Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-08
WASHINGTON NEWS.

in the vicinity OIL bllu4Cott, anu ~bVu'
half of the spring seeding is done.
In western Whitman county, where
Tho soil is lighter and contains more
eoud than in the eastern haIf, spring
work can begin from one to three
weeks earlier than further east.
advertisements are posted asking
,or bids on the new mail and stage
rorte from Pomeroy to Lewiston, that
il to be officially opened May ..
In the third incendiary ire within
two hours, at Seattle, early Sunday
morning, j. w. Norris was probably
fatally burned while trying to save his
wife from the flames.
A savings bank, to be known as the
people's Savings bank. has bsan or
ganized at Davenport.
So much rain has fallen in the Pres
colt country and westward ON Eureka
fat that the farmers predict an I'M
usually bad spring for weeds.
A new idea at the Spokane Interstate
fair this fall will be number OF
prizes in different departments which
will be open only to school children.
Columbia county has court record
for the past Is months perhaps I'M
eoualed elsewhere in the state. But
one criminal case has come to trial
in that time.
report from seattle says that or
ders have been placed with local deal
ers in the last few days for 225,O0o
cases of Alaska pink salmon for ship
ment to Japan.
Mrs. +. f. Emery Of Spokane will not
represent the Washington State Fed
Grafton as delegate to the General
Federation OF Women's clubs, to be
held at St. Louis this summer. Mrs
Emery has left for Boston. to be gone
all summer 1t is expected that Mrs.
Harris Baldwin Of Spokane will be ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy.
The first conviction in q perjury
case ever secured in the superior court
of Spokane county has reached the end
with the sentence of Frank ,Rutledse
to serve five years in the state peni-
Tertiary.
Prizes for fruit will be greatly in
creased at the Spokane Interstate fair
this season.
An order recently issued by Adju-
tant General Drain announces that
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Taylor,
18th infantry, has been detailed by the
commanding general of the Pacific
division to make the annual inspec-
ton of the national guard Of Washing
ton during this month. as provided for
by the militia act of 1903.
Joseph Henritzi of Chelan has in
vented new building material which
he expects to manufacture at his up
lake home. 1t is white as marble. can
be nodded into any shape. and is to
be much stronger and tougher than
brick and to stand the ravages of the
elements much better.
The sugar beet industry in the vi
cinity Of Latah promises to DO greater
this fall than ever.
Blanche Stoddard, the Pacific coast
actress, who is now Mrs. Edward J.
Ratcliffe, has been engaged at Boston
Tor the star part in a special produc-
ton Of Wagner's "Parsifal," to be
given at the Castle Square theatre.
Miss Stoddard came from Spokane,
Where she made her debut in public
March 25. 1893. reading the chariot
race from Ben Hur" with fine dra
matte effect.
The quarterly report of the state
land office shows greater receipts into
the current school fund than for any
previous quarter. The excess over the
largest previous quarter is $4,000.
Dr. John NJ. Semple has been elect
ea president of the Medical Lake Ho
te' and Sanitarium company, which is
erecting new sanitarium Mt Medical
Lake, Spokane county. The sanitarium
Is TO be four stories high physi-
can will he in charge.
Barnet Lpscomb, a well known far
mer' is dead at his home near Colfax,
OF old age.
IN response to the call of the comp
.oi'er OF currency the banks of Spo-
name nave issued a statement of their
nA"hcial condition at the close of bus
mess Monday, March 2S Tho report
,"o"s deposits of zen millions of dol
'a's IN TO Spo''"ne banks and an in
N'o"se OF nearly half million dollars
suite the last call for January 90
lNe First National bank of Colfax
-, '' opened savings bank department,
N'e Hrst in Whitman county.
We expect to build about GO miles
-. .allfoad to tap our timber holdings
.he head OF the Palouse and the
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