Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-02-14
NEWS HERE IS BRIEFLY TOLD.
choice Selection of Interesting Item.
Gathered Through the Week
Every Section Shows General
"rowth-Many Accidents Occur
Personals.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON NEWS.
me Palouse country is becoming a
regular network of barb wire tele.
phones.
CHARLES Donahue, third baseman. has
been signed to play with the Spokane
professional baseball club of 1902.
The Meyers Falls postoffice and
depot were broken into last week.
small plumber was obtained at each
place.
The reunion at Waitsburg, Spokane
and Seattle Of men who fought in the
philippines, was observed in an ap-
propriate manner last week.
During the recent storm the wind,
which attained a very high velocity,
blew in the roof of the Spokane Grain
& Milling company's mill warehouse
at Latah.
A statement compiled by the bureau
OF statistics of the treasury depart
ment shows that during 1901 there
were shipped out of Washington 24,491
cars Of lumber.
The supervising architect has recon-
mended an appropriation of $500 900
for a three-story and basement build
ing at Tacoma, an increase Of 500, 700
over the former estimate.
Principal j. H. Miller of the state
normal school at Cheney, has rendered
his resignation, to take effect immedl-
ately. The resignation was accepted
by, the board of trustees.
At an expense OF slightly over 500
each, Dayton and Columbia county act-
ing jointly. have purchased a rock
crusher, and are contemplating invest
mcnt in a rock roller to make better
roads.
OF fruit there went forward from
Wenatchee for the season by express,
1884 boxes. aggregating LOO. 422
pounds; by freight, 52,735 boxes, or
1,802,050 pounds. Wheat shipments,
51S,2S0 bushels. 1t is estimated that
one third of the crop is still to be
moved.
John Herbert Prentice, Fl years old,
was shot and killed at the home of his
father, two miles west of Pullman, re-
Gently, under most peculiar circum-
stances. A coroner's jury returned q
verdict of death from q gunshot
wound inflicted by his own hands, but
does not say whether 1t was suicide
or accident.
William BuchholZ of Prosser last
week reported to the government stock
inspector that his sheep had been dy-
ing by the thousands during the last
few days. A peculiar thing about the
disease is that no one knows what 1t
is. Other sheepmen are becoming
alarmed and fear rapid spread of the
plague among their stock.
BY the explosion of gasoline can
in a steam laundry at North Yakima,
the building and part of the machinery
were partly destroyed, With loss of
about $1,000. The explosion took place
in the ironing room, on the second
story, and severely burned two women
lives by jumping out of window.
The road supervisors of Walla
Walla county and other parts of south
eastern Washington have been holding
some interesting meetings, and it is
not unlikely that important highway
improvements will follow. They have
agreed that no community will prosper
in the largest degree unless 1t has
good roads, and they have gone about
to ascertain the best ways Of getting
them.
Governor Mcbride has received q let
ter from Adjutant General Drain stat
ing that he has secured favorable &C
ton on the claim for pay for the volun-
teers who were rejected through phys
ical disability at the time Of the forma-
ton of the First Washington at Camp
Rogers. The amount allowed by the
national government is $2963. There
are about $50 men who are entitled To
pay for their time in camp.