The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-11
city water supply was overwhelmingly
carried.
WASHINGTON.

carried.
WARRINGTON.
The Wenatchee band has been organ
lied.
More than 100000 Of delinquent tax
es was paid In Snohomish county Last
week.
Electric power from snoQualmie falls
was used In Seattle for the nrst time
last week.
The 1899 gold receipts Of the govern
ment's Seattle assay once reached $13.-
100000 last week.
A new plant is to be built at Fairhav.
en- to take the place Of the big salmon
cannery recently burned.
Flax is growing wild In many places
near Sultan. and It IL believed cuiiivar
tion would give flne crops.
Limited sales Ct hops at 101a cents
are reported from Puyallup but a. yet
there is no general trading.
Grain threshing IL not yet completed
In the vicinity Of Cowlitz. Both wheat
and oats are an average yield.
Palouse 10 following the example Of
other eastern Washington towns In
placing q license on the nicksl.in-the-
slot machines.
Suit has been brought to make %
Cinnamon employed by the Puget
Sound Packing Company at Fairhaven
pay a poll for 1899.
In comparison with last year, the
prune crop Of Clarke county this year
is q poor one, though the fruit grades
better now than then.
| BY a vote Of 744 to 88 Walla Walla
has voted to issue bonds to the amount
Of $133,000 to purchase water works
and construct sewers.
The 615 mills levied for the road and
bridge fund In Snohomish county will
give $4,000 to expend on the public
highways the coming year.
Whatcom. leads the counties Of the
state in the gain in school attendance
this year over previous years. the in
crease there being II per cent.
Garfield is fast recovering from the
effects of the fire of August 4, and 10
making rapid strides in other improve
ments that have long been needed.
A large amount Of timothy hay 10
coming into Palouse and will be ship
ped to the mines and to the Sound coun-
; try for shipment to the Philippine Isl-
'' ands.
! It was reported that the high trestle
on the state road, about eighteen miles
out from Marcus, has collapsed, precip-
itating q pack train Of four horses To
the deep gorge below.
. Receipts Of grain at the port Of Ta-
coma for the month Of October, %
shown by the books Of the state grain
- inspector, were 1859 cars Of wheat
!. "a cars of oats and "a cars Of barley.
~ The recent rise Of the Toutle and
Cowlitz rivers has enabled mill and
u shingle men to handle their drives te
advantage. Over 100000 feet of loga
ie have gone down the Cowlitz in the pas'
:. two weeks.
y The boldest robbery In the history ol
~ Ellensburg, and, possibly. in the state
occurred last week in the jewelry stor'
'e of H. Rehmks & Bro, valuables to th'
y value Of at least $1,000. possibly macl
~ more, were taken.
:" The body of an unknown white NAL
IA was found on the east bank Of the ca
lumbia river near Hunter. No clev
III has vet been obtained as to the identit,
M of the body as the clothing consiste'
sn :. Of under clothing only.
>" Wenatchee is to have new hourin
- mill at once. The mill site has beel
10 selected on the Columbia river, nea
'e- the boat landing and transfer. The mil
will have q capacity Of fifty barrels pc
~ day to start with. and the plant wi
on be increased as business demands.
'n' Suit is to be brought by Mrs. Mareer
an Davidson against the city Of Tacom
for $4,000 damages for the diversio
,n- of the waters of Clover creek and e.
oy Joining the city from taking water Of
AIS of that stream, which Is the source
the city water supply.