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NORTHWEST BREVIT Evidence of Steady Gro and Enterprise. ITEMS OF GENERAL From All the Cities and Toway the Thriving Sister States -Washington. The city council of Spokane has the tax levy for that city at 133/4 The shingle mill at Machias wash stroyed by fire; also 1,500,000 shia A 350-pound bear was killed miles above Dudley, in Walla county. A band of 4,000 sheep was purchased at North Yakima for ment to Chicago. Wm. Orr, of Walla Walla, was almost of instantly killed by the breaking electric light pole. There is a regular stampede of seekers to the new discoveries is vicinity of Mt. Baker. The Bank of Garfield, having into voluntary l'quidation, will its doors January 1, 1898. A boy named William Hutton, who accidentally shot his arm off recently, died in Bucoda of heart failure. A new public library has been opend at Walla Walla. The directors 7 chased $400 worth of new books. Since January 1, 274 articles of inm capital poration, representing a total stock of $256,691,600, have been in Seattle. Farmers' institutes have receatly been held at different points in Weaters Washington, conducted by officials of the state agricultural college. It is reported that the whole band of county commissioners of Cowlits is county will resign their positions January. All have the Klondike Love, and will start for that section in M ruary. The Tulalups are camped along Snohomish river in large number, pursuing the silver salmon. One ing recently they sold 1,400 at 6 each, to the local fish-dealers in homish. The United States fish commin has placed 3,000 mountain trout Clear lake, near Goshen. Some 50,000 will be placed in the waters of Works Washington. Thurston county, by a late census, has an enumeration of 2,198 children of school age, a decrease of 127 from the total of last year. The decrease is in the country districtioni Olympia shows an increase of 33. A crazy man whose name could be learned created considerable of ment in Tekoa by divesting himself all his clothing and taking a run dose Main street. After the man had captured by citizens and persuaded don his clothing, he was allowed to leave town. There is a great scarcity of thre machines in the vicinity of Tekon, farmers are offering bonuses beside the regular price in order to get then ers. One farmer offered a cash togal of $50 besides the regular rates, a thresher to thresh his grain, could not get it. Under a recent opinion by the
