The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-12-22
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON. MONTANA, IDAHO
And OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country--Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-Fali Trade ls Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

80 WAS7lNGION mo 60.
The state board of control has is
sued it's formal order finding the
charges against Warden A. F. KEGS of
the state penitentiary not sustained.
In a fog SO thick that the signal
lights were unseen and neither motor
man saw the other car approaching
until almost within cars length, two
cars collided recently on the south Ia
coma line. H. F.. Breuning was SO
seriously injured that he died after
removal to his home.
A plan is on foot to double the saw
ing capacity of the big Palouse saw
mill and enlarge the factories con-
nected Herewith.
| The senate committee on assign
ments announced Senator Ankeny as
chairman of the irrigation and COM
MERGE committee, and Senator Piles to
the territories, interoceanic canal, pen
sions. civil service retrenchment, geo.
llogic and coast survey, Philippines and
Porto Rico committees.
The president has nominated T. Y.
Coleman register of the North Yakima
land Office.
DR.. Minor Robert, dean of the min
ing courses at the University of Wash
|course for miners will begin January
10 and continue for three months.
Taking view directly opposed to
that of the tax commissioners Of this
state, Attorney General Atkinson in an
lopinion holds that municipal bonds and
warrants are not subject to taxation
The tax commission had previously
given an opinion that warrants were
taxable and bonds are included in its
detail list of personal property, re
, Gently prepared.
Rev. Leonard e. Jesseph, pastor OF
! the Presbyterian church and mayor OF
Kettle Falls, died recently.
The new Spokane public library was
formally thrown open to the public or
Monday.
On account of the breakage Of the
! machinery the Reardan electric light
plant has closed down and the towI
is in darkness.
Herman Benken, a private in Com
|pany G, Fort Wright, recently dice
from the effects of dose of carbolie
acid.
The Pacific Single company of Ia
coma has closed it's mill.
Henry Fades, a pioneer of DeeI
Creek, died recently.
James Wright, son of Mrs. Eliza
; beth Wright of Seattle, was shanghai
ed on board of British ship anC
taken to Australia and from there tt
Callao, Peru, where he appealed t.
!, the American consul for protection
: = The consul took the Joy under hi
, , care and notified his parents. The at
tention of Congressman Humphre!
. was called to it and an investigation
: has begun.
The headquarters of the office of tn,
assistant superintendent of the Wash
ington division of the o. r. & N. hav'
been removed from Tekoa to Star
buck.
AS result of grade crossing &C
Icident at Spokane Miss May, Burns o
Hillyard was severely injured and
score of people were bruised and Gu
= by a collision Saturday afternoon be
tween a Great Northern switch en-
CINE and a. Washington Water Powe
= company northbound Hillyard car o.
the crossing at Hamilton street. Tn
: street car had nearly 100 people o.
board, and that terrible catastroph
did not happen seems little short O
a miracle.
Horticulturists Of Spokane, are o.
lrecord as opposed to the contemplate
. plan to hold the interstate fair durin
y september.
Professor H. G. Sampson, head G
! the Preparatory department Of tn
" Washington State college. is at Taco
ma, and will spend some time on tn
u Sound, where he will be engaged i
institute work.
> The courtmartial called to tr
: First Lieutenant Donald G. McCle
land of Company E, Tenth Unite
r States infantry, at Fort Wright, col
q vened Monday morning.
A change has been made in the d.
= partment of veterinary science in tn
: Washington State college. The chang
: decided upon is to offer, in add1tio
to the regular three years course,
+. course of four years, with freshme
= entrance requirements, leading to th
!, degree of bachelor of science in We
!, Urinary science.
1t is reported that James Watso
ia has resigned as superintendent of tn
# school for defective youth at Val
" couver, and that William N. Marshal
l. one of the teachers there, will
placed in charge of the institution.
g. An interesting program is being a
n ranged by Secretary L. g. Monroe fc
ID the annual meeting of the Washingto
a State Horticultural association {
ID North Yakima January to IL, incl
J. sive.
1T P. c.. Kaufman, secretary Of tn
D Washington State Bankers associ
D. ton, is sending out postal cards to th
Q. members of the association warnin
Ia n