The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-11-04
WASHINGTON NEWS.

lie land that has ever occurred in this
state is in progress between Hoquiam
and the Olympic mountains.
Milton Gable, formerly member of
the Washington legislature and once
a grain dealer at Wilbur, is now in
the county Jail at Milton. Ore. He is
wanted at Davenport on a charge OF
embezzlement. said to have been COM
mitted July IL, 1908.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of P. e. Har.
ris and others of Prosser, to organize
a new bank.
The largest flock of turkeys in the
northwest is being herded on the stub
bleflelds Of Horse Heaven In Klicki
tat county. Six hundred and forty
gobbling and squawking turkeys be
longing to Mr.. and Mrs. George H
Mottinger and Fayette Turney.
People of Prosser are elated over
the news that the interior department
has approved the selection of lands as
made by the state to reclaim some
$4,000 acres under a contract with
the Washington Irrigation company by
means Of its Sunnyside canal. 6
The apple.crop is comparatively Hight
in the Walla Walla valley, and the
quality is also little under the aver
age.
Eastern capital has been invested In
the properties Of the Old Snoqualmie
Falls Power company, near Seattle.
The Japanese government has called
for 500 Of the first reserve of its army
from the Pacific coast of the United
States, and many Japs from sector
crews and other walks of life in this
section are hurrying to return to theil
mother country in response.
o. r. Scott, son of James P. Scott, 6
wealthy farmer, was accidentally sho
by William Rogers, while hunting or
Eureka Flats. The accident occurred
20 miles from Walla Walla, Scott dy
ing while being brought to hospital
He was % years Of age.
The Seattle National bank and the
National Bank of Commerce of Seattle
have announced a consolidation o.
their interests.
The Sound steamer Skagit Queer
sank recently at the dock near Seattle
The steamer State of Washington
will be withdrawn from the Seattle
Bellingham run November 1.
In jumping from runaway logging
train ON the Tacoma Eastern railroad
about 16 miles south of Tacoma, I.
Kitsner, fireman, was killed.
Mrs. Cora Elizabeth Fretwell, di
vorced in the superior court of What
com county from David Hatfield las
September and married on the follow
ing day in New Westminster, B. c., tt
E. M. Fretwell, has paid the first fint
known to be on record in the stat,
Of Washington for violating the clause
in the divorce decree prohibiting re
marriage within six months.
1t is proposed to build race tract
at Prosser.
| Spokane and Yakima counties will
lead in the matter of new. fruit acreage
this season.
| There is a prospect that H. st. JohI
Dix, who is serving term in the pen
itentiary for wrecking the Scandina
Wan National bank of Bellingham, will
be released by pardon.
s. M. McCroskey, whitman county
superintendent of schools, announces
the regular quarterly examination o.
teachers to be held in Colfax Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday, November
10, II and IL.
S. s. Bailey, the Seattle capitalists
bet $4,000 in one shot on Judge Tur
ner's election Saturday. The bet was
made with Ex-Governor John H. Nc
Graw. AID $4,000 in gold is now OF
deposit in the Puget Sound Nationa
bank awaiting the result of the cleo
ton.
w. G. Chisim, aged 81, who was
stricken with pneumonia, died at his
home in Wilbur last week.
John Adam Schmidt, better known
as "Czar Limle, st. Petersburg" IL
missing from Walla Walla. Sherih
Painter Is unable to locate him. WORD
received from the United States circuit
court Of appeals confirmed the sen
tence Of the lower court early in the
week sentencing Schmidt to Is years
In prison. He has not been seen
since that day. He is under bonds OF
$4,000.
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