The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-02-01
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house costing $37 800
The schooner "Resolute" was launch
ed at Hoquiam Monday.
Harry Leland, the veteran printer,
died in Seattle Saturday.
"A pet dog at Colfax was given Il swell
funeral in that city this week.
Two accidental deaths occurred in
Snohomish county this week
The business men of Port Angeles
have formed Il commercial club.
Martin Frazer,of Everett, was found
dead in his bed Tuesday morning.
u. j. Kelly's store at Deer Park was
destroyed by fire Saturday. Loss, 3D.
600.
The Spokane city council ut its last
meeting passed bills aggregating $l2,-
076. 3d.
Frank Onstal. of Asotin, was killed
Monday by the accidental discharge of
a revolver.
Walter Erickson, of Kalama, acct
dentally shot himself in the stomach
Saturday.
l.. A. Inkster has been endorsed by
the state delegation for postmaster at
Davenport.
The wholesalers of Spokane employ
625 mon to whom is paid a round 300,
600 annually.
l.. Thornton was accidentally killed
by the discharge of IA gun at Snoho-
mish Monday.
A. Frazier, section hand of Lcary,
was found dead on the track near that
place Monday.
\ large cougar was killed near Farm
ington last week. 1t measured six feet
from tip to tip.
The county assessors of the state will
meet at North Yakima, February 9TH
in state conference.
Major Lindsay, of Wenatchee. has
purchased the old American hotel
building of that city.
The total property valuation of Wash
ington. according to State Auditor
Atkinson, is $500, lS0.34l.
Two young men and young lady
were drowned while trying to skate on
Il pond near Alki Sunday.
The total property valuation of
Washington, according to State audit
or Atkinson, is $3.50, lS0,341.
The White shipping yards at Everett
will soon commence the constructions
of a four masted barkcntne.
The government observers thermOm-
eter, at Spokane, registered l24 de-
grees below zero Monday morning.
The Inland Empire Horticultural as
ISOLATION has adopted a standard apple
bOx-l0xllx20 and 3-S, inside measure.
The hotels and restaurants OF Spokane
employ a small army of people, even
800, with pay roll of $400, $50 per year.
The southern part of Green lake, near
Seattle was frozen over Monday, and
many skaters enjoyed Il few hours on
its ice.
State horticulture commissioner Van
EIolderbeke, says fully a million fruit
trees were planted in this state during
the year 1901.
Thomas Dwyer and Will Cunning
ham, believed to be two dangerous
criminals, were arrested at Kent last
Monday.
John Henry, the murder of Harry
Kinney, of Seattle, was given Is years
in the penitentiary by Judge Griffin
last Saturday.
DR.. jones' retired Methodist minis
ter OF Kent. predicts the second coming
of Christ will occur 800, 600 years after
his crucifixiOn.
February 9th marks the anniversary
of Everett's conception and IL move is on
foot to have grand celebration. She
is pretty lusty lass for ten year old.
The town plat of a new town called
Quincy, in Douglas county, has just
been filed, and already a hotel and liv-
cry stable are in process of construc-
tiOn.
Joseph Winship head of the whole
sale and retail grocery firm, of Win
ship Bros, of Seattle, is talked of as
the populist candidate for mayor of
that city.
The first apples in Washington were
planted by Rev. FL. H. Spaulding at
Vancouver, in 1927, and bore fine fruit
seeding in 1889. The seeds were
brought from apples eaten at a dinner
party in London. England.
George Washington, an Indian, was
killed behind Jack Lillis' saloon in
Wenatchee few days since. He was
killed either with an AK or Ratchet,