The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-09-12
WASHINGTON NEWS.

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A movement to incorporate the
town Of Washtuena has been started.
Nearly 400 drummers travel out Of
Spokane for foreign and local houses.
Newton @. Curl. q resident Of Day
ton for the past 30 years. died recent
ly Of dropsy.
The railroads are expecting 10 ship
about rs per cent as much wheat this
year as last.
Compared with 1900. the Spokane
postoffice is doing 80 per cent more
business now than IL did then.
Dayton's handsome new Central
school building was completed and
ready for the opening Of the school
term. September Z.
Rapid progress is being made on
arrangements for the waIla waIla
fruit fair TO be held September 70 TO
October 4. inclusive.
The WaIla walla city council is urg.
Ing citizens TO make a large number
Of Improvements in the way OF paw
ing streets. building new sidewalks,
etc.
There is a shortage Of teachers in
Whitman county. and County Superin-
tendent Mccroskey lis anxious TO hear
from any teachers wanting employ
ment.
II ia well known that corn cannot be
grown in this country as a crop. but
Il is being raised quite extensively as
fodder and is yielding better than
was anticipated.
The rates 20 Spokane and as far
west as Wenatchee have been cut to
$3.50 from ST. Paul. Duluth. Mime
apolis and Superior. From Chicago
the rate here is $3.50.
The Spokane woman's exchange
has taken up the question OF estab-
fishing q rest room in Spokane for the
accommodation OF the farm women
who come TO town from time TO time.
The idea OF diversified farming is
gaining favor and many Of the farm.
ers are raising hogs. cattle and minor
cereals instead OF deyoting all Of their
land and attention TO the raising of
wheat
Tee-Son-Y. an aged Indian woman
doctor Of the Yakima tribe. was found
dead in bed in her hut at Tampico re
Gently. Her head was crushed and she
showed signs Of having been dead for
several days.
According TO the superior court of
Spokane county. the legislature OF 1903
met with no better success In passing
4 state game law than did the legisla.
ture OF 1901. Judge Belt has declared
the last license law unconstitutional
Mrs. A. c. Spalding and Mrs. VIII
Steinman Of Ellensburg were hurt in
a runaway recently. Mrs. Spalding
was not seriously injured. but Mrs
Steinman was badly cut by being
thrown from the rig into q barbed
wire fence.
From the way the Spokane commits
sion men generally are protesting. il
looks as though there was q deter.
mined attempt on the part OF the fruit
growers and ranchers TO bull the mar
ket The trouble is over scarcity that
is reported in almost all lines.
The sale OF the Joseph Conatzer 81.
tate. which will take place At Colfax
the 18th inst. is attracting no litu.
attention. About 400 acres Of land
and over 100 town lets VIII be sold
The land lies adjacent 10 Sunset and
is all desirable grain land.
Patrick Russell. one OF the most
noted and wealthiest ranchers Of the
walla walla valley. has been placed
under $1,000 bonds 70 keep the peace
six months. II is alleged he has gone
home intoxicated at times and has
beaten his wife and abused his chill.
dren.
W. J. Hamilton. the pioneer drug.
gist OF Colfax. who has biz fern on
Union fat. south OF town. has shreshed
his crop OF grain. and reports an aver.
age yield Of Is bushels on 400 acres
OF wheat and SO bushels OF oats. Mr..
Hamilton has abori SCI acres in grain
this year. bat cut a part for hay.
There is about $4,000 on hand
in the national irrigation fund for
Washington. said Senator Addison G.
Foster. while on his Columbia river
trip. The amount is increasing rap
idly. look TO see some Of this sum
expended at an early date in irriga-
ito nenterprises in Eastern Washing.
ton"
Pitched down q distance OF 20 feet
on the rocks by the breaking OF q scat
fold. George Gerrick OF Seattle. sub.
contractor for the American Bridge
company. was killed; Emil larson.
Of Seattle. structural iron worker. was
fatally injured: Carl Williams and Ar.
thur Buhler Of Seattle were seriously
injured in an accident at the Centen.
nial mills at Spokane shortly before
noon Friday. The men were engaged
in building steel elevator tank. 20
feet high. which Is constructed in tiers.
They were engaged in putting on the
Il last tier