The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-06-03
-FOUR NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges-CulIings
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Disqualification Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON NEWS,

WARRINGTON NEWS
Palouse City is to celebrate the
Fourth of July.
Cash slot machines are again In op- |
GRAFTON at Tacoma. -.
The North Yakima sewer bond Ques-
ton was voted down.
Adam Kile, of Thornton, aged 81,
died recently of paralysis.
A new postofice has been establish
ed at Irby, Lincoln county. ah''''',
Harry Runyon, brakeman of Olym-
pia, was instantly killed recently.
The Washington state building is
the finest at the st. Louis exposition.
w. c. Brummett, who was shot by
Marshal Sturdivan at Lind, died later.
It is now assured that the Canadian
Pacific railway will come to Spokane.
The Elwood single mill Of Everett
was burned recently, entailing loss
of $4,000.
Fire at Rockford -four mill recently
damaged the building andestock to
the amount of $4,000.
II
attic will hold big reunion June 6,
the anniversary of Seattle's big fire.
Calvin Ross recently blew the top
of his head off at his residence near
Ellensburg. He was not discovered
for ten days.
Someone recently scattered poison
ed meat about Davenport and as a
result about a dozen dogs havef been
killed. NH
Forest fires near Maple Falls, What
com county, have destroyed timber
and logging camp property to the, ex-
tent of 100000. 80. -. ~. :.
At recent meeting in the town hall
at Medical Lake by business men and
citizens it was decided to hold Fourth
of July celebration.
State Senator Warren: W.~Tolman
of Spokane has withdrawn as candi-
date for governor, after consulting
with Senator George Turner.
The following postmasters have re-
Gently been appointed: Ralph G. NC
Dowell at Gordon, Douglas county, and
William J. Began at Highland. Spo-
kane county.
Henry G. Foote, a member of firm
OF commission merchants of Tacoma,
committed suicide near Chehalis, by
shooting himself in the head with 80
calibre revolver.
The years work is drawing to a
close at the state college. Examina-
lions commence June and continue
till June IA. Commencement day is
Thursday, June 16.
Herbert l.. Williams, formerly rail-
way postal clerk, was recently given
the largest verdict for personal in
juries ever awarded by jury in Spo-
kane county. The verdict was for
$4,000.
A joint session of the boards of coun-
ty commissioners Of Adams and Whit
man counties has let the contract for
= the new wood and steel bridge to be
placed across the Palouse river, at
Hooper, Wash.
E.. M. Randall of Tacoma, Wash,
was elected secretary Of the .Epworth
league, and J. T. Mcfarland of Topeka,
Kan, secretary of the Sunday School
union, at the recent session of the
Methodist general conference.
Firmly believing that the end, OF
the world is foreboded by the Russian
Japanese war, 100 Seventh, Day Ad-
ventists of Spokane are preparing their
white robes" to wear when the great
day of Judgment comes.
Fire has destroyed the Washington
Broom factory, owned by G. Meese &
Co., of Spokane. The factory; ware
house and stables are total loss. 1t
was the worst fire the fire department
has fought in months.
At a mass meeting of the fruitgrow-
ers of the lower Yakima valley and
others interested in horticulture held
in Prosser, a joint stock association
for mutual protection, called 1.-The
Horticultural association of the lower
Yakima valley" was formed.
The mysterious disappearance OF
Martin Erie and Matthias Erie, broth
ers, whose fate has been unknown fol
the past two months has been partial
ly cleared up by the discovery of the
body of the former on the east bank
of the Diekey river, near Port Angeles
Walter Pearsoll, aged IL years, SOL
of Mr.. and Mrs. Pearsoll Of Pomeroy
was crushed to death Sunday after
noon under wagon which was NOV
ing the household goods Of the family
The accident occurred at Alki grade
about II miles from Pomeroy.