The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-07-25
WASHINGTON ITEMS.


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"A. Coolidge Of C0lfax il arranging tc
establish : new bank 1t Tekoa.
Strangers continue to flock into Day
ton for the approaching harvest
A boy was killed in q storm at Avon
last week by large tree falling on
him.
Heading has started ON the wheau
crop Of Franklin county. though gen
eral harvest is not yet in progress.
H. R. Fry, aged 10 years. under ar
rest at Spokane on the charge OF bur
glarizing the store Of Schwartx 4
Barnhart at Mica.
The Yakima Milling company. Yaki
ma. has completed the largest grain
elevator In Central Washington. II
has . capacity OF $4,000 bushels Of
wheat.
The customs authorities at Seattle
have been requested to keep close
lookout for violators Of the Alaska
game law recently enacted by con.
gress.
The reports by r. @. DUN for the last
half year ending the middle Of this
month show . higher percentage Of
failures for Washington than did the
corresponding half year for 1901.
Crazed by liquor. yet apparently in
his right mind, Gus Anderson murder
ed Edward Fagerstone In cold blood
by shooting him three times in the
Western House saloon, Spokane, last
week.
President Mellen Of the N. p. r. r.
has accepted the invitation to talk
rates with the farmers. He will come
70 Davenport at any date which is
agreeable to President Hill and the
'armers.
The sixth annual encampment Of
-she Whitman County Veterans asso-
ciation closed Saturday. having been
in session nearly four days. The en-
;ampment was decided success from
every standpoint.
Spokane banks held deposits on the
18th OF the present month aggregating
1859, ,002.60. One year ago their de-
posits were $5,344,561.97. The years
increase is, therefore, $2,207. .440.63. or
more than 40 per cent.
The Everett Grain and Warehouse
company. which was organized several
months ago.. has awarded to H. 8.
Wright the contract for erecting six
grain warehouses along the line Of the
Great Northern in Eastern Washington
and Idaho.
The Gray ranch. near Gray, has been
sold to D. 6. Bonthuis Of Medical Lake
for $26,500. The ranch consists of
72O acres and has houses and barns,
IA head Of horses, "a head Of cattle,
16 sheep and 20 hogs. Mr.. Bonthuis
has taken possession.
The navy department has decided
that the two battleships to be built
under the authority of the last naval
appropriation bill are to be named the
Louisiana and the Connecticut. and
the two cruisers the Tennessee and the
Washington.
Dan Lyons, aged Z, was accidentally
shot and instantly killed by a play
mate named Oscar Hawkinson, at Lake
Roesiger. east Of Machias. the other
day. They were out shooting squir-
rels with q 22,calibre rifle, when q
bullet glanced, piercing the Lyons
boys heart:
At Blaine last week while the ferry
boat, taking six persons. was passing
q pile driver, q log which was being
hoisted broke loose and fell across the
boat. ]. f. Douglas, whose real name
is said to be G. s. Sawyer, and whose
home is in Eureka. Cal, was struck
and instantly, killed.
John and Zeera Smith, five and three
year old sons Of John Smith, promi-
nent Walla Walla business man, were
burned to crisp last week In barn
back of the Smith home. The little
ones were playing in an oat bin and It
is supposed set fire to the loose straw
with matches. In q moment the dry
flame building was in q sheet Of flames.
The lads were too small to get out,
and men and women standing frantic
outside were obliged to hear their
piteous cries until death came.