Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-02
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

oomnIeted in the Krupp territory.
nlUTs .oe new lumber mills for Spo-
Ia employing 1900 men, is reported.
Aa The proposal to incorporate Wilson
- carried by a vote of forty to
three. ,.n-., =.
~ ,s now alive with wild flowers,
s' "a the variety is startling.
An INC contract for the work on the sd
-structure of the new Catholic
psarcb at Spokane has been let.
'D nnllman has a population of 1907,
!. ogainst 1908 in 1900, an increase of
I, "a or about 35 per cent in two years.
~ Two new powerful locomotives have
..an received at the Northern Pacific
ards at Spokane for use on the Idaho
division.
Tho Potlatch Lumber company's
a,iye of 100000 feet of logs has
Saacbed Palouse and is doomed above
/ the dam.
The most startling feature of opera
.,ons nm the Spokane market is hay,
sbich is bringing all the way from $40
1 20 SIS a ton.
Comfy Commissioner Dean states
there will be no assessment on mort
cages in Spokane county during the
present year.
harrington, Oakesdale, Elberton,
Albion and Garfield show substantial
Increases in population and wealth by
recent assessment.
North Yakima is confronted with the
lack of school facilities. There are
INV about 400 more pupils enrolled
than there is room for.
The Pacific National League will
amen the baseball season in Spokane
On May 5. Games will be played every
day but Monday for six weeks.
/ President S. B. l.. Penrose of Whit
man college will deliver the '03 CON-
mencement address Wednesday even
ng, June II, at the Cheney Normal.
County Fruit Inspector Orlando
] Beck of North Yakima has commenced
/ crusade against the nursery COM
I panies shipping affected fruit trees.
4 Alfred ]. Symes, serving a sentence
I Of IS years for the killing of Louis
B COnlee in Adams county in 1896, has
n been released from the penitentiary on
Il nrole.
Colonel E. S. Godfrey has named
b Lieutenant Coleman of Fort Walla
b Walla to be a personal aide to Roose-
! welt during the presidents stay in
l Walla Walla
The directors of the Interstate Fair
& association have gone actively at work
to raise subscription of $4,000.
F which il. $4,000 more than was used
two years ago.
Y Maj. Kraft, a German farm hand,
/ committed suicide by hanging himself
4 to the knob of the front door of a
davenport doctors office recently. The
man was suffering from a chronic dis
ease
y The territory over which the one
fare rate to Spokane for the Roosevelt
reception rules has been extended on
me Northern Pacific to include people
s. rom Pasco, Wash, to the west to
thompson Falls, Mont to the east.
T. A. Winter and Samuel Douglas
lave made application to the North
port city council for 80 year fran
Hchise to put in an electric system for
light power and fuel. The power is
be generated at Kettle Falls, on, the
columbia river.
1t is thought the Bellingham Bay
oad Is far more anxious to make
apld progress than was expected. II
HNe construction of the road is COM
Eaenced from Spokane, as it already
aas been commenced from the west
sao, there can be no other conclusion
uan that it will push its line rapidly
hscross the state.
Inc body of r. A. Robertson, mar
0e cutter, was found floating in an
suuy at the mouth of the South Pa
ouSe river in North Colfax recently.
Inc man had evidently been drowned
wo or three weeks ago. No marks
Violence We're found on the body.
as wife lives in La Grange, Ind. His
aher resides in Tacoma.
f. Hickman of Colfax last week
s0u hye fat steers for $375.80, or ST.
~ mead The animals had been con-
aV'ed last winter at $4.75 per 100
FUNDS the highest price of the sea-
~ carload of hogs was also
pped from Colfax to Seattle. The
qers paid the farmers $7.15 per 100
'uuus' the highest price in 10 years.
necently Rev. Spaulding of Seattle
H.. a contractor George Mckenzie $500
W uaa been loaned the preacher by
asnzles bookkeeper, Angus Blu
uan' who is out on bonds at Ever