The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 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 town
of Davenport has been shipped.
Nearly $4,000 was expended In
buildings in Sprague during 1909.
The wheat crop of Spokane county
in 1902 amounted to 100000 bushels.
There is greater activity in town
property in Palouse than for many
years.
James ]. Hills huge Seattle-O Orien.
tai steamships will be decked with
Washington fir.
Seattle Is now considering a propo-
sition for the establishment Of city
market and dock.
1t Is rumored that an electric rail
way would soon traverse the Big Bend
from north to SOUTH
A man named Accountous (pro
nounced Koontzey) was drowned re-
Gently while attempting to cross the
turbid Walla Walla river in q small
boat.
The dairy and poultry interests OF
the Inland Empire net the producers
5.75O,0O0 per annum.a
$560,000 were expended in Wenat-
chez and immediate vicinity in 1901
for new buildings and other improve
ments.
nvsd oR ir
ford continues on the increase and
there is now some talk Of closing the
schools.
The money order business of the
Spokane postof1ce during 1902 amount.
ed to 1926 orders for total of 50,
S97,2S9.
A conservative estimate Of the value
Of crops in the Yakima valley for 1902
Is placed in round figures at $2,115, 900
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 1908. This course will commence
January IL and close February Q.
The new mayor of Palouse City
says the law will be enforced. and sa
looms must close doors on Sunday and
gamblers must close up their unlaw-
full business.
There were 13,94S,422 bushels of
wheat exported from Puget Sound
during the year 1902. Flour exports
amounted to 1,506,898 barrels Of a
valuation of $4,412,665.
An association capitalized at $685.
900 with $4,000 subscribed will be or.
ganized this week with the object OF
selecting a permanent county fair site
for the Walla Walla valley.
The Northern Pacific has increased
its passenger rate between Tacoma
and Seattle, and tickets are now sold
between the two cities for $1.25 one
way, instead of 85 cents, as formerly
Near Waitsburg, Marion McCubbins
was found dead in his barn recently
with his throat cut and the razor with
which it was done on the floor close
beside him. 1t was apparently case
Of suicide.
The body of Frank Brockman was
found recently lying on the floor in his
room in the county poorhouse near
Dayton. A half emptied bottle Of lau-
danum nearby told the tale of suicide.
The Guarantee Savings bank Of
Plymouth, N. H., have bought 1899
acres of choice wheat land six miles
north Of Garfield. for which it pays
$31, 400. This land was purchased
by Mr.. J. q Brown recently.
There is another scheme on foot to
develop land in the vicinity of Priest
Rapids, on the Columbia river. Pre-
liminary to this j. G. Lloyd Of Ellens-
burg and ]. A. McKerlie of Priest Rap
ids have filed with the county auditor
papers appropriating 35 feet of water
per second out of the Columbia river,
near Priest Rapids.