The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-07-22
WASHINGTON NEWS.


near Eatonville recently.
Unusual July weather conditions
have prevailed in the Yakima valley.
Thirty men have been laid off at
the Great Northern shops at Spokane.
Hay harvest is on, with the crop
about up to the average in both quality
and quantity.
The steamer Dexter sprung leak
while about 20 miles up the Chelan
lake and sank.
The Prescott city council is adver-
Using for bids for the construction OF
a new city hall and Jail.
Rev. Father John Faust, Phi. D., will
lay the cornerstone of the new $40, 900
cathedral at Uniontown.
A wholesale ptomaine poisoning has
been reported at Chelan. Some people
ate bad meat at picnic.
The Spokane school district has
buildings and other property to the es-
timated value of $1O4O,67S.
Harvest in the Horse Heaven is in
full sway. The yield is satisfactory,
voluntary wheat going rs bushels per
acre.
]. l.. Hills, an old resident of Ores,
| ton, was severely injured by being
thrown from his buggy by runaway
team recently.
The prospects of an enormous crop
of grain is causing additions to be
built to the grain warehouses Of the
Palouse section.
Frank Twombly, former telegraph
messenger Of Tacoma, is reported to
have been left fortune by his father
in the Philippines.
Prescott has just placed in, opera.
ton a new local telephone system,
which is connected with the long dis
lance and farmers lines.
Officers elected at Everett by the
State Druggists association are: Pres
ident, w. R. Pratt, Everett; secretary
w. P. Bonney, Tacoma.
The body of Japanese known as
George Nettison was found near Hat
island, near Bellingham, dashed to the
bottom of a capsized fishing boat.
| During a terrific thunderstorm 8
prize Hereford bull, the property OF
Cyril Gagnon of Frenchtown, was
struck by lightning and instantly kill
ed.
Lieutenant General A. R. Chaffee
chief of staff of the United States army
and party, spent monday in Spokane
and continued on their journey west.
Mr. Cunningham and o. w. Greene
bankers of Ritzville, and Eugene I'm
loe of Medical Lake, will organize
state bank at Medical Lake and ex
pect to be open for business soon.
The remains of Robert J. Hill o.
Yellow Hawk were inferred in the
Walla Walla city cemetery recently
The deceased was a veteran of the
civil war. He was IS years of age ane
a native of Ohio.
| Mrs Jennie Holcomb committed sui
eide at Machias by shooting hersel
through the head with revolver. Oh
her dress was pinned note confess
ing her guilt of the murder Of he
child by means of poison.
The first load of this seasons whea
crop to be brought to Ritzville mar
ket has been delivered by Carol Lee
prominent farmer living about a mill
south Of town. The grain tested No.
grade and was OF the Jones Fife va
riety.
s. ]. Crutcher, A. ]. Smith and A
H. Custom filed petition with thu
Spokane county commissioners recent
ly for a franchise for the construction
and operation of an electric railroad
from the southern line of SPOKANE
county to the city limits of Spokane
A sad accident happened on Robin
son Jacks place, near Sunnyside, II
which young Chester Dunning lost hi
life. He was playing near the ha,
loader and became entangled as tn
horses were started and was severel
injured before he could be released
He was 10 years old.
Rear Admiral Henry Glass, commar
der in chief of the Pacific station, II
forms the navy department that he ha
hauled down his flag on the New Yor
at the Bremerton naval station an
turned the command Of the static
over to Captain ]. J. Hunker, con
handing the New York, the senior O
ficer present.