Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-04-15

There are SS school districts in Spo-
kane county
A state anti-secrecy convention met
in Seattle April 10th.
/ A rate war is waging among the pea
nut vendors of Seattle.
Spokane has 5,210 pupils in the pub
lie schools, the largest enrolment on
record.
George Schwegeler, 90 years of age,
was instantly killed at Polson's camp
| near HoQuiam, last week.
The Transfers and Team-owners'
Union will be the feature of the Arbor
Day parade at Spokane.
Articles of incorporation of the new
Walla Walla theatre have been filed
in the county auditors office.
A company has been organized at
Brinnon, near Port Townsend, to build
a trail into the Olympic mining region.
An electric road is to be built be-
tween Index and Galena. Tracklay-
ing will begin in about thirty days.
Mount Vernon, in line with other
progressive interior towns is agitat-
ing the formation of board of trade.
The o. r. & N. Co. will build spur
of five miles from Fairfield to Waverly
where the beet sugar factory is to be
located.
G. Kalahan, of Southern Cowlitz
county, announces that an immense
cave was discovered in that section
last fall.
Ferry county is county of the 9th
class. The salary of the county attor-
ney is $3.50 year, and other salaries
are i'll proportion.
Checks in payment Of second divi-
dend of 20 per cent on all claims
against the Bellingham Bay National
Bank are now ready for delivery.
The ladies of Fairhaven have organ
lied an athletic club, which commenc-
ed with 25 members, but has become
so popular that the number has in.
creased TO 80.
Walla Walla will hold a fruit fair
during the latter part of September.
The announcement is made at this
time so that the date will not conflict
with the Spokane fruit fair.
A petition is being circulated in
Walla Walla to Hon. Charles d. Wal
cott director of the United States ge-
illogical survey, to have Lake Chelan
surveyed and plated.
The number of bicycle tags issued
during the month of March by the
Spokane city controller was 1913. This
makes the total that has been issued
Of iv,
the bicycle fund.
Three 1o-inch rifles, consigned to
| Captain Harry Taylor limited Statas
| engineers, and destined for the fortifi-
cations at Marrowstone point, have
reached Seattle from South Bethlehem,
| Penn.
The coming summer will witness an
| attempt to revive the usefulness of the
neglected and almost forgotten Sno-
qualmie pass wagon road, once the
! great thoroughfare between eastern
and western Washington.
The farming industry in Kittatas
valley is enjoying a boom such as has
not been seen since the early '90s.
More farm machinery has been sold
there this spring than ever before in
the same length of time
AS a result of chance shot from
rifle, Albert Colther, the 5-year-old son
| of George Colther, of Moran Prairie,
near Spokane, is dead, and his 12-year-
| old companion, who shot him, Homer
HASTE, is almost crazed with grief.
State HorLculturist j. E. Baker
states that more trees have been sold
by nurserymen this spring than in any
season for the past eight years. Es-
pecially is this so in Eastern Washing
ton, where very large acreage has
been put out.
A million dollar deed was filed with
the county auditor last week, in Sc
attic w. T. Baker and wife, of Chi
cago, conveyed 10 the Snoqualmie
Falls Power Company all the property
acquired by Mr.. Baker In the estab-
lishment of the big power plant at Sno-
qualmie Falls. The revenue tax on
the deed was $1,000.
! The Tacoma city treasury receipts
/ for March footed up 500, 553.32. The
/ disbursements amounted to $24, 1924.
! There remains a balance on hand of
! $187,519.19. During the month 1,166
bicycle licenses were taken out at 81
each. The money Is turned into the
bicycle road fund. Tax collections
were made during the month to the
amount of $4,000.