The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-06
-FOUR NORTHWESTERN STATES
NEWS HERE IS BRIEFLY TOLD.
ChOice Selection Of lnterestlng itenAs
Gathered Thr0uxh the Week -
Every section shows Generai
Growth-Many Accidsnts Occur
Personals.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

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The railroad between Goldendale
and Lyle seems to be assured.
North Yakima seems to be on the
verge of quite building boom.
Work was started on the new
Spragie roller mills this week.
The "Ellensburg Club" composed of
business men OF Ellensburg. has been
organized.
Edward Reiper, aged 81, was fatally
injured at Newport last week while
digging well.
II is estimated that fully 500 900
bushels Of grain will come down the
river 70 Wena;chee this season.
At the point OF revoivers. three
masked men held up and robbed Is
japanese recently in section house
at Ballard
Three Alaskan deer were purchased
by Game Warden Kelly and placed on
Mercer island, near Seattle, which Is
a game preserve.
Governor Mcbride has announced
the appointment OF Joseph A. Gabel Of
Chehalis as successor to State Libra
rian l. p. Callison.
Henry l.. Wilson. United States min
tster to Chile from Spokane. has ar
rived at Mendosa, on his way To Bue-
nos Ayres, where he will embark for
England.
Spokane banks have aggregate de-
posits Of $6.646.1l9. as compared with
34.924.2S6 q year ago. They hold in
cash $2,S40.757, as against $1,9l2,763
q year ago.
Farmers around Colfax suffered
much damage to wheat by the recent
freeze II is estimated that from 80
to rs per cent Of the fall sown grain
has been ruined.
Beginning March l through rates
from Colorado common points via the
Union Pacific and the o. r. & N. to
points on the Spokane Falls & North
ern will be reinstated.
The Farmers Cooperative Cream
cry company recently formed in Thurs
ton county with $4,000 capital has COM
menced work upon the erection OF a
complete creamery plant at Olympia.
An unknown man. apparently q la
Dorer. about 40 years Of age. threw
himself under = passenger train last
week. about seven miles east OF Ia
coma. and was literally ground to
pieces.
The county commissioners at Colfax
have made q ruling that substitutes
will not be accepted to work out road
tax, but the fee Of 81 must be paid
unless the work Ia done by the party
assessed.
John w. Maple. one Of King county's
oldest settlers and . prominent citizen
OF western Washington. was killed last
week on HIS homestead by the falling
OF an alder tree which he was cutting
1t the time He leaves large estate.
The house committee In congress
has announced that II will recommend
that the remaining 100000 in the Co
lumbia river canal fund be applied to-
ward opening UP the river. although
no additional appropriation will be
made.
Fred Goodwin recently committed
suicide at Seattle by drinking carbolic
acid. His body was found in his room
several hours later No cause In
known for the deed. The deceased has
. brother. Herman Goodwin. living In
Portland. Ore.
The final arrangements to bring Jack
Grlm. the manager OF Portland's victor
1ons baseball team TO Spokane to man.
30 the local nine In the season Of 1909
1as been completed by doc" Brown.
and the new manager has taken up his
residence in Spokane.
President Roosevelt sent the follow
1ns nominations to the senate:' Clar-
ence w. Ide Of Tacoma. collector oi
customs. district Of Puget sound
Washington: Charles b. Hopkins Of
Spokane. United States marshal, dis
4 trict OF Washington; Joseph l.. Mo
hundro, register Of land once at Walla
Walla: Yancey c. BlalOck. receiver Of
public moneys at Walla Walla-