The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-03
-FOUR NORTHWESTERN STATES
NEWS IS BRIEFLY TOLD HERE.
Choice Selection of Interesting Items
Gathered Through the Week
Every section shows General
Growth-Many Accidents Occur
Personals.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON NEWS.
Creston is soon to have new bank
Several holdups have occurred il
Bossburg and vicinity recently.
The opening of the Yuletide was gen
eral throughout the Inland Empire.
II is said a savings deposit bank vii
be established at Sunnyside at an early
date.
The news OF Gov. Rogers death wa:
received with general expressions Of
sorrow and regret all over the state.
Charles w. Vedder. formerly OF Spo
kane, in life insurance business, com
mitted suicide last week at Greenwood
3. c.
Near Northport Thomas James was
crushed to death under steam shovel
which tipped over last week at Hen
bricks cut.
About $4,000 bushels of wheat have
been delivered at Chelan Falls, and it
Is estimated that so per cent of the
yield is yet TO be delivered.
William Brown died recently at Re-
public of blood poisoning. He scratched
the back Of his hand with a brass
buckle, anu Inflammation quickly fol-
lowed
The state board of control by resolu-
ton has agreed 10 distribute the pro
duct OF the jute mill at the state pani-
Tertiary according 10 the pro rata sys-
tenn mex. year.
Henry Mcbride. of Mount Vernon
Skas,t county, is now governor Of
Washington. The death of Gov Rog-
ers Eill ravcluriorize the political sit
uation in this state.
Attorney General Stratton has left
for Helena. Mont. to attend the con-
ference of governors and attorney gen
erals of the Northwestern states.
DIR. N. G. Blalock will lecture be-
fore the horticultural school to be con-
Quoted a. Pullman at the Washington 1
Blalock's address will be gwen imme-
diately after opening the term
1t is alleged that George Reno, a
brakeman. made a Christmas gift of a
coffin about three feet long to Miss
Mercier. at Spokane, and that he also
sent sim lar coffin to a married wo-
man friend of the girl. He is supposed
to be insane.
-Four of five prisoners who sawed
their way to liberty Christmas morning
at Republic have been recapturei- Two
OF them were taken by Sheriff Lowry
while they were in the act Of holding
up saloon at Curlew. One prisoner
was shot in the neck while resisting
ths sheriff. II
The Vanderbilt family has placed on
deposit with the London San Fran
cisco bank of this city the sum of $780,
900, subject to the order of Charles
McNamee. with which to liquldate in
fun the claims Of all depositors of the
Metropolitan bank at Tacoma. which
failed.
Daisy Lotion, aged Is years. went =
into a drug store at Seattle last week
and asked to use the telephone She
took the receiver in one haid and a
bottle of carbolic acid in the other. She /.
swallowed the contents Of the bottle :
and fell screaming to the floor. She is !,
not expected to live. Unrequited love !,
q the cause. !,
Everything is in readiness for the
Short Course in Horticulture, which r
,pens for a term of six weeks at the :.
Washington agricultural college at =
Pullman January s and closes Feb {,
uary IA. The indications are that r
armers, fruit growers and others in :,
crested in horticulture will attend :,
rom all parts of the state, and that
he session, which is in the nature OF :,
prolonged farmers institute, will be =
productive of much good to the fruit -
rowing interests of Washington. The !;
curse Is absolutely free. =,