Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-07
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The town Of st. John is on the verge
of wheat blockade.
The Walla Walla County fair will
be held in Walla Walla October 1915.
The Spokane County Sunday School
convention will be held October lib.
The total value of building permits
issued this year in Spokane is 3d.
I01S,4O1.
September was a hot and dry mouth.
Spokane saw but one rainy day in all
the month.
The tenth annual Whitman county
fair at Colfax promises to be the larg-
est ever held.
Ruth Brockman, who injured her
spine in fall from the front steps OF
the house in Davenport, died next day.
w. Martin, who was caught in the
act of running gambling game in Col
fax, was held to the superior court
in $1,000 bonds.
Mrs. Sina Oleson, wife of R. A. OLE
son. hanged herself with a strap to a
post of her bed at her home in Seat
tle Temporary insanity is assigned
as the cause.
Fruit Inspector Frank Morse esti-
mates the number of cars of fruit ship
ped and to be shipped from Walla
Wala at 800 this season.
II. Stradmiar and B. l.. Claypool
were arrested recently and charged
with cattle stealing, the crime hav-
ing been committed in Douglas county.
Evidence Of the wealth of the Inland
Empire was laid before the members
Of the Spokane chamber of commerce
in abundance in the annual business
mems excursion last week.
Because his love for his sweetheart
was not reciprocated, Con Hayden, a
young man of Mountain View placed
the muzzle of a rife to his breast and
shot himself, death ensuing.
Earl Brooks, about 20 years old,
went to sleep on the Great Northern
tracks near Espanola, and was run
over by a train, which smashed an
arm SO badly that 1t had to be am
putated.
Captain F. ]. Call, civil war vet
eran and pioneer of Everett, dled re-
Gently of Brights disease. He was So
years of age. Captain Call was well
knewn throughout the state as a news
paper writer. His wife is state H.
brarian of North Dakota.
Four men, all over 70 years of age,
played a game of marbles on the
street at Walla Walla to christen the
new pavement. James A. Huff and M.
Merrick won over William Mizell and
James Hood. All crossed the plains
40 years ago.
At recent conference between
Mayor Boyd and Corporation Counsel
Dudley, in the city of Spokane, it was
decided to insist that all contractors
performing work for the city live up
to the elg.-- hour work day and $2.25
per day compensation part Of the con.
tract.
The dry weather continues in the
Palouse country, where no rain has fall
len since July Is, making the longest
dry period in the history Of the coun-
try.
Hops have taken decided jump at
North Yakima. The price paid late
Saturday evening was 80 cents per
pound, a jump from 20 IL cents earl
Ter in the day.
James Terrence, wealthy rancher
of White River valley, in western
Washington, is held, with his wife, at
New York. Terrence recently visited
Europe for the first time since he
came to America many years ago, and
on his return forgot his naturalization
papers. Terrence is said to be worth
100000.
Bob, Scotch collie dog of rare in
telligence, stopped a runaway horse
that was dragging w, A. Ritz. living
near Walla Walla, and saved the man
from a terrible death. He jumped at
the nose Of the horse, forcing him
toward a fence and finally compelled
him to halt.
AS result of broken rail in the
track, Northern Pacific passenger
train west bound, was derailed at a
point two miles west of haywood and
midway between that station and a
small station known as Canton. AS
a result of the wreck four Puget Sound
persons were slightly injured.
Worcester, Mass, Oct.4.-The Tele-