The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-10-25
NORTHWEST NEWS.

President Roosevelt has removed from
Office Geo. W. Hayes, register OF the
land office at Burns, Oregon, because OF
attentions paid by him to another mans
wife.
As one OF the results OF Adjutant Gen
eral Drains recent visit TO Washington
City, Governor Rogers has received a
United States treasury draft for SIT ,257
which is to be used in the payment of
officers and men of The first Washington
volunteer infantry from the time of the
assembly at Camp Rogers until they
were mustered into the service of the
United States. Payment is to be made
at the rate of $3.50 day for enlisted
men and 81 day for officers. Applica-
lions should be made to the adiutant
general for blanks upon which to make
claims for this pay. All correspondence
regarding this matter is to be carried on
through the adiutant generals office.
News comes from the Walla Walla
valley that the apple industry OF that
section ia threatened with ruin by the
Goblin moth and many prominent grow
ers have expressed the opinion that, IN
less-the farmers spray, the apple indus
try in the valley will be forever ruined.
The farmers in that section never have
sprayed and are not spraying now, and
the outlook is gloomy unless there is
soon revolution in their methods. The
Goblin moth has cut down the apple
| crop OF the Milton country three-quar-
tiers or more this year, and has rendered
unmarketable twO-thirds of the apples
raised around Walla Wala and is leav-
ing traces of havoc even in the foothills
and along the upper portions of the
W8lIa Walla valley, where the pest was
| never known before.
The Washington state exhibits in
forestry, fisheries and agriculture have
received the highest awards at the Pan
American exposition.
While in the employ of Frank O'Brien
near h public few days ago, Michael
Smith was set to work cleaning out
chicken house and unearthed cache OF
$500 in gold in a tin can, which his en-
plOyer had hidden under sill. That
night Smith slipped out and disappeared
with the money. He was captured at
West Robson. B. G., and $40 of the
money recovered.
Bert Fairy OF Kingston, Idaho, was
shot through the thigh few days ago
by his brother, who mistook him for a
deer
M. W. orion, a fire insurance agent,
was deliberately run down, driven over
by a running team and killed near
Cheney one day last week. In the wagon
were Frank Stentz of Spangle. driver,
John Bieltield, John BielfeId, Jr., of
Cheney and Henry LichtwOrth of Spo-
kane. According to witnesses the team
was turned when orion turned out to
escape, end the men never stopped to
see if their victim was injured. All were
arrested.
Boyd Teter and Mrs. Sylvina Carney
were married at Davenport recently
Both the groom and the bride have
grandchildren who attended the cerp-
mOny.
A North Yakima farmer Is marketing
his second crop of Strawberries at 25
cents per box. From an acre last spring
he sold 800 crates and now the second
crop willsamount to quite a number of
crates.
1t is.given out that a company is being
formed to operate an automobile line be-
tween Whatcom and Lynden. 1t is the
intention OF the men having the matter
in hand to purchase two automobiles,
one for passenger traffic and the other
for freight.
Within 80 days Edwin S. Isaacs will
begin the construction of an electrical
street railway in the city of Walla
Walla. Six cars will be operated on four
miles Of track, and the plan is to give
20 minute service to all the principal
parts of the city. Work is to be prose-
cuted during the winter months and not
less than 100000 will be expended.
1t is reported that the Hercules mine
at Burke, Idaho, has been sold. The
principal owners were Day Bros. and
Mrs. Ed. BOyce, of Gem; Maxwell
Reeves and Hutton, of Wallace. They
refused 100000 several weeks ago.
This is regarded as one of the most val
liable properties in the Occur d'Alene
district, and was owned by laboring
men who have spent years in develop
ing it.
An exceedingly bright appearing baby
was left OH the doorstep at the residence
of Mrs Kate Scheurmann, at Seattle,
Friday night Pinned to it's clothing
was a note containing the following,
which is all that is known regarding the
little stranger: 81 am Polymitha. |
am three weeks old today and am n
orphan. Please be good TO me-"
Kendrick Gazette: Does it pay to
raise beans? 1t surely docs this year in
this section. The Other day a farmer
from tha Potatch brought in a four
horse load of beans OF $500 pounds, for
which he received the handsome sum of
$243, The price paid was AZ cents a
pound. This can hardly be surpassed
anywhere.
Joe Levy, who lived for two years in
rooms owned by David Levy, the Boise,
Idaho, miser, who was recently muir
dered, was arrested at Baker City, Ore
gon, charged with the crime.
There is wild excitement over the dis
covery of Gold at Beulah, 38 miles west
of Pueblo, Colorado. Five hundred
claims have been located. ledge OF
free milling ore is said to return $4,000 a
ton in gold