The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-22
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection of Interesting Items
Gathered From xchanges-Cullings
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Oregon-Numerous Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Deer IarB, eHectuauy plOcklnS lrdlnc
on that line.
The senate committee on commerce
has decided to attach to the emergency
river and harbor bill Fosters amend
ment providing for a preliminary sur
vey of the Columbia river between
Wenatchee and Kettle Falls, with
view to opening this stretch for navi-
cation to fiat bottom stern wheel
steamers.
The burning to ueath is reported OF
Mrs Mary X. Hanson, aged Ga years,
five miles east of Olympia. Mrs. Han
son was alone in the house at the
time and it is supposed that her cloth
ing caught fire while she was attempt
ing to light the kitchen fire. She was
dead when discovered.
Here is Bradstreet's summary for
Washington for the first quarter of
each of these years.
For 1903: 23 failures; assets, $114,-
1884; liabilities, S1S5,264.
For 1904: 81 failures; assets, $131,-
653; liabilities, s174,006.
A movement is on foot for the es-
adjustment of school for the deaf,
dumb and blind in eastern Washing
ton. There is one school for this class
of unlucky ones on the west side.
Company M of the Nineteenth Unit
ed States infantry are at American
lake to construct the new rifle range
for the joint use of the regulars and
militia of the northwestern states.
For the first time in the history Of
Ritzville the main streets are to he
sprinkled this summer
The G. A. R. and W. r. G. will give
another campfire in Chelan April rs.
The official call for the Whitman
county republican convention, which
will be held in Colfax Saturday, May
7, to elect "a delegates to the state
convention, has been issued.
Chelan is to have a boat running
from there to Stehekin by May 1.
Another big Odd Fellows building,
TO cost $4,000, VIII be started in a
few days at Walla Walla. This will
be the second structure owned by En-
terprise lodge, which is one of the
wealthiest, per capita, in the United
States.
The Spokane Northern Pacific land
office has received notice of the with
drawal of all Northern Pacific lands
in Oregon, Washington and Idaho from
the market. They were ordered to sell
no railroad lands, but to keep the
offices open for receiving payments
and transacting business for the com.
pany.
While playing about the old millrace
just outside the Walla Walla city linn
it's, Clyde McGrew, 3 years OF age
fell in the stream and was drowned.
Walter Davis of Pullman has bought
the one half interest of Mr. Hardesty
in band of several thousand sheer
and four sections of pasture land neal
there; consideration $4,000.
North Yakima.-A man whose name
could not be learned fell off the rail
road bridge in Yakima canyon anc
was drowned in the river.
Potatoes are booming in the Yakima
market. From $22 the first of the
week the price has jumped to $3.50.
The high water in the Colville val
ley promises to break the record FOL
nearly so years.
Washington Agricultural college wo1
the debate with University of Mon
tana The question argued was RE
solved, that the Monroe doctrine
should be abandoned" The Washing
ton college had the affirmative.
A meeting of the state irrigation
commission is scheduled to be held IL
Tacoma on April 26. The board ha
planned to hold meetings in various
parts of the state during the coming
, summer.
Eleven persons were injured recent
ly during the fire departments run t.
fire at Seattle. A hose wagon from
> headquarters ran into a Yesler Wa
car that was started across Secon
avenue ahead Of the wagon, and CIR
Alma Omley, was fatally injured.
+ Recently George Nelson. contracto
n on the Cascade canal near EllensDur
q was thrown from his horse and quit
: seriously injured. The horse kicke
him in the eye. cut his face and fra'
tured his skull.
The preliminary survey for the P'
2 louise & Spokane Electric railroad ha
). been completed from Colfax to w;
!. verify, in Spokane county, and tn
o grade found to be mucn easier tina
was expected.
The Spokane Y. M. G. A. plans
$780, 900 home. The plan is to max
h an industrial school for the youn
v men.
e Caught redhandeo in the act of pic