Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-10-25
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASnAN0AON ~. " %
Scarlet fever has made its appear
ance in Colfax.
The tax levy of Pacific county has
been fixed at % mills.
The tax levy on Vancouver property
| last year was fixed at 81 mills.
Herman Hadlon, who had resided in
| Thurston county for IS years. is dead.
J.. S. Elliott has been appointed re-
ceiver of the Gray's Harbor Brewing
| Co.
Six lots on the Snohomish river have
been bought as the site of new ship
yard.
Work has been commenced on the
ground for the new Medical Lake salt
works.
Lillis F. Smith has total of 10000
bushels this year, and he is termed
the wheat king of Whitman.
The Yakima county commissioners
have fixed the limit OF levy Of taxes
for the coming year at 20 mills.
At Dayton Emma McCreary, wife of
Robert McCreary, burst blood vessel
while coughing recently, and bled to
death.
Everett's postal receipts for the past
! fiscal year show an increase of 80. 35
per cent as compared with the preced-
ing year.
The building of the capitol annex
will probably be delayed. The struc-
tural iron has not been contracted for
or ordered
An Early Rose potato, Weighing five
pounds and twelve ounces, is on exhib-
ition at Tacoma, the product of one Of
the gardens of that city.
Within ninety days work will COM
mence on the first electric street rail
way system ever built in Walla Walla,
II E. S. Isaacs carries out his plans.
Jacob Best, an elderly poultryman
committed suicide by shooting himself
on his little farm near King & Bend
er's slaughter house in East Spokane
recently.
Last Friday the Washington Agricul-
tural College football team won its ini-
tial game on the home ground over a
mixed team from Lewiston and the
Lewiston normal school.
A meeting Of the teachers of south
eastern Spokane county will be held in
Fairfield on Saturday, October 26, at
which time and place permanent or.
ganization of the association will be
effected.
Assistant Postmaster General Bris-
tow ordered the establishment of a
postoffice to be named Mckinley in
Franklin county, thirteen miles west
OF Eureka. This is the first Office
named 80 since the death of the presi-
dent.
Last week as Frank Monk, 15-year-
old boy, was driving down Browns
canyon, near Waterville, EN- route to the
river, with load wheat, he lost his
balance and fell under the wagon, the
front wheel passing over his head, kill
Ing him Instantly.
Definite action is to be taken against
the Goblin moth. A. Van Holderbreke,
state commissioner of horticulture,
says tree inspectors will be appointed
IN all counties not having them already
and these inspectors will meet in con-
vention at Tacoma as soon as practi.
cable
In the cleanest game of football ever
played in Seattle. Whitman college de-
feated the University of Washington by
score of II to 0. Only once during
the entire game was Whitman goal in
danger, and then the sturdy young
giants from eastern Washington got
down close to she ground and took the
ball from their opponents on downs.
The beet sugar factory of d. c. Corbin
at Waverly will produce about 5000 to
10000 bags of sugar during this years
run. 1t will supply nearly one third of
the demand for sugar in the Inland En-.
plre 1t is all disposed of in the home
market The factory started for the sea-
sons run about a month ago and will
hnish IN anothe month. 1t employs l35
men.
OREGON NOTES.