The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-12-08
WASHINGTON.
Pomeroy has project for an elec
trio light plant.

WARRINGTON.
Pomeroy has q project for an elec-
trio light plant.
An epidemic OF scarlet fever, mumps,
and diphtheria is prevalent In Tacoma.
Two cases of smallpox are at Fish
Hook Point on Snake river, near Wal
la Walla.
The assessed valuation Of Seattle Is
$40.148,265, about $S.000,000 larger
than last year.
Montesano, after six years OF dark
ness, has closed contract for an cleo
trio light plant.
Chehalis county claims an increase
OF 1000 in population by immigration
during the past IL months.
The Citizens Bank Of Fairhaven, has
been formally disincorporated, under
order Of the superior court.
A meeting Of the teachers of the
western part Of Spokane County will
be held at Cheney, December 8.
The total valuation Of railroad prop
erty in the state, as equalized by the
State Board of Equalization, aggre-
gates $21 1.031, ,666.
J. T. Stewart, one Of the best-known
men In the White river valley, died
last week Of neuralgia OF the stomach.
after q few hours illness.
The prune crop in Centralia section
has all been sold at an average price
Of three cents per pound. Frank Hall,
of Ford Prairie, had six tons.
The State Board Of Audit and Con-
troll is calling for bids for 5000 cords
Of wood, to be delivered at the Western
Washington Hospital for the insane, at
Steilacoom, by the first Of April next
J.. N. Cook and Jack Kellar will have
the machinery and apparatus In readi-
ness to begin boring for oil at g spot q
few yards above the log pond of the
Tacoma mill in Old Tacoma in q few
days.
Captain H. B. Kirby has secured q
site for a shipyard near the mills Of
the Billingham Bay improvement com
pany, on the Whatcom water front.
Charles Butler, coloreI, shot his
wife three times, In the Japanese lodg.
ing house at 1928 G street, Tacoma,
/ and then shot himself through the
heart
The Glee Club of tn, University Of
Washington, Seattle will visit Pull
man and other Palouse county towns
in December, and give series Of con
certs.
The Centennial Mill company Of Spo
kane has announced dts purpose Of
building 400 barrel fourmiH at Ritz
Vile, Wash. Bids for the erection ol
the plant will be asked for In January
About $4,000 pounds of various cab
bage seeds will be shipped from LII
Conner this fall to seed houses Of tht
east. The seed was raised on about 81
acres OF land. The growers get q
cents per pound.
The first official test Of the mortal
and rifle batteries of Fort Flagier ant
Fort Casey has been highly satisfac
tory. The rifles at Flagler can reacl
the center of the channel where fee
must pas to enter the sound.
Frank Hamblin, aged %, OF Colfa1
was killed by the explosion Of his shot
, gun, while hunting near Rock lake, 8
miles from Colfax. He was Csinl
: smokeless powder In common gur
which was not strong enough and
exploded.
Captain J. w. Lawrence, specis
agent of the United States secret ser,
= ice, assisted by United States Marshe
G. L. Ide, made an important captur
e last week OF counterfeiters and thei
) complete outfit near the Great Nortl
ern railway few miles northwest
y Spokane.
le A horrible double murder occurre
rs about two and one-half miles west (
IS Castle Rock. The victims were Mr.. an
n Mrs. Cornelius Knapp, and they wei
le shot while at their evening meal by q
unknown assassin. The murderer g.
the two old people in range and opene
fire with shotgun loaded with buc
d shot through the window.
70 In an accident occurring last wee
IL four men were drowned In the Spokar
c river. two miles below Spokane, an
I'd fourteen others escaped death by Il
Of merest chance. The men browne
9. were: John Lovett, single, foreman I
al the detachment; Lawrence Simmon
colored, man Of family; two Italia
laborers. names unknown. A ferry {
which were 18 men was crossing Z
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