The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-08-11
WASHINGTON. IDAHO. MONTANA
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acci-
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-outiook 10 Bright.
WARRINGTON MOTIFS.

in the Snake river near COlfax.
New wheat is arriving in Seattle
two weeks in advance Of last year.
A new jail for boys has been fitted
up in the court house at Seattle.
The records of the burned court.
house at Waterville are unimpaired.
The Olympia Trade Council has Sc
cured Governor Mead as labor day
orator, September 4.
Chuckanu. sandstone will be used In
the construction Of the new federal
building at Seattle.
George Rumens, an old time Palous-
er and wealthy rancher and mine own
er, attempted suicide recently.
1t is said the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railway company has pur-
chased terminal grounds in Seattle.
The 2 year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Mahart Of Reardan was run over
by load of hay and instantly killed.
Straw day was observed at Cunning |
ham last Tuesday to put the roads in
shape for the general hauling time tol
come.
Mayor Clark of Sumas has instruct
ed the town marshal to close up all
gambling places and prosecute all Of
tenders.
A comparison with the tax rolls OF
Lincoln county Of the last year show
an increase in taxable property OF
$318,329.
1.-THE Spokane Interstate Fair will
show an improvement over all previ-
GUS years this season." says Manager
Cosgrove.
Property owners of Sedro-Woolley
are required by it's city ordinance to
cut the thistles from their places be-
fore August 10.
Federal Judge Hanford has knocked
out the state law prohibiting the sale
of trading stamps He held the act to
be unconstitutional
During the last 81 years the fire in
surance companies have paid losses in
the state of Washington amounting to
more than $15,125,658.
For the past month the demand for
labor at the Seattle city employment
bureau has been from two to three
times as great as the supply.
The jewelry store of A. e. Sever of
Palouse city was robbed Of $75 worth
of goods by a man whom Mr.. Sever
accidentally locked in his store.
An unidentified man, supposed to be
George Shannon, was shot and killed
yesterday morning at o'clock at
Cheney by Marshall A. Blackman.
The appointment of ex-Congressman
Sam G.. Hyde of Spokane to be COM
mandant of the state soldiers home at
Orting is announced by the governor.
Washington's grain crop for the
year 1905 will be between 100000
and 35,OO0,000 bushels, is the state.
ment of s. s. King, deputy grain In.
spectOr.
The monthly financial statement Is
sued by the state auditor shows re-
ceipts to the general fund amounting
in July to $151,243 and expenditures
of $102,699.
The national convention Of railroad
commissioners and the interstate con.
merce commission will visit the north
west in the latter Fart of this month
after the convention scheduled al
Deadwood, s. D. A day will be spent
in Spokane and the party will then 81
on to the coast. /.
Eugene e. Larimore, western Wash
ington agent for a piano house. ha.
been arrested in Seattle charged will
embezzling 1886 in money belonging
to his employers.
It is announced an effort is beint
made to organize citizens of Wash
ington who were formerly natives o
Michigan into an organization to b.
known as the Michigan society.
Ex-State Senator c. A. Mantz, TO
Is years one of the most respected
citizens of Colville and one of tn
ablest constitutional lawyers in tn
state of Washington, died recently.
Harvest is in full swing now in tn
Naterville section. The farmers ar
still crying for harvest hands, an,
never before has help been SO scarce
Grain sacks are now worth 81 cent
apiece in Waterville.
John B. Whidden of the junior elias
at the University of Washington, ha
received word from the college al
thorities at the University of Chicag
that he had been awarded scholal
ship in the department Of history 1
that institution.
One of two whales that have bee
making their summer home in Puge
sound, wandered about until he caugh
q glimpse of Tacoma recently and fe
dead. His floating carcass was foun
between Steilacoom and McNeill's is
and. The dead whale was dark brow
in color, about so feet long.
IDAHO NEWS.
Harry Fisher of Garden Valley wa
recently accidentally killed by bullt
From, his own gun.