The Western news., 1904-12-07
FOUR NORTHWESTERN STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selections of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges-culIings
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Oregon-Numerous Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON NEWS,

lowing new members of the state board
of medical examiners: w. S. Durand,
Everett, to succeed j. S. McIlhaney; !;
Charles F. kalb, Spokane, to succeed
j. M. p. Chalmers; Elmer D. Ohm
sted of Spokane, to succeed c. E..
Grove. In each instance the term
had expired of the member succeed
ed.
The Elks' lodge of sorrow was held
at Spokane Sunday afternoon.
No minors are allowed in the Ritz
vile Bowling alley.
Will you help make Christmas
brighter for the unhappy folk at Medi-
cal lake asylum?
The Spokane city ordinance forbid
ding contractors on city work to work
their men more than eight hours a
day was held 10 be unconstitutional
by Judge Kennan.
Several prairie schooners, loaded
with people and household goods, have
passed through the Big Bend recently,
headed for Leahy and the Methow
country.
Davenport.--AlfredL Long was acquit-
ted of the charge of assault with in
tent to commit murder after the jury
had deliberated four hours
The board of trustees of the Belling-
ham state normal school decided to
ask the next legislature for total ap-
preparations of $14S,50 OF this $4O,-
600 is sought to erect a science hall
annex, completing the original plan
of the building. The estimate for
maintenance is $4,000. The last ap-
preparation amounted to $4,000.
Amateur safe crackers last week at
tempted to break open the safe of
Cox's planning mill at Walla Walla.
Cunningham.-G. B. Hildreth came
here five years ago without capital
only ambition. He worked by the
month for while, took homestead
near town, bought a section of land
at $1.25 per acre from the railroad,
hustled up some teams and dug early
and late. He sold out last week for
$1S,25O.
Columbia county stock is all on the
winter ranges preparatory for the win
ter weather.
Fred Horch, farmer living about
II miles northwest of Lind, was kill
ed while unhitching his team last
week.
Armed with double barreled shot
gun, l. Newman, a South Seattle butch
er, attacked burglar whom he caught
attempting to break into his place Of
business, and fired six shots at him,
wounding him with a load of buck
shot. The burglar made his escape.
A. Jones was cut and fatally injured
during fight in the southern part of
Seattle. Four men and a woman are
held on suspicion of being connected
with the crime.
Sufficient rain has fallen during
the past few days to insure ample
crops for next season, if future wealth
er conditions are favorable.
Roy Rogers of Tacoma. freshman
at Whitworth college. Tacoma, was
badly injured in sophomore freshman
rush recently. He was taken up un-
conscious from concussion of the brain,
but it is thought will recover.
The Northport city marshal ]. G..
Dietrich. was shot twice by Lee Ra-
gan. formerly of Muskrat, Wyo., in
Belle McDonald's house in the red
light district Sunday morning. Both
wounds are severe. but not necessarily
fatal.
Officials at the department of agri-
culture have assured Congressman
Jones that Washington will receive an
increase apportionment of money for
irrigation and drainage investigations
in the state next year.