The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-01-07
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
The Olympia fire department il to be
reorganized.
The postoffce at Forks, in Clallam
county, has been made money order Of
fee.
Dwelling. houses are now scarcer in
Rockford than they have been before in
years.
Munroe Wyckoff of Port Townsend has
been appointed deputy state fish COM
missioner.
All Of the merchants Of Palouse have
signed an agreement to close their stores
at $3.50 p. m., beginning Jan. End.
The bondsmen Of the defaunlting Walla
Walla banker, j. X. Edm::ton, are being
sued by the state for the sum Of $20,OUU.
Mining companies are now being incor-
porated at the rate of three or four day.
Most Of the properties are located in Re-
public camp.
The First National Bank of Olympia
has been purchased by George M. Heller,
of Tacoma. The consideration is said to
have been $4,000.
Spokane's city council has adopted an
ordinance aimed at travelling merchants
by establishing their license to do bust
ness at $l2O yearly.
Workmen are now engaged in sewing
the carpet for the senate chamber at the
state capitol. Altogether 4OO yards of
new carpets will be land in the building.
i Chehalis county has more standing tim
ber than any other county in Washing
ton. 1t has lS,57Y,O5S,OU ,OU0 feet. Skagit
county comes second wltu 1886, Az, ,yy9
feet.
Herman Dubois, Boisfort farmer, shot
and killed himself the other day while
hunting. Three weeks ago the son-in-
law Of Dubois met death in the same
manner.
Travel to Alaska has set in with greater
magnitude than has ever been known for
this time of year. Every departing
steamer is loaded to its capacity with pas
sengers.
Joe Henderson, an employe of the Ia
coma Drydeck Company, was drowned
Sunday. He fell from the Drydock wharf
striking q pile in his fall. Henderson
leaves a family.
William Morgan, well known smelter
employe at Northport,. was found dead
a few days ago in the front stairway Of
Shea's hotel. An inquiry showed that he
he'd died natural death.
w. g. Hancke, who was injured in q
threshing machine belonging to w. c.
Babcock last fall, has commenced suit fol
$2O,OOO damages against Babcock in the
Walla Walla superior court.
There is a plan ON foot to organize q
new county in this state, which plan will
come up before the legislature for action
ut its coming session. The proposed new
county will include portions Of Lincoln
and Douglas counties. 1t is proposed ts
divide Lincoln county by line running
north and south at u point west of Daven
port and just east OF Harrington. The
western line Of the new county will be th'
Grand coulee.
Hoquiam's new water system was givel
an official test in the presence of the cit.
officers and larger property holders. Th'
plant is conceded to be one of the best OF
the Coast. 1t was accepted by the town
Judge Hanford, presiding over the fed
eral court at Seattle, has fined Orville A
Bemis of Cathlamet, Or, 500 and cost
for seading obscene matter through thu
mails, in violation OF the postal regula
tions.
A couple of divers from Vancouver, B
c., will examine the steamer Ainswortl
and ascertain whether she will be wortl
raising. None of the bodies of those los
in the wreck of the steamer have been re
covered.
The Walla Walla Electric Light Com
pany has submitted proposition to fur
nish light at the rate Of $3.50 per montl
ON basis of 60 lights. Additional light
over 6O are to be furnished at S. pc
month.
The Spokane Street Railway Compan,
presented eacA of its employees with tur
key for Christmas. 1t took las turkey
to go around. Lester Notbohm, superin
tendent, was the recipient of a handsom
diamond pin from the employees.
Archie Hutton, II years of age, acci
: dentally shot and killed himself the othe
day while duck hunting. He pulled tn
5 gun towards him over a seat in his boat
His head was blown almost off. His hom
was at Anacortes.
New Cabinet for Spain.