The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-10-26
NEWS VI IHE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS
a Review From the States of Wash
lngton, Idaho. Montana and Ore
gon-Ncws of the Past Week
Boiled Down.
wAsHtSGTOr 4.


North Yakima growers are elated
ipver hops going higher. They will get
fifteen cents per pound. Buyers al
ready intimate they will pay that price
for choice bales.
Two American-born Chinese are reg
dstered voters of the city of Seattle.
lie All Sam and Tu Tu Chin, young
.slant-eyed Celestials, have resided in
Seattle for several years, have attained
the legal age of 81 years, have over
come the Chinese disrespect of Ameri-
scan institutions, have had heir names
regularly entered upon the registration
books, and on November will proba-
bly, both deposit ballots at the polling
place of the Fourth precinct of the
First ward.
Signor Giorgio Minoliti was present
ed by the trustees of the Spokane in
dustrial exposition with handsome
gold medal as a slight token of the APP
probation which the exposition Off
Gals and the public generally wished
10 convey to the Director of the Royal
Marine Band of Italy.
The Fairhaven Canning Company's
plant is closed down for the season.
The cannery put up about 10000 cases
"A third of last year, pack. The
Carlisle Canning Company's plant, on
Lummi island, also ceased operations
recently.
Edward Sutherland is guilty Of as
sault with intent to commit murder, as
found by the jury at Wella Walla. He
also stands convicted of assault, EN-
ma Kidwell, aged IS years, being the
victim in both cases. Sentence has
not yet been pronounced.
The death rate of Seattle during Sep
Gember based upon an estimated popu-
6ation of 10000, was $3.50 per cent
much lower than for several months.
The track-walker for the Spokane
Falls & Northern at Marcus was way
laid by masked men near that place
fast week, knocked down and robbed of
mis- cash. No clue of the robbers can
DE obtained. The track-walker had
over 800 in bills sewed into a pocket
nnder his shirt and a few dollars in
change in his pocket. The bills were
Eaken but the change was unmolested.
D. s. Hyde was found dead in a room
in the Pacific hotel at Wilbur. He
used morphine and strychnine to end
Hife.
The alumni association of the Puget
Sound university has purchased the
building in Tacoma, which the school
has used for the past five years. The
purchase price was $4,000, and $4,100
OF this has been raised by the associa-
ton. The other 5000 is to be secured
by popular subscriptions.
The Puget Sound canneries are rap
idly closing down on account of the ex-
tremely scant run of sock-eye salmon,
and the additional very apparent fact
that the sockeyes are the only kind Of
salmon that will put in an appearance
this season.
The Seattle & International passen-
ger train was wrecked near Cathcart,
about 30 miles from seattle. None of
the passengers were seriously hurt, and
after an hours delay the train proceed
ed on its journey. leaving the tourist
and parlor cars across the track.
Only about so per ce- of the wheat
crop has yet found it's way to market,
and that was when it was commanding
AZ to so cents per bushel.
The Seattle public library contem-
plates the addition of about 10000 vol
nmes during the remaining months of
this and next year at an expenditure
of $4,000 to $4,000.
The establishment of a sash and door
factory in Seattle is matter that now
is being given considerable attention
by millmen and others in Seattle and
vicinity.
The council of Olympia has fixed the
city tax levy at IL mills on the dollar.
e. B. Simpson of the University of
Wisconsin. professor in athletics has
taken charge OF the athletic depart
ment of the Y. M. c. A. at Tacoma.
Prosser has registration of 1872.
The registration at Everett shows
"A total of 1885,
The inquiry for farming land has not
been as active since 1890 as it is right
now. Most of the inquiries come from
strangers who contemplate locating in
the valley.
There is a fine pear crop in Kittitas
county.
MONTANA.
IT.