The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-02-25
WASHINGTON NOTES

Company, reports that the creditors
OF the firm will get cents on the
dollar OF the 100000 due. The
firm went into the hands of the re-
ceiver more than year ago.
North Yakima Seattle syndi-
cate, the personnel of which has not
been made public, purchased 120
acres of raw land in the Cowiche
Valley for sl5,400 The purchase
was made from the Yakima Land
Company The entire acreage is to
be plated into small tracts aid set
to fruit
Vancouver While handling a
gun he thought was unloaded. Pri-
vate Willard L. Martin, of Company
c. First Infantry, shot Off his mid
die finger of the right hand at drill.
Olympia-Acting-Go NJ E. Hay
has received from the committee in
charge Of the inaugural ceremonies
at Washington a request to appoint
two aides to represent the state OF
Washington in the inaugural parade.
He has received no nominations for
appointment ant has not yet made
his selection.
Olympia-Inspector A. w. Perley,
of the state railroad commission
uses the recent locomotive explosion
on the Great Northern near Mukil-
teo, as text for urging the legis-
lature to adopt the New York law
providing for state inspection or
railroad locomotives The inspector
also disagrees with the coroner's
jury as to the cause Of the accident.
In his report of his investigation
of the wreck as made to the state
railway commission, he takes the
stand that the boiler was defective.
Hoquiam-Shingle manufacturers
Of Chehaiis county held meeting
in this city Saturday, having in view
the formation OF an association for
mutual betterment and enhance
of the shingle industry.
SpOkane-The county commits
sioners have passed resolution that
all county printing must bear the
union label.
TacOma-Mrs. Carrie Kribs, aged
6S years, wife of David Kribs and
mother Of Fred A. kribs, big timber
land dealers of Portland, was run
down by passenger train from Sc
attic at a grade crossing and killed
Saturday.
Spokane-Engaged in knocking
huge icicles from the caves Of
saloon and dance hall in Burke,
swamper known as Shorty" looked
up at the wrong instant to catch one
Of the falling spikes on his left
cheek. Driven by weight of sew
eral pounds, the icicle went through
his cheek, making hole more than
an inch in diameter and penetrating
the tongue. While Shorty" was
PROSTATE another chunk Of ice
struck him on the knee, bruising it
so severely he is unable to walk.
Raymond-The Pacific Fruit
Package Company has concluded to
locate in this city. The company has
been incorporated with a capital
give employment to $50 people
Vancouver. l.. Miller has been
Endorsed by the Clark County Bar
Association for a position on the
state supreme bench and a commit
tee has been appointed to urge Lieu
tenant-Governor Hay to appoint Mr.
Miller should the membership of
the supreme court be enlarged
Tacoma-Fishing interests OF Pu-
get Sound will carry to the state
department in Washington protest
against the reported seizure by the
Canadian government Of Hecate
Strait and Dixon Entrance. The &C.
ton. is said to be an attempt to ex-
tend Canadian power beyond the
three-mile limit. If the Canadian
contention is granted the halibur
trade Of Tacoma and Seattle will be
seriously crippled and several fish
ing steamers will be forced out OF
business.
Colfax-The postoffce at Hay Sta
ton was robbed Friday night. Post
master Taggart estimates that SIS
in stamps and several dollars in
change were taken.
Centralia-One OF the most rapid
ly growing towns in Washington il
Tono, the new town established by
the Washington Union. Coal Com
pany at the terminus of the Oregon
& Washington railroad. The town
was begun but few months ago
and now boasts OF over 400 popula-
ton. o
Aberdeen-A bronze statue of
George Washington, costing $20,-
600 and designed by the noted sculp-
tor Alonzo Taft, of Chicago, will be
erected at the main entrance of the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition
grounds, and after it has served it's
purpose at the fair will be turned
over to the University of Washing
ton, according to statement made
by L. H. Burnett, of the state COM
mission OF the Alaska Yukon-Paciflc.
Much Of the money was given py the
school children Of the state. The
statue Is more than 20 feet high. 1t
Will rest on granite pedestal which
oHnWa hac cost emma