The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-09-11
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

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from Vancouver barracks to 60 to Port
land to take part in the big parade on
Elks' day The order is for 400 infant
rymen and 100 artillerymen.
land office It Vancouver, Wash, dur
ing the month of August was one of the
largest in recent years The receipts
were over $31 900. The business in
cludes the following: Original home
stead entries, so; final homestead en-
tries, IL cash entries, Il; final coal
entries, 2; coal declaratory statements,
2; state selections, %; railroad selec-
tions, 60.
1t is denied that the Whatcom street
car lines will be sold to Philadelphia
capitalists.
"Tug" Wilson is under arrest at
Walla Walla charged with robbery at
Spokane
Reports from all over the state show
that forest fires have not been so num-
erous this year as at this time in pre-
vious seasons.
A. J. Pnuffer. one of the best known
farmers of the Northwest, and known
as the "Second Wheat King is dead
at Walla Walla.
While many of the cannery men of
the Sound report shortages i'll the sal
mon pack, the management of the Man
haitian Packing Company, of Port An
geles, announces that its season, the
first under the new ownership, has
been success. The cannery has al
ways been Il money maker until it was
absorbed by the Puget Sound combine
and closed down.
The steam yacht Jessie Banning,
Commander Henry Marmaduke, sailed.
from Seattle for Colombian waters to
fight for that government. Marmaduke
was Confederate naval officer and was
in the Monitor and Merrimac fight.
The town of Palouse was threatened
with destruction by fire started by a
train in a stubble field adjoining town.
The wind was blowing gale and drove
the fire to the town limits, while the
sparks flew all over the town, but unit
ed efforts of the inha bitants saved the
| town.
Harvest is about at close in most
parts of Walla Walla valley, there be-
ing but little grain to thresh outside of
the foothill districts where spring grain
is largely grown. The crop so far has
proven satisfactory to most farmers,
although there is shortage, generally
caused by the heavy winds and rains
just before cutting began. The loss
will average perhaps two or three
bushels per acre.
Rev. E. 6. Falk, of Seattle, pastor Of
the Swedish church, of Seattle, swore
to complaint charging Alfred Salin,
the editor of the Western Tribune, with
libel. The alleged libelous article was
published in the Swedish tongue in the
Western Tribune on July % last and is
said to hold the preacher up to ridicule
and contempt as sympathizing with the
crimes of Tracy, the noted desperate,
and as hula hula dance critic 8
Seattle's chamber of commerce men,
bers made three days trip to the
Gray's Harbor country.
Union block butchers in Seattle have
struck in all shops where the Frye
Bruhn Company's meat is handled.
An attempt was made to burn the
Winsor hotel at Chesaw. 1t was the
work of an incendiary and the blaze for
time endangered the whole town.
The first irrigation enterprise of any
magnitude to be installed in Okanogan
county will be commenced nea: Alma
at once. The water will be taken from
Salmon river, conveyed through canal
six miles long to Robinson's flats,
bringing under cultivation next year
5000 acres of some of the finest land in
the state.
Two new free rural delivery routes
are to be established at Dayton on Octo-
Der l..
In Pullman county two separators eX-
ploded on the same day and caused
about 81, 900 damage.
Forest fires are raging in the North
eastern part of Clarke county and are
doing considerable damage.
William Keliett and Oscar Bradshaw
are held in Jail at Walla Walla for the
murder of Peter Nelson at Pasco.
The second annual fair and race meet
of the Whatcon County Agricultural
Association opened most auspiciously at