The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-10-27
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
Commercial and Financial Happenings
of Interest to the Growing
Western States.

Dls2 h Heinitzi, the alleged coal
ne "salter," is lodgel in the coun
ty Jail, at Olympia, in default OF
ST, 900 bail. His trial will occur at
the November term of court. The PEN
atty for the offense with which he Is
charged is fine of $50 to $4,000 ana
IMPRISONMENT from one to five years
HeinitM protests his innocence OF salt-
ing the mine in the most vigorous
terms. On the strength Of the show
ing made at the ''salted" mine at Bu-
coda, corporation was organized ana
considerable money put up.
George Vincent, of Butter Greek,
Or, tells the Heppner Times that ne
purchased SO head of beef cattle which
had been raised ON Camas prairie, but
were in very good condition. lie
turned them into field of green alfalfa
and after 27 days they had increased IN
weight on an average of 4l1s POUNDS
per head. No other kind OF grass on
earth would produce such a result, and
Mr. Vincent says alfalfa grass has as
much nutrition as corn.
The Olympia Olypmian says that
Secretary OF State jenkins, who was
asked to pardon Emo bly,, now under 20
years sentence for murder, would have
granted the pardon had he been con-
vinced that Lieutenant-Governor Dan
iels was out OF the state. jenkins, as
memebr Of the state board of pardons,
recommended the pardon of BLY,, which
was refused by Governor Rogers.
About 25 settlers are affected by the
action Of the Northern Pacific Railway
Company in placing lieu land scrip on
the even-numbered sections in town
ship IA, 5 west, in Washington. Some
of these settlers have been holding
down their claims for eight years,
waiting for the government to survey
the land and open it for settlement.
1t is probably they will unite and fight
the company.
The sensational suit brought by Ro-
bert and Maria Chatham in the San
Mateo county superior court, at Red
wood City, CAL, to secure acknowledg-
ment of the claim to be considered
children OF the late capitalist, Robert
Mills, ended with verdict in their
favor. They are now entitled to share
in the division of his $500, 900 estate.
Considerable excitement exists al
Woodburn, Or, over the report OF sew
eral cases of smallpox at Shaw, on the
Woodburn- Natron branch of the South
ern Pacific. +. l.. Campbell, postal
clerk, reports four cases and many ex
posures. Strenuous efforts are being
made with postal authorities to quaran
tine against the mails at Shaw.
The boys at the Washington reform
school are making 100 suits of clothing
for the inmates of the Steilacoom asy
lum. A quartet from the school is II
90 to Orting to help furnish music ol
the occasion of the laying of a corner
stone for new building at the Sol
diers' Home early next month.
Wesley Schultz was convicted in tn
superior court at Chehalis, Wash, G
stealing COW near Little Falls, a
p-picking time. He butchered tn
animal, putting the meat on sale a
Pattersons hopyard. He has alread
served a term in the Walla Walla peni
tentiary for cattle stealing.
]. NJ. Clapp, United States engineer
has force of dozen men at wor
widening the channel through the bi
Jam in North river, Wash. From $50
to ST 900 will be expended. 1t is pre-
posed to make channel at least 80 fee
wide.
Dallas, Or, now uses IL 2,000-car
die power street lamps until midnigh
for which it pays $3.50 per month eacl
A proposition for continuing the light
all night has been asked for, and,
satisfactory, the council will order tn
improved service.
The sale of the Sutro electric road {
San Francisco, was formally consun
mated after some spirited bidding
Judge Coffey's court, the purchaser b
ing the Sutro Street Railway CompaI
and the price to be paid $2l5,000.
Beef cattle are becoming scarce
the Long Creek country, in Oregon, Il
ranges having been pretty well cleant
up by buyers. Three hundred fine be
steers were sent to market from Il
Prairie City section last week.
In the Powder river valley, Wash
considerable damage was done by la
weeks snow. Some of the grain W
found uncut and the snow beat it dow
Late potatoes and fruit were also i
jured.
The Davenport, Wash, Times sa
50O,0 sacks have been sold to whe
raisers in that county. Every wal
house is full and still grain is comil
in.
Twelve inches of snow covered
ground at Long Greek, Grant count
Or, recently, but it disappeared t
next day after it fell.
Dan Davis, of Guy, Whitman count
Wash, is serving sentence in
county Jail, with a $3.50 fine, for ri
ming blind pig"
The wagon road between Susanvi
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