The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-01-28
WASHINGTON NEws.

A basket ball league has been form
ed in Spokane.
A new Northern Pacific bridge Il 20
be built over the Columbia at Pasco.
A cheese weighing Sill pounds was
received In Spokane recently from a
ST. Louis exhibit.
Governor Mead has signed the bill
repeating the libel law. Tho bill car
ried an emergency clause and il in
effect now.
The Northern Pacific has ordered
its train crews Vaecinated because OF
the smallpox In many OF the districts
along the railroad.
The president has assured Rspresen-
tatlve Humphrey OF the early reap
polntment OF George NJ. Stewart as
postmaster at Seattle,
Andrew Jensen. tool sharpener.
was instantly killed and Win Fisher, q
laboEeF. was severely injured by al ac-
eidental discharge OF giant powder a.
the Mineral Hin mines, near Coneon-
nuly.
William Nettleton. piOneeF'of spo-
kane. met a tragic death last Friday
morning by falling from the high
bridge OF the Great Northern railway
in the west end Of the city.
The protected cruiser Washington
will be launched At the Ship Building
compa9y's yards. Camden. N. j..
March IL. Arrangements are now
being made 10 secure the presence q
Governor Mead. and -aa many others
from tho state A. may BE- induced 10 b.
present.
Benjamin h. Allen. an omplOye Of
tho United States assay Office In
Seattle. is dead AZ the ago Of SO.
a. p. Sawyer Of Seattle has been APP
pointed regent OF the state university
by Governor Mead. vice W. T. SaFiksF
OF Mount Vernon. who resigned = few
days ago.
Seattle business men and capitalists
are 10 undertake the construction Of =
railroad from Valdez through the Cop
per River valley TO point on the Am.
eriean Yukon.
Efforts will b. made Ia the state
legislature during the present session
TO amend tho Hah aud game laws In
oFdsE 10 give spoFtamen and nahsgmon
= moro open season
A recommendation for the instaila.
ton OF postal car service bstwsoa the
towns % Tekoa and Conneii on the o.
II. y. IL expected 20 receive favor
able consideration 81 waahingt0p-
The Washington State FanerAi d.
rectoru' association Is formulating .
bill providing for the compulsory ON
balmluE and diainfsetion Of bodies dy'
log u contagious disease before later
meat.
Governor Mead has signed tbs bill
increasing the supreme court judges
frum fvu 10 seven in number and Ap-
pointed Milo A. Root of seattle and
Herman d. Crow 81 Spokane a. addl.
} sioaAi judges.
o. D. Reed ~ EltrhHburE was ~
: elected president Iamea Dick Of Qua
grneaa vas elected ytcp president and
; Mrs C. Carmichael Of Yakima wai
: reelected secretary treasurer % tbs
: meas atats dairy association
Olympia. the stats capital. Amos
, lundgr the shadow ~ tho bniidini
I where the lAw Was passed making Z
, a felony. gambling Il HourtahinE Their
arr roulette. poker and crap games Il
the back end % every aalnou In town
: supply men and farmers OF the ia
, louise and Zig Bend countries hhYi
thousands 81 Eunny sacks lcft ovu
this year because \ large part II thsi
/. grain moved east m bulk instead o
WCa, In sacks last fall The railroad
have come TO the rescue and have SIS
en rate on sunny. burlap and iui
sacks from interior points To- tho coaa
equal 10 the wheat rates from the shlT
!. ping points,
More than 525 citizens % colfaK an
vicinity attended the mass nesting I
: meet Jay r. Graves and Fred H. Grin
= nell OF Spokane. who are there to dir
+" cuas tho proposition 81 building n
electric railroad from Spokane 70 No,
: lcow. via RosaiiA. Collar and Pullmai
Q The meeting was attended largely
farmers Farmers were enthusiastica
~ in favor Of helping 70 build n
road.