The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-23

completed, all of central Alaska to
daily communication throughout the
year. 1t is being built at the rate of
125 miles a year.
The consolidation of the Methow
Valley bank and the Commercial bank
of Conconully is announced.
The hop growers of the Yakima val
ley were surprised when it was an
nounced that the yield for 1903 would
reach at least $4,000 bales.
The disagreement between masters
and men in the Tacoma building trades
continues.
The Northwestern Home Finding
association has turned down an offer
of large bonus for the establishment
of it's industrial school at Walla Walla
and will continue on its present plans
for the establishment of the institution
near Hillyard.
Carpenters of Spokane are earning
nearly $4,000 every week day, accord
ing to officials of their organization.
AS the metropolis of one of the finest
farming regions in the United States,
Spokane has come to be one of the
most important distributing centers
for the sale of agricultural implements.
DR.. Sinclair, dominion quarantine Of
ficer at Northport, says information
has reached him that black smallpox is
epidemic among the Indians of Ste
vens county in the vicinity of Che
welah.
A so foot addition is to be made to
the Northern Pacific deport at Pa
louise.
The Knapp irrigation canal, near
Entiat, has been declared open and is
now ready to serve water to the farm
ers holding lands under it. The ditch
waters 1900 acres of land.
Sentence of % years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary was imposed by
Judge Bell at Seattle upon Frank Van
Waters, the dentist, convicted of Grim
inally assaulting a child of years OF
age.
Whitman college walked away with
Spokane high school by a score of %
to Saturday afternoon on a field
"HOiO NiOuuS VI uuSI uduS pldylus
disagreeable.
On the road between Chelan anC
Pateros and about eight miles from
the former town, is natural ice cave
in which ice is to be had any month il
the year.
Walla Walla fair opened Monday
Superior Judge Brents made the open
ing speech.
On account of the unsettled condi
tions in the eastern building trade tn
output of the mills in the Inland En-
pire is falling off considerably.
The farmers institute, held at SpC
kane this week under the auspices O
, the state agricultural college at Pull
man was a very successful affair
The streets of Palouse are agai
= lighted by electricity.
: A sale of a Whitman county farI
, for $50 per acre has been made by !
c. Irvine of Pennington to a ma
n from Pendleton, Ore. Mr.. Irvine sol
200 acres lying on the state line nea
, Pennington for $4,000. The farm
). well improved, with good building
+ and has five acres in orchard.
\ A daring holdup took place in II
o coma about o'clock Sunday evening
n The victims were Mr.. and Mrs. Week
of 905 South J. street. They wer
: stopped on the street by a maske
man, who, with a drawn revolver, con
+ PEELED Mr.. Weeks to part with h
G pocketbook containing $22. The 70
v berry occurred Immediately in front
the brilliantly lighted Jewish syn
4 gogue.
e George Turner, a native of Nov
Scotia, aged 20 years, was killed |
n a premature explosion of dynamite r
c recently. He was employed in diggir
Il a canal on the Honeyfenger plac
q about Is miles southwest of Spragl
and was tamping some dynamite in
n hole he had just drilled, when son
c way the explosive was discharged.
n The Ritzville business men hay
% united and organized a chamber
+ commerce.
n MNMThMA IrEMo