The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-07-23
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Unusual July weather conditions
have prevailed In the Yakima valley
Thirty men have been laid OF at
the Great Northern shops at Spokane.
HAY harvest IL on. with the crop
about up to the average In both quality
and quantity.
The steamer Dexter sprung a leak
while about 20 miles up the Chelan
lake and sank
The Prescott city council Is adver
Using for bids for the construction OF
new city hall and jail
Rev Father John Faust. Pm. D.. will
lay the cornerstone Of the new $50, eO0
cathedral at Uniontowu.
\ wholesale ptomaine poisoning has
been reported az Chelan. Some people
ate bad meat a. a picnic.
The Spokane school district has
buildings and other property 20 the es-
timated value Of 81 90 SIS
Harvest in the Horse Heaven Is in
full sway The yield Is satisfactory.
voluntary wheat going rs bushels per
acre.
! J. l.. Hills. an old resident Of Crea-
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 10 the grain warehouses OF the
PalOuss section
Frank Twombiy. a former telegraph
messenger Of Tacoma. is reported to
have been left a fortune by bis father
In the Philippines
Prescott has just placed In opera
ton a now local telephone system.
which Is connected with the long dis
lance and farmers lines
Officers elected at Everett by the
State Druggists association are. Prpas
ldent. W r. Pratt. Everett. secretary.
w = BOnney. Tacoma
The body of japanese known aa
George Nettlson vas found near Hat
Island near BellinRham. dashed to the
bottom Of n capalzcd ishiuE boat
During a terrific thunderstorm
prize Hereford bull. the property OF
I Cyril GaRnon Of Frcnchtowu. was
struck by lightning and instantly Kilt
cd
/ Lieutenant General A Il Chadse
chief Of staff of the United States army
and party. spent monday In spokane
and continued on their journey west
| Nr Cunningham and o " Greene
bankers ~ RifzyiiIe. and Eugene IN.
loe Of Medical Lake. will organize a
state bank at Medical Lake aud *.
/ pect to he open for business soon,
! The remains Of Robert J. Hill Of
| Yellow Hawk we're Inferred In tho
walla Walla city cemetery recently
\ The deceased WAS a veteran Of the
civil war He was IS years Of age and
a native Of Ohio
| Mrs. Jennie HolComb committed sui
eide at Machias by shooting herself
I through the head with a revolver. ON
her dress was pinned a note confess
| ing her guilt OF the murder Of her
child by means Of poison.
The first load Of this seasons wheat
crop to be brought 70 Ritzvllle mar.
ket has been delivered by Carol Lee.
a prominent farmer living about a mile
south Of town. The grain tested No.
grade and was OF the Jones Fife Va.
riety.
s. J. Crutcher. A. j. Smith and A.
n. Custom filed a petition with the
/ Spokane county commissioners recent.
| " 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 sunnyslde. In
which young Chester Cunning lost his
life. He was playing near the hay
loader and became entangied as tho
horses were started and was severely
injured before he could be released.
He was 10 years old.
Rear Admiral Henry Glass. comman.
der In chief Of the Pacific station, in.
forms the navy department that he has
hauled down his flag on the New York
at the Bremerton naval station and
turned the command Of the station
over to Captain j. J. Hunker. COM
manding the New York, the senior Of.
hcer present.