The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-11-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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The United States imports i'm
mense quantities Of onions from New
zealon every year.
Mrs. J. E. Hawkins has returned
from two weeks visit in Portland,
Ore, guest Of Mrs. G. A. Lucas.
1t is claimed that Greek ladies
have 127 different styles for dress
ing their hair.
The value Of wine raising in the
vineyards Of Roumania last year was
placed at $7,5OO,OOO.
Roosevelts early childhood days
were spent in the state Of Georgia,
and at that early age he exhibited
particular fondness for horses.
According to a report recently is
sued by the superintendent 5000
persons visited the Yosemite Park
during the past season.
American contractors are now fur
nishing European cities with artif-
cial asphalt, which is proving to be
equally as valuable as the asphalt
taken from the mines.
An advertisement in The Seattle
Republican is read by more persons
than in any other weekly paper pub
lished in the Northwest not connect
ed with daily. Try it for the holi-
day trade.
The raising Of beet sugar near
Kankee, Ill, has proven the most
valuable product in which the farm
ers have taken agricultural interest,
many farmers having accumulated
fortunes from their investment.
The next legislature of the state
Of New Hampshire will be asked to
change the name Of Mount Pleasant,
one Of the highest peaks of the Presi-
Dental range in that state, to Mount
Mckinley.
In order to raise money to erect
monument for John Kelly, who won
a notable victory over the English i'll
1898, but who was later captured
and hung, the Chicago Irish held 4
most enthusiastic meeting not long
since.
Western Australia is said to be the
richest gold-bearing district in the
world Regular patches Of gold are
to be found all over the country, and
such patches or streaks sometimes
extend for a distance of one hundred
miles.
Major Lee Richardson, Mississip-
pi cotton planter, proposes to try
new experiment in gathering his
cotton, and will import Indians from
the interior with the view Of making
cotton pickers out Of them. He has
the cooperation of one of the Choc-
taw chiefs in the undertaking.
The state Of Colorado has a lake
Of ink, which is about an acre in
area. The top Of the lake is covered
to the depth Of one foot with vol
canic ash. The fluid is very black
and serves we'll for writing purposes.
The scientific origin Of this is still
mystery.
During the past year 1874 Sunday
schools were organized in destitute
places by the American Sunday
School Union. Besides these 594
were reorganized and 9,123 old
schools were visited or otherwise aid
ed. About $146,1O1 was received
for missionary work and 322 men
were employed.
Two hundred members of the
Grant family assembled at Windsor,
Conn, October 26th, to hold a grand
family reunion. According to the
secretary there is record Of 9,400
members of the family, of whom
$500 are living. The most noted
member Of this family was President
Ulysses S. Grant
It is with much regret that The
Republican announces the death Of
Mr.. J. F. Murgeson, which sad event
took place last Saturday evening
after brief illness. During Mr.
MurgesOn's short residence in this
city he has made a host of friends,
and both he and his family are high
ly respected and esteemed by every
one who knows them. Almost since
his arrival in this city some three
years ago he has been employed at
the United States assay Office, which
position he held until his sickness
and death. He leaves a wife and son
and host Of friends to mourn his
loss. At the time Of his death he
was in his forty-ninth year He was
buried from Bonney & Stewart's s
undertaking parlors last Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. Morrison Of the
Madison Street Methodist church, of
which he was a member, officiating.
The bereaved family has the sym
pathy of all who are personally ac-
quainted with them.