The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-15


Farmers near Hartford report depreda-
tsons being made by Oregon robins. grain
being pulled up and eaten ey them
large crop Of fruit 10 expected this
ss sSe en. II 9o. the ds .nd valley a.
damage In that line.
Cherries. pears and early apples are in
bosom al Hartford, and prospects for
frost 20 kill the blossoms.
Mrs. John H Wholiey arrived at VAN
coGyer barracks last Monday and VIII
r rs n tbs posi- uniii the return OF Col.
Cot WholIey Is arss neutsnant Of Com
pany B, Twerry-soursh infantry the com
pany now serving AZ Vancouver barracks.
Last Sunday was = big day for bskers.
/ To ride on the magnificent roads In the
! garrison ~ Vancouver. and the streets
we're thronEed with wheeimen ali day
long The weather was as delightful an
a day. In June. and was thoroughly en-
toyed BY everybody.
The Union Meat Company OF Portland.
which has held the contract for furnish.
ing fresh meat To Vancouver barracks for
several years. was again the lowest bid
der last Friday, when Ave bids were open
ed al the. efsiee Of Capt. H. p Mccain.
IInion Meat company's bid vas ssn per
100 pounds fer fresh beef and mutton.
Word hss been received that the county
bridge across the north fork OF the Nook
great danger OF destruction BY freshets
on account Of the unprecedented heavy
snew 10 the mountains. II would cost
several thousand dollars TO rebuild the
bridge. and the danger could be averted
BY prompt action now for less than Se0
Every one In the region expects the
greatest freshcts on record II the warm
winds continue
The hoard ~ ssrecsor~ ~ fhs C,arks
County Cycle Club will ask the county
commissioners that six feet Of every road
sns a Ss =. a.;ss Inside for as
be printed and circulated throughout the
county as soon as the commissioners take
action on the matter City Treasurer
from Portland. and win begin the collec-
ton OF the tax as soon 40 he receives
them. perhaps two weeks yet.
Peter Cakes. resident OF skamokawa
for twenty years. was drowned In Brooks
slough Thursday. About o'clSck the Nc
Donald brothers discovered Cakes boat by
the side Of the bank swamped. and the
body or Cakes over the zunwAie his head
In the water. Mr. Cakes had been Ill for
week. The snpposi;ion is that he started
70 town II his boat and was taken with a
boat. and IN that helpless condition was
drowned Mr.. Cakes was about 70 years
old.
Philip Yenney. one Of the NEST ohserv-
Union reporter Saturday that he had no.
ticed for years popularity about the
rains In the valley. He states that when
the foothills, as has been the case this
season. that the sections north in the
Ritzville country suffer a drouth. This
was % sas ns saa M1 e 1as
you just note It down in your scratch
book. l have watched this thing for
years. and the rains always circle along
he he Ia nd IN
north"
Ferndale is one OF Whateom eounty's
nvelisst places this spring. All the
snlns's miils. four IN number, the lumber be.
time. The cheese factory will soon begin
the manufacture OF the very excellent
cheese for which Il is noted. James Nc
chine shop and Is doing profit
able business. The merchants report
trade as good Many property hold
their places Several valuable pieces Of
property have recently changed hands
and sun more improvements with be the
result.
~ ana northern Spokane county seems
TO. be doing phenomenal business.
Where a few years ago heavy forests Of
pine ohs'ructed the view OF the railway
passenger now Is seen only a scattering
growth of trees too small for the lumber
mans use. The present supply comes
railway During the winter 1t 10 not I'M
common for a farmer 10 haul sawiegs
TO the mill from distance OF twelve
time IL not far distant when timbered
land In Stevens county will be consider
ably enhanced in value.
An organization that ie called the Pa
cific Northwest Producers Associat icn
has been organized in Psndle,on by a
| large number Of farmers and grain pro-
dueers for the purpose OF providing pro-
| formed and which dictate to the producer
the price Of commodities produced SO fnr
about $50 names have been signed to the
new association and ARRANGEMENTS have
been made tn AZ up sumpfuous club rooms
IN the Golden Rule hotel for the use Of
the members. Telegraphc reports will
be received every half hour. which Will
enable the producers Of wheat. wool and
live stock TO keep in close tourh with the
worlds markets.
The beet sugar industry at Waverly
Is likely 10 be- something stupendous
Material for the tactory is being hauled
and preparations for building Is being
made as fast as possible. Two thousand
FIVE hundred acres will be sown. Mr..
Morrison alone is putting IN I $40 acres
having sixteen men and niaety>siS horses
constantly at work The company makes
this oser 10 any farmer In this vicinity
wishing 70 raise hsets for this industry
WIN furnish seed as fs cents ner pound
thirty pounds 70 the acre, and take their
pay for Same out Of the bets In the
II. -
aboard the cars here. To any one putting
in fisty acres, the company agrees 10 fur
rtsh a arill and cwltivator for the season
free OF charge.
William Puetuw a tesmsfer I'm the on
piey Of the Pacific Coass Mining Company.
at Portland. was csrg1t by a revo'vtn 4
shaft IN tire n1Il AZ ts4 Railroad street. Al
hlns. Friday At II - m. and almost in
stantiy killed No the accident
occur ana /, IL though. that Hueiow had
thrown the belt ~ wifh a piece % gas.
pipe found near the h siv hs the other On
riStveS IF ths r1'li. A y Terri't was the
arsf to discover the mans haiy whirlirx
around the shaft AMI Immediately stopped
the mach rSFy The man must have been
whtrfe,f atGuna ne shaft twenty times ne
fore MS ela' thing was torn nT thus reieas
ing hi= body which was violent thrown 20
the n scr isis skull VAS cracked ard his
saRht fNct nearly torn ar. while MS over
ais were sti! ;isativ wound AROUND the
shaft
The truls SssgG sn tire cowiisx valley
gives premise ~ = fs85I crop this season.
II there is not a very large crop DANA sc
"a the fruit wiIl have 10 come later OH.
which - barely probable. PTanss apples
neass RaG plttrns Indicate heavy Yield
The question eith Tire farmers appears To
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