The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-01-23
WASHINGTON NEWS.
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Trinity Episcopal church A. se...,.
was destroyed by fire Sunday night
Monsignor Antonini, q member Of The
pope's household at Rome, ia the cnast
OF Samuel Hill, of Seattle.
The postofice and store at M.r,e
valley were visited by robbers Fr;dav
night. About $135 in money. son,a c"t.
iery and jewelry were taken.
The roller mill at Sprague. owned nv
the Centennial Milling Companv has
Deen DESTROYED by fire. The Are ;s he.
lleved to have been caused NV smut
The wheat warehouses were saved, The
loss Is estimated at 100000. !
Three rural free delivery routes will be
esta bilshed out of Walla Walla about
March l.
MI and Mrs. Charles Prosch celebrat.
ed the 56th anniversary of their wedding
wednesday, at the family residence in
Seattle. ~ al
Sidney 1. Thompson, a prominent G
A. Il. man, and we'll known in south.
eastern Washington, is dead at his late
home in Dayton.
John Singleton, the millionaire owner
OF the celebrated Yellow Aster mine.
was married last October to Miss Stella
Graham, OF Seattle. The marriage has
just been announced.
Rural free delivery service has been
established from Deepcreek, Spokane
county, one carrier, and from Centerville.
khckitat county, one carrier, both to
commence February /. 6
Charley Tom, an Indian, is lodged in
the Thurston county Jail for the murder
of George Williams, another Indian.
Edward Mills, of Everett, has received
the appointment of referee in bank
ruptcy from Judge Hanford, of the United
States district court, for the northern
division of the district.
Supt. Coryell, of the Nooksack hatch.
cry, has about 550, 900 silver salmon eggs
In the process of incubation at present
and expects good run of other kinds
during the next two months. 1t is his
intention to hatch some rainbow trout
again this season, about $4,000 being
successfully propagated last season.
Mrs. Eliza Richards passed away at
her home, three miles east of Blaiue.
She was 68 years of age and was one of
the three first white women who landed
on the bay 32 years ago. She has lived
there ever since.
The great apple crop of this year and
the high prices prevailing for AL fruit
has started tree planting boom in
Washington. State Horticultural Com
missioner. Van Holderbeke announces
that fully quarter of a million fruit
trees were planted by Washington ORCH
ardists during this fall. 5
Seattle fire losses the past year amount
ed to 5000, ,17S. -
Hotel keepers Of the state held con-
vention at Seattle the past week and
formed a permanent organization for
mutual protection and benefit.
The White ship yard at Everett will
soon begin the construction of four
masted barkentine, $50 feet over all, AZ
feet beam, 20 feet depth OF hold. She is
to be built for the John Peterson Com
pany of San Francisco.
February marks the anniversary of
Everett's conception and q move il on to
celebrate in manner betting the won
derful strides made by the lusty young
ster during the past 10 years.
The La Conner Trading & Transports
ton Company's steamer Fairhaven, ran
on the baech on Miller point in thick
fog, and later sank in seven or eight feet
of water. Her passengers were gotten
ashore In good order and taken to Utsa-
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