The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-12-24
WASHINGTON NEWS.


The recent farmers institute ses-
sions at Kennewick were largely at |
tended.
A new mail route is to be established |
between Ritzville and Lantz, 20 miles |
south.
William Jibbins, a farmer living nine
miles north of Dayton, was robbed of
$4,000 recently.
An irrigation law for the state of
Washington is being framed by the
state irrigation commission.
The superior court for Franklin
county has adjourned, after deciding
the county seat contest in favor of
Pasco.
Frank Griffin was sandbagged and
robbed within a block of his residence
in Tacoma. Only a few dollars was
secured.
B. F. Berry, residing Is miles south
east of Lind, threshed $4,000 sacks of
wheat this season and made one sale
amounting to $4,000.
Brigadier Alexander Mcmillan an
nounces that the Salvation army is
planning to. feed 1000 people this
Christmas. at Spokane.
Charles Greer, an old man recently
of Spokane, shot and killed himself
at the farm of his son in law in
Egypt, 20 miles north of Davenport
Representative Jones has filed petit
tions and his recommendation for the
establishment of rural free delivery
route out of Latah, Whitman county.
The secretary of the interior has
given authority to sheepmen to Craze
$4,000 head of sheep in the Mount Raj
nier forest reserve during the season
of 1905.
The Seattle Athletic club team de-
feated Multnomah Athletic club at foot
ball Saturday afternoon by a score
of 5 to 0. The Oregonians were out
classed at every stage of the game.
Warden F. A. Dryden of the state
penitentiary announces that he will
hand in his resignation to Governor
Mcbride about January 1, to take eff
feet as soon as he can be released
from his duties.
The bid of Goldie Bros of Portland
for the construction of two double
brick barracks at Fort Walla Walla
to take the place of the old frame
buildings, erected nearly so years ago
has been accepted.
The annual convention of the Wash
ington Educational association, which
occurs in Spokane December %, rs
and 80, promises to be the largest anC
most important educational convention
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{ program has been prepared
Chris Gray died at his home in FL
| lensburg recently, after a MONTH
> struggle with typhoid pneumonia, age'
) about 90 years. He had been a resi-
dent of Kittetas valley 20 years anC
: was one of the best known stockmeI
of central Washington.
: Barley growers are of the opinion
! that not more than rs per cent o
( the usual barley acreage will be sow
the coming season around Dayton. Sew
= eral of the largest growers of the coun
/. ty are sowing their land with whea
= instead of the usual crop.
+ Two measures of Importance to tn
banks and bankers will be pushed b
l. the State Bankers association whel
a the legislature meets this winter. On
4 will be a bill for the regulation G
foreign banks, and the other will b
one for the regulation of state banks
:. The completed report of the con
missioner of public lands shows that
v total of $2,S63, 1897 has passed throug
his hands in the last four years. Thi
e is made cause for a recommendatio
n that the salary of the commissions
t be increased and that he be require
a to furnish larger bond.
= The jury in the murder trial of Mi
lard Boyd, at North Yakima, di
S agreed after being out over "a hours
f. 1t is said the jury stood 10 for acqui
i tai and two for conviction. Boyd wa
h charged with the murder of his ill
ultimate child, born to Miss MEGA
d lumof North Yakima, who was one {
O the strongest witnesses against hin
O E. M. Woydt, ex-chief of police {
s. Spokane, accidentally shot himse
e Saturday afternoon while fishing.
STOPPING over to get bait for his hool
s. his revolver, which he carried in
n holster under his coat, fell on til
It rocks and the hammer striking til
ground first, exploded the gun. TIL
bullet passed through the upper pal
of the left lung, above the aorta an
d just below the subclavian artery. TIL
70 bullet also cut several small arterie
n which caused internal bleeding al
20 caused the ex-chief to spit blood pr
ia, fusely