The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-04-29
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Wenatchee IL to have water works.
Republic now has q variety theatre
and Is saloons.
Olympia's exports last year were
$483,600; imports, $719,626.
The tin-horns from the coast have
commenced q hegira toward Spokane.
A branch of the State Children's
Home Society is to be established in
Walla Walla.
A high wind at Medical Lake took
OF about 20 feet Of the roofing Of the
Eastern Washington hospital for the
insane.
The three year old daughter Of Geo.
Tempero, a farmer living near the
foot of Kamiah butte. was burned to
death last week.
Thieves broke into q bonded car at
Northport and stole barrel Of beer,
Many bonded cars have been broken
into of late at Northport.
The body of man has been washed
up at Harvey, which Is claimed to be
that of A. Bartell, who was drowned
at Marcus, about six weeks ago.
M. G. Morris, who claims to have
come from Tacoma, was arrested last
week at HoQuiam. charged with forg-
ing check on Poison Bros. for $75.
The North Palouse is ON a rampage
and the high water is already causing
considerable uneasiness among the in
habitants Of North Colfax, as well as
in other towns along the turbulent
stream.
The closing of the contract for $780,
900 Of expenditures in the improve
ment of the Bellingham Bay Gas Com
pany's plant marks another import
ant step in the progress Of New What
CONS Industrial interests.
Eight years ago the trustees Of the
Medical Lake Hospital purchased 10S
acres Of land three miles northwest of
that place for pasture. The board of
audit and control has decided to have
1t broken and sown to wheat.
Many strangers are coming to the
Wenatchee valley to settle, and new
homes anu new orchards are being
started on all sides. It will be only
few years before the Wenatchee val
ley will be the garden spot of the state.
There will be joint teachers meet
ing for Walla Walla and Columbia
counties held on Saturday, May goth,
at Waitsburg. A large number Of
teachers from the two counties will
be present, and an important meeting
held.
The Gray's Harbor Commercial Co.,
is rebuilding it's new mill and putting
in the largest band saw in the world.
The cry Of short cedar supply Is be-
ginning to be heard, some say that four
months will cut out all the logs now
on hand.
A deaf mute committed suicide at
Tekoa by throwing himself before an
o. r. & N. train. Name unknown.
The body of John Monpettit, former
ly a soldier in the Fourth Cavalry,
was found last week under q ware
house in Walla Walla.
Gov. Rogers has appointed o. A.
Hoag, of Chelan, and H. c. Richardson
of Glover, from Okanogan county, and
J. G. Kellar, from Ferry county, road
commissioners on the state road to be
built to Republic, through those two
counties.
The Salvation Army has scored a
notable triumph in its warfare
against sin in Tacoma. Captain and
Mrs. McAbee have practically complet.
ed arrangements to lease the old theat-
re comique, on Pacific avenue, near
Ninth street, and convert it into q
house of worship.
The total warrant debt Of the city
Of Centralia is $29,029. all on the gen
eral fund; $4,000 Of this is in pei
cent warrants, and $1,000 in ten pei
cent warrants. The city also owes q
bout $4,000 in accrued interest or
these securities. There are $4,000
in electric light bonds outstanding
The total city debt is approximately
100000.
Eula Hammond, the three-year ole
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hammond
at Walla Walla, was scalded to deatf
last week by falling into tub of boil
ing water. The little girl was lef
In the room alone for few moment,
while her mother had stepped into al
adjoining room. Upon returning sh'
found the child in the tub, one side O
her face and body being terribly scald
ed. She died few hours afterwards
Agent Meeks at Pasco, has in hi
possession a scalp taken from woman
soldier who fell in the PHILIPPINE wa
while trying to check the terrible ad
vances of our brave Washington boy
in the battle near Manila. The seal
came wrapped in a newspaper. H. K
Harrison, an employee Of the Northern
Pacific, who gave up his position Il
join the army, sent the gruesome to
ken rs q memento Of that bloody occa
sion.
Cattle King Grover Dead.
Denver, Colo, April 26-Rudolph Grov
er, one of the cattle kings Of Colorado ant
former resident of Cheyenne, is dea,
: Rudolph Grover was one Of the best know
) kings of the northwest. For the past 81
. years he was associated with F. O. Adams
and throughout Montana and Wyoming