Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-06-25
WASHINGTON NEWS.

LOUIS WAS uGlu lcob .AuhN0J'
ARRANGEMENTS are completed for the
odessa Fourth of July celebration.
cnokane's Pioneer society held it's
,irtb annual picnic last Saturday.
The next convention of the Masonic
Grand lodge will be held in Belling
ham.
Another farmers telephone line has
hoen built between Harrington anu
Moscow.
During the summer the churches of
Pullman Will hold union services each
Sunday night.
Nearly $4,000 in money orders was
sent out of Walla Walla from Deem
Der to May 81.
T. D. Rockwell of Spokane will de-
liver the Grafton at the Fourth of July
celebration at ColfaX.
The Arthur Cox ranch of 500 acres,
near Belmont, was sold last week for
cash consideration of $4,000.
L. o. Janeck of North Yakima was
appointed a member Of the state fair
commission by Governor Mcbride.
Former State Senator CARRIER has
been selected to give the Fourth OF
July Grafton at DaytOn's celebration.
The fourteenth state convention OF
the Washington Christian Endeavor
union will be held in Spokane June %
to 26.
Governor Mcbride has appointed G..
W. Otterson of Seattle a delegate to
the American mining congress to meet
in Portland in August.
c. Win Shaffer, secretary of the
State Bar association, has announced
that the annual meeting will be held in
Seattle July 7, 8 and 8.
1t is announced that the railroads
have decided to grant the fare and a
third rate for visitors to the Spokane
Interstate fair this year.
1t is said at the interior department
that a retired army officer viii be de-
Vailed to take charge of affairs at the
Colville Indian reservation.
About two dozen cattle were killed
in the Blue mountains near the head
Of Twenty Mile creek last week, it is
thought by eating wild parsnips.
According to present plans, the Ad-
ans county electric road will be doing
business between davenport and Miles
in time to handle the coming crop.
The fourth annual report of the In
land Empire Horticultural and Florl-
cultural association is out in a book
entitled "Fruit Growing in Washing
ton"
The annual picnic of the Lincoln
County Pioneers association was held
this week at the picnic grounds on
Crab Creek 10 miles southeast Of Har-
rington.
The population of the city of Taco
ma, exclusive of Mckinley precinct
according to r. L. Polk & Co.'S direc-
tory, now in press, is $1,000, an in.
crease of 1000 since little less than
year ago.
The Washington Water Power com
pany has taken up its option and Sc
cured control of the old right of way
OF the Seattle LAKE Shore & Eastern
railroad between spokane and Medical
Lake
The Cofax community was deeply
shocked by receipt of the news that
D. M. ('Jack') Smith, eX-county audi
'or and one of the best known citizens
Whitman county, had committed
suicide by shooting, at Tillamook, Ore
Inc contract has been signed for the
construction of the Northern Pacific
nehehcial associations new hospital
at Tacoma, the first to be built and
owned by the employees. 1t will cost
exclusive of the hospital fittings, sucn
as beds and medical and surgical equip
meht' between 100000 and $4,000. 1t
viii occupy two solid city blocks and
portion of third, having a frontage
VI 0oO Ieet and depth of 500 feet. The
iocauon Is considered admirable.
Inc grand chapter of the Order OF
e eastern Star for this state elect
VI the following officers: Grand mat
-oh' Mrs E. Belle Marcy, Montevino
e'anu patron, w. r. Baker, Colville
,eiected; grand associate matron
@is' Nellie w. Guernsey of Seattle;
e sianu associate patron, James McCor
I'm vi Tacoma; grand secretary, Mrs
AAle ). Demorest of Tacoma, reflect
H. grand treasurer, Mrs. Alice M
',or OF Seattle, reelected; grand
Fuuctress, Mrs. S, D. Deering OF
M.eret; grand associate conductress
Emily E. Mensing, Seattle.
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