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


There is an epidemic Of mumps in
Ellensburg.
The Columbia river is averaging q
foot day on the rise. at Northport.
About 5000 has been pledged by the
citizens Of Wilbur for q celebration on
July 4th.
The Washington Grain & Milling Co.
new -four mill at Reardan Is about
completed.
New Whatcom city council has decid-
ed to pave Elk street with fir blocks in
preference to asphaltum.
A state bank will soon be started In
Reardan. Ground will be broken this
week for brick building.
The city council Of Olympia has pass
ed "curfew" ordinance. which. 1t is
claimed, will be rigidly enforced.
Twelve cars Of cattle were loaded in
Reardan by r. s. Scott, consigned to
Speer Bros. & Co.. South Omaha, Nebr.
Bessie Jordan, girl ~ years Of age.
who lives at Lakeview, fell OF her bicy.
Gle on South G. street, Tacoma, break
ing both arms above the wrist.
The breaking of the first dirt on the
new irrigating canal which, in the near
future, will furnish water for Asotin,
occurred last week.
The citizens OF Kettle Falls. Myers
Falls, Colville and other points down
the river have contributed $4,000 for
the wagon road to Republic.
The special election held In Will
bur for the purpose Of deciding wheth-
er the town would or would not pur-
chase 120 acres Of land for park pur-
poses, resulted In favor Of the park
scheme.
A runaway horse attached to buggy
dashed into wood-hauler's wagon, In
Vancouver, overturning the wagon and
throwing the drivers 10-year-old son to
the ground with such force az to frac-
ture the skull.
There Is quite large amount Of
newspaper talk now about plans to con-
struct railroad down the Columbia to
tide water. There seems to be great
secrecy maintained as to the promoters
and the point Of destination.
The division of forestry of the de-
partment of agriculture has just COM
menced series of important investi-
cations in this state. The 0bjest ic to
study the conditions and growth Of the
red fir, its value as timber tree, its
reproduction and the effect of fires up
ON 1t.
From present appearances the whole
Of the burned district in Republic will
be rebuilt by the Fourth Of July, with
possibly two or tree exceptions. and
by that time there will be half a dozen
more business houses than before the
fire.
During a special children's service in
the Congregational church In Tacoma
{ an alarm OF fire was given, causing the
congregation to rush out Of the church.
No one was injured though several Ia
dies and children were knocked down
during the stampede. The alarm was
caused by large volumes Of smoke COM
ing up from the basement where the la
dies were preparing lunch for the out
of-town visitors.
George p. Wright, state grain COM
ing well in the eastern part Of the
state. The acreage is considerably
, less than last year, the extra ground
! being taken up with summer fallow
and feed crops. Barley is also becom'
ing favorite crop, with better chances
of good returns than wheat. Farmers
b are more inclined to sell, and wheat IL
moving more freely than it has in sew
eral weeks. The prospects are that
0 harvest will be late this season, as the
: grain is backward in nearly all the
a wheat sections, and much Of the winter
: wheat has been resown with spring
wheat.