The following items from the July 28th issue of The Eastside News.

There was a fire at the mill on Tuesday night about 10 o’clock and it caused considerable excitement. The damage was slight as only a pile of ties burned, but it might have been serious had help not come quickly.

The engagement of Miss Olga Nashland and Mr. William Anderson has been announced. The wedding will occur sometime in September.

Mr. William Anderson had his finger and thumb cut off by the cut-off saw in the Hewitt-Lea saw mill this week, but is much better now.

Mrs. J.D. Smith has been ill for some time, but is able to be around again.

Mrs. R. Erving and Mrs. J.A. Heglen, of Falls City, Wash. are the guests of Mrs. A.W. Constantine.

They are repairing the approaches on the N[orthern] P[acific] and expect to be done soon.

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