The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-03-04
WASHINGTON NEWS.


disappearing.
The Seattle republican city conven-
ton nominated for mayor, r. A. Bal
linger.
The republicans will have only one
convention, which will be held at Ia
coma May II.
Malcolm Reed, an old and respected
citizen of Ritzville, died recently at
the age of GA years. He was civil
war veteran.
Bluestem went to rs cents Saturday
at Walla Wala, and wheat is chang
ing hands rapidly. About 100000 bush
els have been bought within the past
10 days.
1t transpires that the report regard
ing the killing of Baron Martin Won
Schlosser at Solduck hot springs, was
a bald fake. Won Schlosser has ar
rived at Port Crescent alive and well.
Recently the residents of Conconully
were startled by a roar and a crash.
The large warehouse of the Washing
ton Commercial company had been
crushed to earth by the accumulated
snow on it's roof.
The Office of prosecuting attorney OF
Yakima county has been declared va
cant because W. P. Guthrie, who has
been serving in the Office, failed to
provide a bond within the time requir-
ed after his former bondsmen had
withdrawn.
Real estate dealers of Palouse have
received word from persons with
whom they are in communication in
TOwa that IS families will leave that
tate this week, with Palouse country
heir destination. The people are vel
o do ard will purchase farm lands.
An amendment is being prepared r
he Indian bill, authorizing Indians Il
dispose Of their lands adjoining the
proposed right of way for a drainage
ANAL estimated to reclaim about 1900
'cres of land in the COlville river val
ey near Chewelah in Stevens county
Two townships, Nos. 80 and 81
'ange A, will be filed for homestead
larch 8, and great rush is looked for
t the United States land Office il
! ipokane. The land which will be
brown open lies directly north Of
1amden, and the surrounding country
we'll settled.
Eastern Washington hay producers
ave taken up through western Wash
ngtOn hay-buyers the question of com
)aring the quality of the hay Of Wash
ngtOn, Oregon and California, claim
ng as the Washington hay is Of su
erior quality this question should be
| Onsidered in connection with award
g of army contracts.
e. A. Mcdonald of Seattle. state
'ure food ard dairy commissioner, is
ow working in eastern Washington il
he interest Of the Washington state
airy exhibit at the st. Louis exposi'
ion this summer All men connected
With the dairy business are taking hole
f the matter better than was expected
I'D an exhibit is expected that will
show the state as from a dairy stand
point in a most favorable light.
The government corps of engineers
at work on the Palouse river irriga
ton scheme. are now in the vicinity
Of Mesa. Many reports on this plan
agree as to its feasibility, and that II
the laws of this state are so amended
at the next session of the Legislature
as to conform with the railroad irri
cation act, work will commence early
in 1905 on the largest irrigation cana
in the state, covering 10000 or more
acres of Franklin county soil.
The master mechanics of the navy
yard at Bremerton are receiving of
fers from the Japanese government Il
take charge in Japan's navy yards o
the work of construction and repair
The Russian government is also il
communication with the master me
chanics to get competent men to go tt
Port Arthur and superintend the worl
of raising the battleships recently sum
by the Japanese torpedo boats.
number of the men may take advant
age of these offers.