Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-02-15
NORTHWEST NEWS ITEMS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
An Interesting Collection Of Items
From the Four NOrthwest states
OF n Miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.
wAslIINGTnx.

WARRINGTON.
Three new school rooms have been
opened in Tacoma.
Active steps have been taken toward
securing a public library for Aberdeen.
paiouse boasts the only skating pond
In the state that is lighted by natural
gas.
An unknown man committed suicide
at Odessa last week. He took strych-
| nine.
The mayor OF Fairhaven has pro
claimed that gambling In the city must
! cease
The Preston railway commission bill
defeated in the senate by vote OF ]?
| to Is.
There are now IS students enrolled
In the dairy school at the Agricultural
College.
| The Everett Council has passed a res-
olu.ion raising the liquor license from
$500 to 81 900.
Miss Clara Johnson OF Davenport has
received the appointment as clerk to
Indian Agent A. NJ. Anderson.
Ferdinand w. Jacobs. the 10 year old
son OF Cyrus Jacobs. farmer living
near st. John. was killed recently by
his horse falling on him.
strangle,i 10 drath--,ieh Is the sad fate
OF Mrs. Morris Goldstein. who was found
Monday afternoon hanging from one OF the
rafirrs IN her own wood shed at No 1913
First avenue. Spokane.
The annual bean bake and dance Civ
en- by Whitman post. q. A. r.. and
Whitman corps, W. Il. c.. Of Pullman
In Odd Fellows hall last week was the
social event of the season.
The shipments from Milan for Janu
airy have been good considering that
the larger mills are closed for the win
ter season. A total OF 1872 cars have
been sent out, consisting OF 81 cars OF
lumber.
The Puget Sound Saw Mill 4 Shin
gle company. Of Fairhaven. was saved
from disastrous fire by the automatl,
sprinkler II Is thought the fire origi
mated from sparks of Great Northern
. engine.
A. l.. Knudson, chaplain OF the FRS
Washington regiment In the Philip
pines. was ordained a minister OF tn
Congregational church at Spokane las
: :. week. He will apply for appointment
as chaplain In the regular army.
James Driver. aged 70. died at hi
home seven miles west Of Walla Wall
last week from old age. He was tn
oldest resident OF the county. havin
:. come here 30 years ago and prior t
!" the construction OF any building wher
Walla Walla now stands.
G. NJ Hale. secretary Of the state
:. o. O. f.. dropped dead while takin
:. part In initiatory ceremonies at Taco
:, :, ma lodge. Several doctors were sun
: moned and announced that death wa
. from heart disease.
A head end collision of engines o.
Cured last week at Northport. at tn
west end OF the yard. wrecking bot
q engines Engineer c. d. Nyberg r.
:. celved u compound fracture OF tn
;. right leg and internal injuries. frol
which he died three hours later.
Walla Walla petitioned the legisl
: ture az follows: 1.-THE undersigne
! taxpayers and voters OF Walla Wall
county would respectfully urge you
honorable body to use every effort
Dc secure an appropriation Of $l5. 900 for
le permanent district fair building
10 Walla Walla.
40 The police have In custody porto
y OF a gang of criminals which has bee
x robhing numerous Tacoma houses an
40 holding up men nightly during the pa
d. four weeks. Included In the robb.
ig band are two young women, who ha,
:, confessed their guilt to the police, gi
st ing the details Of number of robbie
j. les.