The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-07-10
WASHINGTON IrElrs.

W AVN ~ EAOs
William r. White OF Seattle died
recently.
The rainfall of the last week broke
all records tor July.
Hay harvest has begun in the coun-
try south OF Pullman.
Nearly 5000 bicycle licenses have
been issued In Seattle.
The total enrolment of the Spokane
public schools for the year l90l-O2 was
1854.
The Spokane Wheel club has decid-
ed to build an eight-lap track at Spo-
kane.
Governor Mcbride has offered a re-
ward of $4,000 for the capture Of
Tracy.
The postofice receipts at Everett for
the quarter just ended amounted to
$5.756.4S.
The Big Bend country was benefited
almost intellectually by the heavy rain
last week.
Waitsburg citizens are considering
the establishment Of skimming sta.
ton or q creamery there.
There are two agencies for keeping
milk and cream from souring: Clean.
Illness and low temperature.
A 100000 plant for the building Of
locomotives and freight cars 10 to be
put in at Ballard. 30 1t Is reported.
Through the death of q brother In
New York Isaac Marks. q Spokane
man. is said to have fallen heir to .
| fortune.
The body Of Harry Petrie was found
on the bank of the Wishkah the other
day. It Is supposed he drowned While
bathing.
Seattle postoface receipts for the
past quarter were SOL ,541.56, q gain of
$1,000 over the corresponding period
Of 1901.
The Yakima County Fruit Growers'
union. recently organized, "a reported
to control about Is per cent OF the
fruit crop of the valley.
Grain receipts for the month Of
June in Tacoma were 440 cars Of
wheat. 129 cars Of oats, 20 cars Of bar.
ley and one car of corn.
Corbett Bros. owners of the large
milling plant at Huntsville. are erect
Ing warehouses along the line of the
Dayton-Turner extension.
Business at the Spokane postodlce
for the quarter ending June 80 has
exceeded that Of the same period In
1901 about 26 per cent In all depart.
ments.
The Odd Fellows of Spokane have
selected site on Main avenue. be-
tween Post and Lincoln streets. for the
100000 temple which the order pro.
poses to build.
Red" Kelly notorious smuggler
and six contraband Chinese were cap
tured on the shore Of San Juan island
recently by the customs and revenue
cutter onicers.
The receipts Of the Vancouver post
once for the fiscal year ending July
amount to more than $4,000. which
will probably entitle this city to free
mail delivery.
Articles of Incorporation of the Aus
tralian-American Wooden company
were fled recently. The purpose o.
the company IL to build q wooden mil
in Tacoma.
The keel Of the battleship Nebrasks
was laid in Moran Bros. company
shipyards at Seattle last week. in thu
presence OF an enormous crowd. Gov
ernor Ezra p. Savage of Nebraska and
Governor Mcbride of Washington
drove the first rivet.
The druggists of Washington, OF
July 10. IL and IL. will assemble II
annual convention in Seattle. and from
this meeting will originate the racih.
, Coast Drug association. which will b,
composed OF at least 1000 druggist,
in the states Of the Pacific coast.
Vandals forced open q window II
the First Methodist Episcopal church
In Aberdeen recently. partially de
stroyed the organ, cutting some Of tn,
pipes and demolishing its woodwork
They cut curtains to pieces and de