Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15
THREE NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection OF Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges-CuIlin
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
Numerous Accidents and Personal
Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.


be given January 20.
All business men in Dayton report
business good this winter.
There is agitation for the establish.
ment of creamery at Waitsburg.
The postoffice at North Yakima
shows a gain in business for 1902 over
1903 of $222S.
Joseph w. Downer died suddenly of
apoplexy in the Christian church at
North Yakima, recently.
The year just closed was one of the
best in the history of the state for
real estate transactions.
]. P. Graves is considering the ex-
tension of his electric line at Spokane
out to Moran prairie, southeast of the
city.
Recently the safe in the Kittitas
creamery at Ellensburg was blown
open and robbed of its contents in
cash, amounting to about s100.
In quarrel at Leavenworth between
Edward Martin and John Gutschow,
the latter was stabbed. The injury
may prove fatal. Martin was intoxi-
Gated.
The republican state committee will
meet in Seattle February 13 to issue
call for the state convention which
is to elect delegates to the national
republican convention.
One of the additions to Spokane So
ciety in the near frs' will be Dr.;
Charles W. Thorp and This bride, for
merly Mrs. Arta Cody Boal, daughter
Of Colonel William Cody (Buffalo BilD.
While two sons of halfbreed nam.
ed Cooper were playing deer" near
Deming, one of them picked up what
he supposed to be an unloaded rifle,
pulled the trigger, and shot his brother
dead.
D. E. Dugdale has announced that he
and his associates have purchased the
Athletic park for $4,000. thus insur-
ing him a place to play ball next sea-
son right in the heart of the city of
Seattle.
Ran Corley, a youth about 16 years
old, living near Tyler, was shot re-
Gently and instantly killed. The bull
uet took effect in the left temple. A
love affair is said to be the cause of
the mysterious murder.
w. H. Enos, a pioneer farmer living
on Spring flat, seven miles southeast
of Colfax, died recently of paralysis,
from which he had been sufferer for
two years. Mr.. Enos was go years
old and had resided in Whitman coun-
ty 10 years.
The state board of medical examin-
ers is decisive on the matter of not al
lowing 'quack doctors" to practice in
the state. President Coe of the board
says that hereafter the board will give
them no quarter. but will hunt the
quacks down from the Idaho line to
the tidewater of the Pacific.
Miss Louise Harris, one of the most
beautiful and accomplished of Spo-
kane's younger social set, and daught-
er of William ]. and Mrs. Carrie Har-
ris, was one of the victims in the
sinking of the steamer Clallam in the
straits of Fuca.
The Wenatchee school board has de-
cided to employ another teacher in
the high school. With the three teach
ers employed in the north end subur-
ban school this will make corps of
II for Wenatchee. with every room
crowded to the utmost.
The total volume of business handl-
ed in the money order department OF
the Spokane postoffice for the year
ending December 81, 1908, was $4,225,-
2S5.71, an increase of little under
II per cent over the amount handled
during the preceding year.
The Washington Woolgrowers' asso-
citation at its annual meeting in North
Yakima recently elected the following
officers: President, John Cleman; vice
president, j. T. McCredy; secretary
and treasurer, r. X. Nichols; executive
committee, H. .. Coffin, Malcolm Nc
Clennan, 7. H. Smith.