The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-29
Yakima
Iprigatlon
Canal.

however, was purely Of social nature.
MT. Ashtons business here was In con-
nect.on with the Yakima irrigation canal
He has been engaged In looking up land
contracts, preparatory TO winding up the
turn home this afternoon.
+. d. DAILY. known as Pop" one Of
the veteran sporting men OF the West,
has returned from two-years' resi-
have been with Daily on the Kiondike
lie 10 nugget and gold-dust burdened
The financial strength OF Daily. whose
court as bondsman FOR his '' spd nai,ss
friends when they ran counter 10 the
law are well remembered. can no
Savc Do for be T. said e
during his absence to give bail for a
whole regiment Of gamblers He saw
high gambling on the Kiondike. and did
much OF II on his own account.
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Capt. q. =. siadden. OF Eugene. Or, the
largest individual fruit grower in the state,
arrived last night and viii remain here
for several days on private business. Capt.
Sladden says the fruit crop OF Oregon this
year Will be very light. Apes. which
have always been the pride OF the state.
are far below the average. On nearly all
II dwarfed and hangs IN clusters Ike
grapes. II r. utterly useless. The upper
branches have a fair crop OF good fruit
Prunes win be very short. and cherries.
while large. were not In very good guam
tity. The same condition. he says. pre-
walls all over the state and Is found to
have an enecs on the market.
A. L. Buncc. Chicago stock broker. i
In the city with a view TO opening up a
stock exchange. As yet he has not come
to any decision. Today he will leave for
Spokane ard return here. the latter par,
NJ q -
opened Up all stocks VII be listed the same
as on any board In the United States and
VIII include sugar, tobacco. railroad and
gas: together with quotations from the
A report gained currency yesterday that
there was a prospect OF the Rainier-Grand
hotel changing hands G. A. Harrison.
manager Of the house. when seen last
night. said. IAN this talk IL without my
sanction The hotel IL satisfactory TO me
and not for sale. heard the report on the
street for the first time myself. No propo-
sition has ever been made BY me 10 sell
nor VIII there be-
Mss Ruth Harrington. daughter ~ Rev
church OK this city. returned yssterday
from a fourteen months trip in Scotland
and Germany. Mrs Harrington viii teach
Latin and German In the Everett high
schoo! this coming year.
Charles A. Rnttier. Of Port Townsend
where he owns large wholesale meat
market. IL In the city "a receive a load Of
beef cattle that has Just arrived for him
While cattle are very high. the grade
being offered for b~sf purposes Is good
IT. L. Raiston and A,sr Wallace, two
Scotch gentlemen. are guests III the But
Ter Their mission is said 80 he for the
purpose OF looking into snrne western
Washington mining properties In the IN
terests OF Europear capitalists.
Judge James Chase. OF werasches. one
~ the hcrs known man IN the state ana
pubic sneaker IT the oil school. - In
THE city. the CUES. of biz daughter. Ms.
Sugent.
p r. Kershsr6. police fudge AZ New
Wha'rorn. IL IN the city and VIII srsnd
few days renewing old araualntanres.
e. r.. Bingham. . banker ~ s~dro- woo.
ley arrived a. the Seattle yesterday 80
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