The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-02
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
LATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice selection OF Interesting Items
Gathered Through the Week.
livery section shows General
Growth-nany Accidents and Per-
sonni Happenings.
MAsIIINGTON NEWS.

w ASEtiNGIUN NEW -
Fruit in Colfax vicinity has not been
injured by the frosts.
There will be no firemen's turnament
In Waitsburg this year.
A postoffice has been established at
Quincy, Douglas county.
The Spokane banks are still show
ing increases in their clearances.
Frosts have nipped the early straw
berries ia most of the Walla Walla
valley.
1t is probable that Sprague will
again soon have an electric lighting
system.
The state of Washington, for the
first time In it's history, is now on a
cash basis
Fred Wilkeson of Waitsburg tried
to commit suicide last week by sever
ing his windpipe.
John O'COnnor of Spokane has pur-
chased the tOwnsite of Downs, Is miles
west of Harrington.
Saturday afternoon Peter Barrett
dropped dead on the sidewalk in
Sprague from heart failure.
William Hogan, aged 43 years, was
crushed to death between cars in the
railroad yards at Pasco last week.
Eastern capitalists contemplate
building au electric railroad from
North Yakima to Sunnyside, a dis
lance of 40 miles.
The TelsOa company, at Tekoa, has
bought the dour mill of II. j. Russell
and will increase the capacity from l25
to 200 barrels per day.
PomerOy has purchased the Alpowa
springs aud will establish a gravity
water system with an emergency res
ervoir to hold 100000 gallons.
Tuesdar was a gala day on the
opening Of she baseball season at Spo-
kane. when Spokane met Butte. A
band was out and there was a large
parade.
Last week the Tokoa Meat company
killed four two year old steers, which
weighed 4tO0 pounds. an average OF
100 pounds each, and dressed 62 per
cent net
The joint ministerial association of
the Spokane and Moscow district con
ferences OF the Methodist Episcopal
church will he held in Garfield May %
to %, inclusive.
The two year old son of Frederick
Lubbin. a facmer residing near Dusty
fell into rub of scalding water and
was frightfully burned. When the
child's clothing was removed the skin
peeled OF OF its body.
Governor Mcbride does not intend
to designate Arbor day for entire
state. Prefer leaving it to people OF
various sections to select such day as
may be suitable to their own locality
Friday. May 2, will be Arbor day at
Spokane.
Last week Whitman college won a
debating victory over the University
of Idaho On the subject. Resolved
That the Uuited States should adopt
the policy nj owning and operating in
terstate railroads" Whitman had the
affirmative
Governor Mcbride has announced
the names OF the st. Louis fair com
missioners as follows: c. J. Lord
Olympia. George b. Handle. Tacoma
Charles L. Denny. Seattle; T. B. Sum
mer, Everett; Miles c. Moore, Walla
Walla: George NJ. Brown. Spokane
A. H. Steelfauth, Ellensburg.
Spokane millmen during the pas
week completed one of the largest
timber deals consummated in the
northwest. Altogether 225.OOO acre!
of timber land were purchased by the
sawmill AMI lumber companies of SpO
kane at an average price of $3.50 pc
acre. amounting therefore to $625,00O