Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-25
NORTHWEST NEWS ITEMS
BRIEFLY TOLD N NOTES.
An lnsesest1ag CoIlection of Items
rres the Fsss Northwest states
81 . MtsesaIsa Ross Nsssss Gath
erred the Past Week.
WARRINGTON.

WAsmISGTOs.
Tekoa had the highest wind last
week ever experienced.
The population OF the Walla Walla
ponitcnttary numbers 40.
The house has refused To appropriate
money for the Seattle canal.
The Garfield Hotel. 1t Garfield. was
destroyed by ore last week.
New Wha;com IL TO have one OF the
largest breweries on the coast.
Justice KEENAN, Of Spokane In 1900
collected s29.0.4 for the city In fees and
inca
Postmaster Ewart OF colfax has sent
% Washington petitions for two rural
delivery routes.
Plans for = successful baseball sea
son this coming summer Will soon be
9Th TO take definite shape.
The council Of Marysviile has pro
hibited the use OF all kinds OF firearms
BY boys under 10 years OF age.
Tho whitman County Medical 80
ciCty held an Interesting and profitable
business and social session last week.
Father Peter Van Holderbreke, who
was injured In trying to escape from
= burning church 1T cowlitx January
>. died last week
The postal department In advertising
for bids for carrying a mail three times
each week between Bolster. Myers
creek aud Republic.
Carl r. Werner. sl-o known IA John
Warner beii~vea to be member OF a
noble German family. was killed In
. runaway IT Spokane last week.
Fire ut Tacoma destroyed pctsrman i
sash and door factory ON South Jeffer
son avenue The Ions In 5000: no In.
surance. The factory will be rebuilt.
Tho Harrington Flour Milling com
pany has finished an order for $500 bar
vels Of -four which IA TO he sent To
China ON ths 18th inst.
The ordinance department Of the
United States II continuing It's large
shipment Of heavy guns for the coa..
defense Of Puget Sound.
The Washington State Labor con
grsss viii ask the legislature to pass
an act requiring the use Of tho union
label on all state printing.
Mrs. II. +. Dykcmsn. who resided
near Brighton Beach. on the shores oil
Lake Washington. was drowned In the
lake last week. II II thought that shs
slipped ON walk covered with slime.
The board Of regents has decided Il
ask Of the legislature S75. 900 Tor main
tsnance and e66. 900 for betterment for
tho state agricultural college.
Owing to tho heavy rainfall Rock
creek has raised about ak feet and Ii
overlooking ita banks and flooding q
good portion of tho downtown distrio,
II Rockford.
Representative Jones' bill providing
for frce honestcads on public lands 10,
actual settlers In tho north half OF ths
Coivtlle Indian reservation. was report
I'd from the public lands COMMITTEES
unanimously and without amendment.
All Olympia and ofYicialdom were In
evidence 1t the inaugural hall last
week. Tho governor and hia stan hello
. military reception. The Grand march
Wa lad by Governor and Mrs. Roger,
ANA ono hundred and twenty Ave cou
plea wcre In line.
A feature Of Washington's growth
and Industrial progress during the year
1900 Was tho steady gain made by tn,
lumber trade In all its branches. Tn.
grand total Of cargo and rail- shipment,
was 171.ota.st7 feet. an Increase over
1882 Of 20 per cent.
matter OF Importance To the state
Of Washington In that OF the examina
ton Of It's geology. waters aud forests
for tho purpose of promoting knowl
edGr Of tho state and 10 aid In tho de
velopmcnt Of It's resources. Theas OK
aminations are conducted by the Unit
ID States geological survey. and In
caad~ examinations OF tho streama and
special surveys Of reservoir sites.