The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-11-20
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection of interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges-Cuhings
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
Numerous Accidents and Personal
Happenings Occur.
WASHING ION TENS.

has completed its permanent organlza-
ton.
The new union depot for Seattle is
to be much larger than was first plan
ned.
1t is estimated that $4,000 sheep will
be wintered in Columbia county this
winter.
The Spokane Traction company start
ed the operation of it's new street car
system.
The present cold weather has start
ed wild geese on their annual pilgrim
age southwark.
Will and Charles Grove were drown
ed in the Hanaford river, about four
miles from Centralia recently.
The directors Of the Yakima school
board has passed a resolution against
dramatic entertainments in the high
school.
The Spokane Brewing & Mating
company has decided to enlarge its
plants from a yearly capacity of u.s.
600 to 100000.
A young mems club has been or
ganized at Davenport, and a reading
room, library and gymnasium have
been fitted up.
Senator Foster and Congressman
Jones have been promised by the sec
rotary of the treasury that Spokane
would be made a SUPPORT.
Probably never in the history of the
coot;Op oro,,n1 C+orb,,oIy boun bnrcn
and cattle thieves operated as extern
sively and so cunningly as at present.
President Bryan of the agricultural
college left for Washington to attend
the convention November II of the
presidents of the agricultural colleges
of the several states.
For the second time this season the
eleven from Blair's college, Spokane,
met defeat at the hands of the Cheney
state normal team. The former score
was % to 0; last score IL to 0:
A call for the next meeting of the
State Federation of Labor has been is
sued by President William Blackman
naming January IL as the date and
Spokane the place of meeting.
The funeral of the late Ed S. Ham
ilton was held Sunday afternoon. Fol
lowing the service the body laid il
state and later in the week was in
TERED at the Tacoma cemetery.
The homeseekers' rates which were
to have been discontinued November
30, will be continued all winter anC
through the spring, including the frs
and third Tuesdays of April, 1904.
In the hardest fought gridiron battle
witnessed in the state of Washington
for years, the University of Washing
ton Saturday afternoon defeated thu
University of Oregon by a score Of
to 5.
Governor Mcbride, Secretary o
State Nichols, auditor Atkinson and {
number of the employees of the stat
offices attended the funeral of Stat
Senator E. S. Hamilton in Tacomi
Sunday.
Guilty as charged" is the verdic
brought in by the jury at Davenport Il
the trial of Cyrus Victor for the mul
der of Charles Thennis at Govar
Wash, April 8. The charge was muI
der in the first degree.
]. d. Patton and d. c. Armstrong
farmers living near Aberdeen, recent
ly quarreled and Armstrong shot Pal
ton in the stomach, inficting injurie
which will prove fatal. The men ha
been on unfrlendly terms for som
time.
While out hunting Sunday ]. +
Stephenson Of Preston was taken 70
deer moving in the brush and wa
accidentally shot in the head by hi
brother, d. J. Stephenson. The il
jured man has a slim chance for II
covery.
The report made by Major Genera
Samuel w. Miller, the officer detaile
by the war department to inspect tn
last encampment Of the national guar
of this state, is very creditable to tn
organization. Major Miller recon
mends that the guard be supplied wit
500 additional 80 caliber rifles.
DR.. w. ]. Howells, superintendent {
the state insane asylum at Medici
Lake, is entirely exonerated of tn
charges of assault and battery whic
have been pending against him, an
Judge Richardson has signed an ord'
dismissing the appeal to the superiC
court and reversing the decision of II
jury in the Medical Lake justice cour
Y Representative Jones has introduce
bill providing for the division of IL
state of Washington into two judici
districts, to be known as eastern ar
/ western, the dividing line being Il
| Cascade mountains. Courts are to S