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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25
To Build the Flagship of Puget
Sounds Towing Fleet.
TO EQUAL ANY TUG AFLOAT.
Hoaton.s Famed Triton VIII Not Ex-
Vessels 0f These Waters-Will
Probably BE Named the Seattle
lantic Coast Can't Compete

A special dispatch received by the Post
Tnteslsencer last night says that Moran
Bros. Company has secured the contract
70 build the flagship III the towing fleet
OF the Puget Sound Tugtsoat Company
This is a signal triumph for the Seattle
shipouiiding firm. as il entered into Som-
petition With vel known builders Of San
Francisco, Victoria and Eastern COM
panies- 1t was thought AZ first tina, al,
Atlantic concern might get the award.
but realizing that IL would cost sl5 900
to bring the craft around the Horn and
that Moran Bros bid was more favorable
anyway. the contract gas given TO Seat
tie Another reason for the decision was
the first-ciass reputation that has been
built up by the Morans
The new craft which. il IS understood
viii be christened the Seattle, will be one
of the finest towboats afioat She will
be entirely Of steel, Is feet long, IS fee,
beam ana lac feet depth Of hold; TO be
propelled by triple expansion engines. with
cylinders of l6. "A and 40 inches diameter
The boilers VIII be OF the Scotch marine
type. with working pressure OF $50
pounds TO the square inch
The appearance OF the vessel wiz be dlf-
fereDt from any on the Coast, being more
On the style of Bostons famed towing
craft. the steam tug Triton But the
builders have been given carte blanche 10
make the Seattle superior TO even the
Triton Every possible modern convea-
ience VIII be Included in the tug's equip
meni.
Although the contract price is kept
secret, it Is understood that il win be
over $l0o.o0o She win be ready for her
trial trip about july.
Robert Moran, president o. the Moran
Bros Company. said last night that he
had received no definite word OF the
awarding OF the contract,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25
LIGHT On SISTERS ISLAND.
New Steel uuoy Moored I'm sidney
Chaanel--Notiees for Mariners.

A steel buoy painted rsd has been
moorea ga eexen faihenss, westward Of the
west siaaal OF sidney spit. Sidney island.
Htdney channel From The buoy the hss-
cen on sidney spit hears -. 4 degrees T.
true ~ hy " :. W marl. distant ore
ana three fosrtas miles AEd tire north sx-
IRENE ~ larmez Island = - degrees Ny
trse tSN = 5. gaagl, The depth 81 water
10 fest wextsara II the basay Ia ten faith
osEs deepening af once 10 sixteen fa3h-
ems Approx mate position. Lat ~ he.
greco y minute atsa 81 seconds ". IaRg.
IL degrees e minutes and q seconds "
The elslk spar buoy heretofore mark.
ting the sacsi naics wess ward 81 Z Arav
Island. IN The seuta entrance u siauRy
Channel has been discontinued Tn., two
patches whtca IL skea have not iexs thar
fslnetesu and hale feet 81 water over
them az t9w tide which is greater taau
the draft 81 NFxsess ps5nE that channel
The buoy proved IS b, an obstruction -
navigation
A hgAt Is exhibited fgem the lighthouse
erected on usn eastern AnG largest ~ the
three sSeks fern1.ng the Sisters KFnua re-
placing ta@ BAY te4een formerly fuafg-
fssEz=e al t'ag ssnee 1853. TIE lEhs "a slxcst
white, s'ioptrie - taa seventh order Il e>
Eliminates kA~ es3ttee hnF5ssu, = fcrt.-s{x
feet above hish wsteV sa3 shap:8 Be- : ST.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25

% TESS sra4 appetite sifh aecutn1fztior,s
or Eas- ssyuF Fjslglgs and heartburn
y y safe 10 say taas St2aYr's Dyspepsia
Tables - sa cure any stomach ~esk r.exs
o 9issass Txc@1sf carcsev Of t.4s stomach
They Gaze sour stomach Eas soNz u sssx \
and appetite. s3teyssssraa<s x37ss-s5sas8.r
h%AFfssIsTz. e'o1SftY &fsen ard head. eFss
sen1 So vaiu8hae ift}s book c7 eto,Y7s .h
diseases rs address, TX r : s.nars 90
Marshal. NIB AL druggists sci ss,gg
s.zfst ia s4gsss at - reHta Pro- II 49,,
" becker. A ~. the weIl kssavvr ~ -se.,,s
workeT s8a writer % 81 Louis. ssCr@ssrv-
= sh@ M~ss RI Board - tse German M~eh
eds, Ca1Tnh1 Cbs%f clerk snsS FsxY@rr A.
sSs74Htaaf faf t9e tsr}se~ ens9 psfAav< f,s.s~
sfssssso1 Pat-se Secretary s1r he - ros,ss
sf-Aeo. Patrons Association arf 80 re5s
tFiet Ger ference x SseTezF5se % tssa. AZ <.
ChnrSe. Also takes ar active str, n 80.
s9TS II sse Esssss9r1fl EsaFgs. ans "a 49,
- res guns ard sszs1ca sssssai sss-sss fs,v g.,
er4f magazine Naw h@ ggars -sg.4s "a
sFass ts}1 Sn RS cwz sT9r&@g
sire ~s@ks #eu ~sav brother hsa.s -1.
say ssgTS@shs1sg a5ss5gt Indigestion zvyf 49,
tx D0x sTo1B hts Packet sas4 sYsvyr g.
arts TAasess ] "a ara was r,-rsr, -,.,y
rs25@Ns4 Tae1 .n-esssysfef ~ $500
- IRE tablets srs became ss-.xss+x 80.
fn~x see ussEie - sase sss. rswN. ..s~s-s
ara - Est#z eN- -sgaf g~ayz,vrkSrls "a -.
r fsse ssssrTsisa tlnr % fred s@a-,sr.~ a.
se-~@ taesn r. ~ r~zssectg. ara k.~r, ts4,,
e1&Sssz1sly Q. Az-a~ - ''A
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25
LA GRIPPE FORCES THE
PHEASANT TO GO HOME.
Three Gases uresk aut au the Britt
tsh Gunhont. and an Epidemic
E<us~d.

An spstrzslte X sTaFWcuEa on the British
seoasssat t'f.ea4ssssf forces mat vessel 70
return sp hT. syeTth Al f,s2&si1iA3i 81 osfcS,-
tl4,~ ~ faa s.gY4cerS and fN0 seatssT1 &Ve
safa Il, es,s serlSas!Y err ;,s! wtsh the 3as-
.sssas. ard ths s~ar 5esat Al WIZ gcI the
xran IS ssgss}s sss~s1 "a ta t9s@ cause % ttse
hastx 3r.sartssrN. Sfae lrAve< part tais
morning
srn~ Pheasant arrived ir1n Vancouver
.afanS issx FFt ssy OBJ a mas Sfsft.fts$ v3s5L
Il aAs AgVess GWe tAat sS;@ wasss fseFe "a
YrsewfflV cA4 Tee orsVerS were iez trTfs3
nsariy tees mortal dinners wat3s they acre
herr sad haze Fgaw k.sst gAP Mindless fN@3-
}aEs foe Seattle Fss1g.4e. Fce Eu1hsat -
-.4rsgF4eans@t "a fAg&s. C,oFn, tsransfiis
StxstsA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25

led TO leave port this morning, the En-
gllshrnan going TO ESquimslf. the Bear
20 San Francisco and the Grant iof
Sound tour.
There has been much dining among the
sseytrssrS az the tarse craft. and they are
al conS&ng ed 81 the superior spesd OF Esfss
"a liar heats The result has been that
|, is said there have been hats and dinners
vtr-sfss4Y en- ne problem OF which viii get
TO Pert Townsend arst-
ss.hst t.ra4s Is known 10 be oae 81 the
svsfsrrt f.sstfHFS in ttas, service. ana CAPT
Sfantn boasts taat he can run down the
Pheasant IN = walk The Bear. aHhSdga
slsssr Is 4lS,, confident iaa; she car out
strfr ms, rrftlsner white capt smith of
the fssseY has 40 doubt that he can beat
hath ~ taesn tn. Grant @tH Ae AZ al
ehor uusa the other t~o lsa.e. ard then
he&sr the chase,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25
Nervous Dyspepsia
10 Gain Flesh, to Sleep Well. to knox
What Appetite and Coed
Digestion Mean.
MAKE A TEST OF TIART.S DYs-
PERSIA TABLETS

Ne trouble Is more common OF more mis-
Understood taaH nervous dyspepsia Peo-
~. having Il think their nerves are to
olafne and are surprised that they are not
cured by nerve medicines The real sea,
OK the mischief Is .ost sight Of The stoul-
ach Is the organ u be looked af.er
Nervous uySpeotISs often do not have
any pain Whatever IN The stomach. nor
perhaps any OF the usual symptoms OF
stomach weakness. Nervous dyspepsia
shows itself not In the stomach so much
as In nearly every organ. II. some cases
the heart patrttatas and IL irregular. In,
others the Kidneys are affected; In others
the bowels are constipatea With head
aches. stu Others are troubled with loss
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25

der the British flag. We're given an Amer
lean registry. TINS turns our 10 he an
important factor IN the present CONNER
cial situation. The Northern Pacific
Steamship Company, il Is said. has re-
Gently been succeeded by a new corpora
ton, viz: the North American STEAMSHIP
Company From the old firm Of DoaNea
Cariill & Co. Mr.. Garisli has retired. The
new company proposes 10 establish new
sranspaeisiC lme. operating not only on
the old run between Puget sound and
Hongkoug bat also on new run to EN-
trace Hongkong Manila and Honolulu.
and from the latter point 20 alternate be-
tween San Francisco and Puget sound
In planning this of course, they GO up
against the Pacific Mail and the Spreckeis
interests which control the Alameda and
the Mariposa the only vessels at present
with American registry running out OF
San Francisco 10 Honolulu.
Refinery ON Puget sound.
This commercial outlook az once opens 4
stu further Industrial question The Pa
clfc Mail and Spreckels interests have
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25
HsAa LEAVES TonsN.
R~~~nu~ Cater Gees te Mare Island
fer Repairs.

RetA9a1f cuffaf fseag. E'Hft 1N3sfle. rae
ls&ss ~ fsss-l ana @.}} s.s.} = 8#rf islsnd
s-sss -ys@z8f~k T"sc tfso 8eysn Wiz take
an@.4s sss-e liars sac @si5 a - taa saV-
rsnsY,-sss srx sfs4-& s4roe Ac3 ne sAatsJ84s3y
yaerhamt~3 akrF aaaessi nf=2 ae@Es repair
fas Aa5 fNs str@ t'Ux srg received $50 -
Ares4e a-e Es~t NssetazeF getesss 55sf@s ra1IS~
5nE Aex srAsfs@
II "a * pe4rfea tg.4s eee .~5tsrF Wz1 * -
sAs ma~sss sRai~ ia gas sqrseE eallfng IN
hare rss seq sal
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25

DR. W. r. WHITE. representing
~ Island county In the iegisla-
ture. is a native OF Ohio. He
was born In 1851. lie moved to Iili-
nois with his parents when boy,
and worked on his fathers farm
until he took up the study OF med
icine. lie taught school while pur-
suing his studies and thus worked
his own way into his profession.
He located In Joplin, Mo. for about
two years. and then removed to
IItchEeid. Kan Frum the last
place be came TO Puget sound, In
IsSs. locating at coupeviile. where
he has resided since. lie soon es-
sahiishees lucrative practice and
f. widely and well known through
out the county he has been chosen
TO represent in the legislature. He
is public spirited and expresses
himself az highly gratiiied AZ the
state being restored 20 Republican
ism
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25
INTERNATIONAL
RACE BETWEEN
WARSHIPS TODAY.
~nue Cutters Grant amd Bear
Leave Port Together, snd viii
Probably Race to Port Townsend.

An International race between warssaips
r. rot a common Occurrence. bQt II Is an
1erssoud that such contest Is 10 take
place or tbe Sound today The British
ganooai Pheasant ard United States rev.
enue cutters Grant and Bear are al sched-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25

n ". BARTON. representative from
~. the ThIrty-sevenfh district. was
born In Isis in ST. Lawrence ceun-
~. New York. He came west ia is8I
stopping at Morrison, H.. and for -
years made his home IN that city. at
tending school there for three years
His life work commenced as clerk in
a general store, which position he &C.
cupsesi for five years Afterward lie
was IN business for himself for near
~ six years, and later served two
years as deputy county treasurer Of
Whlteside county. Illinois. In 1850 he
removed TO Dakota. and embarked In
the lumber business. Later he organ
lied the First National bank OF Do
land. and as it's president success
fully managed the affairs Of the bank
until 1SSs, when he disposed Of his in
terrst and went 10 Tacoma, where he
has since resided.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25
RkEN TrTf.<.

frfzas fSSHz-ss appropriated another
rsan'= hzs sha eefss< aAy n 4.1xssken
4Rsk - 0hseh .Ae @esee~ ogsser - sss-ssss
3uSga5c Caua yesterday sszasza a.sa4s IS anss
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25
MILFORD cALLEN.

"ILfDRD ALLEN, represent
" ing the Seventh district in
the legislature, WAS born In
Calhoun county. Michigan. October
4. ls6S. He was brought up on a
farm in his native county. and was
educated In the puddle schools Of
the Wolverine state. In 1856 he
removed 10 North Dakota In the
fall of ISIS he removed 10 Pullman,
this state. where he entered the Of
fee of the Pullman Herald as a
compositpr. Two years later he
purchased the Herald and has since
continued In its editorial manag e-
Tnent, being now associated with
his brother in It's publication. Mr..
Allen was nominated by the Re
puhiicans OF The Seventh district
for representative and was elected
by large maturity over the fusion
candidate. the same district two
years ago having given a fusion
majority OF over tie
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25

RANT EE-GsRA%D hoke- table ar~ofe
s=reAsszss zTe tire proper tAlEss raw sars-
e4 S-&-S LIB 20 =
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FIRST -gyE-ASs tat1e e Aote fanceesrs A.
nAF@ eF~S2~BnE ArsF{ -fTT@ - Sc Tsa = an.
tx -7seEs. y 90 ~ ocseex Sssly ssx
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25
FREDERICK. NELSON g sMUNR0
THE FOLLOWING PRICES

STRICTLY ESPECIAL" The
CLEARANCE THE ExTv-~ 49,
ExCEPTIoN MAJESTIC >TEEI. ~
se-CENT SPRINGS BEpsrEADS REDrrrA1 -
PROPORTION.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25

g]sfR r@Ffs-t gsss~rz s7sssra ae-Fr~s vsxss-
e'rasz'lsmttss t~ee @zs~ -sSi Oats
Sgsz<2&fass ~ E~~e~Fy-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25
ROWAN WILL SOON BE
UNCLE SANS WARSHIP,


Moran Bros expect To deliver their tor
pfdo boat Rowan 10 the United States at
the Bfemerton naval station the latter
part OF the week. Since her successful
trial trip. crew OF workmen have been
painting and cleaning the warsh.p 20 have
her as clean az a New England Kitchen
when Uncle sam gets her The torpedo
tube mounts will be placed in position be-
fore she leaves
The vessel viii be towed 10 Port Or
chard. so that she viii be as e,ean as new,
when she Is delivered. Assistant Naval
Constructor Homer Ferguson and Assist
ant Engineer W. s. Smith will be the board
OF inspection TO formerly pass on the
Rowan for the government.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25

RAfNIER-GRAND hotel table d'hote
auneheons are the proper things now: serv-
ed from 1880 10 -
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nw ANSss RaessEg.gA xyaecal2g~..
"a II ss&Ssx h$aSk
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25

Personal.
John Considine left Seattle yesterday af-
te-noon FOR Spokane.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-07
a PRESENT 10 Nj. CANNON.
Recognition Of His Services In Spanish
\ American NsgotIatiOns. 34 !

Recognition Of His Services In Spanish
American Negotiations. II
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Pr President Nc
5Kinley has presented to the French
ambassador, NJ. Cambon : superb sil-
yer LOVING cup a recognition Of the
ambassadors friendly services in the
negotiations which restored peace be-
tween the United States and Spain.
The beautiful testimony was sent by
Secretary Hay to the French embassy,
accompanied by note from the secre-
tary. IN which. speaking for the pres
iJent, he expressed sincere apprecia-
ton for N. Cam bon's gcOnsiderate and
.disinterested services. and rendered
the loving cup . m evidence OF the
esteem felt for him. The emp is OF
m,sssive proportions and chaste design.
and the significance Of the gift is shown
III the blending Of the French and
American coats Of arms. It stands
about two and one half feet high, with
the top 81 bowl about lOinches across.
The outer surface Is silver. richly EN-
bossed, while the inside Is Of hammer.
ed gold. n a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-07
THE' lOIV||I'A.|.|


- 4 No I.eet ~ sAfs a. ths
3.ss lgostR ssssFaS Dspot. n
n CLIHroN. July 2. "a bold hold-uP
occurred - De witt, Four men drove ~
MI the North wsstern depot, tied their
\ team, ntered the station, covered the
sntRht operator and : conductor with
and ordered them 70 hold
mp their hands. The conductor was
slow Ii complying and was struck :
shard blow on tho head. This brought
5him1to time. Tie quartet then con-
sducted the two men to the bsgRsRe
room, where one Of the number kept
guard while tile other three looted the
isafs, securing 500. The robbers
threatened to shoot the agent and the
conductor II they made NOISE or ~ ~
tsmptsd to follow them. They then
hurriedly entered = carriage and rap
idly drove away. The officials Of the
company were At once notified OF the
robbery, also the officers Of Clinton,
and : determined effort will be made
to capture the thieves There is no
clue to the identity OF the robbers,
who were cool and deliberate. Each
wore mask. .
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-07
$sL NJ. fatal FRENZY Il


Fatally shot Miss berthe WhItsslds snsl
1lliasslf. sSS's] II
\ DEs Monks, Jnly s An the residence
81 William Wl,iteside, go Ly on street,
~ 3 o'clock yesterday morning. Will
liam Lut,wick fatally shot n lisa Bertha
,Whites,ae, and turning the revolver
10 his own head fred and fell dead.
Miss Whiteside was ! niece Of Fireman
Whiteside. at whose home the drama
OF death was enacted. Ludwicls was
about 80 years Of age, while Miss
Whiteside WINS 30. Both the man and
the woman were residents Of Rockwell
City. Each had felt the touch Of af-
lection one for tho other, but Lud.
wick, in an evil hour, yielded to weak
ness and committed ! crime for which
he was apprehended, convicted and
sentenced for : term Of fifteen months
in tho penitentiary at Anamoss. The
disgrace with which his name was
furnished was such that Miss White
side cant him out OF her thoughts and
to have nothing to do with
him in the future. Two months ago
Ludwick's term Of imprisonment exc
pired, and he had tried to renew the
old relations. His failure led to the
double tragedy. 4;
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-07
70 SAVE LAKES.
state WIN Restrain Parties From Drain :
r~k

state WIN Restrain Parties From Drain :
sns Rico Lake
DIES MONIES, July Attorney Gen.
eral Remley has been authorized by
the executive council to restrain p. d.
Smith. of Cedar Rapids, who was
about to begin draining Rice lake, near
Lake Mills, in Winnebago and Worth
counties. Smith bought the land
around Rice lake from James Gala
nan, OF Des Moines. He claims that
It should be classed as swamp land,
and that as such the state has no right
to prohibit his draining it. However,
it being a lake falls under the head OF
state property. If Smith begins work
action will be taken Immediately. Ii
not, nothing will be done until the
next term of court. =. I. ss.gg
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-07
Death Of 4. I. Dows. u.

CEDAR RAPIDS, July 9.-Steven H.
Bows. Jr., died OF alcoholism and
from the effects OF the shock upon
realization of the fact that he had
shot his brother, Col. Bows, late Of
the Forty-ninth Iowa. 1t developed
that 1t was while he was insane from
the effect of liquor that lie shot Ills
brother The colonel was trying to
disarm him when the weapon was
discharged. The deceased was q
member OF one Of the most prominent
and highly respected families in Iowa.
ana the whole city is shocked at his
tragic end. i 355 s # ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-07
Mills Behind tho Bars.

BLOOMFIELD, July Clarence
Mills, the young man who murdered
his wife with a razor, and then at
tempted suicide by cutting his own
throat, lis now behind the bars of the
Davis county Jail. Mills's self-in-
flicted injuries were not as severe as
at first thought, and he will recover.
The plea OF insanity was withdrawn
and the coroner's jury brought in a
verdict that Mrs. Mills came to her
death by razor in the hands OF her
husband. Mills was at once arrested
and placed in Jail to await prellmi-
nary examination as soon as his health
will permit. @
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-07

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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-07
WESTERN NOMENCLATURE.

Movement to Change the Curious,
Quaint Names of Oregon Towns.
1t is difficult to shake of the names
attached to streams and mountains by
the pioneers Of a new country. With
few exceptions Washington state has
Jared we'll in nomenclature. In a ma
jority of instances Indian names have
been retained, and usually they are
easy and poetical. But in some cases
the individuality Of the first settlers
prompted them to an effort to improve
on the native names Of streams and
sections, and in some instances they
were not happy In their originality.
The word Hangman has chung to the
little stream which skirts Spokane on
its western border, and repeated spas
modic efforts to center the public mind
on the more melodious name Latah
have failed Of their purpose. Now Sen
ator Plummer of this county has intro
duced a bill at Olympia to make this
change, and as no objection can attach
to the measure it will probably pass,
and may exert sufficient force to bring
about the desired change. A Few
years ago an esthetic movement swept
through the Oregon legislature, and
number of pioneer names were turned
down for more polite ones. The good
people of Alkali, in eastern Oregon,
imagined that the name was not one
to conjure eastern capital, and dropped
it for Arlington. A new name was de-
vised for Bully creek, and Yaller Dog
and Bake Oven were tabooed as print
tive and unpoetic. Bake Oven has ad-
hered, and is still the name OF a post
Office. Indeed, much room remains
for improvement Of the nomenclature
of Oregon, which includes in its list
of postoffices the towns Of Burnt
Ranch, Gooseberry, Haystack, Lobster,
Long Tom, Mule, Shake, Shirk, Starve-
out. and Sucker. A few names in Ida
no could be dropped for the better,
among them Bayhorse, Corral, Gimlat
Gentle Valley, Sawtooth, and Yellow
Jacket.-Spokane Spokesman-Review.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-07-07
STRATFORD-ON-AvoN.
Important improvements Since the Tim

Important Improvements Since the Time
of william Shak espesrs. aE
The clerical stan, postmen, rural
messengers, and Others connected with
the Stratford postof1ice. and the sub
postmasters of the district, were en-
tertained at supper at the Unicorn
hotel on Tuesday night, this being the
twenty-seventh annual gathering. The
mayor (W. Pearce) presided, and
was supported by a number of the
leading tradesmen, the vice chair be-
ing occupied by E. B. Wynn. Respond
ing for "Our Postmistress" proposed
by G. Boyden), Mr.. Doonan, (chief
clerk spoke of the great increase Of
work at the Stratford postofhce. With
in the last few years the clerical staff
has been doubled and the number Of
kilograms was increased at the rate Of
10000 year. The year 1897 showed
an increase of 10000 over those Of 1896,
and now, from the returns just made
up. it appeared that there was fur
Their increase of 10000 over those OF
1897. (Applause) The telephone was
about to be added, the clerical staff
was to be further increased, the duplex
system of telegraphy had been author
lied in order to cope with the in
creased work and, Notwithstanding
that the postofice had been built only
few years, some important structural
alterations and engagements had be-
come Imperative and were about to be
carried out. (Applause.) All this
showed that they were progressing at a
most satisfactory rate, and he looked
forward to further important develop
ments. Birmingham Post. .s