The Western news., 1904-11-02
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON NEWS.
The greatest rush to settle on pub
lie land that has ever occurred in this
state is in progress between Hoquiam
and the Olympic mountains
Milton Gable, formerly member of
the Washington legislature and once
grain dealer at Wilbur. is now in
the county Jail at Milton, Ore. He is
wanted at Davenport on charge of
embezzlement, said to have been COM
mitted July Is, 1908.
People of Prosser are elated over
the news that the interior department
has approved the selection of lands as
made by the state to reclaim some
$4,000 acres under a contract with
the Washington Irrigation company by
means of it's Sunnyside canal.
1t is proposed to build race track
at Prosser.
The apple crop is comparatively light
in the Walla Walla valley, and the
quality is also little under the aver
age.
Eastern capital has been invested in
the properties of the Old Snoqualmie
Falls Power company, near Seattle.
The Japanese government has called
for 500 of the first reserve of it's army
from the Pacific coast of the United
States. and many Japs from section
crews and other walks of life in this
section are hurrying to return to their
mOthpr nOllnfrv in
O. r. Scott, son of James P. Scott,
wealthy farmer, was accidentally shot
by William Rogers, while hunting on
Eureka Flats. The accident occurred
20 miles from Walla Walla, Scott dy-
ing while being brought to hospital.
He was 20 years of age
The Seattle National bank and the
National Bank of Commerce of Seattle
have announced a consolidation of
their interests.
The Sound steamer Skagit Queen
sank recently at the dock near Seattle.
The steamer State of Washington
will be withdrawn from the Seattle
Bellingham run November /.
In jumping from a runaway logging
train on the Tacoma Eastern railroad
about 16 miles south of Tacoma, l. J.
kltsner, fireman, was killed.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of P. e. Har-
ris and others of Prosser, to organize
new bank.
Mrs. Cora Elizabeth Fretwell di-
vorced in the superior court of What
com county from David Hatfield last
September and married on the follow
ing day in New Westminster, B. c.. to
e. M. Fretwell, has paid the first fine
known to be on record in the state
of Washington for violating the clause
in the divorce decree prohibiting re-
marriage within six months.
Spokane and Yakima counties will
lead in the matter of new fruit acreage
this season.
There is a prospect that H. st. John
Dix, who is serving a term in the pen
itentiary for wrecking the Scandina-
Wan National bank of Bellingham, will
be released by pardon
s. NJ. McCroskey, Whitman county
superintendent of schools, announces
the regular quarterly examination OF
teachers to be held in Colfax Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, November
10, II and r.
The largest flock of turkeys in the
northwest is being herded on the stub
hlefelds of Horse Heaven in Klicki-
tat county. Six hundred and forty
gobbling and squawking turkeys be-
longing to Mr.. and Mrs. George II.
Mottinger and Fayette Turney.
S. S. Bailey, the Seattle capitalists,
bet $4,000 in one shot on Judge Tur-
ner's election Saturday. The bet was
made with Ex-Governor John H. Nc
Graw, ard $4,000 in gold is now on
deposit in the Puget Sound National
bank awaiting the result of the elec-
tion.
w. G. Chisim, aged 81, who was
stricken with pneumonia. died at his
home in Wilbur last week.
John Adam Schmidt, better known
as Car Limle. st. Petersburg" is
missing from Walla Walla. Sheriff
Painter is unable to locate him. Word
received from the United States circuit
court of appeals confirmed the SEN
tence of the lower court early in the
week sentencing Schmidt to 13 years
in prison. He has not been seen
since that day. He is under bonds OF |
$4,000