Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-12-07
WARRINGTON.

Pomeroy has project for an eiec-
tric light plant.
An epidemic OF scarlet fever, mumps,
and diphtheria Is prevalent in Tacoma.
Two cases of smallpox are at Fish
Hook Point on Snake river. near Wal
la Walla.
The assessed valuation OF Seattle Is
SAC. about $3.000.000 larger
than last year.
Montesano, after six years Of dark
ness. has closed contract for an elec.
trio light plant.
Chehaiis county claims an increase
OF 1000 in population by immigration
during the past II months.
The Citizens Bank Of Fairhaven. has
been formally disincorporated, under
order OF the superior court.
A meeting OF the teachers OF the
western part OF Spokane County will
be held at Cheney, December 8.
The total valuation of railroad prop
erty in the state. as equalized by the
State Board OF Equalization, aggre-
gates 2l.03l 500
J. t. Stewart, one OF the beat known
men in the White river valley. died
last week of neuralgia OF the stomach.
after few hours Illness.
The prune crop in Centraiia section
has all been sold at an average price
OF three cents per pound Frank Hall,
OF Ford Prairie, had six tons.
The State Board OF Audit and Con-
vol te nali 20 IL, f.n
of wood. to be delivered at the Western
Washington Hospital for the insane, at
Steilacoom, by the first Of April next.
j. N. Cook and Jack Kellar will have
the machinery and apparatus in readi-
ness to begin boring for oil at spot a
few yards above the log pond OF the
Tacoma mill in Old Tacoma in a few
days.
Captain II. b. Kirby has secured a
site for a shipyard near the mills of
the Dillingham; Bay Improvement com
pany, on the Whatcom water front
Charles Butler, coloreC. shot his
wife three times, in the Japanese lodg-
ing house at 1928 c street, Tacoma,
and then shot himself through the
heart.
The Glee Club OF tn, University OF
Washington, Seattle will visit Pull
man and other Palouse county towns
in December. and give a series OF con-
certs.
The Centennial Mill company Of Spo-
kane has announced its purpose OF
building 400 barrel fiourmill at Ritz
Vile, Wash. Bids for the erection OF
the plant will be asked for in January.
About $4,000 pounds OF various cab
bage seeds will be shipped from LA
Conner this fall to seed houses OF the
east The seed was raised on about S5
acres of land The growers get 20
cents per pound.
The first official test OF the mortar
and rifle batteries OF Fort Flagier and
Fort Casey has been highly satisfac
the center Of the channel where fee,
must pas to enter the sound.
| Frank Hamblin, aged %. OF Colfax
was killed by the explosion OF his shot
gun. while hunting near Rock lake. 80
miles from Colfax. He was Using
smokeless powder In a common gun
which was not strong enough and /,
exploded.
Captain J. w. Lawrence, special
agent of the United States secret serv
ice, assisted by United States Marsha
G. l.. Ide, made an important capture
last week OF counterfeiters and theii
complete outfit near the Great North
ern railway few miles northwes. Of
Spokane.
A horrible double murder occurred
about two and one-half miles west o.
Castle Rock. The victims were Mr.. ant
Mrs. Cornelius Knapp, and they wer.
shot while at their evening meal by al
unknown assassin. The murderer go
the two old people In range and opened
fire with a shotgun loaded with buck
shot through the window.
In an accident occurring last weel
four men we're drowned in the Spokan,
river, two miles below Spokane, ant
fourteen others escaped death by tn,
merest chance. The men drowned
we're: John Lovett. single. foreman o
the detachment; Lawrence Simmons
colored. man OF family: two Italiai
laborers. names unknown. A ferry o,
which were IS men was crossing OF
a scow when 1t was struck by log.