Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-27
THREE NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges-cul,ings
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
Numerous Accidents and Personal
Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

The wheat market is at a stand
still.
Thanksgiving day was celebrated in
Moscow with barbecue.
The new Wenatchee high school
building has been completed.
The jury found James Schuck Of
Creston guilty Of horse stealing.
About IS per cent of the barley in
Columbia county has been sold this
fall.
The master plumbers and the union
Of Spokane are preparing for a long
fight.
A company is preparing to put in
an electric lighting plant at Newport,
Stevens county.
At the penitentiary special dinner
was served to convicts and the day
was observed fittingly.
A sick dog ambulance is the latest
feature of the equipment of the Spo-
kane Humane society.
w. A. G. "a. University of Montana
0, is the result Of the football game
ld5L ohluTudy at ullMdA.
The Potlatch Lumber company has
at last resumed operations in it's log
ging camps around Palouse.
The carpenters union Of Spokane
has withdrawn its delegates from the
Central Labor organization.
| Harry v. Cross was almost disem-
boweled in a runaway at Seattle re-
Gently, and died in = hospital several
hours later.
The Lake Chelan Navigation com.
pany. with capital stock Of $4,000. ID
the name Of a new corporation launch.
ed at Chelan.
At Ellensburg the 10 year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Quiet acciden.
tally shot himself in the mouth with a
% calibre rifle recently.
No finer church can be found In the
United States north Of San Francisco
or west Of St. Paul than the new Cath.
olic church at Spokane.
The farmers and business men OF
Waitsburg have organized horticul'
tural society and will try to arrange
for securing a produce house.
David Higgins, pioneer, who came
to Seattle from California in 1876 and
established the Daily Intelligencer,
died recently, aged rs years.
One of the largest charitable insti-
tutions in Spokane county is the coun-
ty poor farm at Spangle. 1t is more
of a hospital for the needy and indi-
gent.
Near Ellensburg the weather has
moderated to such an extent as to
permit the work on the Cascade canal
to be resumed, and good progress is
being made.
Mildred Fuller Wallace, daughter OF
Hugh C. Wallace and granddaughter
of Chief Justice Fuller, died recently
in Tacoma, after a three days serious
sickness.
Owing to bad health General T. R.
Tannant some time ago rendered his
resignation as president of the Inland
Empire Horticultural and Horticultural
association.
The dwelling Of ]. G. Heathman,
about nine miles north of Hartline,
was destroyed by fire recently. Loss
about $4,000; insurance, $4,000. 1t is
NOT known how the fire started.
Daniel e. Durie, widely known In
Seattle. of which city he was for q
long time a resident. died in Tacoma
Sunday afternoon. He was visiting
friends at 1886 D street. where his
death occurred.
General Manager Thomas Cooper OF
the Northern Pacific railway, has au-
thorized the announcement that new
hospital for the benefit of Pacific
coast employees Of the company will be
built in Tacoma at cost of 100000.
A home at Spokane for consumptives
is planned by Dean Robert Perine OF
All Saints Episcopal cathedral. who
.xpects to make it similar to the ia
nous "home" at Denver. which is
known all over the United States.
Ex-senator and Mrs. George Turner
we're extended most cordial welcome
home by their friends and neighbors
at spokane Saturday night, In honor
of their return from London. where
Judge Turner served as a member OF
the Alaska boundary commission.