Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-17
WASHINGTON NEWS,

Will form a part of the Washington
exhibit at the st. Louis exposition.
Merchandise slot machines continue
10 run in Spokane, although this is
practically the only city or town in
the state where they are running.
The Spokane Interstate fair manage
ment will offer many prizes for ex
rlblts in the horse and cattle depart.
ments and the showing this fall prom.
ises to be better than ever.
If the management of the fruit sec.
ton of the Spokane Interstate fair to
be held October 5-13, carries out its
plans the display of northwestern fruit
Will excel that of any similar exhibi.
ton.
The total receipts of the Spokane
postofiice for the fiscal year ending
June 30 last amounted to $137,255, as
against $113,331 for the preceding ifs.
cal year. This is gain of 21.1 per
cent.
Application for the requisition of E.
T. Oglesby by the governor of Missis.
sippi was honored by Governor Nc.
Bride. Oglesby is a negro and is I'm.
der arrest at Everett. He is wanted
for murder.
Miss Philip Smith, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Smith of Col.
Vile, committed suicide recently by
taking strychnine. Miss Smith was
10 years of age. No reason is known
for her rash act.
The Odd Fellows Of Tacoma have
formed temple association with a
capital stock of $4,000 and purchased
three story block on Pacific avenue,
which will be deliberately fitted up for
the use of the order.
John w. Arrasmith has been reap
pointed state grain inspector by Gov
ernor Mcbride. David Anderson Of
Rosalia and William H. Reed of Ia
coma were reappointed as members of
the state grain commission.
David H. Shaw, Sr., coroner Of Whit
man county, a pioneer of the Pacific
coast and the Oldest Mason in Wash
ington, died Sunday morning, aged n
years and 9 months. His death was
due to old age and kidney disease.
With bullet hole in the side of his
head the body Of well dressed man
was found recently near the tracks,
about four miles from Auburn. That
murder was committed there can be
no doubt. The victim was about so
years of age.
A corps of government engineers
have begun work on the road in the
forest reserve on Mount Tacoma from
Longmire springs to Paradise valley,
under the direction of Engineer Rick
seeker. Congress has appropriated
100000 to build the road
Buyers have come in from different
parts of the country lately and are
trying to secure contracts with the
farmers of Yakima valley for potatoes
at SIS ton. Alfalfa hay is now sell
ing at $7.25 ton, higher price than
was ever before paid at this season Of
the year.
A spruce log 40 feet long, measuring
nine feet in diameter at the top and
IA feet at the butt and scaling $1,000
feet, was towed into Tacoma recently,
with trail Of logs, for the box fac
tory. The log was cut on the Skagit
river and is pronounced the largest
log ever foated on Puget sound.
The greatest exhibition Of baseball
ever seen in Tacoma was played last
Saturday between Spokane and Ia
coma. 1t was royal pitchers battle
between Loucks and Dammann, with
honors evenly divided. 1t lasted 16 in
nings and was called on account Of
darkness. Score to 8.
General Frederick Funston, com
handing the department Of the Co
lumbia, has issued an order for com
petitive rifle range meet to be held at
Fort Wright at Spokane from August
8 to 8. There will be present com.
petitors from every company now sta
toned in the department, who shall be
chosen at preliminary competitive
shoots.
Two hundred and twenty-five thou
sand two hundred and eighty-four
acres of land were taken up by home.
stead and desert entry during the fis-
cal year just ended in the Walla Walla
land office district, which comprises all
of Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield,
Asotin and Franklin counties, the bulk
of Whitman county, about half of Ad-
ans and Klickitat and fraction OF
Yakima.
A serious wreck, devoid of fatalities,
but accompanied by great damage to
the engine and cars, occurred at Ed