The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-07-22
WASHINGTON NEWS.

nearly ready to cut.
Ten acres were swept by forest fire
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 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
a new city hall and jail.
Rev. Father John Faust, Phi. D., will
lay the cornerstone of the new $4,000
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 s1,040,67S.
Harvest in the Horse Heaven is in
full sway. The yield is satisfactory,
voluntary wheat going 25 bushels per
acre.
]. L. Hills, an old resident of Cres-
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 a Japanese known as
George Nettison was found near Hat
island, near Bellingham, la shed to the
bottom of capsized fishing boat.
Lieutenant General A. Il. Chaffee,
chief of staff of the United States army
and party, spent monday in Spokane
and continued on their journey west.
During a terrific thunderstorm a
prize Hereford bull the property of
Cyril Gagnon of F'renchtown, was
struck by lightning and instantly kill
ed.
Mr.. Cunningham and o. w. Greene,
bankers of Ritzville, and Eugene I'm
loe of Medical Lake, will organize a
state bank at Medical Lake and ex-
pect to be open for business soon.
The remains of Robert j. Hill OF
Yellow Hawk were inferred in the
Walla Walla city cemetery recently
The deceased was a veteran of the
civil war. He was 65 years of age and
a native of Ohio.
Mrs Jennie Holcomb committed sui
eide at Machias by shooting herself
through the head with a revolver. On
her dress was pinned 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 to Ritzville 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
Tiety.
S. ]. Crutcher, A. ]. Smith and A
H. Custom filed petition with the
Spokane county commissioners recent
ly for 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 Suhnyside, II
which young Chester Dunning lost his
life. He was playing near the hay
loader and became entangled as the
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 Yorf
at the Bremerton naval station anC
turned the command of the station
over to Captain J. ]. Hunker, com
manding the New York, the senior OF
ficer present.
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