The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-10
WASHINGTON.

WARRINGTON.
Chelan county Is In the twenty-slxth
class.
Citizens of Spokane are forming a
driving club.
The arrangements for the poultry
show at Walla Walla are being per-
fected
The month just ended was the
warmest January on record In Sp0-
kane.
The Association of County Assessors
Of Washington meets at Ellensburg
Feb. 10.
The Spokane smallpox epidemic is
over and the physicians believe that
they now have the disease we'll In
hand.
H. M. Pearson was drowned by fall
ing from boom Of logs at the McIn-
tosh mill, four miles from TeninO. last
week.
| George Lockwood has been arrested
ON a charge OF arson committed at
Waitsburg.
| Legislation against log rafting on
Puget Sound. or the high seas, is op-
posed by the Seattle chamber Of com.
MERGE.
| An ordinance increasing the salar.
les OF nearly all the city employees has
been introduced In the city council Of
Seattle.
The Washington state republican
convention to elect delegates to the ma
tional convention meets at Ellensburg
April 4.
The Rainier Chemical Works Com.
pany has been organized in Olympia.
with A. c. Stevens, formerly of Seattle,
as president.
| The contract has been awarded for
versity Heights. Seattle. The contract
price Is $ll.l25.
Total receipts by Pierce county for
lost year as shown by the recapitula-
ton Of the county treasurer amounted
to $1,135,44519.
The bonded Indebtedness of Kittitas
county is $4,000. and there is cash
now on hand sufficient to pay all out
standing warrants.
The ladies of the Westminster Con.
gregatlonal church at Spokane have
started o movement favoring the re-
moval Of all hats during service.
| Charles Cukenbaugh, a farmer living
three miles from Marshall had his col.
lar bone broken by being caught be-
tween the hay rack and gate post.
North Yakima merchants have en-
tered into an agreement to close their
stores and places of business every
night. except Saturday. at $3.50 o'clock.
Gus Kries, a laborer in the employ Of
the Washington Brick Lime Co., had
both legs fractured below the knee re-
Gently In an accident at the quarry at
Springdale.
A. d. PinkertOn. an old-time resident
of the Snoqualmie valley, died at his
home near Novelty last week, at the
age of "A years. Death resulted from
Bright's disease.
A steamship Is on its way to the
Sound to load for Vladivostock, and
another is under charter to load at
Portland for the Siberian port. The
principal cargoes are -four and provis.
ions.
| A heavy wheat deal was recently
consummated at Dayton, and the grain
Is being sent to Portland as fast as
cars can be had for that purpose
About 100 cars will be needed and 1t is
possible to secure but few each day
The deal was for 10000 bushels, aver.
aging 81 pounds. The price was As
cents.
Lieutenant ]. B. Caldwell, OF Com.
pany X, First Washington, sent to Gen.
eral Charles King as a Christmas pres.
ent beautiful album prepared by Mr..
Caldwell at the request Of the officers
OF the regiment. The book was
beautiful piece of workmanship, hand.
somely bound and engrossed, contain.
Ing photographs Of all the principal
scenes In the Philippine campaign.
General King has received the book
and acknowledged receipt with letter
OF thanks.
Another great opportunity for the
development Of new agricultural posi-.
oiiities In this country Is suggested by
the present condition of the bean mar.
ket' Beans Is staple that has an i'm.
mense consumption in the northwest
owing to the extensive operations in
sections where all food products have
10 De imported. Not less than 100, 900
pounds OF beans are sold in Spokane
eacn month, and this amount is con.
stantly being increased. Only a small
percentage OF this amount is supplied
locally, and the rest In imnortad fro,,,