The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-03

Spokane has a.2ie pupils IN the public
scnocls. the largest enrollmsn; on record.
The Pacific County Tribune. OF Tlwaco
nss consolidated with the Pacific Journal
% the same town.
TIE Nelson Daily Miner will publish
hereafter a Sunday issue. emitting the
usual Monday paper
An electric road Is 10 be bull, between
lsaaex and Galerla- Traeklaying will be-
gin in about thirty days
Mount Vernon, in line with 1thar nro-
Eresstva Interior towns Is aztatfnx ,hs
formation OF board Of trade
Alonzo NJ. Murphy declines 10 be the Re.
publican candidate for mayor of Spokane
IN 1900.
Checks in payment Of a second dividend
Of " per cent. on all CLAIMS against The
Bel.ing ram Bay National bank are now
ready for delivery.
Ferry county Is a county Of the twenty
seventh class. The salary Of the cn,,ntv
attorney Is $50 a year. and other salar-
les are IN proportion
Editor Sw.nshart. publisher ~ the Mid
night Sun. al Dawson. Yukon territory Is
said 10 have disposed Of his interest in tina,
paper for Sl..sp cash.
a young Scandinavian living at Centralia
Is developing considerable talent In song
composition His latest effort is emitted
Tell Ne of the Southland
B. NJ. Kent has purchased the interest Of
John Moorheai in the planning and chop
mill at Wai,sburg. A box factory will be
run In connection with the mill.
The North Side has changed It's name
TO the Spokane Democrat. the new name
being taken as broader and more in keep
Ing with the papers political affiliations"
A bridge 10 span go feet OF the South
fork OF the Nooksack is 10 be constructed
near Van Zandt. Bids have been called for
July 70. -
Wal.a waIla will hold a fruit fair during
the latter part Of September. The an
nouncement is made a, this time so that
the date will not conflict with the Spokane
fruit fair.
DIR. Van Patten, a surgeon In the First
Washington at Manila, and we'll known In
his health. which has not been good for
several moaths-
JAMES j. Hill, the Great Northern rail-
road magnate. has sent his personal check
for 800 TO Secretary Ward Of the Spokane
Y. Nj. c. A. as a contribution to the sup
port Of the association.
A fir log Is said TO have been cut In
Skagis county that sealed 81 ~ feet. /:
Was f 70 T. feet long and nearly nine
1905 feet. and weighed 6s.ooo pounds
Doust & Dam. Of North Yakima. have
received order from Shanghai. China,
to ship FIVE bales of hops as samples. II
the sample bales are al right. large and
increasing orders may be expected from
China.
Mrs John Billiard. OF South Pend who
sued the Northern Pacific railroad for $5c1
for injuries received caused by careless
ness Of the railroad employees. has compro
missed the matter with the company for n
satisfactory gum.
Nooksack rs building up freight record
that is a credi, 10 the neighhorhood and a
profit to the railroad. Last Tuesday Agent
Gtll!es billed out six carloads Of shingles.
Some Of the cars were destined To tide
water on the Atlantic coast.
.sSan -
affairs Of British Columbia from 1874 10
lssI and who died in San Francisco last
month has left the residue Of his estate.
amounting to si50no. TO Archbishop Cor
rtgan. In trust for Catholic charities
William Jeppessen, of walia Wa:ia. had
the second finger OF his left hand bitten
IN a fight few weeks ago. Blood poison
ing resulted. and the injured finger was
amputated. The physicians fear that the
entire arm will have TO be amputated.
Al Warrenton an enterprising man nam
s-f l.. r. Rafferty, has begun operations III
his clam canning establishment. Twenty
five employees viii be engaged in inside
york. and twenty diggers. with ten teams,
VIII he kept busily engaged throughout the
season.
The lodge az knights OF Pythia, IA; North
hllty Of purchasing a stereopticou with
which ~ illustrate The d!neren; ranks All
the members ADM, II would lend attract
iveness and charm to the beautiful ritual
which they USE.
Eliza beth Horr. Of Olympia. has fled a
petition gor letters - administration on the
estate of ]. G. Horn deceased, The will
~ Mr.. Horn was written in 1851 Fly It's
terms Mrs, H0vr IS hequeathed al the
property II the deceased bur she renouncss
;he bequex; made. and viii allow the
tate Ia take the ordinary probate proee-
3urn
The Ymir Miner saws: There IS a good
opening in Ymir for 4 scavenger and one
which woo'd prove highly lucrative 10 any
The duties would entail day and night scav-
sngerfne, and chimney sweeping. etc. The
remuneration 10 be derived would he lev
led upon each householder according TO the
amount - work performed.
TIE Republic mine will pay Il. 9Th divi-
g,ena Arm -. 1t VIII be the usual sum-
sss..1 This is the first payment by the
recently Incorporated company ana IL
yer cent. an the issueis stock OF ss.0qa go
par value This makes total paid by
the .niue "a date Of sis0ra The former
dividends were cents per shar" on 100.
81 shares hut as each Of The old stock-
holders has received three shares II new
stock for every ere share of the old, The
dividend II the same.
IN tbs superior court At Vancouver Judge
Miller annuIsd the order made ssw days
ago. allowing 81 4. Stewart 10 adap; the
three minor children ~ rs deceased
daughter Mrs Ro3eua Rigg and turned
tho children over ~ the custody n George
R.eE - Adams county. Washington. ne
father = she children Tsais was done upon
fA& petition ~ GfgE- showing that ne was
ere proper person - have the care ard
custody - rs children ana that re de-
sired possession ~ them.
Articles - Incorporation - the ncw wa}'a
Waisa sheatar have he%r filed IN the ~gun-
~ auditors office The incorporatcrs are
r " Pane and j q Paine. tFs present
90 n~rs II tne ehester TIE company -
rapstaNxea az tgeoa \ 8eet from Paine
Hfrw 90 me >ew Wafia Walla theafer tas
}.eer sist r. transfers 'h@ property in
wnscq tNs :aeateT = i9cat@t fa- r0nss9-
aslen - - 90 g +. Van he water
cgt. ticket agent - the O. II & \. hss
taAsu he management ~ the fSeater TN
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ars Is ss4assha tss@ Nv = wears IN arisnn-
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charges were wIfn8vawm IL IKE Jnrsan
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