Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-07-05
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

new depotS at Hatton and Scott.
The Spokane republicans will hold
their county convention on Friday,
July Is.
1t is reported that the Kettle Val
ley line will be in operation again by
August l.
The number of pupils in the Spo-
kane public schools has increased al
most 1000 in the past year.
Dayton. Wash, was selected by the
Northwest Sportsmens association
as the place of meeting in June, 1903.
The delay on the Washington and
Great Northern railway construction
has ended and tracklaying has been
resumed.
The 3-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Burroughs of Rockford was ac-
cidentally drowned in Rock creek last
week.
According to the new directory just
issued the population of Tacoma is
given at 55,465, a gain of about 5000
over 1901.
The Fairhaven public library is in
receipt Of sixteen books donated by
Miss Alice Roosevelt from her per-
sonal library.
The new 1900 barrel flour mill which
John s. Baker and Cardin & Bib are
building at Tacoma will be in opera
ton August Is.
Spokane has been selected as the
place of the next encampment of the
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Washington and Alaska.
Many farmers favor the plan sug
gested by r. G. McCroskey of holding
meeting of railway men and farmers
on the grain rate question.
Practically all the wool clip of
Washington has been sold, in as short
time as ever recorded, and at prices
l cent pound higher than last year.
Fred Thoni has opened a cheese
factory at his farm near Addy. IA
miles south Of Colville, and is mar
keting 200 pounds Of the product each
week.
Policeman Frank Alvord of What
com shot a man who gives the name
of Godfrey R. Campbell, and his home
at Black River Falls, Wash, for resist
ing arrest
Thomas c. Griffits, one of the best
known lawyers in the state, died re-
Gently at his home in Spokane of
heart failure. Death came absolutely
without warning.
Eighty-two head of thoroughbred
Shorthorns, bought at Albion, Neb,
have been placed in the cattle stalls
of the grounds of the Interstate fair
at Spokane for sale.
Ada Miller, 5 years Of age, fell I'M
der the wheels of wagon load of
-four and feed at Wayside and re-
ceived injuries from which she died
aout three hours later.
Frances Curran. the 15-year- old girl
who was ably burned by the explosion
of an oil lamp at Everett, died Her
sister Mrs. G. A. Belts, who was also
injured in the explosion, died later.
Levi Ankeny of Walla Walla and
Grant Copeland of the same place
will own the largest stock ranch in
Washington if deal for 5000 acres
on land on Cow creek goes through.
The jury in the case of Frank Ole
son. charged as cashier of the Scan
dinavian-American bank at Whatcom
with receiving deposits after he knew
it to be insolvent, rendered verdict
OF guilty with a recommendation for
mercy.
Another step indicative of the open
ing of the Spokane reservation was
taken recently when the senate passed
the general deficiency bill with an
appropriation of SILL 500 for expenses
for allotment of land to Indians of
the Spokane reservation.
mortgage of 100000 was recorded
In Skagit county, Wash, recently. The
mortgage was given to the New York
Securities company by the Northwest
Telephone & Telegraph company of
Snohomish, and 1t covers all of the
latter company's property and fran
chises.
The second annual picnic of the
Whitman County Pioneers associa-
ton was held last week and was at
tended by nearly 1000 citizens of
Whitman county, of whom more than
half were pioneers who came to the
county prior to 1878.