Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-01
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son of prosperity.
Reports from Stevens county tell of
the most prosperous year in the coun-
tvs history.
The census enumerators have COM
pleted their task and find the popula-
ton of Davenport to be 1916.
From November, 1902, to November,
1903, more than 100000 have been
spent in homes and few business
houses at Charleston.
Little Daniel McNulty, an 11-year-
old orphan living ct Leavenworth, was
struck by a light engine at yelling
ton recently and badly injured about
the face and shoulder.
George r. Grace, senior member of
the Grace Commission company of
Seattle, recently committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head
with revolver.
At the point of revolver, P. L. La
cey was held up at Electron, near Ia
coma, Saturday evening and deprived
of the savings OF months. The rob-
Der secured $1100.
Charles Reilly, Spokane's new play
ing manager, is expected here next
week to take charge of the baseball
work and arrange for one of the best
teams ever put into the field.
Sixty cents will be the one way fare
to Occur d'Alene on the new electric
road and the round trip will cost
81. Children under years will be
carried free, and those between S and
IL years of age may ride for half
fare.
The first electric car has been run
to Occur d'Alene and back. This event
brings the thriving lake country into
closer touch with Spokane and means
quick and easy transportation facilities
for the people living in the interven-
ing country.
Jack Smokalem, widely known
Siwash Indian, murdered his wife on
the Puyallup reservation Saturday
noon, either by the use of his fists or
with a stick of wood. The woman's
chest and face were beaten into
pulp.
The decision of B. b. Whitney, in
spector of hulls, and r. A. Turner
inspector of boilers, who investigated
the collision of the steamers Flyer,
Bellingham and Dode, which took
place recently at Seattle, was that the
collision was unavoidable.
A careful estimate of Okanogan
county products for the year shows
a gratifying increase over the results
Of previous years. According to re-
ports from the various hay producing
sections, fully $4,000 tons Of hay has
been put up during the season just
| closed.
Japanese residents Of Spokane have
organized a club which is not only for
social purposes, but is used to stir up
a feeling of patriotism among the
Japs of the city who are looking for
ward to war between their country
and Russia, and possibly again with
China.
1t cost Joe Richardson, a profess
sional hangeron around saloons, his
| life to show how much beer he could
drink recently at Colfax. Some one,
whose name, was not learned. offered
to pay for all the liquor Richardson
could drink. He accepted the offer
and, standing before the bar, drank
II glasses of beer and fell dead.
John Dobson, well known Chehalis
farmer, has received word from U. E.
Harmon, stating that the latter and
w. S. Crouch, of Tacoma. who are in
New York, have closed deal for the
sale of the Crouch buoy patent rights,
to New York capitalists for 100000
cash. Dobson and Crouch owned the
patent jointly, the latter being the in
ventor. The Crouch buoy is an auto
matte device designed to carry line
ashore from ships.