The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-09-23
WASHINGTON.
Population of Spokane, $4,000.

WASHINGTON.
Population of Spokane, $4,000.
Chehalis county is preparing for its
first official hanging.
Two thousand two hundred and fifty
telephones are in use in Spokane.
The enrolment at the New Whatcom
state normal school has risen to 173.
The new crop of wheat is being mar
keted from the west side Of Moses cou-
lee.
Samuel Hardesty, former Cakes
daleite, has been heard from. He is in
Honolulu.
1t has been decided to hold county
fair in Davenport from October 18 to
%, four days.
Nine Whatcom county children were
recently taken to the state school for
defective youth.
The mysterious disappearance of
Deputy Auditor Current OF Klickitat
county il still unsolved.
Between 800 and 400 Indians passed
through Ellensburg the other day en-
route to the hop fields.
A big roundup of cattle is being made
in Asotip county to fill contract for
1000 young cattle for Omaha.
A pair Of fine work horses were sto-
len from w. H. Parker, rancher liv-
ing near Oakesdale. recently.
County Superintendent of schools w.
l.. Sax has consented to conduct a vol
untary weather station at Colville.
The 3-year-old son of George Harri-
son Glasscock, living 16 miles below
Harrington, was drowned last week.
In moving the ferry from Marcus to
Daisy the boat was carried over the
| falls of the river and completely wreck
| ed
There was believed to be another case
of smallpox in Pullman last week. The
victim is J. H. Coffield. ex-city mar
shall
The state board of equalization, in
classifying the lands by counties, raised
Island and Snohomish counties from
the third to fourth class.
James Ross of Tacoma received no
tice that he had been appointed cap.
tain in the Forty-fifth regiment, now
at Fort Leanvenworth.
James B. Clark, a barkeeper at Seat
tie, has been arrested on the charge OF
attempting to murder his wife. Clark
claims his wife shot herself.
#. M. Reed has retired from his la.
bors on the correspondence committee
of the Masonic grand lodge. after a
continuous service of Al years.
The Ellensburg Capital is asking the
people of that city to erect monument
to Corporal George w. Hovey, who was
killed while fighting the Filipinos.
Jimmie Ta-pel-newt, the Okanogan
brave who was held by the federal au
thorities at Spokane on the charge oil
murder, committed suicide in Jail by
hanging.
The three lodges of Odd Fellows oi
Walla Walla have resolved as individ
uals to bear the expense OF bringing
Company l boys home in body from
Seattle to Walla Walla.
Jacob Kinman and brother have just
finished harvesting 800 acres of wheat
ON Eureka fiat, which yielded 9,60s
bushels. Their wheat will stand the
highest test for first grade.
Leo L. Totten, living near Steptoe
Butte, is suffering from kick by 8
horse. The animal kicked him in the
mouth, kicking out six teeth and cut
ting his face and chin in horrible
manner.
Gilbert Macarthur was killed las
week in Rockford. While attempting
to replace betting connecting Traction
engine with thresher he was caugh
by the belt and his head torn from hi
trunk.
James Sutton of Chewelah died il
great agony in Waverly last week from
the effects of drugged liquors, believed
to have been administered by persons
who robbed him of about 5000 while h
lay dying.
The exposition grounds at Spokan,
will be open for the reception of ex
hibits on Friday, September 10Th, 1893
Entries may be made up to 10 p m
Monday, October End, the day befor
the opening of the exposition.
While threshing near Uniontown
separator was blown up and destroyed
It was followed by flames, which cor
sumed the machine and the entire SCI
J ting of grain. 1t is supposed the el
! plosion was caused by smut.
James & Shears threshing outfit 1
Rock Creek valley was completely d.
stroyed by fire recently, and 1000 bust
els of wheat belonging to H. w. Co
Inns of Rockford was destroyed. TIL
fire was caused by an explosion With
the separator by reason of the excessiv
: amount of smut in the grain.
| Affairs In Manila.
New York, Sept ia special frol
: Washington says:
) According to official adyices received q