The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

There is soon to be a public library
at Ritzville.
Kennewick will probably be incor-
porated in the spring.
The electric light plant for the FOWL
of Davenport has been shipped.
Nearly $131 900 was expended in
buildings in Sprague during 1902.
The wheat crop of Spokane county |
in 1902 amounted to 1000 bushels
There is greater activity in town
property in Palouse than for many
years.
James ]. Hills huge Seattle-Orien-
tai steamships will be decked with
Washington fir.
Seattle is now considering propo-
sition for the establishment of a city
market and dock.
1t is rumored that an electric rail
way would soon traverse the Big Bend
from north to south.
The dairy and poultry interests OF
the Inland Empire net the producers
$5,75O,O00 per annum.
$500 900 were expended in Wenat-
chez and immediate vicinity in 1902
for new buildings and other improve
ments.
The epidemic of measles in Rock
ford continues on the increase and
there is now some talk of closing the
schools.
The money order business of the
Spokane postoffice during 1902 amount
ed to 1926 orders for total of SO,
S97,2S9.
A conservative estimate of the value
of crops in the Yakima valley for 1907
is placed in round figures at $2,115,OOO
up to date.
An important meeting of the Eastern
Washington Live Stock Breeders as
sociation is called for Moscow, Idaho,
January 20 and 80.
One day each month is to be set
apart for athletic sports at Fort
Wright and other army posts in the
department of the Columbia.
According to the meteorological rec
ord kept by Weather Observer H. b
Scudder, the rainfall in the Yakima
valley is gradually increasing.
A few weeks course in Horticulture
is offered by the Agricultural College
in 1903. This course will commence
January II and close February 8.
A man named AccOuntous (pro
nounced Koontzey) was drowned re
Gently while attempting to cross the
turbid Walla Walla river in small
boat.
The new mayor of Palouse City
saws the law will be enforced, and sa
looms must close doors on Sunday anC
gamblers must close up their unlaw
full business.
There were 19,94S,422 bushels o
wheat exported from Puget Soun(
during the year 1902. Flour export
amounted to 1,5O6,S9S barrels of
valuation of $4,412,665.
An association capitalized at $40
600 with $4,000 subscribed will be OF
ganized this week with the object o
selecting a permanent county fair SIT
for the Walla Walla valley.
The Northern Pacific has Increase
its passenger rate between Tacom
and Seattle, and tickets are now sol
between the two cities for $125 on
way. instead of S5 cents, as formerly
The body of Frank Brockman wa
found recently lying on the floor in HI
room in the county poorhouse nea
DAYTON. A half emptied bottle OF lal
danum nearby told the tale OF suicide
Near Waitsburg, Marion McCubbin
was found dead in his barn recent
with his throat cut and the razor wit
which it was done on the floor clos
beside him. 1t was apparently cas-
of suicide.
The Guarantee Savings bank
Plymouth. N. H.. have bought 12S
acres of choice wheat land six mile
north of Garfield, for which it pay
s31.4OO. This land was purchase
nv Mr.. 7. e. Brown recently.
There is another scheme on foot
develop land in the vicinity of Prizes
Rapids, on the Columbia river. Pr
liminary to this ]. G. Lloyd of Ellen
burg and ]. A. McKerlie of Priest Ra
2 ids have filed with the county audit'
papers appropriating S5 feet of wat'
per second out of the Columbia rive
near Priest Rapids.