The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-03-07
WASHINGTON NEWS.


Hoquiam is to have a large single
mill
The railroad between Goldendale
and Lyle seems to be assured.
North Yakima seems to be on the
verge of quite building boom.
Work was started on the new
Sprague roller mills this week.
The "Ellensburg Club" composed of
business men of Ellensburg, has been
organized.
Edward Reiper, aged 81, was fatally
injured at Newport last week while
digging a well.
1t is estimated that fully 800, 900 |
bushels of grain will come down the
river to Wenatchee this season.
At the point of revolvers three /
masked men held up and robbed Is
Japanese recently in a section house
at Ballard.
Three Alaskan deer were purchased
by Game Warden Kelly and placed on
Mercer island near Seattle, which is
a game preserve.
Governor Mcbride has announced
the appointment of Joseph A. Gabel Of
Chehalis as successor to State Libra
rian I. P. Callison.
Henry L. Wilson, United States min
lister to Chile from Spokane, has ar
rived at Mendoza, on his way to Bue-
nos Ayres, where he will embark for
England.
Spokane banks have aggregate de-
posits of $6,646,119, as compared with
$49242S6 a year ago. They hold in
cash $3.50, 1857, as against $1,912,763
year ago.
Farmers around Colfax suffered
much damage to wheat by the recent
freeze. It is estimated that from so
to IS per cent of the fall sown grain
has been ruined.
Beginning March 1 through rates
from Colorado common points via the
Union Pacific and the o. R. & N. to
points on the Spokane Falls & North
ern will be reinstated.
The Farmers Cooperative Cream
cry company recently formed in Thurs
ton county with $1,000 capital has COM
menced work upon the erection of a
complete creamery plant at Olympia.
An unknown man, apparently la
borer about 40 years of age, threw
himself under a passenger train last
week. about seven miles east of Ia
coma and was literally ground to
pieces.
The county commissioners at Colfax
have made a ruling that substitutes
will not be accepted to work out road
tax. but the fee of 50 must be paid
unless the work is done by the party
assessed.
John w. Maple, one of King county
Oldest settlers and a prominent citizen
of western Washington, was killed last
week on his homestead by the falling
of an alder tree which he was cutting
at the time He leaves a large estate
The house committee in congress
has announced that it will recommend
that the remaining 100000 in the Co
lumbia river canal fund be applied to
ward opening up the river, although
no additional appropriation will b
made.
Fred Goodwin recently committed
suicide at Seattle by drinking carbo1'
acid His body was found in his room
several hours later. No cause i
known for the deed. The deceased ha
a brother, Herman Goodwin, living il
Portland, Ore.
The final arrangements to bring Jacl
Grim, the manager of Portand's victor
ious baseball team to Spokane to man
age the local nine in the season Of 1870
has been completed by doc" Brown
and the new manager has taken up hi
residence in Spokane.
President Roosevelt sent the follow
ing nominations to the senate: Clal
ence w. Ide of Tacoma, collector {
customs, district Of Puget sounC
Washington; Charles B. Hopkins
Spokane, United States marshal, di
trict Of Washington; Joseph i. Nj
hundro, register of land office at Wall
Walla; Yancey G. Blalock, receiver {
public moneys at Walla Walla.
OREGON NOTES.
The Collins FIGURING Mill compan!