Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-01-26

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were badly infected. and he ordered
them shot From the facts and circum-
stances connected with the death of
Mr.. Goodson, the doctor said there was
no doubt but that 1t was a. case OF hui
man CHAMBERS. an dthat 1t was also the
first case OF the kind ever reported In
Montana.
WASHINGTON.
The moral wave has struck Yakima.
ElIensburg Is infested with a gang of
thieves.
A bicycle club has been organized at
Waitsburg.
Winona is preparing for a building
boom in the spring.
J. B. Abbott, one of the pioneers Of
Puget Sound, is dead.
The wheat situation at Oakesdale is
far from encouraging.
The ice question is getting to be rath-
er perplexing at Wenatchee.
Harry Kirkham has been recommend
ed for postmaster at Diamond.
The Washington shingle combine will
not change last seasons figures.
Smallpox is well in hand in Spokane.
There are now 45 cases in the city.
Governor Rogers is much interested
in the cultivation of fax in this state.
Nurserymen report very large de-
mand for Italian prune trees this win
ter.
The case of smallpox reported from
Colville has developed a malignant
form.
Nearly 100 houses are now being err
ected in Spokane outside of the fire
limits.
Republic has established a quaran-
tine against Indians to keep out the
smallpox.
The Spokane city council decides to
let the moral code alone and do no more
reforming.
The water department at Spokane
did cash business of SIC, 915.85 during
tho past year.
Deer Park has two saloons and an
other is coming. despite large petit
ton against it.
Schools are closed and all public
meetings forbidden at Waitsburg on &C
count OF smallpox
The funeral of Andrew Lefevre, a
pioneer of Medical Lake, was held last
week at that place,
The Northwest Fruitgrowers Asso-
citation has decided to hold the next
meeting at Portland.
Great Northern Hillyard employees
are alarmed at the number of Japs be-
ing put to work there.
Nearly $4,000 persons were furnished
employment free Of charge by the Seat
tie city employment bureau during
1899.
Everett expects to have it's nail works
put in operation and creosoting plant
and a glass factory established this
year.
The seasons run Is completed at the
Waverly sugar factory and the results
are satisfactory to the promoter Of the
enterprise.
The city of Seattle must enter pres
emily upon the work of paving all the
streets within the nearer business and
residence area.
]. H. King, living short distance
southwest of Chewelah, was badly in
jured by being run over by his wagon.
He was formerly in the Palouse coun-
try.
Frank Clapp's disappearance is still
a mystery at Walla Walla. A reward
has been offered. His business affairs
were in good shape, and no motive is
known for his actions.
Seattle city council has rejected Pres
ident Mellen's petition for q vacation
OF certain streets running into Railroad
avenue to enable him to erect passen-
ger depot and freight sheds.
The new mems dormitory at Whit
man College has been formally opened
with an excellent program. The build
ing will accommodate so men and owes
Its existence to public spirit.
Judge Hanford has rendered a deci-
sion which is of great interest to lum-
bermen throughout the state, as 1t prac-
tically denies the legality Of contracts
to sell timber except by deed.
State Treasurer Young has made his
report of the states finances. The re-
port gives the amount of cash in the
state funds for the quarter end
ing Dec. 81, 1899, as $4O5, 041.44.
A bold robbery occurred at the mill
Of r. P. Tjossem & Son, one mile east
OF Ei!ensbnrg. The safe was blown |
open and 5000 in cash, checks and pa |
pers were secured by the robbers.
Articles Of incorporation have been
He'd by the Weyerhauser Timber Com
pany,, capitalized at $6,OOO,O00. This