The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-01-27
An Interesting Collection of Items
From the Four Northwest States
of "A Miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.
WASHINGTON.

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The ice question is getting to be rath-
er perplexing at Wenatchee.
Harry Kirkham has been recommend
ed for postmaster at Diamond.
The Washington single combine will
not change last seasons figures.
Smallpox Is we'll in hand In Spokane.
There are now As 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.
Nearly $4,000 persons were furnished
employment free of charge by the Seat
tie city employment bureau during
1899.
The water department at Spokane
did a cash business of S1O.915.85 during
the 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.
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 a short distance
southwest of Chewelah, was badly in
jured by being run over by his wagon
He was formerly in the Palouse coun
try.
Articles of incorporation have beer
filed by the Weyerhauser Timber Com
pany, capitalized at s6,000,000. This
Is the syndicate that recently purchas
ed from the Northern Pacific 100000
acres Of timber land.
Frank Clapp's disappearance is still
mystery at Walla Walla- A reward
has been offered. His business affair:
were in good shape, and no motive il
known for his actions.
Seattle city council has rejected Pres
ident Mellen's petition for a vacation
of certain streets running into Railroad
avenue to enable him to erect a 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 go men and owe
its existence to public spirit
Judge Hanford has rendered a deci
sion which is of great interest to lum
bermen throughout the state, as it prac
tically denies the legality of contract
, to sell timber except by deed.
State Treasurer Young has made hi
report of the states finances. The re
port gives the amount of cash in tn
various state funds for the quarter end
ing Dec. 81. 1899, as S405.041.44.
John Weston, arrested in Spokane a
the request of Sheriff Canutt of Whit
man county. It is one of the most i'm
portant captures of the season. He /
wanted in Stevens, Lincoln and Adam
counties for horse stealing. and shoul,
he escape punishment in Whitman h
will be taken to one of the former coun
ties for trial.
A bold robbery occurred at the mil
l Of r. P. Tjossem G. Son, one mile cas-
of Ellensburg. The safe was blow
/ open and 5000 in cash, checks and pa
pers were secured by the robbers.
Down on Grays Harbor the Unite
e States has undertaken an enormou
work. A contract was let over eight
cen months ago to Portland firm O
: contractors for the construction of
wall Of rock extending from the shor
I out into the sea distance Of over thre
miles. The jetty will cost over 81. 900