The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-21

acefs ana the consideration Of Plans for
future work Each cub Il emitted 10 two
delegates ard one additional delegate for
every Twenty-Five members.
TIE government contract for c0nstrzrr-
ton Of forrs5catioys at Aa-roxsIo1e
point Is virtually completed only small
force OF men being now engaged there
putting On the FINAL finishing touches and
cleaning up around the places where the
big gun excavation work has been 81
prusress fo- many months
George Foster. about 50 years OF age.
49, sAs iaksn % IN q dsnenisd eon,mnan
ted TO the asylum for the insane at Medical
Lake Ssnce his ccmmismen. strenuous
ives. bu, to TO avail. TIE unfartunafe
died al The asylum January IL, 1881. II -
thought that ne VAS from New York
Al the annual meeting OF the Tacoma
the following Officers we're elected for the
ensuing years Chester Tnorne, president.
L r. Fxntecost. vice president; r. V.
Caesar. secretary. r. r. Haskell. il,
man and W. A. MaeRae, clearing house
committee
Charles Close, OF Boistfort who was lost
two weeks ago in the woods near Wild
wood. has not yet been found. IL is prob
able that no furthe- trace viii be found
cf him nntfi the snow goes. Ssarehers
came upon his trail several times only TO
lose ii again One party found where The
lost man had cAmped He had evidently
shot bird and cooked II.
Pat Relic. who was sen. Up for ten
days from Bossnurg for assault. took ex-
ceptions TO the presence Of a Chinaman
AT breakfast In the county jail and beat
the unfortunate Monaghan almost int"
insensibilify. Pat explained his conduct
IN two ways. First. the Chinaman would
not wash his face before meals and. sec
ondly. he would not eat with Chinaman
under any circumstances.
A. A. Owsley. Of Pomeroy who import
ed two dozen Bob white auails from Ms
done we'll and there are now over LOO of
the young quail in his fields Many more
are scattered along the creek. Mr.. 0v-
siey is interesting the sportsmsn Of Pom
ten dozen more quail. which Nr. owsley
says he can have here in time to place
In the best localities. in the county.
After dingsnt search. organized parties
who have been securing the hills and can
yons OF the Coast mountains, between
Falls City and the Silefz reservation. have
been unable TO find any trace OF A. *.
Handy. who was lost while hunting with
Mr.. Fanno. In that country two weeks ago.
A rumos that searchers had found where
the unfortunate man had been struggling
in four feet o. snew some two and a half
miles from his home. has not been verified.
]. n. Departee. who was supposed to
have been drowned In the Clearwater river
near Pomeroy. He was found ny his
brother Oscar Deparsee. who had gone 10
Riparia on hearing that a body had been
found in the river there. The missing
brother gave as an explanation OF his sud
den disappearance that he had been robbed
in Lewiston. aft ar having just sold his
horses and outfit. He felt respondent and
decided to leave and let no one know of his
whereabouts
The Ffske Club is the name OF Port
Townsends latest Organization. 1t APP
pears that the club Is rather exclusive as
a motion carried at the first meeting linn
iting the membership to twelve. A novel
feature OF the organization Is that 1t Is
to have no permanent presiding officer
Instead, however, the members will each
in turn preside. The only permanent OFF,
Ger which the club boasts is secretary
The club will hold weekly meetings. Its
charter membership comprises 4. W.
Buddress, j. NJ. Ralston, r. E Green
wood, w. NJ. McCurdy, J. w. Scott and
T. l.. Monsoon. The latter OF whom Is Sec
rotary.