Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-22
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

kennewick is to Rave new passen-
ger depot costing $4,000.
The ferry across the Columbia at
Northport has gone out.
A scheme is on foot to annex por-
ton of Stevens county to Spokane
county.
Congressman w. l.. Jones will de-
liver the Memorial day Grafton at Col
dendale, Wash.
Frank Harrison, aged 25 years, fell
from the Northern Pacific bunkers re-
Gently in Whatcom and was killed.
w. A. c. administered the second
defeat to Whitman college recently in
a track meet by score of 70 to AZ.
John w. Ellis, who was on trial for
tHo days in Ellensburg on the charge
of murder for shooting and killing j..
D. Stanley, was acquitted by the jury
Tacoma authorities will not permit
any avowed anarchists to remain at
large during the presidents stay in
Tacoma.
John Reynolds, who shot and killed
William McNally at Wellington, up in
the Cascade mountains, some months
ago, has been sentenced to be hanged.
The battleship Wisconsin has sailed
from Bremerton, Wash. for the Asiat-
ic station. The Wisconsin will go to
Honolulu and then proceed to Yoko-
hama.
Seattle has. given up the fight to de-
feat TacoHas plans for the presidents
entertainment, as result of a con-
ference between representatives of the
two cities.
Mrs. j. L. Kline, wife of the town
marshall of Medical Lake, committed
suicide recently by taking morphine
and strychnine. Insanity is believed
to have been the cause of the woman's
act.
Father Patrelli, one of the foremost
students of the Capranica college, has
been appointed seer etary of the apos.
tolic delegation of Washington, to sue
coed Mgr. Rocker, appointed bishop Of
Jaro, Philippines.
julius P. Berkins, aged 25, was in
stantly killed recently, the contents of
rife tearing off the whole top of his
head. 1t is certain that Perkins killed
himself while in Respondent mood.
Young Perkins came from Iowa.
Thomas McManor killed Mike Ro-
mano, an Italian, in a drunken quarrel
which occurred four mics from What
com. Tho men fought desperate duel
with knives, McManor stabbing his op-
f0 ho heyor 10 fp fv, tot
The office Of P. A. Getz representa-
tive of the Black Canal proposition, has
been thronged with land owners eager
to subscribe land for irrigation. Over
10000 acres have already been pledged.
The committee feels satisfied that the
building of the canal is now assured.
One hundred and forty thousand
acres is the extent of the irrigation
project now being, swung by Seattle
capitalists. This means that much
more territory than at first supposed
will be covered by the ditch, which
will take in several of the fine lying
sand townships of southern Franklin.
The funeral of Henry Berg and
Charles August Berg, the victims of
the terrible tragedy in which the for
mer killed his foster son and then COM
mitted suicide, took place last Satur-
day afternoon at North Yakima. The
remains were buried at Tahoma Gem
etery at this place. Both collins were
placed in one grave.
Gilbert Farr, night clerk at the Ia
coma hotel, was instantly killed and
four persons slightly injured in an ac-
cident on the Point Defiance streetcar
line about 6 O'Clock Sunday evening.
The car was heavily loaded with peo-
pie who were returning from the park.
1t is believed the accident was caused
by a broken axle or large rock on
the track.