Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-02-07
NfV5 Of THIS AID h[|QHb0R|hQ STATES
Interesting Events and Gossip Of the Past week kePoso o
Cities and Towns in Washington Oregon
and Idaho.
WASHINGTON.


A high school il to be established at
Yakima City.
7. s. Kikendale, a carpenter dropped
dead while at work near that place.
Deceased was 6ryears old.
The citizens OF Summerville have
organized cooperative creamery AS
ISOLATION and elected officers.
George Weathsrwax, who resides up
the Wishkak about IS miles, while en-
gagged in logging suffered fracture OF
both his legs ny capstan.
Spencer Jones. of Wilbur, killed il
large couger near that place. The
animal measured 6 feet inches from
tip to tip aud weighed so pounds.
The Legal Tender, in Keller camp.
has resumed work with one shift, and
is to enlarge its force shortly. The
Romine, adjoining it, started work
this week.
The Inland Telephone Company's
service is to be extended from North
Yakima to Mckee and Sunnyside, and
thence to Walla Walla to connect with
the line to Spokane.
Upward of 20 teams are engaged in
hauling ice to the various ice houses OF
Repu bllc. Every available team has
been pressed into service. The quality
of ice could not be better.
Information has been received Of All
explosion in mine No. Z at Franklin,
whereby two men were killed and Sow
eral persons injured. State Mine iu-
spector Owen has been summoned.
F. Il. Thom pson, OF Parker, has con.
tracted his hop crop to be grown on "a
acres to New York people for l cents
per pound. The hops are to be deliv-
cred in October at Simcoe station.
The estimated crop is placed at 40. 600.
The Big Bend flour mill at Daven.
port, which has been running single
shift for some time on account OF sick.
ness among the men, is again running
night and day. Its shipments for Jam
uary will he 1850 barrels.
Gene johnson. II years old. acci-
dentally shot himself with 3S caliber
revolver while out hunting near Lo-
rene. The ball entered the young
mans leg above the knee, passing uu-
der the knee cap and out on the oppo-
site side.
}. W. Harper's store at Palouse,
was burglarized and lot of cigars,
candy. tobacco, etc., secured. The
store was entered through rear win
dow which was broken. John Powers.
aged Ia. was arrested and confessed
the crime.
Frank and Ephriam Miller have
leased the Dodge coal mine, which was
recently opened up on Coal creek, east
of Chehalis, and will operate the prop
erty. Two coal mines are now being
worked at Chehalis supplying the local
demand and shipping some coal t,
outside points.
The Gettysburg Mining, Milling &
TOWNSHIP Company filed articles of
incorporation. The company IS CAPT.
talized for 10000 ~ shares. The
incorporators are: y. G. Shine and
G. &. Pence, OF Spokane, and j. &.
SCTlOu "A. NOOiIu Auu "A. r.. OOOIlu,
OF Coolin, Idaho.
Natural gas and oil are reported to
have been discovered in large quaint.
ties on the farm OF NJ. F. Mitchell,
south of Walla Walla Several leases
have already been secured by +. X.
Mccoy, who is here from Spokane in
the interest Of a California syndicate.
aud the sinking OF oil wells. and pros
pecting for the source of the gas,
which is said to be in pay ing quanti-
ties, will begin ut once.
The Selah Valley Canal Company
has put force Of 80 men vt work i'm
proving and enlarging the canal which
irrigates the lands of SelMh valley.
About 200, 900 feet Of lumber for FUN.
ing purposes have heen hauled by
teams from North Yakima and will he,
pnt in place within the next few
weeks. This is the only i,rigating en-.
terprise in Central Washington, where
the hillsides are farmed and planted
10 orchards and VINEYARDS.