The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-15
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.

There viii be a large addition this srrl u
To the orchard acreage or kiItitas count y.
Charles Ashton was fined 500 ana cos u
at Spokane Friday for stealing milk frs m
a wagon.
Smelt have been running very thick In
the cowlisx river OF late. Guy Moore, IL
years old. caught at one dip az the let
Tuesday lbs smelt.
Ed Jamiaon. sailor on the schoon ar
Bruce. IN port at Gamble. dropped do I'd
last Sunday from heart disease. He wal
nasive Of Denmark, is years old.
Walia Walia Is preparing TO receive the
the Inland Empire Teachers Associate n.
which meets IN that city March .s-s5-
The mills AT Port Gamble are rsr ming
10 their fun capacity filling orders for
foreign and domestic shipments. At I.rcscnt
there are twelve vessels In the hs.rbor
j. MeQuay. OF Walia Waiia, mas ra.
ceived from his son, who Is at Manila. q
Mauser rifle. found after the lsafile OF
Malate. The piece Was picked up along.
side the body of a dead Spanish sioldier.
Hophuyers In Yakima county. II In un-
derstood. are only Offering to contract the
coming crop at II cents or better This
Is the best price offered for years this
early In the season. and indicates Il good
year for growers
Mrs. Forsyth. an old lady at tina poor
farm In kitsitas county. was born many
thousand feet below the surface OF the
earth In the coal mines Of England, and
coal. She Is now supposed 10 be a CEN
tenarian.
Every move In the market sends the
price Ut potatoesFupwafd at North Yakima.
F1ghtetn dollars per ton The ru1fisw
price last week. although on "Wednesday
Mr.. Towne. Of Ahtanum. refused $40 for his
lot. amounting 10 about two car Ioada Tho
highest price paid was 80 given for = few
tons To I'LL cat a car
1saac Bactss. charged with failure Il, nrcA
.las Tor MS tir.r Young children, was tried
Frhs4y. and fined $iee and rs,xts The rhiI
dren were committed 10 Abe care OF = mar
ried sister who lives on Cottonwood island.
and the father and two olists boys are re-.
auired 10 pay 30 per month for tA.ir -..p-
port.
II Is reported from the t,ariboo road that
the ansi-chinese legislation enacted ut tho
recent session % ttss British Columbia lex-
islafurc has already had the effect Of rib
ding that part 81 the country OF a largo
number Of t'asnss". Their places viii he
flied by white MEN. 10 the great adyan.
tage pf the Whole province.
Il new literary club has been organised
al Olympia and named the fzit Club. the
name being Chinook. meaning forward
The following officers were elected; Pres
laent, Mrs George Bisnkenship: vice
president. Miss Jaa.s Moore; recording see-
fefare Mrs Ada sprague NOVEL;. sreas.
smsr, Msss Florence pringe.
Houuiazn losgrtS are having unusually
good times. as IL ~ .d.nced by the mAny
cnm.s using as many ne dozen engines
IN addition - abort standard gauge log
slng railroads. MANY Of the mills on
ssrays Hsrhor running twelve hours
and preparations az. being made To Isanl-
facture for Eastern markets.
&, w. Rricker. Of THliss Or. In tho
iaiIeat person Ia Polk county. lie is -
years Of age. %siii growing and stands 9
feet isH= iitrhea lis has secured efrstsl,y-
mTnt isi a San Francisco museum with
h.sn viii go Jake &. Wilcox. az Baitston,
kss 4 II zzfrx IF - "a
high afs5 weighing I@ pounds. MIR Trick
er Is Wen pTopoFsionea. and weighs 80
ptsands.
An immense he'd u lsazaise coal haf been
discovered ia Amosin county. THE ~hnis
eoantrs seems 10 b. unarriaii with the de-
Eaoaif which has been traced up ttas Snake
river from NafssFy Ridge as far AS Elbow
canyon. asd crops ot,S IN several places
aefoss fhe r4xsf ~ Waiiowa county pr.
The hed lies alua4 \ railroad line which 10
being constructed tfnfn ttrygtstt ts, Lewis.
ton. idaho There IL lntsnss excitement
oyer the siiseayery. whseh VIII mean uss-
tod fisa.s y that seeti2n Of the esantry.
Thts IL the frss cssat discovered there AMI
ogens an entirely re. field tor exploration.
Fer several Emonths there haa f~aen n
heavy state 81 warfare between the w
g T. Il. ard the saloon fnen Of aaesson
sssssisy IN Tire SUPERIOR court Of Mason
county The ". e. r T.. eBsieaSrirtd TO
e7ssse saienss GA Sundays ana la their
eT9fts sought ia. aid at sBs law- There
ARE several saisseas an shelton. and they
asssnfd forces IN lighting ire temperance
organization Atffst after @rr~st followed
asssa there wNsss eaxsy-giTe fnf1rnsafsan~
afat against ssse Saloon men IN. eases
Here brought ~ sf4sl tfsx week before
Judge fissssstian aEa yary- and Ia three
eases srlst the defendants we're aeauit-
sssi The attorneys for the " q. r. T..
seeing fne ;Isgs-eiessHta~s ~ eDaEsrftnx The
seysaifsns slxts@4wo Offenders. allowed
fass gaess % ~ ism zssE.
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