The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-12

The state land comm ssion recently sold
two forty acre tracts Of land in Cowli,z
county for $s26.i5
Eight hundred dollars has been sub
scrihed by the citizens OF Republic TO equip
and maintain a fire department.
ID. T. We.ch. of Asolin county. has been
appointed deputy United Stats MARSHAL
with headquarters at Wala Walla.
The state fair commission have secured
the services OF Joel Shoemaker. late editor
or the farmer, to act as assistant secre
tary.
An ordnance has been passed by the
city council Of Snohou,.sh IS abIlshing a
license on SLOT machines OF $50 psr year for
each machine.
The commissioners of Whitman county
have raised the salary OF the deputy treas
urer from so to $50 per month, and the
treasurer's clerk from So to SIS.
The Chinese in Portland are fighting the
they have been supposed upon by irresp MS.
bic parties who collected the tax.
The Ecssiand Miner states that IL will
rot be long before 1000 tens cf ore per cay
being shipped from the different m nes
in and around Kossl2nd to the shelter
there.
The state board Of audit and control at
their last meeting reduced the price Of PEN
ltentiary made grain sacks TO -. u per loo.
This VIII make saving TO the farmers OF
Eastern Washington CT s2.teo annually.
Six hundred men are employed In the
construction Of the Seven Devils rallrsat
Work mas been begun on the nrst tunnel
near Huntington. This tunnel WI be 80
feet In length. Men are in demand for this
work.
The case OF the state against Frank
kaatz and wife. OF Oakv.ile charged with
nos sending their children tn srhoo, was
brought up in the Superior court last Sat
uraay. After examining several W THESES
the case was dismissed.
sal, has been fled by c. ". Ile. United
states marshal. against The Tacoma street
Railway Company for 81 eo damages for
permanent Injuries received in the smash
UP on the StsilGro0m road last fall when
the ear ran of the track al Lemons beach
sta ION. NJ. Id- was badly hurt AID con-
fined 70 his room Ter several weeks.
The Spokane Hotel Company IS defend
ant In a suit before Judge Hanfori FOR
damages alleged to have BEEN sus,a ned
hy Mrs. Anna Tcus,F. who while CUES;
of the hotel is said IN have been harshly
and cruelty treated ey persons in the en-.
ploy Of the hotel. Mrs Tously while So
sourn.ng az The hotel was adtudg 4 insane
J. \. Baimer horticu!,gr!~, a. TIE Pull
man. Wash. station. has hecn aging the
foundation FOR an extensive experimental
orchard. Among the new and pr nj sing
varieties cf apples De N tes.ei IS enc the
Madonna which originated wish c. y. tio-
gan, Of TuCktrr In Cewliz county. Wash.
i is a seeding cf the Lady ppe a a,e
keeper and Of excellent quality. NJ. Bal
!rer considers It very promising
The a-st calamity has b~fallen Buffalo
Hump IN .he death ~ snow slide % jack
Roche. a wei known INNER there He was
cut prospecting In the snow by steep in
cline and although warned 81 his Sanzer
persisted in MS work The fresh snow
started the slide and he was carried sea
yards. bat when ms body was dug out Il
was found Re was covered ny only TWO
or Three feet u snow and evidently was
sWTcCa:s1.
One year ago the estate 81 I. VI, swlf,
w@s scid a, auction IN Coifax. The success
fol BIDDER was Nj Elmer . Warner.
youns nswspa pr man who ''tust for f,in"
made bid g fle per acre fer TIRE praaefty
OF - acres of orchard. He va much sur
pv.sed when ne place vas knocked down
- him BY tie sUrtien~er. Ns moved en- 20
the pace sold tire apple c-cp last year and
lately sold ;ne farm 20 E.dwag5 Swift. son
q th@ former proprietor. for 81 81 The
profits On he fcstt and - sac Of the lan1
leaves him rcar.y s, ea9 tor rs Investment
o. so ard one years labor
TIE Co,s7n News Letters SAYS. ssaau
john intends 10 commence sat against he
Oregon saarcs3 & Navigation Company
a. snake river He SAYS that as. week
whEte he was assy ere big fyee' RHO htiss
ste right Of way eanae 20 ms house ansi
b2Egs{ue2 WIN ais sloo.cArsAu fer
pass through RS place. He SAYS ;Aey
brought 81 a p&pFr and gave her Sc 20
Fnass a marx on - All the hsrga " AZ
Ses.e4i Ahsp he cane hofns ard found
egt wAat hid aiken pace Re was very
sxxTv ans care 70 town Immediately 20
,nfoyrs Judge Flowers q waaE sa1 hap
gerseA ara - declare his intentions -
su.re ser Ssa ,iAass gas As II Was wsyaog,
de0oi AZ illegal contrast. he VII prob
sS3y ssh - sa.t-
TIE fellows ss.z sale wil sAcw tsse fa~s 70
- casEssG saE 's"a miners reTtsss-aies IN
,wHsn Jane E ard = s. be.wesn Jufe -
&u4 Ju.y g s. < a"sseeE JaIy AID "a.
81 80 bet~ren jay < anf Angst IL 81 :.
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