The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-07-17
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WASHINGTON NEWS,

nv oPonono County pOOTnOuSo.
Haying has commenced in the val
ley along the Occur d'Alene river.
A collection Of Alaskan wild animals
Will form a part of the Washington
exhibit at the st. Louis exposition.
Merchandise slot machines continue
TO run in Spokane, although this is
practically the only city or town in
the state where they are running.
The Spokane Interstate fair manage
ment will offer many prizes for ex-
ribits in the horse and cattle depart
ments and the showing this fall prom
ises to be better than ever.
If the management Of the fruit Sec
ton OF the Spokane Interstate fair, to
be held October 5-13, carries out its
plans the display of northwestern fruit
will excel that of any similar exhibi-
ton.
The total receipts of the Spokane
postoffice for the fiscal year ending
June 30 last amounted to $137,255, as
against $113,331 for the preceding fis-
cal year. This is a gain of 21.1 per
cent.
Application for the requisition of e.
7. Oglesby by the governor of Missis-
sippi was honored by Governor Nc
Bride. Oglesby is negro and is un-
der arrest at Everett. He is wanted
for murder.
Miss Phillip Smith, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Smith of Col.
Vile, committed suicide recently by
taking strychnine. Miss Smith was
19 years Of age. No reason is known
for her rash act.
The Odd Fellows of Tacoma have
formed temple association with a
capital stock Of $4,000 and purchased
three story block on Pacific avenue,
which will be deliberately fitted up for
the use Of the order.
John w. Arrasmith has been reap
pointed state grain inspector by Gov
ernor Mcbride. David Anderson Of
Rosalia and William H. Reed Of Ia
coma were reappointed as members of
the state grain commission.
David H. Shaw, ST., coroner of Whit
man county, pioneer of the Pacific
coast and the Oldest Mason in Wash
ington, died Sunday morning, aged n
years and 9 months. His death was
due to old age and kidney disease.
With bullet hole in the side of his
head the body of we'll dressed man
was found recently near the tracks,
about four miles from Auburn. That
a murder was committed there can be
no doubt. The victim was about so
years of age.
A corps of government engineers
have begun work on the road in the
forest reserve on Mount Tacoma from
Longtime springs to Paradise valley,
under the direction of Engineer Rick
seeker. Congress has appropriated
$40 900 to build the road.
Buyers have come in from different
parts of the country lately and are
trying to secure contracts with the
farmers of Yakima valley for potatoes
at SIS ton. Alfalfa hay is now SELL
ing at $7.25 ton, higher price than
was ever before paid at this season of |
the year.
A spruce log 40 feet long, measuring
nine feet in diameter at the top and
Ia feet at the butt and scaling 81, 900
feet, was towed into Tacoma recently,
with trail of logs, for the box fac
tory. The log was cut on the Skagit |
liver and is pronounced the largest
log ever fioated on Puget sound.
The greatest exhibition of baseball
ever seen in Tacoma was played last
Saturday between Spokane and Ia
coma. 1t was a royal pitchers battle
between Loucks and Dammann, with
1onors evenly divided. It lasted 16 in
1ings and was called on account of
darkness. Score to 8.
General Frederick Funston, COM
the department of the Co.
umbia, has issued an order for a COM
oetitive rifle range meet to be held at
Fort Wright at Spokane from August
to 8. There will be present COM
'etitors from every company now sta
Toned in the department, who shall be
chosen at preliminary competitive
hoots.
Two hundred and twenty-five thou
'and two hundred and eighty-four
lcres of land were taken up by home
tead and desert entry during the fis-
al year just ended in the Walla Walla
and Office district which comprises all
# Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield,
Asotin and Franklin counties, the bulk
# Whitman county, about half of Ad-
ms and Klickitat and a fraction of
Yakima.
A serious wreck, devoid of fatalities,
tut accompanied by great damage to
he engine and cars, occurred at Ed
nonds, near Everett, on the coast line