The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-03-26
MORE NEWS THAT WAS NEWS
Nineteen Years Ago Clipped
From R. V. Chadd's Paper
The Kittitas Standard.
THINGS THAT pIONEEsR WILL REMEMBER
And Others May Read it With Both Pleasure
And Profit Scan it Over Carefully And
Perhaps Learn Something.

Three months Of public school began
on Monday last
DR.. Amen was called to Cottonwood
Springs on Wednesday last by the sick
ness of a child of Mr.. Detzel.
II. d. Mervin is absent on a visit to
his family in Yakima.
Judge Packwood has bought one
twelfth interest In the Wheeler estate
for $3.50. The estate consists of 800
acres.
The 81 of Ireland" was remembered
here We had fight.
If any one has any old books or mag
azines they want bound, take them to
j. l.. Coleman. We guarantee he will
do the job in frst=elass style.
Gus LANCE, our young man, has sold
his interest in a railroad claim east OF
town, and adjoining the claim of Judge
Craig. +. Leonhard was the purchaser
Nj. Il. Bonebrake has sold his house,
lot anG household effects, located in the
southeastern part of town, to George
Elliott. Consideration $200-a bargai n
We beg pardon for overlooking last
week notice of the church sociable.
Mr.. Howard, this week, received a
letter from friend who is now in the
Occur d'Alene mines. We take the
liberty of making the following extract:
81 think this country is good. But |
am afraid to advise friends, for we
have all been disappointed SO much
on previous excitements.
Mr.. Bollman informs us that he has
hopes of saving his frozen toes. He is
now out and stirring. But limps slight
ly in his walk.
Mr.. Becker, Senior is now running
his blacksmith shop alone. His old
customers will be pleased to here.
Martin Sautter, one of our best car
penters, has in hand the new building
of the beer hall, to be occupied by
Billy Won Hollen. The building is
going up with "a rush.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Laur-
endeau is again very i'll.
Hon. Thos. Brents suggests that Cas-
cadia be the name of our new common
wealth. We respectfully protest. Let
us stick to the grand old name "Wash-
ington."
We regret to hear of the death of
Capt. J. 7. Kingsberry's wife at Yak
| ina. Deceased was most estimable
lady, and beloved by all who knew her.
Bartholet's ferry in the Gap" below
Yakima is again in running order.
The Yakima Record says: Mr.. Rus
sell so long identified with the Yakima
Mills, has accepted situation as mil.
Ter of the renowned Tjossom Mills in
Kittitas county. Mr.. Russell is a good
miller, and the splendid reputation OF
the Tjossem -four will not suffer under
his superintendence.
With the season of the "chinook ;
come sundry sayings from divers places
concerning the future and presumably
final location of, our county seat. Lib
eral spirited people living in West Kit
titas are said to have announced theil
intention to present the county with one
hundred acres of valuable land, and also
several thousand dollars in coin, If the
people decide at the fall election to re
move our county headquarters to the
west side of the river. Taking fOl
granted that East Side property owners
will not easily be out done in this mat
ter, it is likely that before the ques
ton is fiunlly submitted to the people
money enough to provide handsome
county buildings. and land enough tt
ultimately pay off the county debt vii
have been pledged by one side or the
other Out of debt, and with fine
county buildings thrown in. Kittita:
county will be fairly equipped for en-
tering the race with our neighborine
county of Douglas for possession of the
coveted title of the ''banner county o.
the Territory
On Monday the top saw placed in pc
sitiou at Tjossem and Johnson's saw
mill and saving was fairly begun fol
the season. The Leonhard mill We
learn will probably be in full blast bJ
April first The musical sound OF the
BANNER and saw is already abroad II
So. ..