The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-05-20
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA,
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
4 Few interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Aeel-
dents and Personal Events Take
Piaeo-outIook IL Bright.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

AANANSAAAA aHs ANufNnB At OigAuHlA.
The Pioneers association OF the
state Of Washington win hold it's an.
nnai meeting in Seattle. June aO-2l.
Exports from the Puget sound Gus
toms district 20 April were the heayi-
est on record. reaching a total u
81. TO2, Gl6.
The tallest concrete chimney In the
world has just beer completed by the
Tacoma smelter. il rises 306 feet 6
inches from the base.
building boom seems to be IN
store for Asotin this summer. Cit
Gems look forward for one Of the best
years In the history OF the town.
Five thousand people crowded the
streets Of WAllA Walla last Saturday
TO witness the parade Of fine horses.
In which 90 high grade animals were
shown.
The present population Of TIE state
10 sfT 900. according 10 estimates com
pleted by the statistical department OF
the secretary Of states once. The
same estimates give Seattle about 1884,
900 people.
The tIOI.000 appropriated by the
last legislature for buildings az the
western Washington hospital for the
insane will be used by the board d
control In erecting and equipplng two
detached ward buildings.
The Columbia Irrigation company.
which Ii building a canal from the
wRlla Waila river 10 reclaim a large
tract Of land. has IO7 teams AZ work
and ten miles OF the "a mile canal IL
practically complete.
About IS members Of the Foresters
of America left Spokane Tuesday to
attend the session Of the grand court.
which eonvenes In Seattle May Is.
This viii be the fifteenth grand court
TO be held In this state.
The library committee Of North
Yakima has been notified that An
drew Carnegie las given an addition
al 5000 for the library. making the
total $4,000. Work on the building
will be commenced AZ once.
Superior Judge Frazier Of Seattle de-
eides that the probate fee law, pass
ed BY the legislature Of lSo5, ia uncon.
stitutional. The county clerk will
hereafter collect probate fees In &C
ooFdance with the former law.
In = drunken row between a party
Of Plans and SWedea Sunday morning.
John Thornsen was killed by a blow
from a two by six inch plank. which
fractured bis skull Martin Marten-
son. one OF the suspects arrested. was
held and ls now in jail here.
In \ row which started IN the bar
room OF = hotel on Main avenue. Spo-
kane. shortly before midnight Satur.
day night. William Crane. the barten.
der. was shot in the back by an ItAi.
ian, and his wound may result fatally.
KIeIRberg Bros,. the old hay hrm
Of the Kittitas valley. have bought
from Henry Lutno l60 acres Of land
three miles from Ellensburg for sI0.-
600 cash. This farm sold for $4,000
three years ago and $1,000 Eve years
ago
The countrymen OF II. Arao. the
japanese who murdered a ChinamAn
in Spokane and IL sentenced TO be
diary on June ,. have petitioned War
den KEGS that the body be given TO
them after the hanging 10 dispose OF.
The Law says there IL nothing TO hin.
der him from granting the request.
Grain merchants on the Sound are
expecting 4 large fiour trade with Jap.
an. due 10 the new japanese war tariff
which will go into effect July /. Al
least two steamers have been especial
ly chartered to load with -four from
Tacoma
h. r onstot whose daughter. Miss
Mae Onstot, was drowned by the col
lapse OF the foot bridge in Colfax on
the night Of April s. has offered TO
settle with the city Of Colfax for
$500. The city council refused the
proposition.
The new Cow ordinance" al Sedro-
woolley. prohibits all stock from run
ming al large within the corporate
limits Of the city. except milch COVE.
which are allowed to run from 6 a. m.
TO p. m, The cows. however, are
prohibited from wearing bells, but
must wear = license tag.
st. John lodge No .. F. and A. NJ.
the oldest Masonic lodge In Seattle,
will erect an appropriate memorial
over the grave Of It's hrst master.
John Webster. who, Is years ago. pre-.
sided over the lodge sessions, max.
Ing the journey from Port Madison.
where he then resided. In a rowboat
by himself. returning to his home the
same night In order to be at work In
the sawmill next morning.
The summer science school for the
teachers, which h to be reestabllshed
at the washington State college dur.
ing the summer vacation, will be a
boon TO teachers who are DESTROYS Of
improving their vacation by taking
special courses. The college faculty
will teach. and there will be many