The Seattle Republican., 1900-01-19
PRICE FIVE CENTS

The Arlington Enterprise, which
started out some time ago as an
independent paper as to politics,
has come squarely out for Repub-
licanism. Falling straws always
tell the direction of the wind.
The house where some Japs
were living in Wenatchee was
blown up one day last week by per-
sons not wanting the Japs to work
on the new coal chutes that are
being built there. The Japs are
still at work.
Mr.. Huelsieps, of Pasco, lost
twenty fine blooded chickens with
in a few minutes. A badger enter
ed his chicken coop and was MAX
ing great havoc of the chickens
till a load of shot put an end to
him. Two of the chickens had
been sold for S5, but had not yet
been delivered.
! With the exception of light
snow just before Christmas, Frank
lin county has not seen any winter
and people have been going in
their shirt sleeves ever since.
Pasco has fresh vegetables-such
as peas, lettuce and onions grow
ing in the gardens. Guess the
state of Washington is alright.
So says the Pasco News-Record.
Owen Mcfarland of Anacortes,
head sawyer at the Rogers Mill
Company's mill, was one day last
week struck on the head by a fall
ing board and instantly killed.
The board which struck him was
falling with so much force that
after killing Mcfarland it was
thrown 40 feet further away.
LaConner is having some Dip
liberia trouble: three cases and
three deaths. Every precaution
is being used toprevent she spread
of the disease. All public services
and public gatherings have been
suspended and the public schools
will not be opened till it is found
that it is quite safe to do so.
Col. Wainright spent last week
In Dayton receiving horses for
U. S. Cavalry service. Quite few
horses driven over from Pomeroy
and Lewiston were elected and
had to be returned home.
A petition is in circulation in
the vicinity of Pomeroy and is
being numerously signed. recon-
mending that young Burris, who
last fall was convicted of rape and
sentenced by Judge Goldman to a
two-year term in the penitentiary,
be pardoned. The jury that found
Burris guilty has signed the
petition.
A Chehalis saloon man had
queer kind of a hold up last Sun
day night. There was no one in
the saloon save the barkeeper, one
Bartell, when the bell from one Of
the private rooms rang. He went
at once to answer it and was con-
fronted by two parties dressed in
women's clothes, who covered him
with their revolvers. He escaped
from them and ran for the front
door to spread the alarm, but was
there met by third man with a
gun. They had secured $40 from
the money drawer when a noise
from the outside frightened them
away.
A move is on foot in Chehalis to
ask the city council to appoint a
new city marshal in place of Mar
shal Michaelis. The complaint is =
that he is too lenient with the
hobo element and that the tough
element is sometimes allowed to
make themselves too conspicuous
on the streets.
Buckley has had "red letter
day" In her postoffice. On Mon
day of last week the business of
the postoffice exceeded that of any
one day in the last six years. If
heavy mails mean much business
why Buckley is most assuredly not
having a dull season of it.
According to the reports in the
auditors office, the total number of
marriages in Skagit county for the
hree months ending December
81, 1899, were 81. OF these 81
brides, 30 were white and one
Indian, "a were born In the
United States and 7 in foreign
OF the grooms 80 were
white and l mixed white and
indian, Is were natives and I3
oreign born.-Mt. Vernon Argus.
Buckley realized S104,76 from
bicycle license last year. This
ium will be quite help for the
construction of bicycle roads.
The Sunday closing law is being
trictly enforced in Colville.
Assistant Attornev-G anal