Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-02
-FOUR NORTHWESTERN STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selections of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges-cuIlings
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
and oregon-Numerous Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON NEWS,

WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Spokane Poultry association will
give poultry show in Spokane about
January 10, 1905.
The lifeless body of Clarence w.
Sinclair, master OF the launch Bis
marck, which runs on Lake Washing
ton, near Seattle, was found in the
lake recently. The body was lying face
downward in about Is inches of water.
Washingtons unique state building
at the worlds fair in st. Louis may be
sold for a song. 1t cost $4,000 and
an offer of $4OO has been made for it..
Recently patents have been granted
to inventors residing in Washington
as follows: Mortimer A. Howe, Ia
coma, bank check, record book and
binder; Andrew ]. Ketelsen, Seattle,
steam cooker and presser; Michael
Lacey, apparatus for raising sunken
vessels; John Metzger, Tacoma, tan
dem compound engine bushing; Geo.
H. Whitehose, Seattle, adjustable lev
er; Matthias P. Zindorff, Seattle, gar
ment supporter.
The noted and picturesque piece OF
property on the Columbia river, known
as Castle Rock, being one of the great
scenic attractions on the Washington
side of the river between Portland and
The Dalles, has been sold to Charles
E. I.add Of Portland. 1t Is intended to
preserve the rock for it's natural at.
fractions.
The Pacific Coast Lumber Manufac
turers' association at its recent meet
ing in Tacoma adopted the uniform
system of sizes for finished and match
ed lumber In force by the Yellow.Pine
association, with slight exceptions in
sizes Of drop siding and partition. Nc
action was taken as to the matter of
closing down the mills.
T. Sakai, a Japanese cook who works
at Tekoa, secured a marriage license
in Spokane authorizing him to take
as his wife Clara White, a negress
Sakai is described as fine looking
Jap. He is "a and his prospective
wife is 26
The banks of the Big Bend were
never in so prosperous condition as
at present. Every one Of them, it is
generally believed, can. with short no
tice, pay every dollar Of deposits.
Frank Parker, the man fatally shot
at Colfax by Charles Martin, formerly
lived in Republic.
Mrs. G. s. Gritman, while coming
from Garfield to Palouse in a livery
rig, was thrown from the buggy and
seriously hurt.
Business at the Walla Walla land
office has increased to such an extent
that an extra clerk has been asked
| for by the officials. The immense vol
ume of work occasioned by irrigation
has necessitated the request.
The bank deposits amount to over
s5,OOo,OOO in the five Walla Walla
banks.
A new postoftice has been establish
ed at Sainte German, 16 miles north
west of Waterville.
The Seattle chamber Of commerce
has completed arrangements for well
coming the steamship Minnesota, the
mammoth new vessel Of the Great Nor
thern line due in that port on or
about December 20.
William Martin of Colfax was found
guilty of conducting gambling game.
Secretary Hitchcock has set aside
81 900 900 for work on the Palouse ir-
rigation project.
For committing an assault upon z
year old Leona Moran, Fred Adams
must spend rs years in the peniten-
tiary at Walla Walla. This is the
longest sentence ever imposed in King
county for any crime except murder.
II the recommendations contained in
by the legislature, the state will ex-
the biennial report Of the state board
of control, just prepared, are adopted
pend in the next fiscal period $3.50, 900
in building additions to the state in
stitutions under its control and over
81 900, 900 including building. mainte-
nance and incidentals.