The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-25
WASHINGTON.

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Numerous highway robberies are oc-
curing in Walla Walla.
Gov. John r. Rogers has issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation.
Goddard lost his second fight in four
rounds to Griffin at Spokane.
Medical Lake is just now suffering
from scarcity OF dwelling houses.
Wenatchee has been blessed abund-
antly the past two weeks with rain.
The Spokane District Ministerial AS
ISOLATION will be in session November
Frank Bayles, of North Yakima, rails
ed potato which weighs five pounds
seven ounces.
The Tacoma local Red Cross Society
has fed over 5000 soldiers during the
past Ave months.
21-23 at Cheney.
Baseball managers will meet this
week in Seattle tc form the plans for
q new hall league.
The new bridge ordered by the last leg
islature has just been completed over the
Methow at Twisp.
The Great Northern railroad has be-
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way through the Index mining district.
The work Of putting in the water
system at Davenport is progressing
slowly because Of the scarcity of men.
Henry Halvorsen. rancher from An
derson island. near Tacoma, was rob-
bed Of his watch and $50 in cash last
week.
Recently Captain Wainwright ship
ped 100 head of cavalry horses from
Walla Walla to Seattle for use in the
Philippines.
The business men of Cilville have
signed compact to the effect that they
will close their respective business
places on Sunday.
The eIate board of land commission
ers has made selection OF 10000 acres
of indemnity land in townships Is and
16 west, Chehalis county.
A postof1ce has been established at
Cunningham, Adams county. Freder
lex Bernd has been commissioned post
master at Pasco, and VIM. ID. Gibbon al
Maple valley.
The Washington Red Cedar Single
Manufacturers Association feels that II
has scored q victory over the brokers
who made the recent cut Of Is cents pei
thousand in the price of shingles.
John B. Hepburn of Spokane. pri
vate in Company l., First Washington
volunteers, is now first lieutenant Of
the Forty-fourth United States Infan
try Volunteers, and on his way back
to the Philippines.
Governor Rogers has appointed the
following military officers members Of
the examining board: Brigadier Gen
eral ]. D. Mcintyre, ex-officio, Seattle
Brigadier General e. H. Fox, adjutan
general, Olympia; Colonel William A
Shannon, ex-officio. Seattle; Major Johr
Y Terry, Seattle.
A sixleksed horse Is a native of thu
Wilson creek country and Is being tax
en- to Seattle to be placed on exhibition
The extra legs which this animal pos
sessed came out on the inside of thu
front legs. and were much shorter ant
smaller than the others.
The Northwestern Improvement
Company of Roslyn now have 1000 mel
working in and around the mines. ant
are putting ON new men almost ever,
day. They can scarcely keep up will
the orders, three ships being turned
away lately rather than keep then
waiting. Business in all lines is fine
and che town never has seen as rapis
growth as 1t has the past season.
Recently the elimination of q rathe
extraordinary scheme among farmer
occurred at Dayton, in the filing o
lengthy articles Of Incorporation of
new railroad line to make possible tn
handling of q largo amount of grain b,
rail Instead Of by wagon as has BEEF
the custom in all the past. In othe
words, the farmers of the vicinity nov
propose to build short line of ratlwa
as all efforts to secure the line othel
!. wise have failed.