The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-02-12
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

WASHINGTON ITEMS.
The Prosser Falls Land & Irrigation
company's ordinance for an electric
lighnt franchise passed the council.
The Northern Pacific railway has
assumed active operation of the WASH
ington & Oregon and Portland, and
Vancouver g. Yacolt lines, acquired
some time ago.
A forfeit Of $1,000 has been raised
by the promoters Of the Boise baseball
club and forwarded to President Lucas
Of the Pacific National league, with an
application for franchise. 1t is UNI
derstood by those behind the movement
that the franchise will be forthcoming
directly the forfeit is received.
A hop contract for 20 cents a pound
for the 1904 crop has been made at
North Yakima by Joe MeNeff for Uhl-
man Bros. If New York with s. Hunt
ington. The contract calls for 10000
pounds. This Is the first contract
made at 20 cents this year.
The Washington State Stock grow
ers' association was recently perman,
entity organized at Walla Walla.
Hayden lake may be connected with
Spokane by trolley. 1t is reported
that the Occur d'Alene 4 Spokane
railway has in contemplation an exI
tension of its electric line to Hayden
lake. up the Hoodoo valley to the tim
Der districts near Athol and Spirit
lake, and then on to Albani falls ani
Newport.
A Spokanite has bought 884O acre
Of farm lands near Bickleton, Klickita
county, for $50, 900 as an investment
Mrs. Guy Defender Of Colfax hal
received word from Toronto, Ontario
stating that the court had awarded he
$4,000 damages against the Gran,
Trunk railroad for the death of he
husband, who was killed about on
year ago in collision on that road.
The Chelan Falls Milling & Powe
company's mill has started up agai
and is running day and night. Anon
other foreign orders recently receive
was one for over &c, 900 sacks Of flor
to be shipped to the Orient.
William 81. Morrison died recently d
Kettle Falls,of paralysis, aged 70 year
In 1852 he enlisted in Com pany A, att
Iowa infantry and served for thrt
years in Smiths corps of Sherman
army.
Aged Mr.. Calkins. known throug
out the Waterville community d
Grandpa Calkins," died recently
old age. Shortly after his body hs
been taken from his home to the eel
etery, his aged wife, whose one viii
was that she should not long survis
her life partner, died.
All the tunnel work OF the Casca.
| canal is finished and the excavath
Is progressing satisfactorily. It VI
, be finished and ready for water by I
} time specified in the contract, April
Faro and roulette games are aga
accessible in seattle, according to i
|, ports.
While Neal Oleson. rancher. w
riding between Dryad and Eaglet.
mis- horse fell, pinning him down a.
breaking both his legs. Oleson |
under the horse for 80 hours befe
he was discovered. He died shon
after being found, from suffering d
exposure. ~
, The state assessors convention
| 20 h1c nLi "a
teen assessors :, have asserted the
majority rights Over a minority. q
signed paper piedging themselv
not to be bound by the will of
railroad minority, and further agr!
ing to assess railroad tracks at
higher rate than that adopted at I
first days meeting, when several
SCISSORS were not present. Under II
agreement the 10 assessors will
: sess first class roads 1920 per mi
and their rolling stock at $2112 i
mile. making total of $1O.032 Il
mile.
!, Whitman county commissions
have granted franchise to the ]
louise & Spokane Electric Railw
company for an electric railroad fri
Spokane to Colfax, via Waverly.
salia and Thornton, and eventually
Pennewawa, on the Snake river. w
branch lines to Sprague, Pine City I
St. John.
The prophecy of the groundhogl
being fulfilled in the Palouse COZ
! try.
An opinion by the attorney gene
which will cause reversal Of Gust
followed by Dearly every town in i
state in regard to quarantinirg of o.
tagious diseases has been handed dov