The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-01-09
II vessels Of her kind on the coast

eat vessels Of her kind on the coast.
Word has been received from
Washington by the superintendent
Of state forestry roaerVea, that ap-
plicutionH for grazing privileges for
the coming year VIII now De eonald-
cred.
W. n. Illghtewcr 4 CO. II q new
aawmili arm which has secured a
large tract Of timber and viii erect
a mill short distance from iamll
ton. on the limo Of the Great North
.ern Railway.
The machinery for the new mill
at Hartford IL now on the ground
N will cut $4,000 feet ~ lumber Per
day, aud the uhinEle mill. In con.
junction. viii have a capacity ui
100000 shingles.
The work OF Milling in the mile and
h-half treatle approaches 60 tho
skagit River bridge has been begun
by the Seattle \ International rail-
way. The work will require year
for It's completion.
Ernest Lister, secretary OF the
state board Of audit and control, has
received printed copies Of his men-
NAL report e. the coming legislature.
The report contains t7s pagrH. Eve
hundred copies viii be issued.
The board 81 whateom county
commissioners has nxod the bonds
% the county officers Tor the coming
two years as follows Treasurer
$50 coo. auditor, ta.0oo. sheriff, -
goo assessor 5000. county uupcrin-
tendent u,ooo.
The grading and work with scrap
ers has had 90 be temporarily stop
ped on the selnh and Mckee ditch.
The frnxen condition 81 the ground
made this necessary. The teams are
AZ work hauling lumber, and the men
are building the fiumc around the
side of the hill,
The work Of rctakinE the New
Whatcom census r. completed ln
several wards SO far az the work
las been completed. the population
II maintaining "A ratio 81 hyu for
every registered voter. should thiH
rate continues the population viii
exceed that Of 1895.
A. y. Cornss and Wood poans. u
south Hay, Who were recently aa-
Judged in contempt Of the superior
court q Tharsten county, and nnsd
fl00. have becn taken Into custody
for failure 10 pay the me. Hhbrn :
corpus proceedings have been inHti-
tuted 81 the supreme court
About Jan. 10 tn. Paeine states
Telephone . Telegraph 60. VIII I'm
Ish the building of the complete cop
per circuit. which Il now has IN
course Of construction between Wet
atchee and Lravenwurth. The sta
tons which wili be connected with
TITS new line VIII b. Old Mission,
psshantin and Leavsnwofth. THIS
Niii leave a sap % only y miles be-
tween I.eavenworsh and Gle Elnm,
which separate Spokane from direct
telephone communication with Sc
attic. The line % connect these tNu
places will be built early In N
spring. The completion 81 the SAP
Wtli also give telephone eommuriea
ton with North Yakima and kilena'
burg.
Yakima ic~msn are rejoicing ovsf
the prospects % a coed Ice harNss;
within the next two weeks bnrtng
the past year the lee problem hse
been a serious one for the saloon
men and those consuming iargs
quantities. lee has been shipped
from Tacoma ard Eoid at 80 per ton
In large lots. and almost doubts that
when delivered for household pur'
poses. The Sinclair lee "a. con
iro.lrd the market Tor issa. and siil
harvest At ieaet 1870 tons. A force
Of IS men. with Improved appliances,
ain be engaged 70 oil the houses a.
soon a. the lee l. ~ proper thick
ness. Thas Land has the local ho1ss
81 the Seattle Brewing a Malttng
Co. and xiii put in At lsast 80 tons
.if u can BE- obtained. II. J. Ear1
Of the Columbia Meat Market. enti'
mated hls ice plant a. Go tons. y
N. sahraiow VIII cut and house
about 20 tons.