Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-07-07
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
Review From the states of wash
fngton, Idaho, Montana and Ore
xon-News of the Past Week
Boiled Down.
WASHINGTON.

A force of men has gone to Paha to
commence work on the foundation for
the flour mill which is to be moved to
that place from Cheney.
The recently completed census shows
thirteen hundred more school children
H. Spokane than a year ago.
Yakima valley has an estimated area
of 600 acres planted to peaches, and
most all the orchards are in bearing.
A sad drowning is reported from
Union Flat creek, 10 miles south of
Pullman the victim being Earnest, the
16-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. l..
Brown.
Milton B. Coey, of Rockford is
dead. A stroke of paralysis gave war
ming Of the end, which has cast
gloom over the entire community,
where for II years no other citizen has
been more widely known and esteemed.
Edna the 4-year old child Of e. G.
Powell, stone mason residing in Pom
eroy, recently met with terrible acct
dent. While playing in the woodshed
the unfortunate child found a giant
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lessness Of a neighbor, and lighting it,
had a thumb and two fingers torn off
her right hand.
Hulin Bros. are erecting large fruit
and vegetable dryer and evaporation on
the east side of Main street, just south
of the track of the Colfax-Moscow
branch of the o. r. & N at Colfax.
The dryer will have a capacity of 10
tons of green fruit per day, and will be
in operation in time to handle this
seasons crop.
Shipments of early peaches from
North Yakima are being made daily
to the Spokane markets. The fruit
is of the Alexander variety, and
weighs about six ounces to the peach
Boxes net 20 pounds and an average of
" peaches are packed in the two lay
ers of each box. Local dealers are
paying rs cents per box, but the outside
market is better. The crop is first
class and growers expect a good har-
vest, continuing until October l.
The civil service commission calls
special attention to the examination
for clerks and letter carriers at Spok-
ane August 4. The commission has
for some time been unable to secure a
requisite number of eligibles for this
office, owing to the failure of suffi-
Gent number of intelligent, active per-
sons to present themselves for exami-
nation. This examination, says the
commission, offers an excellent oppor-
tunity for entering the federal service
an bright, energetic young men who
are not afraid of hard work, at $500
per year. Applications to take this
examination must be filed before July
25th.
The Northwest Prune Growers AS
ISOLATION will no doubt handle the lar
ger part of the Italian prunes in Yaki-
ma valley this season. The yield of
about 900 acres will be shipped but
only about rs per cent of the acreage
will go through the new association.
The fruit will be handled practically on
the same plan as in California. The
growers give 2 per cent of their entire
crop to the association. In return for
this the association agrees to grade, in
spect, pack and market to the best al
vantage all the fruit entrusted to it's
care. The association also agrees to
procure proper storage for fruit, and
see that the same is insured against
loss pending the satisfactory sale of the
same.