The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-26
NEWS OF THE
STATE

NEARLY $50 candidates viii be
initiated Mt the meeting OF the
Modern woodmen OF America IN
Everett Saturday night.
A SPECIAL MEETING Of the
state board of land commissioners
was held recently and the appraised
valuation OF shore lands on the
north bank OF the Columbia river
desired for railroad purposes was
fixed az 50 iineal chain.
THE SHAW cRucIBI4E CO. has
announced that work on that plant
will soon begin at Damon's point.
North Beach. The plant viii be
for the manufacturing of steel direct
from the black sands found on the
beach.
FOR TWO WEEKS the surplus
water OF walla waila river and
Tumalum creek has been flooding
the alfalfa fields IN the Hudson bay
district and from now until next
June the flood water viii continue
to soak the ground.
ARTICLES WE'RE FILED with
the secretary OF the state At olympia
Wednesday OF the Mental Science
College Educational association
which announced itn purpose OF
building school az nryn MaSr.
King county.
Il s. CROssCuP. Of Tacoma. and
l. {. Gilman. % Seattle. respectively
chief counsel IN this state for the
Northern Pacific and Great North
ern railways Wednesday had an
Informal conference with Railroad
Commissioners John Lawrence and
]. r. MeMiilin at Olympia.
THE EVIDENCE Ia tho Inquest
OF John Hume. killed on the tracks
Of the British Columbia railway sew
erai weeks ago. Was opened We'd
nenaay at New Westminster. Tho
counsel for the family Of the de-
ceased showed that one of the jury
WIS a newspaper reporter riding on
a pass and the Judge ordered new
jury.
THE ANTi-SALooN league AZ
Rockingham Ia preparing TO take an
active part In the coming city cleo
ton. To that end and 20 create
and cement favorable sentiment.
a field day viii be made on October
-.
A NEW LOGGING CAMP has
been started BY NafElalu brothers
and l. Clement Of Bsiilngham at
Hrinn0n.
LARGE QUANTITIES % oats arc
being received at Everett from
skaEi, county for shipment to san
Francisco
A PIONEER SHEEP RAISER.
!. ". Campbell. Of Pampa. has sold
his flock Of ,. SOC head for SO. GOO.
A FINE Of SIC and costs was CIV
en- +. Davis Of FRfminstoa who tied
his team and left them stand e
hours without food or drink
A $4,000 BLOCK has been pian-
ned FOR Alaop brothers az BcltiBE-
ham.
THE CITY COUNCIL Of neiiing
harm hns ordered 30 new lights
THE LoCHsIoY TIMBER com
pany Incorporated at Everett We'd
nessiay with $1,000 capitalization.
THE JURY IN the case % the
state AGAINST IhAftFa AouFnAW,
charged with horse stealing. Wed
nesday night. returned verdict OF
guilty.
JAMES p. GARDNER. capital
int Of walia walia. dropped dead
at his home Tuesday afternoon. The
cause OF death Was heart disease.
J. W. rRAI.Ls "a wealthy brick
manufacturer of Medford. Oregon.
said TO be worth tTs 900 and Dr.
Messncr. were convicted Wednesday
night nj Spokane of conHplriuE TO
secure the property OF Dr. Mary A.
Latham.
THE CITY COUNCIL at Tacoma.
Wednesday night. killed the indie
pendent Telephone company'a fran
chlHe by a vote Of 90 :.
ONE or THE RIGHT or WAY
agents OF the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern railways. r. G..
Payne. II at waila WAiia securing
deeds for right-of-way down the
north bank OF the Columbia river for