The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-07-01
WASHINGTON NEWS

Barley threahing b IN progress In
some pofsio4Ps9 Ee!sPerr Washipsson.
Triplsts vese bon tho otlsr day to
Mr.. and Ms. Thomas Lsmberthe, Of
Everett.
The next g. A. r. encampment for
this state and Alaska will be held at
Walls Walla.
Everett mill men have promised to
be good and lot hereafter to dump
refuse into the sound. They were
threatened with prosecution by the
federal authorities.
At meeting of the Pacific Coast
Association Of Traffic Agents to be
held at Portland July 8, action will be
taken to divide Oregon and Washing
ton into separate districts.
A reward of 81, 900 is offered by the
Northern Pacific for the arrest and
conviction Of each Of the men who at
tempted to hold up the North Coast
Limited four miles east Of Tacoma last
week.
The twelfth annual outing Of the Ma
zamas, mountain climbing club Of
Portland, will occur at Mount Rainier
this year, and the club will be accom-
panied by an unusual number Of prom
inent scientists and college professors.
The County Auditors Association Of
Washington met at Vancouver last
week to discuss matters concerning
their work. Capt. I. NJ. Howell, Of
Pierce county, was unanimously re-
elected president. The next meeting
will be held at Spokane.
At the close of business last Friday
#. A. Wing, assayer in charge Of the
United States Assay Office at Seattle,
announced that the institution had
completed it's century rum" the re-
ceipts having passed the 500, 000, 900
mark, amounting to 500, l59, $50.
1t is stated that extensive additions
are to be made to the United States
penitentiary at McNeils island. The
changes were agreed upon recently by
United States Marshal G. b. Hopkins
and Col. G. G. Clay, special represen-
tative Of the department. Of Justice.
The two officials made an inspection
Of the prison recently.
A brick plant is to be erected at
Bellingham.
The Seattle Canoe and Launch club
will hold regatta on Lake Washing
ton July 4.
According to Capt. Simpson, his
Simpson mill at South Bend, which
recently burned, is to be rebuilt, larger
and better than ever.
The Boston Steamship Company has
been awarded the contract for carry
ing government freight between Puget
sound points and Manila and Japan.
Gov. Mead has designated 81. A.
Fairchild, Of Bellingham, a. chairman
Of the state railroad commission. J.
W. Lysons, Of Seattle, has been elected
secretary.
The jury in the case Of Wong Hong
Hee, charged with the murder Of Eng
Chung at Walla Walla, returned YER
dict Of granddaughter, with recon-
mendation for mercy.
The summer session Of the Cheney
normal school has opened. Thirty six
students enrolled at the beginning.
This term il an innovation and IL was
not expected the attendance would be
90 large.
Collector Ide declares that vessels
on Puget sound will not be allowed to
overload in the future, even il passen-
gers on every vessel must be counted
before she leaves port. Officers are to
be detailed specially to look after the
matter.
Il is now stated that DR.. e. r.
Mathes, head Of the Bellingham nor
NAL school, will not at once leave that
institution to take the presidency of
Whitworth college. DR.. Mathes has
been persuaded BY the local regents to
spend another year at the normal, but
this will not Affect his decision 10 Join