The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-08-26
WASHINGTON.

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artesian water for city purposes.
The outlook for good crop of hops
in Benton county never was better.
Moore & Co.'s bank is open for the
transaction of business at Goldendale.
A three days fair will be held at Ell
lensburg. Wash, beginning October 16.
Twenty-Five families of Mexicans are +
en- route to Yakima with their teams 4
Heavy rains did much damage to hay
and grain in the section around Kettle /
Falls.
The King county share of the quar-
terly school apportionment will be
$42,493.
New street car rails to the amount
of 125 tons were received at Spokane
recently.
The new cable has recently been sue
cessfully stretched across the river at
Northport.
Frederick Mohs' expired while he
was driving to his home from Sprague
last week.
With a good price for the cereal, the
average farmer of eastern Washington
may we'll feel jubilant.
At a meeting held recently by the
business men of Port Angeles a board
of trade was organized.
The commissioners of Yakima coun-
ty have decided to issue bonds of the
county to the amount of $4,000.
E. B. Raymond, the hard bicycle
rider of Olympia, made the run from
that city to Tacoma in 80 minutes.
Last week Ernest Curry, a son Of
George Curry, met with a severe acct
dent while unhitching a team from a
binder.
Mrs. f. B. Shardlow, of Yakima, was
severely burned about the feet, arms
and hands by the explosion of a lamp
| recently.
! In addition to a live stock depart
: ment at the Spokane Industrial Elk
| position there has been added dairy
l department.
An extremely light fruit crop along
Snake river is reported. There will be
fair yield of peaches in few orch
ards about Wawawai.
Inc WOIh VI lIduoCl AOih6 bhO iOA ,
county records from the books of Ste
e vens county has been completed. Il
cost the county $4,229.14.
The postofice at Reardan was en-
tered recently and some small change
8 about $40 in stamps, a registered let
ter and a revolver stolen.
- The Washington state fair to be hell
;. at North Yakima, September 20 to 80
promises to be the big event of tn
., season for the chicken men.
= The cost of educating children Il
# the Spokane public schools last yea
re was $23.16 per pupil, based on the tota
enrolment, which was 6,2SS.
The premium list of the Spokane II
lie dustrial Exposition this year promise
Of to be like everything else connecte
es with it, much better and finer tina
st ever before.
a. S. w. Groom was instantly kille
ID last week at Spokane by the breakin
of the circular saw of a steam WOO
saving machine, one piece strikin
n him on the back of the head.
an In both the poultry department an
"a the stock department at the Spokan
ce industrial exposition in October, til
IL single Judge system will be used
nd awarding prizes and diplomas.
~ Every Grand Army man in the mort
IS west will be anxious to visit the Sp
kane Industrial Exposition in Octob'
ne for the Grand Army Band of Canto
o. Ohio. is to furnish the music for tn;
occasion.
Thomas Maurine, a well-known st
tionary engineer employed at Poll
al Wilson, where the government is co
structing Notifications, died from II
an effects of terrific injuries received the
g, while at work.
TO William Woodruff of Nelson, B.
'n' was found lying dead in Ais bed
To- Spokane, Wednesday. An empty dra
bottle of morphine and a farewell me
sage scrawled on a piece of paper ga
80 evidence that it was case of suicid
-. Charlie Johnson, a colored man, w
- thrown from a brakebeam on the Nc
al thern Pacific overland last week, ne
North Yakima. His leg was cut {
en near the thigh and the chances for b
HE recovery are doubtful.
The railroad rates to the Spoka
Industrial Exposition which opens I'll
IN. year October Sd and closes the III
ax- will be the same as last year. t
i'll rate will be two cents a mile each W
mo or single fare for the round trip.
Car.nur Cabinet tn Resign.