Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-04
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Beaver lake, in Okanogan county, is
disappearing.
The Seattle republican city conven-
tion nominated for mayor, II. A. Bal
linger.
rhe republicans will have only one
convention, which will be held at Ia.
coma May II.
1t transpires that the report regard
ing the killing of Baron Martin Won
Schlosser at Solduck hot springs, was
a bald fake. Won Schlosser has ar
rived at Port Crescent alive and well.
Recently the residents of Conconully
were startled by rear and crash.
The large warehouse of the Washing
ion Commercial company had been
crushed to earth by the accumulated
snow on its roof.
The Office of prosecuting attorney OF
Yakima county has been declared va
cant because w. p. Guthrie, who has
been serving in the office, failed to
provide bond within the time requir
ed after his former bondsmen had
withdrawn.
Real estate dealers of Palouse have
received word from persons with
whom they are in communication in
Iowa that Is families will leave that
state this week, with Palouse country
their destination. The people are well
to do and will purchase farm lands.
An amendment is being prepared to
the Indian bill, authorizing Indians to
dispose of their lands adjoining the
proposed right of way for a drainage
canal estimated to reclaim about $4,000
acres of land in the Colville river val
ley near Chewelah in Stevens county.
Two townships, Nos. 80 and 81.
range A, will be filed for homestead
March 3, and great rush is looked for
at the United States land office in
Spokane. The land which will be
thrown open lies directly north Of
Camden, and the surrounding country
is well settled.
Eastern Washington hay producers
have taken up through western Wash
ington hay-buyers the question of COM
pairing the quality of the hay Of Wash
ington, Oregon and California, claim
ing as the Washington hay is of su-
perior quality this question should be
considered in connection with award
ing of army contracts.
E. A. Mcdonald of Seattle. state
pure food and dairy commissioner, is
now working in eastern Washington in
the interest of the Washington state
tion this summer. All men connected
with the dairy business are taking hold
of the matter better than was expected
and an exhibit is expected that will
show the state as from a dairy stand
point in most favorable light.
The government corps of engineers
at work on the Palouse river irriga.
ton scheme. are now in the vicinity
Of Mesa. Many reports on this plan
agree as to its feasibility, and that if
the laws of this state are so amended
at the next session of the legislature
as to conform with the railroad irri
cation act. work will commence carly
in 1905 on the largest irrigation canal
in the state, covering 10000 or more
acres of Franklin county SOIL.
The master mechanics of the navy
ward at Bremerton are receiving Of
fers from the japanese government to
take charge in Japan's navy yards of
the work of construction and repair.
The Russian government is also in
communication with the master me-
chanics to get competent men to go to
Port Arthur and superintend the work
of raising the battleships recently sunk
by the Japanese torpedo boats. A
of the men may take advant-
age of these offers.