Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WIEN
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection of Interesting items
Gathered From Exchanges-Cu'iins
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
aad Creson-Numerou Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

. hlAS tOuhty Iepuo!IShHS WIN NO."
one county convention for all purposes
and that convention will be held on
May 3.
The basket ball season for this year
has closed in Colfax and the High
School Girls team claims the cham.
pionship Of the Inland Empire.
After much delay Grand Exalted
Ruler j. +. tanning Of the Elks has
inally axed on monday, March Is, as
the day when he will visit Spokane.
Seven men are under arrest charged
with being the whitecaps who SO bru-
tally outraged C. W. Thomas at his
ranch home a few miles east of Col
vile.
Thomas r. Delaney, at present. Gus
toms inspector al Seattle port, has
been named by t4ayor.elect Ballinger
to be chief of police to succeed John
sullivan.
At Deming, on Puget sound, Frank
Blomquist was crushed to death by a
tree which he was telling and which
split as his saw was only half way
through it.
Mr. and Mrs. s. ]. Tant and family,
who were the first settlers in Garfield,
and pioneers of Whitman county, have
gone to Long Beach, Cal, to make
their home.
Thomas Il. Greenough. the million
aire mineowner and operator Of Mis-
soula, Mont, will erect quarter of
million dollar Office building at Spo-
kane this summer.
The general store Of A. D. Cowan,
postmaster at Camden. was totally de-
stroyed by fire recently. 1t is believ-
ed the fire was of incendiary origin.
The loss is about $4,000, partially in
sured.
S. NJ AlcCroskey, Whitman county
school superintendent. has issued the
program for the annual teachers In
stitute which will be held in the Col !
fax high school building April 4 to
s, inclusive.
Commercial clubs, chambers of com
merce and prominent men throughout
the state are responding to the request
of the Franklin county chamber of
commerce, asking them to lend their
influence in forwarding the Palouse
river irrigation plan.
At a recent meeting of farmers OF
Lincoln county, an organization to be
coin county, an organization to be
known as me Farmers Club OF Lin
coin County" was formed with the
object of promoung the milling and
warehouse project.
Two German homssteaders, Marthias
and Martin .-rLle have been missing
from their homes,eads on Little Quill
layute prairie, in the western part OF
the state, since February 10, and 1t Is
believed they missed the trail through
a cedar swamp and have perisned.
Walla Walla property holders have
united in petition to pave the streets.
"A selection of -v36.35 acres Of tim.
Der lands for the washington normal
school grant has been approved by the
secretary Of the Interior The lands
are in Snohomish and Skagit counties
and are wei timbered. Ine selection
practically completes the grant to the
normal SCHOOLS.
The Washington delegation has been
assured by General Counsel Bum OF
the Northern Pacific, with whom they
took up the lap-over case of Clark
county settlers, that the company is
about to put out circular advising
settlers of their rights. according to
Mr.. Bum the company desires to treat
settlers with great liberality.
After winning the negative OF sub
ject against the University of Oregon.
the Whitman college, team won the af-
irmative Of 1t against, w. A. c.. OF
Pullman. The subject was: "Resolved
nat the Incorporation of .aoor unions
| is desirable. M.-.,man's speakers
were H. e. Brown. Gaius Greenslade
and Louis sutherland; w. A. W, Wal
ters. Early and Hincu..-.s.
The farmers of Wenatchee vicinity
some time ago organized the Farmers
Telephone G. Telegraph company, and
is now rapidly extending the lines
When completed the line will traverse
the Wenatchee river as far as Leav
enworth, and viii be extended down
the Columbia as far as Colockum
creek. giving service over Co miles Of
territory, with numerous lateral lines
The North Yakima school board. af
ter mahng an examination into the
hazins Of Spruce Cox, who was thrown
into an irrigation ditch by cadet boys
passed resolutions reducing the of
GERS Of the cadet company. who took
part in the affair, to the ranks. aban
loned the cadet corps for the rest of
he term. prohibited the playing of
games Of any kind, and paced the II
| boys implicated on probation.