The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-12-30
H,rrf tcHTS FROM OTHER
CITIES IN WASHINGTON

Il wildcats killed by the hunters
from different parts of the county.
seattle-The Union Pacific an
nounced that with the beginning of
train service January l, lumber
tariffs via the Portland gateway will
become effective over the whole
Southwestern States and California
and Oregon.
Tacoma. d. Warren, who was
in the service of the United States
government for several years hunt
ing Jesse James and his brothers,
died of old age at the residence
OF his son-in-law, County Assessor
Railsback.
Seattle-R. T. Phillips, a team
ster employed by local transfer
company, was found dead on Jack
son street, near Railroad avenue
The body bears many marks of
violence, and murder by thugs is
suspected
Montesano - Few turkeys were
eaten in Montesano, as local dealers
were obliged to return to Portland
the shipments received from there
They were mostly cold storage pro-
ducts and their condition was unfit
for consumption.
Spokane-Reports are current here
that movement is under way to
hold mass meeting of Spokane
Republicans next month to indorse
candidate to succeed Congressman
Miles Poindexter, who is to make
the race for the United States Sen
ate
Walla Walla-One thousand con-
victs in the state penitentiary here
spent Christmas day in a novel
manner, when, after an elaborate
turkey dinner, they witnessed a
minstrel show staged by inmates Of
the prison The principals were at
tired in regulation full dress
Seattle-Edna May Nelson, the
young authoress and newspaper wo-
man who, in search for a human
interest story, contrived to get into
the county jail on the charge of
grand larceny, was allowed to plead
guilty to petty larceny, and was
the county Jail The sentence was
suspended during good behavior.
Spokane-The Traders National
Bank, Spokane, which recently in
creased its capital stock from $780,
600 to $l,OO00OO, distributed a divi-
dend of SIS share to the old stock
1t is assumed that the large surplus
that reports have shown has been
divided and sent forth as q Christ
ma. surprise.
Seattle-As a direct result of tho
prolonged switchmen's strike, the
Hammond and the Centennial flour
mills, two of the largest on Puget
Sound. have temporarily closed.
Since the strike began the wheat
supply has been irregular and mil
lers decided to suspend operations
until strike conditions show a more
decided improvement
Tacoma-Hsrry Hunter and Sam
Burrows. the two Olympia school
boys who found broken rail in the
track two miles east of Olympia
and tagged local passenger train
No. sos, bound from Tacoma to
Grays Harbor, in time to prevent
4 wreck which might have cost many
lives and much damage, will each
receive check for SIS from the
railroad
Vancouver-During the year 1910
it is the intention of the St. Helens
Public Service Company to begin
the construction of it's projected rail-
road between Vancouver and the
copper districts in the vicinity of
Mount ST. Helens, Wash, 200 miles
Actual construction work will begin
at Castle Rock. and next year it is
expected to complete at least IS
miles of the proposed railroad
Richmond The lower Yakima
Irrigation company has started men
laying out system of laterals to
water about 1000 acres of land above
the canal. Tive pumping plants
will be installed with lift of be-
tween eight and 10 feet The lower
Yakima project now embraces about
10000 acres Of this nearly 5000
acres will be in cultivation next
spring.
Elma-Defying flames in his ef-
forts to save money and furniture
in the Winston Hotel at Satsop
Charles Potter, lessee of the place,
was badly burned about the head
and barely escaped with his life.
Even after this experience Potter
attempted to return to the build
ing. bystanders finally restraining