The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-06-03
WASHINGTON.

The Columbia river is rising rapidly.
Walla Walla is to have bicycle paths.
Kittitas county will escape the grass
hopper pest this year.
The Seattle police are driving the
bunco men out of town.
Homer Hayden, proprietor of the
novelty store in Dayton, has commit
ted suicide.
The new $4,000 school house propo-
sition, at North Yakima, was defeat
ed by "a majority.
Seattle is raising $4,000 to enter
tain the Washington troops when they
return from the Philippines.
Fairhaven has received another in
stallment of thrifty farmers, who will
locate on Whatcom county farms.
Committees of the Spokane fruit fair
are canvassing Spokane to raise Sl2,-
500 to insure the success of the fair.
Charges of attempted corruption in
the administration of justice in the SUI
perior court of King county have been
made.
Mr.. Humphreys, allotting Indian
agent, has completed his work in the
vicinity of Bossburg and has moved
to Northport.
Over $500 has been raised in Boss
burg for the Fourth of July celebra-
ton, which promises to be one of the
best in the history of Stevens county.
The Montesano fish hatchery has
closed for the season. The hatchery
had a successful run, turning in $780,
RI tho 9Th
) of May
The little 2-year-old daughter of FL
mer Luce and wife, of Antoine, while
crossing a foot bridge over the creek
near their residence, fell in and was
; drowned.
5 The postoffice at Republic, Wash,
= will be raised from the fourth class to
a presidential office July LIST, with com
:, pensation of the postmaster at $1,000
= per annum.
The Walla Walla conuncil has au
thorized the purchase of the old water
company's plant for $250,000, and the
construction of sewer system tC
o cost 100000
n The Rosalia horse fair was we'll at
! tended and was almost equal to a Att
2 of July celebration. From 1900 tt
s $500 people were on the grounds an'
n scores of fine horses were exhibited TO
sale.
Charles w. Whitney and Franl
Whitney, brothers, were drowned las
:. week at Palouse rapids, about tire
r miles below Grange, on the construC
e ton line of the Snake River Vale
as railway.
x DR.. S. B. Nelson, state veterinarian
IS found one horse dead and two more s
+ badly diseased, near Oakesdale, tina
r he at once ordered the two killed an
" the whole band quarantined, pronoun
al ing the disease CHAMBERS.
Hon. Levi Ankeny, of Walla Walls
who has done much for the farmers {
as the Yakima valley, is now making
n special offer to the farmers aroun
of Prosser for the one who raises the be-
IN sugar beets. He offers $50 in prem
of ums for the best results obtained
he sugar beets.
The recent warm rain has had q
excellent effect upon vegetation of a
kinds. Gardens were particular
in blessed, and wheat growers in evel
i i section of the county are in much mo
jubilant spirits than they were tv
weeks ago, and now feel quite con
~ dent of an good crop.
~ R. M. Johnson, of Sprague, has ju
" finished shearing $500 sheep and shi
a' ped the wool to San Francisco on co
Go signment. The clip averaged thirte'
pounds to the head and was the be
- quality and the cleanest wool that
- has had for several years.
d The 9-year-old daughter of M. ]. I
wins, of Heppner, amused herself t
other day by throwing package
gunpowder on the stove. The exp
sion that followed set fire to h
i clothes, and it was thought that b
ID eyesight was ruined. Luckily she
"A capped with a singed face.