Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-02
WASHINGTON NEWS.

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lights soon.
There were I'VE deaths from chol
era infantum near Colfax recently.
Monday morning the state fair al
Yakima was opened to the public.
Congressman Will E. Humphrey oil
Seattle and Miss Helen Jackson were
married recently.
Tho federal court, Judge Hanford
presiding, commenced its fall term al
Spokane Tuesday morning.
The attendance at the Washington
Agricultural college is larger than al
the close Of the first week Of any pre-
vious year. About 400 students are
enrolled.
Major General H. c. Corbin Of the
regular army visited Fort Lawton
near Seattle, in the course of his in
spection of construction work at west
ern army posts.
A burial fund for the Spokane police
force. to be used In defraying the fu
neral expenses Of policemen who dit
In poor circumstances, will be raised
by the members of the force.
Threshing is about completed In
the Thornton neighborhood. The yielt
is much smaller than in former years
No wheat sales are being made
Farmers are holding for better prices
About $4,000 bushels Of wheat
have been stored in warehouses up to
date. Only about half this amount is
sold.
Harvest is over and the great bulk
Of grain has reached the warehouses
along the lines of railroad. Farmers
are waiting for advance prices before
selling.
The attorney general has rendered
an opinion to the effect that there is
no law permitting the admission OF
non-residents of the state to the, state
insane asylums by the payment for
their care and treatment.
Joe Davis, the street car robber who
held up street car In Tacoma on the
night of the Fourth of July and upon
whom watch was found that was
taken from a man in street car hold
up at Portland, has been sentence. ~
Judge Smell to IA years in the peni-
tentiary.
Not in many years has there been
so large an acreage of excellent sum-
mer fallow In Walla Walla county
ready for the seeder and harrow as
at present. On every hillside can be
seen large tracts Of land with scarce
ly a weed in sight and the surface
resembles q garden in spring time.
The one time sensational case of
Lewis Levy, a representative from
King county, against the Metropoli-
tan Press Qncorporated). the State
Printing company, the Pioneer Print.
Ing & Binding company and others
for $4,000 damages for alleged libel,
has been dismissed by Judge Smell at
the cost Of the plaintiff. the latter be-
ing in default
The wood supply of the Blue noun.
tain district, and especially for the
sections including Walla Walla, Pen
oleton, La Grande and the country ly-I
ing west Of Pendleton, has been cor
nered by Eugene Tausick. Although
Mr.. Tausick will give out no informa-
ton Of his scheme, it is reported that
he has purchased in the neighborhood
Of $4,000 cords.
One of the most destructive fires in
the history Of Garfield took place re-
Gently when the big implement and
carriage house at the corner Of Main
and First streets, owned by Farms
worth & Foster, and the Mechanics
Hotel, q few feet distant on Main
street, owned by John Drew and &C.
cupied by Charles Grant, burned to
the ground with their contents.
John Patton Of Spokane was
rushed" by pickpockets and robbed
of $460. The men crowded around
Patton in store and were apparent
~ examining some goods. Two Of
them were on one side Of him and one
on the other. They finally said ,uey
didn't want to buy, and left the store
Mr.. Patton walked out of the store.
and Just as he went out of the door
he felt for his money and founu it
was gone.
Clifford Pinchot. chief Of the bureau
of forestry of the agricultural depart
ment, has notified Senator Foster
from Ogden, Utah. that 1t will be lin.
pt ssible for him to spend more than
a couple Of days in Washington in
connection with his investigation Of
the forest reserve question and ques
lions appertaining to forest reserve
eA. ensions ami elimina'lors He may
be in Tacoma October 8 and 4.
The hop growers Of North Yakima
valley are apparently in a posi.ion to
dictate terms. Since the first Of the
week the price Of the 1908 crop has
jumped cents. Twenty-seven cents
was offered, but no sales have taken
place. 1t is understood the growers
will let go at 80 cents. and 1t is con
fidently expected that this figure will
be paid in few days. The crop this
year will be at least 1880 bales
which will bring $750,O00 into the
hands of the Yakima growers when
they are disposed Of.
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