The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-07
Northwest Notes.

State Senator Charles W. Fulton, OF
Astoria, Or, has accepted the invita-
tion extended to him to deliver the
Fourth of July grafton in Pendleton.
The warehouses at The Dalles, have
already received about 100000
pounds of wool, and it is pouring in
rapidly from all points of the compass.
The good road from Sumpter to Gran
tie will be constructed under the direc.
ton of E. J. Godfrey. 1t will cost
S., ZOO or 5000 and will be credit
to that section.
The $1,000 bond issued by the Ham
ilton school district, Grant County,
Or. commanded premium of $12.
The bond bears 6 per cent interest and
is payable in 20 years.
William E. Mcclure, formerly OF
Eugene, and a University of Oregon
alumnus, will be graduated this year
from the department of law, Columbia
university, Washington, D. G..
What are the Oregon boys coming to?
asks the Albany Democrat. John G.
Hammond, Europe young man, is do
ing the villain in "Sapho" company
doing the New England states.
J. T. Rorick last week cut field OF
rye on the old Frank Taylor place
across the river from The Dalles, Or,
that averaged in height six feet and
eight inches. Mr.. Rorick says it beat
any rye crop he ever saw.
A new tube boiler has been sent down
to Seaside, Or. to replace the large one
now being used by the saw mill there.
A 1000 gallon water tank is being
erected by the company near the box
factory, and will afford ample protec-
ton in case of fire.
Day Bros. have commenced work on
their saw mill at Cascade Locks, and,
when completed, it will saw 10000
feet day. They will get their logs on
the other side of the river, one log
ging camp being near Stevenson, and
another will be put in at Wind river.
The prospect of large crop of mel.
ons in Yakima county, WASH, is not
as bright as might be desired. The
seeds having rotted, necessitates re.
planting, and the cool spell has not
helped to develop healthy growth; it
is predicted the corp will be short and
prices high.
The experiments that have been car
ried on by the o. R. & N. with bronze
grass and on the arid lands in the vi
cinity of Telosaste, south of Union, Or,
have shown that the new grass will
grow luxuriantly on the dry and al
most barren hills. A considerable
quantity of seed will be sown this year.
The steamer Signal was chartered by
the Pioneer Western Timber Company
for Cape Nome, and the vessel left
South Bend for that point. j. D. Dyer
is manager of the enterprise. 1t is
proposed to start lumber yard at
Nome and supply it from South Bend
or Knappton. A part of the cargo con.
sisted of 100000 feet of lumber for
buildings and sluce boxes.
Fire broke out in the dry kiln of the
Addison mill plant at Tacoma last
week. The firemen confined the fire
to the building in which it originated,
but MS that building contained the ma.
chinery, the mill will have to shut
down for repairs. The loss is SIS, 200,
while the insurance is but 81, 500, leav-
ing net loss of $40, 500. The com.
pany will rebuild at once.
H. ]. Snively, ]. H. Visslers and J.
M. Baxter, have leased 1900 acres of
land on Toppenish creek, eight miles
from Toppenish station, in Yakima
county, Wash, and have seeded 400
acres to wheat, 80 to millet, 10 to field
peas, 800 to barley and $50 to oats. 1t
is their intention later on to engage in
dairying and stockraising and most of
the land will be devoted to timothy.
They have contracts with the Indian
owners of the land for a 10 years.
lease, and believe the contracts are
binding.
Jack Salisbury and A. B. Chapman
brought into Pendleton recently, 1900
wethers which were sold to Howard,
buyer from st. Paul. The sheep were
shipped via the w. G. R. and North
ern Pacific roads, and will be taken to
the Montana ranges for the summer
and then shipped on East in the fall.
Mr.. Salisbury stated that they received
for the lot $2.65 apiece, which is re-
garded as very good figure.
Queen Wllhelmina, of Holland, has
miniature farm, the products of which
20 to assist in relieving the Do0r.