The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-04-03
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ssvery section shows General
&~swth-Many Acciae@ts and Per-
~snAl Happenings.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Seattle Is to have dog show, begin
ming April g.
Homeseekers from the East con-
tinue to arrive.
The amount Of taxes collected by {.
Spokane county treasurer dur:ss -@ef
was ss19.s1s15.
The building of the new Touring
mill at Tekoa by the Tekoa company
is row an assured fact.
The labor unions of Spokane are
preparing to take hand in the sugar
war in the defense of home industry.
The Northwestern Theatrical asso-
citation has purchased the Tacoma
theater property for s105.000 from the
Provident Savings association
The I. o. o. F. lodres of Spokane
are making preparations to celebrate
the Ssrd anniversary of the founding
of the order on Saturday. April 26.
Much interest has developed In the
meeting of the Inland Empire Teach
ers' association. to be held here Wed
nesday. Thursday and Friday. of April /
9, 10. H.
Steptoe butte. the historic landmark 4
OF eastern WASHINGTON, is to be sold 4
at sheriff's sale on April &c TO satisfy 4
JUDGMENT of s1791.51 and $500 attor-
news fees. obtained AGAINST the prop
erty by the Canadian & American
Mortgage company OF London. Eng
Hard.
The Spokane team as completed is
as follows: Wood, catcher; Kostal.
pitcher: Roiin. pitcher: Glendon.
pitcher: Elsee. first base: Reitz. sec
ord base: Kelly. shortstop: Donohue.
third base. HowelIs. left field: Nc
arghlin. center field: McKevitt, right
held.
The broad acres of the Horse Heav-
en- country within the borders OF
Klickitat will attract a strong influx
of the moneyed homeseekers probably
this season. There is some splendid
land in the Horse Heaven with excel
lent grain possibilities, but water Is
remote.
Spokane and the Inland Empire
have been visited by nearly 10000 I
settlers from the eastern :
states since the Inauguration of the
special low rate one way settlers tick ;
cts. March 1. OF this number 1878.
according to the daily estimates print
ed in The Spokesman-Review, have
left the trains at Spokane.
The records ct the county commits
sioners' Office show that during the
year 1901 206 persons were cared for
at the county poor farm at the expense !
Of Spokane county.
A Spokane company Is planning to
construct an aerial gravity tramway
from the Big Bend plateau to point
rear Entiat. on the Columbia river.
The plan OF the tramway Is to open up {
the WatervilIe section of the Big Bend I
country and give the farmers an OBJ
to transport their grain more
EASILY othe Great Northern railroad. :
company composed of Tacoma '
capitalists have organized for the pur-
pose of building large plant at Ia I
soma for the manufacture of railway
reightcars. constructed of Washing
on fir The capacity at first will be y
rom eight to ten per day and 200 to u
100 skilled workmen will be employed. :.
The company will send part of its pro- =
Iuct to japan in knock down form. =
The sundry civil bill reported pro-
Tided that the unexpected balance of ;,
he appropriation made in 1898 for :.
continuing the improvements of mill -
airy post at Spokane Is appropriated :,
md made available until the close of :.
he present fiscal year. together with :
uch additional sum out of the gen =
raj appropriation for army posts as :
ray be necessary to be expended at :,
'rokane. The bill also appropriate5 "
156.775 for continuing the improve :.
1ents of Grays Harbor and $4,000 =,
or Everett harbor. Seattle's public -
uilding gets s250,000; Boise public -
$4,000. "
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