN S.Avsrts