Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-05
THREE NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS or THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanses-cuIlinas
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
Numerous Accidents and Personal
. Happenings. Occur.
.WAsHINGToM ITEMS.


There is not h case of smallpox at
Spokane at present.
On account Of the prevalence of
diptheria the direct Us have closed the
public schools at TeAoa.
After February 1 Until further notice
most of Odessa business houses will
close. their places Of business at p. m.
Wakla Walla's fifth annual poultry
show opened Tuesday morning with
the largest display of fine fowls ever
seen in THAT city.
The state grain commission will
ssta6lish a d6ckage. system for the
state Of Washington and will have
it insEect for'pert years crop.
Charles w: Grant, who for seven
years has been secretary of the state
board of control. has resigned and will
go into business IN North Yakima.
Changes have been ordered in a
number. of school buildings at Spokane
They are ordered. to render the
buildings safer for egress in case of
fire.
Some Prescott business men and
farmers are trying to revive interest
in the irrigation and power project
started there. some time ago, but now
lacking capital.
:. Spokanes exodus Of vice has begun
in earnest. there has been a general
outpouring lately Of the women who
haye. been Occupying the properties Of
the vice landlords.
Thewsather Throughout the .Palouse
cou6hy. Is sprfps ltts,, aid IT, 1t CON
tinues- warm few days more piews
will be started in the western part
of Whitman county.
The pension claim of Charles H.
Pierce of Pullman has been pushed
through to a settlement. The claim
ant received accrued pension to the
amount Of over $1,000.
William Nj. Clemenson of Charleston,
Richard Connell of Odessa, FL. G. Bill
ger of Gle Elum and w. P. Ward of
Rosalia, Oscar G. Truax of Tekoa,
have been confirmed as postmasters.
Sixty shingle mill employees who are
on strike at Bellingham have reported
to State Labor Commissioner William
Blackman tnat the strike. II unsuccess-
full, presages a general cut in mill en-
ploye wages throughout the state.
R. G. McCroskey has bought 70
acres of land located just south of
Garfield, from ]. G. Lawrence, for
S45 per acre. Mr.: McCroskey prev
iously owned 1850 acres almost sur
rounding Garfield.
Orders have been received at Hill
yard that, beginning Monday, the men
in the blacksmith shops. tho boiler
shops and the machine shops of the
Great Northern will work nine hours
a day, instead of 10 hours.
At recent meeting of the stock
Peter Leipham, president
of the association, was elected mana
ger for the coming season. Fred
Baske was elected secretary and Louie
D. Todd assistant secretary.
Mrs. Arta Thorp, wife of DR.. Charles
W. Thorp, died at Spokane Sunday.
Death followed an operation for ap-
pendicitis. Mrs. 1horp was formerly
Miss Arta Cody, eldest daughter Of
Colonel William F. Cody (Buffalo BilD.
Mrs. George R. Andrus, one of
WashingtoA's pioneer residents and
in spite of her advanced years one
If the most active Sunday school and
church workers in the state, died
at Tacoma recently from
pleurisy at the age of 80 years.
Members of the Washington state
have received invitations
from James J. Hill to attend the launch
ing of the steamship Dakota, now
building for the Great Northern Steam
ship Company, which takes place at
New London, Conn, February 6.
The burglar killed by Mayor Heintz
If Monroe, situate near Everett, was
edward Sullivan, 20 years old, whose
live in Boston. Heintz heard
4 man in another room Of the store
and ordered him out, and, without see-
ing him, fired through the wall with
fatal effect. Walter Williams is un-
der arrest as Suilivan's companion.