The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-09-30
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WASHINGTON NEWS.

The Spokane river is now within SO
inches of its low water record.
Although late, the run of black sal
mon in Gray's harbor promises to be
heavy.
The first shipment of -four from Spo-
kane to Boston this year has left that
city.
Up to date there have been about
100000 bushels of wheat received at
Harrington.
The state of Washington in the year
ending June 80, 1904, expended in the
maintenance of schools the sum of $4,-
158, 447.
killed himself in the presence of Mrs.
r. NJ. Rose and her 10 year old son,
at Tacoma last Saturday.
Work has commenced on a ditch
several miles long south of the Snake
river near Pasco, which will irrigate
about 5000 acres of choice land.
Robert Neal one of the pioneer
fruitgrowers of the Columbia river
fruit belt, has marketed 5000 boxes of
peaches from his orchard this season.
w. d. McHugh, a Spokane grocery
man, was fined S. recently for meas
uring cranberries in a quart liquid
measure instead of in quart dry
measure.
The first arrest has been made for
violating the new fire ordinance in
Seattle, which provides that teams
shall not stand within 80 feet of fire
hydrant.
The program for the third annual
meeting of the Washington State Flu
neral Directors association, to be held
at North Yakima September q, 20
and 20, has been issued.
Twins were born recently to Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Provance of Chelan.
The twin daughters weighed eight and
one-half and six pounds. The papa OF
the twins is over 81 years old.
Saturday was a record breaker for
attendance at the Chelan county fair.
Upwards of $500 people visited the
grounds Many distinguished visitors
were present from out of town points.
The coroner's jury reached verdict
that Dominic Divaleria, victim of the
recent shooting at Waila Walla, came
to his death by bullet from revolver
held by Joseph Pasquale, who has
made his escape.
Fire at Issaquah near Tacoma de
stroyed the Issaquah Coal company S
store. a saloon and six dwellings, caus
? ing damage estimated at $4,000. The
fire started in the company's store, the
destruction if which was threatened
by the striking coal miners.
The state board of equalization has
fixed the rate of general state taxation
> at 21b mills. This is the same rate al
, that adopted for several successive
years. The school tax rate is fixed b.
+ law at mills and the military tax
I one-tenth mill. The total state levy Il
. therefore rs mills.
The Masonic Temple association hal
T. decided to lay the corner stone of the
q new Masonic temple on October 6. Th'
corner stone will be laid by Most Wor
r shipful Grand Master e. H. Van Pat
ten at a special communication OF tn
e grand lodge of Free and Accepted Ma
: sons of Washington.
Not guilty because of insanity,
was the unanimous verdict which tn
Jury at Spokane, after six hours de
!. liberations, returned, and it set Mrs
:. Jeanette Harris or North Yakima fire.
r from responsibility before the law TO
: killing the illegitimate baby of he
v daughter Pearl on June 6 last.
A rear end freight collision occurre'
h about II o'clock Saturday night a
4 Yakima city, in which d. W. Steele,
n brakeman, was burned to death. TIL
: accident was caused by Clarence Shan
>. no. engineer of the disabled engine
/ being unable to control his machine
r which crashed into local freight
n Milas Shafer committed suicide il
d Vashon island. near Seattle, Sunda
afternoon to put himself out of hi
d misery, caused by an accidental CUR
O shot wound. He was out hunting wit
v two companions when both barrels c
Il his shotgun were discharged, tn
G charges entering his abdomen. Will
p his companions rushed away after
physician he reloaded his gun and she
+ himself in the head. When his friend
4 returned they found his dead body.