Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-07-20
GENERAL NORTHWEST NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
An lesevesSiag Co11ecttOa Of Items
Fvso the foss Northwest states
st . MISCELLANEOUS Mature Gath
erred the Past Week.
WARRINGTON.

WASHsN0TOX.
The State Bankers Association will
NEE, next year at Spokane.
The aggregate deposite in five Spo-
kane banks is over $4,000
Andrew Miller. u years Of age was
drowned in Walla Walla river at Low
den. last week.
The seh0o, teachers Of Whitman
county will hold midsummer institute
ut Pullman Aug. ! TO 7.
100 hundred men are wanted In
Ritzviils badly TO assist in harvesting
the immense wheat crop OF Adams
county.
Horse on an average are 20 per cent
higher than they were one year ago.
was the recent statement OF promin'
ent horse dealer OF Spokane.
The State Red Cross has given $40
10 the fund being raised for the relief
Of Nils Hilsen, the Washington volun-
teer. who liz dying in 81. Paul.
Spokane County Commissioner p.
Campbell WAS killed by being crushed
by a train on the crossing at Latah.
He was attempting to drive across the
track. Death was instantaneous.
The business failures OF this year as
complied by Bradstreets. show that
Washington's record liz more than
three times better than the average
states Of the union.
The Reardan mill OF the Washing.
ton Grain 4 Milling company. owned
by Spokane men IL shut down for a
short time pending the installation OF
some new machinery.
The Rcardan Exchange bank has re-
Gently forwarded to the Central India
Relief committee at New York the sum
OF sea. They will continue to receive
and forward subscriptions.
Fire has destroyed the saw mill OF
the Buckeye Lumber company. II
miles north Of Spokane. 3: the crossing
of the Spokane Falls q Northern and
Little Spokane river. by hard work
the planning mill and 900. 600 feet of
lumber In the yards were saved. The
loss In about 10000. on which there
was only 5000 insurance. The Mill
will be- rebuilt.
The t.year old son OF John Grcif. OF
Walla Wailn. was run over by stack.
err while playing In the street. Tho
heavy wheels OF the stacker passed ov.
or the stomach OF the lad, and how he
escaped instant death Is n wonder,
The little fellow is doing nicely. with
strong chances OF recovery.
George ID. Brown OF Tekoa. has Just
completed harvesting his wheat crop
OF 100 acres II In OF the Arcadlan va
riety. and this Is the first time that 1t
has been experimental with In this
section Of the country. The heads are
well filled with large kernals. and Mr..
Brown In confident that II will make u
greater yield to the acre than tho var
ictics usually sown.
Tho fruit shipments from North
Yakima are growing larger every day
and soon n special car will be neceasa
ny for loading before time for the reg
uiar trains TO reach the depot. The
crop liz unusually large. and all varie
ties Of peaches. apples. pears and Der
rites are exceptionally nne.
Spokane Odd Fellows spent one la,
last week AT Loon Lake ON their An
nuai Pienle. The occasion drew 500
city residents TO the shores OF the pref
" body OF water at the north, Moon
light rides and dancing were the feat
urea.
Tn. hop situation IL very satisfae
tory at North Yakima and sales are be
Ing made rapidly Several contract
for future growing have been mad
with dealers at 10 cents per pound
Among the recent contracts are thos'
Of George A. Bosdet for $4,000 pound
for this year. and a similar amount 10
tho next two years. Timothy Iynel
has contracted 10000 pounds at l
cents. and probably 100000 pound
additional have been sold at this prize
by Conn nres. Charles Kline. J. !
Morrison and others