The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-24
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanoes-Cuisin0s
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Oreqon-Numerou Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Memorial services of the Odd Eel
lows was held last Sunday. II
Arrangements are completed for the
Odessa Fourth of July celebration.
Spokane's Pioneer society held Its
ninth annual picnic last Saturday.
The next convention of the Masonic
grand lodge will be held in Belling-
ham. .-.s
Another farmers telephone line has
been built between Harrington and
Moscow.
During the summer the churches OF
Pullman Will hold union services each
Sunday night.
Nearly $4,000 in money orders was
sent out of Walla Walla from Deem
Der to May 81.
T. D. Rockwell of Spokane will de-
liver the Grafton at the Fourth OF July
celebration at Colfax.
The Arthur Cox ranch of 500 acres,
near Belmont, was sold last week for
a cash consideration of $4,000.
L. O. Janeck of North Yakima was
appointed a member of the state fair
commission by Governor Mcbride.
Former State Senator CARRIER has
been selected to give the Fourth OF
July GRAFTON at Dayton's celebration.
The fourteenth state convention OF
the Washington Christian Endeavor
union will be held in Spokane June 70
to 26.
Governor Mcbride has appointed Z.
w. Otterson of Seattle delegate to
the American mining congress to meet
in Portland in August.
C. Will Shaffer, secretary OF the
State Bar association has announced
that the annual meeting will be held in
Seattle July Z, and 9.
1t is announced that the. railroads
have decided to grant the fare and
third rate for visitors to the Spokane
Interstate fair this year.
1t is said at the interior department
that a retlred army officer will be de-
tailed to take charge of affairs at the
Colville Indian reservation.
About two dozen cattle were killed
in the Blue mountains near the head
of. Twenty Mile creek last week, it is
thought by eating wild parsnips.
According to present plans, the Ad
ans county electric road will be doing
business between davenport and Miles
in time to handle the coming crop.
The fourth annual report of the In
land Empire Horticultural and Flori
cultural association is out in a bool
entitled Fruit Growing in Washing
ton"
The annual picnic of the LincolI
County Pioneers association was helt
this week at the picnic grounds OF
Crab Creek, 10 miles southeast of Har
rington.
The population Of the city of Taco
ma, exclusive of Mckinley precinct
according to R. L. Polk & Co.'s direc
tory, now in press, is $1,000, an in
crease of 1000 since little less thai
year ago.
The Washington Water Power com
pany has taken up it's option and sc
cured control of the old right OF wa.
of the Seattle, Lake Shore & Easter
railroad between spokane and Medica
Lake.
The Cofax community was deepl
shocked by receipt of the news tina
J. M. C.Jack") Smith, ex-county aud
tor and one of the best known citizen
of Whitman county, had COMMITTEE
suicide by shooting, at Tillamook, Ore
The contract has been signed for tn
construction of the Northern Pacifi
Beneficial associations new hospita
at Tacoma, the first to be built an
owned by the employees. 1t will cos
exclusive of the hospital fittings, sue
as beds and medical and surgical equiv
ment, between 100000 and $4,000.
will occupy two solid city blocks an
a portion of third, having frontag
of 800 feet and depth Of 600 feet. IN
location is considered admirable.
The grand chapter of the Order c
the Eastern Star for this state cleo
ed the following officers: Grand ma
ron. Mrs. E. Belle Marcy, Montevino
grand patron, w. R. Baker, Colviii'
reelected; grand associate matrol
Mrs. Nellie w. Guernsey of Seattle
grand associate patron, James McCo
mick of Tacoma; grand secretary, Mr.
Lizzie ]. Demorest Of Tacoma, re-elec
ed: grand treasurer, Mrs. Alice N
Taylor of Seattle, reelected; gran
conductress, Mrs. S. D. Deering {
Everett; grand associate conductres
Mrs. Emily E. Mensing, Seattle.
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