The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-09
WASHINGTON NEWS.

A site for a public building in Spo-
kane will undoubtedly be purchased by
the government.
Despite the rainy weather at Spo-
kane. Arbor day was observed by all
the public schools.
At close of business at the state
penitentiary last week there were 677,- |
S62 sacks on hand.
Two hundred thousand pounds of
wool, an average of 10 pounds per
sheep, is the estimate for Columbia
county's production.
Professor Lewis B. Alger. now at
Columbia university, New York city
has been elected principal of the state
normal school at Cheney.
At Vancouver Miss Rose Grath, 10
years old, was instantly killed recently
by falling tree. The young woman's
mother was also severely injured.
~ B. Long dropped dead of heart
failure on his ranch six miles east of
Garfield recently. Mr.. Long was GO
years old and came to the Palouse
country from Oregon 40 years ago. He
leaves a wife and several children.
One of the largest sales of farm land
made in Whitman county in many
months was closed last week. in which
James A. Gilbert of Eugene. Ore. pur-
chased 1900 acres of land lying be-
tween Pullman and Palouse. near Ka-
miac butte, for $4,000 cash.
The state board of control has an
p. Westendorf as superintendent of
the reform school and James Watson
as superintendent for defective youth.
Architect w. w. Richie has re-
ceived word from the manufacturers
that the iron, the lack of which is de-
laying the work on the capitol annex,
The president has nominated A. B.
Dorsey for register of the Waterville
land office to succeed L. F. Kellogg
will be shipped from Chicago this
week. 1t is believed that the iron will
/ arrive in time for resuming work on
June I.
: Weeks of torrid weather or scorch
ing winds, two things which rarely
; visit this country, are about the only
{ things which can now cut off a good
Y crop.
Evidence of a plot by convicts tc
escape from the state penitentiary was
unearthed recently when a cache of re
volvers and saws was discovered in tn;
brickyard
The cold and lifeless body of Rober
Patterson, a well known figure a.
!. Uniontown, was found dangling at the
j end of rope last week. 1t was clear
< ly 3 case of suicide.
5 The coroner's jury investigating thu
{ cause of the death of William Gibbons
the desperate, at Almira, recently
/ rendered a verdict that no blame at
u taches to Deputy Sheriff Nickel 70
u killing Gibbons, as the act was strictl
u in the line of his official duty, land b
t. is by us fully exonerated" No trac
IN has been found of Wild, who escape
with handouts.
The report of State Dairy and Foo
Commissioner Mcdonald for tn
~ months of March and April shows
lie number of actions against people dea
he ing in adulterated foods.
he Senator Fosters bill allowing count
ID commissioners in Washington to max
re lieu selections where the state has d.
n clined to assert it's title, has been fl
y vorably reDorted to the senate.
p Samuel Taylor of Yakima City, Will
er eneaged in cleaning out an old celia
n at his place recently unearthed a SUI
h" of money, said to be $4,000. The none
re- is said to have been placed there &c
safe keeping by Thomas Jefferso
Cummings. an uncle of Mr.. Taylo
who is now 70 years old and has a poe
at memory.