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

AFFLICTED all winter on the reservation With
the whooping cough. measies and the
mumrs. and he wouldn't be surprised IL
an epidemic Of smallpox broke out most
any time.
The California robin pest II sin bother
ing the r2nchers OF whascom county. Some
are watching their fields during the early
morning houze TO keep the feathered ma
rauders from stealing sae grain sown-
The Indians Of Sutton had social gath
ering On Wednesday afternoon and even
ing Ian week. with beer a. the central
attraction and inspiration. Some trouble
was brewed over the social '.growisr.''
which resulted IN harmless gun-play and
same badly scared Siwashes.
s0pound sturgeon WAS shipped to
Astoria last week by some fishermen on
the Washington side OF the river. Ii was
purchased BY NJ. Susman, who discovered
soon that X was the CLOSED season for
sturgeon and for fear he would be AZ
rested. dumped IL into the river
One Of the most interesting sights on the
Columbia river ~ the present time b 10
watch the monster logs that 9. Benson Is
putting In at his Oak Point logging camp.
slide down shoot loo fee; Icing into the
river. The logs strike the water with a
at Qnin's Landing. and the water and
spray Is thrown high in the Air.
A. A. Gutenberg il experimenting on his
orchard near Vancouver TO determine
whether or no, 1t u the rains or the frost
that damages the fruits In this county.
Early in the season he built thin roof
over a tree. sheitering It from the rain
but not protecting II from frosts. and In
this way will determine the source OF the
greatest damage from the elements.
There is a growing demand for re-
disiricssng OF Skagit county for school
purposes The largest school district in
the county, the one In which Arlington .
situated. IL over forty miles long. and the
school house Is al the we& end Of the
district. A youngster living At the east
end would have TO get up rather early in
the morning 10 get 10 school in time.
The lumber market Ii excellent. Some
time ago A. c. Doty. a mill man Of Pc
Ell. received ar order for a million and
a half feet of fir lumber from firm in the
east. Mr. Doiy replied that he could not
filI the order, as he already had mere or
ders than he could fill. The eastern firm
then wrote Mr.. Do,y that his was the
twenty-ninth letter Of the same kind re
ceived by them. says the Kaiama Bulletin.
The new ferryhoat at Arlington. Ore.
Was put IN water tOf the IfS time fiuay.
with William Armstrong as engineer and
Frank Huriburt at the wheel The boat
Is an excellent one and just what the town
has long needed About two weeks more
will be required TO get the boat ready for
her official trial When completed the
Arlington ferry will be the best one on the
river above the locks.
Nearly $40 has been subscribed at Aher-
deem TO build a plank road to the new
shpyard. and the amour. required. $500.
will be secured In a few days. The city
will build the road over all crossings. and
II is expected that Mr. Lindstrom will be
In position to let the work by contract
next week. as he is anxious to begin
work in the new yard as soon as posi-
BILE
Cowlitz county has a $4,000 damage suit
on hand. caused by bad roads. In Angus;
1897 Ethel Leave.. was seriously injured
by being thrown frcm q wagon on the
county road near Kelso. One OF her legs
was broken. her shoulder dislocated and
she was badly bruised also. The wagon
road runs along the bank of the Cowlitz
river. which had washed out and under
mined the road.
A petition has been circulated among the
hop men OF Chehalis county to have J.
]. Meter of Seattle appointed hop in
ture provided for this office. He Is ap
pointed by the governor. Mr. Metzer Is
quite well known in Chehalis county. hav-
ing bought hops from many of the growers
there The petition was quite extensively
signed by the growers In that vicinity.
The International uAll at Blaine was sold
Wednesday afternoon at trustees sale for
s,.seo II was bid In ny a mill man named
August Lovegren. presumably for the
Scand,navian-Am bank Of Seattle.
This amount was ss15 in excess OF the pre-
ferred claims. which leaves but small
surplus for the common creditors The
shingles were sold at the same time and
place TO the Bank of New whatcom for
$500
potato famine in Pendieton has neces-
stated importations from Minnesota. A
carload arrived Friday. on the order OF a
local grocery house, and are selling rapidly
a, cents a pound with demand appar-
entity exceeding the supply. The car con-
tanned $500 pounds. and AT the cent rate
brings s7sn OF this $40 is the freight
from Little Falls. MINI. 10 Pendleton,
Last spring Pendleion was shipping large
quantities OF potatoes all over the coun-
try
In ten years Sherman county, Oregon.
has raid all necessary running expen@ee.
besides a number OF Items including the
debt assumed from Wasco county. trans
crIh.ng records. furniture. books. etc. "a
commence business court house and vaui;
Jail bounty on coyote scalrs appropria-
tons for reads. road scrapers. tools. etc.
amounting 20 1880 and her assets stii
amount 10 $3.50 over ali liabilities. How
many counties In the state can make 80
good a showing
The people Of school district No. %. st
usted east OF Toledo. cannot agree as "a
the location OF the school house. and have
taken an appeal from the decision o! the
beard Of directors. The case came up be
fore Superintendent Spencer las: Saturday
and q large number ~ witnesses appeared
For and against the proposition While
the contest IL going on she directors 81 the
district ara proceeding with tire erection
Of IN. new school building. and II Is get
ting To be puxgl;ng question "a n how
the matter will end County SJperinten3-
eus Spencer took the matter under at-
yissusenf.
From Information given by Y. II, Mad
COX Of Orfllis. California potatoes will not
eat So much Of q figure in the Washington
r.srkeIs as heretofore Mr. Maddox
turned from there last week with several
carloads ~ horses AMI ssheep. and he SAYS
a. ~ thar f-ayrr<sff