The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-06

vheeanen q onohombh ami Everett ~.
ready. we undersaAnd. several hundred
dollars have been subscribed towards cAR.
rytng the project through
Several thousand apple treeo were de-
hvered 20 farmers In the nsfUAhcrhcod al
Garfieid- Many Of the tress seem affl1ee-
ed with come disease. and . specimen hAo
been sent to the agricultural college for
q report
Under the appropriation made BY the
las, legislature. work has been resumed at
the experimental station In rayailup. un-
der the direction of d. A. Brodte. grad
ua,e of The state agricultural college at
Pullman
On account OF The heavy rains which
prevailed up to about ten days ago.
number Of farms On the Olympia marsh
were flooded, and as q result the fasn.
ers Of that community will b late N GET
ting their crops planted
The caishncse- Dukelow shingie mill.
now being erected TWO miles west cf sui
tan. Is ahoa, completed. and viii b ready
10 commence cutting shingles som< time
next week. II viii have q capacity OF
about .aes0 shingles a day.
An addition II being erected TO g. Aarys
hospital at wai,a walla TO make room for
the large number OF patients The adj
ton is 6,xSa and 10 a wing extending On
the north side os the present building. II
will be two stories high and OF frame.
joe Merchan, Of waila walla shipped
soc wool bags and the tw.ne for them to
a number Of sheep men along the snake
river. Wool hAes and twtns are being
manufactured al the penisentiATy In large
quantities and are being taken - fast a.
they can be turned out
The Parker. Graham Single company AZ
Sedro- weoley las. week received at their
mill what was probably the largest drive
of shinxse bolts ever noated on the SkA9lt
river. Some Of them were cut ~ fAr up
the river as Marhle=nount. The dFevo
contained about 100 cords.
Elberson Just now II having = warm time
over the saloon question Two Of the
council have moved away. leaving two In
favor and one opposed 10 \ saloon. Grant
Hunt is the one opposed. and he has now
resigned. which Will force the town -
hold special election
walla waila farmers say that the largo
red squirrels are becoming very numerous
and source Of great annoyance ana dam
age to them more especially on ecothiii
land. The squirrels have multiplied very
rapidly the LAX year. and being very
large. are more destructive than smaller
sQutrreIA
Residents OF Haines are stirred up over
the mysterious disappearance OF lafayette
Favorite. 4 weii-to do rancher. who. on
April =. babe his young bride good-by.
and started for HAines to make . land
deal and attend the Odd Fellows lodge.
Mr. Favorise never reached Haines. II
II feared he has been foully dealt with.
Capt. J. l. Byron OF whascom iefs for
Chicago Saturday. He expects 70 return
to the city In June. when. Il II said. he
viii begin the construction OF one Of tho
fines, brick hotels In the city. II viii b
built on the lot between the Byron heuee
and the Lighthouse block. The new
building will be sSxlt0 feet In size. two
stories.
The oid-timers Of Port Townsend have
organized permanently under the nafne OF
the Pioneers OF the State OF Washington.
About thirty were present and signed
their names to the roll OF mcmhership.
The meeting was called to order by Judge
J. A. Kuhn. c. n. Jones was elected
chairman and A. r. Learned secretary of
the organizing meeting.
Sheriff KEGS and Deputy Wilson Of
walla walla state that there are moro
petty thieves In the country. stealing sad
dleS harness and other farm implements.
than has been known for some time There
arc a few cases In waiiA waila county.
hsi. the csilprtts are generally run 10 earth.
They receive notification every day from
outside counties OF crimes and get instruc-
tions to watch out for slippery customer.
The house and two barns Of TIP
Brooks and a barn belonging TO County
Treasurer Rncder about two miles west Of
Stranded. Whascom county. were de-
stroyed by fire April =. Mr.. brooks lost
Ave head Of hogs. The balance OF hi1
stock was saved. and all his household
goods except his stove and sewing ma
chine were burned. Tho probable cause
Of the IRE was sparks from burning t.mber
igniting . straw pile. The loss amounts
10 abou; g UO. Mr. Brooks 10 undorstood
TO have had 10 insurance.
A very peculiar looking Ash was caught
the last OF the week by Andrew Nelson.
near MeCarty's point. and ~ yet no true
name has been foand for II. II measures
I'VE feet eight inches long and 81 III head
ard back from II for about eighteen inches
Il 10 about eight inches in diameter ana
from there tapers gradually tn N small
TAFT II has = large m running the entire
length OF iss hack. and haa quite large
mouth. thickly studded with two r0wS of
very sharp teeth. lts throat 10 cutie
small and It's body In without scales.
Sneak thieves and robbers ara operating
In the vicinity u Auburn quite exsenstvsiy
lately Lax week fhs TeaiueHc9 Oh os
Treex~r. about a mile south of town. was
entered and some tewelry and IN assost-
mens Of vsands were taken. The hired
man was tho heaviess loser financially.
They entered his room and removed y
from his pants pockes--he not awaking
during the transaction. nor we're the fam
lily aroused from their ssumber. Mr..
Traeger has cross dog. falt he was kepe
quiet In some way-probabay drugxed-
shcr, time aga a well known widow
hvtng a, South bend. before going down
town on sn errand. placed her wallet. con.
talnsng some notes ansf other evidences OF
Indebtedness and Some gold and silver. fnP
safe keepnE in the sitting room stove.
To make her efforts donhsy sure she COW
cred the purse with ashes. a couple a
hours thereafter the children came homa.
ard taking the keys from under the door
mat. proceeded % make the house warm
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