The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-04-03
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

Bird S. Coler, former comptroller OF
New York, has practically concluded the
sale of the Fernwell block, at Spokane,
to G. ID. Bibhins, Spokane capitalist,
for $4,000.
The Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Co.
lately purchased about $4,000 worth OF
new machinery, and will double the
capacity of the plant at Kent during the
coming summer.
The Seattle Young Mems Christian
Association won the championship at
the third annual Western indoor athletic
meet held in the university armOry.
The score was 33 to q in favor OF the \.
Nj. G. A. as against the university OF
Washington.
The National Packing Company, of
Port Angeles has passed into the posses
stop of G.. J. Farmer, recent arrival
from Howard, ;. d. The purchase was
made from the First National bank, OF
Seattle, which owned the plant under
foreclosure proceedings when the salmon
trust went to pieces.
The grand lodge of the A. o. U. w.
will meet at Everett April 9, 10 and IL.
C.E. Whistler, of Garfield, has returned
from Iowa with two carloads of blooded
cattle. One carload was unloaded at
Oakesdale. The cattle are nearly all
high grade Shorthorns, and number
are thoroughbred registered stock.
Brig Gen. w. H. Plummer, of Spok-
ane, commander of Washington brigade,
uniform rank, Knighta of Pythias, has
rendered his resignation to Maj. Gen.
Carnahan. The demands of business
interests are given as the reason for the
resignation.
Differences have recently arisen be-
tween the Colville town council and the
local water works company, which may
result in the water being shut off from
the fire plugs by the company, and per-
haps the construction of a new water
system under municipal ownership. l
Mrs. Mary Carleton of Spokane has
been missing for week or more. She
attended church Sunday evening at Spo-
kane. During services she left and has
not been seen since.
Mrs. Rainey, the colored woman who
smashed the windows of the American
National bank at Everett, has been ex-
amined before Court Commissioner Stro-
bridge and committed to the asylum at
SteilacOOm.
Mrs. Margaret j. Pontius, one of the
pioneers of Seattle, died Wednesday
afternoon, of paralysis, after long i'll
ness She came to Seattle with her hus-
band in 1865 and they occupied home
stead where a considerable portion of
tho cifu nf Seattle ia nnuy huilt
The strike of plasterers at Seattle has
been declared off and the men have re-
turned to work.
Rev George A. Bailey, presiding elder
church, is taking steps toward the or
ganizatiOn of a colored Methodist church
at Everett.
Fourteen handcuffed and shackled
general prisoners left Vancouver Bar
racks Wednesday, under charge of an
officers guard for Alcatraz Island, Cal,
to serve out various lengths of sentences
at hard labor.
Company A. signal corps of the Ma
tional Guard of Washington, has been
mustered into service at Seattle, under
the supervision of Adjt. Gen. Drain.
Thirty.twO names of enlisted men APP
peared on the muster rolls.
In the supreme court at Spokane Judge
Bell holds that the inheritance tax law
allows but one $4,000 exemption from
the tax, and that this exemption must
apply only to requests of near relatives,
such as father, wife or daughter. Be-
quests to distant relatives or those out
side the family are not exempt. 4