The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-06-12
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

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1t Is expected Spokane county will
have magnificent exhibit at the st.
Louis fair. H.
The plans. Of the Cascade Lumber
company at North Yakima is to double
the mills size. s2As
The German agriculturists from the
fatherland practically cut Spokane out
Of their itinerary.
The New York market is opening up
to Inland Empire shingles on account
Of the high grade of the cedar.
Thurston Lounty Sheriff J. T. Mills
is said to have the appointment to
take charge Of the state reform school.
The May record of the police is a
record of the largest number Of arrests
on state charges in the history Of Spo-
kane. ~
The body Of James Mccormick was
found recently, having smothered in
a lumber car on the way from Milan
TO Spokane.
A business mems association to pro-
mote the interests of the town and
surrounding country has been organ
lied in Oakesdale.
James Montgomery, s25 years Of age.
was robbed. murdered and his body
was placed on the interurban street
car track near Auburn recently. =
A Northern Pacific section hand was
drowned in the Yakima river recently
about four miles below Ellensburg.
The body has not yet been recovered.
Palouse farmers are jubilant over
better crop conditions. The, warm
weather, with plenty of moisture in the
ground, has given wheat a good start.
The depostitors of the defunct Scan
diAavian American bank at Whatcom
have voted to prosecute embezzlement
charges against the former assistant
cashier, j. S. Stangroom.
Brigadier General Fred Funston, in
command OF the department of the Co
lumbia, visited Spokane recently and
made thorough inspection of all gov
eminent properties at the,for
Mrs. Robert Scatter, wife of prom
inent furniture dealer in Seattle, was
attacked, chloroformed and robbed re-
Gently of about $1,000 in hek APARTMENTS
in the day time BY two u4nCMn men.
The citizens Of BremertM have tax
en- the final step toward 4sSoIpIiance
with the demands Of the 4evy depart
ment The town councils has passed
an ordinance summaffk fevoRing the
license of every saloon in the place.
Lying in q clump of bushes On the
side hill at Meadow point near Seattle
the badly sdecomposed body. Of an I'm.
known man was found recently. In
the right. side of the. head was a,bullet
hole, but mo revolver could be found
Bert -Padgett and two young mer
named. Ibsin were arrested recently al
Latah; Charged with horse stealing. II
il claimed they are members of gang
of horse thieves which has been oper
ating in that section for over a year.
Z. Laying the cornerstone of the 800,
000Roman Catholic church BIT Spokane
win occur Sunday. Junesss at 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon, providing the date
does not interfere with, the plans Of
Bishop Edward O'Dea, who is to de
liver the address.
The executive committee in charge
Of the Spokane millworkers' strike de
clares that a general sympathetic
strike of all the building trades in Spo
kane will be called unless the dimcul
ties Of the millworkers and the mill
owners are not soon settled.
~ The city. .!of Spokane has acceptet
Andrew Carnegie's offer of $4,000 TO
a public library, and the resolution
which was unanimously adopted by tn
city council thanked Mr.. Carnegie TO
the gift and accepted his terms, there
by agreeing to raise annually $500 10
the maintenance of the library and ais
to provide the necessary site.
On and after Thursday not a publ
gambling house will be open in Spc
kane. The new gambling law, whic
makes it felony punishable by In
prisonment in the penitentiary TO
from one to three years, to conduc
any gambling game in the state
Washington, goes into effect nez
Wednesday night at midnight.
OF the colossal sum which forge
Howard Kressly of Spokane lost du
ing his criminal operations OF the pas
six months. he declares that thousand
of dollars went to money loaners, VIII
advanced him funds with which to col
tinue his speculatipns. His losses al
now calculated at from $4,000
$4,000.
Killed by Lightning.
Brooklyn, Ill.,, June 11.-During
Z storm Corsica academy WAS struck