The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-09-30
WASHINGTON NEWS.


number many hundreds.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Spokane river is now within 3.6
inches of its low water record.
Although late, the run of black sal
mon in Gray's harbor promises to be
heavy.
The first shipment Of -four from Spo-
kane to Boston this year has left that
city.
Up to date there have been about
100000 bushels of wheat received at
Harrington.
The state Of Washington in the year
ending June 80, 1904, expended in the
maintenance of schools the sum of $4,-
158,447.
Arthur Huston, aged 80. shot and
killed himself in the presence of Mrs.
R. M. Rose and her 10 year old son,
at Tacoma last Saturday.
Work has commenced "a a ditch
several miles long south of the Snake
river near Pasco, WITCH will irrigate
1 0pouC OoVO dSlC Cd u SAOANC ldAus
Robert Neal, one of the pioneer
fruitgrowers of the Columbia river
fruit belt, he's marketed 5000 boxes of
peaches from his orchard this season
w. d. McHugh, a Spokane grocery
man, was lined IS recently for meas
uring Gran berries in quart liquid
measure in stead of in a quart dry
measure.
The first arrest has been made fol-
violating the new fire ordinance in
Seattle, which provides that teams
shall not. stand within 80 feet of a fire
hydraD..
The program for the third annua
meeting of the Washington State Flu
neral Directors association, to be held
at North Yakima September 81, q
and 20, has been issued.
Twins were born recently to Mr.
and Mrs. ]. w. Provance of Chelan
The twin daughters weighed eight ant
lone-half and six pounds. The papa Of
the twins is over 81 years old.
Saturday was a record breaker fol
attendance at the Chelan county fair
Upwards of $500 people visited thu
lgrounds. Many distinguished visitors
were present from out Of town points
The coroner's jury reached verdic
that Dominic Divaleria, victim of thu
recent shooting at Walla Walla, cam
to his death by bullet from revolve
held by Joseph PasQuale, who ha
made his escape.
Fire at Issaquah near Tacoma dc
stroyed the Issaquah Coal company
store, a saloon and six dwellings, caus
ing damage estimated at $4,000. TIL
fire started in the companys store, tn
destruction if which was threatens
by the striking coal miners.
The state board Of equalization ha
fixed the rate of general state taxatio
at IN mills. This is the same rate a
that adopted for several successiv
years. The school tax rate is fixed b
law at 5 mills and the military tax
, one-tenth mill. The total state levy
therefore 7.6 mills.
The Masonic Temple association ha
, decided to Icy the corner stone OF tn
new Masonic temple on October 6. Tn
corner stone will be laid by Most Wo
shipful Grand Master e. H. Van Pa
> ten at a special communication Of tn
grand lodge of Free and Accepted MI
sons of Washington.
, mot guilty because Of insanity
was the unanimous verdict which tn
Jury at Spokane, after six hours d.
liberations, returned. and it set Mr.
Jeanette Harris or North Yakima fire
from responsibility before the law fc
; killing the illegitimate baby Of he
. daughter Pearl on June 6 last.
A rear end freight collision occurre
about IL o'clock Saturday night
Yakima city, in which d. w. Steele,
brakeman, was burned to death. TIL
accident was caused by Clarence Shal
I Ino, engineer of the disabled engin
being unable to control his machin
J which crashed into a local freight.
Milas Shafer committed suicide
Vashon island, near Seattle, Sunds
afternoon to put himself out of h
misery, caused by an accidental gu
shot wound. He was out hunting wit
n two companions when both barrels
|. his shotgun were discharged, ii
z charges entering his abdomen. Viii
8 his companions rushed away after
g physician he reloaded his gun and sh'
6 himself in the head. When his frient
8 returned they found his dead body.