The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-01-03
WASHINGTON HtU5
Items Of Interest From All Parts
Of the State.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS
4 Brief Review Of the Growth and Improve
msnts Of the Many industries Through
out Our Thriving Commonwealth
The recent storms destroyed many
oysters in Shoalwater bay.
Eight children in one family are sick
with smallpox near Spokane.
A new stage line has been inaugu-
rated between Mabton and Sunnyside.
Bert Harding was caught between
two cars at Hillysrd and badly injured.
Spokane will ask the legislature for
an appropriation for building an AIM
Dry.
The bond Of County Clerk elect
Num-, Of Tfurston. has been axed At
S., 900.
The bond of County Treasurer-elect
Lavigne. Of Stevens. has been fixed at
$4,000.
Jimmy Adam. the Indian who was
almost murdered at Chuckxnut. 10 re-
covering.
Columb county schools have been
giving entertainments 10 raise money
for libraries.
A petition has been presented to the
Goldendale council for the adoption 1t
q curfew ordinance.
Street letter boxes for Everett have
been shipped. and will be ready for
use by the last Of January.
Colfax is to have q freight depot.
Lumber is now ON the ground for the
erection of depot on the old site.
It is reported that family OF cou-
CARS has lair in the wvods near South
Bay, at the head OF Lake Whatcom.
Andreatte Swanson Is suing the city
OF Seattle for SIC, 900, for injuries al
legged to have been received from de-
fective sidewalk.
Several valuable -blooded dogs have
been poisoned in Tacoma. So far all
efforts to apprehend the perpetrator
have proved fruitless.
A private telegram from postal off,
cial in Washington, D. g., announces
that Spokane has been made an interna.
tional exchange money order Office.
w. j. Whitney. farmer. aged 55
years. living near Welcome, was
kicked In the head by one OF the horses
he was working and died instantly.
Governor Rogers has appointed Hon.
s. Warburton, of Tacoma, trustee Of
the state normal school at Ellensburg,
vice johnson Nickeus, whose term has
expired.
Laborers in doing assessment work
ON mining properties Of the Buckley
Mining q Development Company. in
the Carbon river district, struck and
opened up body Of quart that assays
we'll.
The family of Mr.. Reynolds. of Ho-
quiam, narrowly escaped horrible
death. A fir tree was blown across
the Kitchen. The eldest son was asleep
in that room. He was caught, but not
seriously injured.
Notice has been given to the stock
holders OF the Morning Gloiy mine. Of
Republic. that no assessment will b
levied this month for continuing SeveI-
opment work, returns from the first
shipment caring for this.
A reward has been offered for the ap
prehenslon of thieves who have been
robbing the churches OF North Yakima.
Two oven coats were taken from the
vestibule OF the Congregational church.
and several pairs Of gloves and mack
intoshes are missing.
Colonel l.. S. Hewlett, United States
court commissioner, has in his posees-
sion soldiers discharge lost by some
ono at North Yakima. The papers
are for Ezra II. Simms, who was pri.
yate in Company E. Eighth Infantry,
and served in the Spanish-American
war in Cuba.
A petition has been fled in the su-
perior court of Stevens county, asking
for the disincorporation OF the Cougar
Mining company. The owners claim
the state corporation tax is an unneces-
sary encumbrance, and the coulse
adopted is the only relief from per.
petual and useless expense.
At one OF the construction camps on
the Seattle q Northern extension east
of Hamilton, John Hinchen. laborer.
became involved In . quarrel with
man named Allen, an assistant fore
man, in which the latter bit Oh piece
OF Hinchen's nose. Allen fed, and his
present whereabouts are unknown.
There is much enthusiasm over the
proposed free rural delivery Of mail In
the Palcuse country. Postmsster
james Ewart. of Colfax. has received
. petition containing 120 names OF
heads OF families living within one
mile Of . proposed route - miles In
length, running from Collar soutb TO
Union Cat and return. Two other po-
titions are being circulated asking for
the establishment Of two other rontoss
and there 10 no doubt the reQuised
mum her Of signatures will b attached
to each.
The &. J. McNselsy Company. opes-
ating : lO-bIock shiuxls mill ~
Everett, will build 10000 cnpacity
sawmili sdjoinisg IT, shinsle mill.
Hvs thousand barrels Of -four msde
IN Lincoln county were shipped -
Eouador. II left 1afzhassn @ ~