Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-08-26
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
Few interesting Items Gathered
rrom our Exchanges of the Sur
,oundina country-Numerous Acct.
..u.s and Personal Events Take
pIace-outIook Is Bright.
WARRINGTON NOTES.

toot of tunnGllnB, Oh WHICH WOIh Will
nroceed actively during the coming
winter.
State Auditor Clausen has complet-
"A on inventory of all the property
owned by the state of Washington.
Thie inventory shows the total resour-
oos of the state to be $38, 903, 154.37.
The liabilities are placed at $1,948,-
2S5.
The Fern Creek Lumber companys
sawmill at Frances, near South Bend,
was burned recently. The loss is esti
mated at $4,000. Insurance $4,000
Origin unknown.
Less than $1,000 remains to be
raised of the $4,000 which is need
cd for the construction of the new
v NJ. C. A. building at Seattle.
splendid edifce has been planned
10 take the place of the Tacoma St.
patricks Catholic church, which was
recently destroyed by fire.
The navy department has assigned
captain w. r. Burwell to the COM
mand of the navy yard and station at
Puget sound, as the relief of Rear Ad-
miral c. J. Barclay who retires from
the navy on September s.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, author of
an His Steps," is making a lecture
tour of the Puget sound cities.
Spokane Masons were at home to
their friends on Thursday, when they
took possession of their beautiful new
temple, just completed at an approx
mate cost of 100000. The opening
was conducted with all the pomp and
ceremony usual to such celebrations,
including a dress parade, afternoon re-
cepton and a large dance in the eve
ming.
Olympia has eight public schools
and three colleges.
The telegraphers' strike on the Nor
thern Pacific railway ended Friday.
Following the capitulation in regard to
the Great Northern, the strike ended
after 20 day fight.
Among the largest transactions in
Columbia county recently have been
the sale of a $4,000 farm by F. NJ.
Weatherford, the purchase of a SOL
900 farm by Alexander Price, the sale
Of a $4,000 lot of barley by Jacob
Weinhard and a $21, 900 grain pur-
chase from W. Fl. Richardson by l..
G, Atherton. Before the close of har-
vest there will probably be large
checks drawn, as there will be several
grain crops sold worth $25,000
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the three days log rolling OF
the Woodmen of the World to be held
in Colfax this fall at a date not yet
fixed.
Judge Warner Cobb reports the sale
Of his farm of 800 acres two miles
north of Fairfield, where he has made
his home for the past % years. The
consideration was $4,000.
James B. Anderson, aged 45 years
died suddenly under peculiar circum
stances recently near ColfaX He had
listened to story by Mr.. began. He
suddenly stopped laughing and rose
up saying; Jim, have lost my sight;
leil forward dead.
Inc new steamer Columbia, built
ny the Columbia Navigation company
was launched Saturday evening at
O'Clock, at Wenatchee.
Every saloon in Colfax, for the first
ume In weeks, was tightly closed Sun
uay' with the blinds drawn so that the
interior OF the saloon could be seer
from the street
al unknown man was killed Satur
way afternoon in one of the sawmills
near Chattaroy.
Nicholas Sinelnicow. a special EN-
Nsary of the car of Russia. recently
spent day in North Yakima and sur
Ounuing country. He came to see
~" the Yakima people conducted
'Her system of irrigation.
Last Friday morning a newly thresh
" setting of wheat owned by Wesley
oS TOOK fire and was destroyed
400 davenport. The pile contained
Nv, SACKS, estimated to contain 900
mystery. W "
ma '' lhe Wenatchee valley is be
trn,. famous for the fine quality o.
ara grown is being demonstrated ev
ca,, uay at Wenatchee. Saturday tel
dono* aus OF watermelons alone left The
trn, I'M besides eight carloads of mixed
talo~ ana one thousand boxes of can
out by express.
Of ~ greater part of the fruit croI
bas Ae Peach country, in the Big Bend
The u geen sold. The entire output o.
by nawk Creek valley was purchased
tS,o, a Montana commission house
ristio sn Its agent, Mr.. White. All va
Hyarm are Included in the deal and de
diHaso % 10 be made at Creston. While
orchasa. prices were paid to differen
the sr' the following prices were
boxas erage paid: Peaches, 20 pound
es "a 70 cents; apples, AS pound box
Is can. cents; pears, 40 pound boxes
cents. plums, Is pound boxes, 81
cents. prunes, IS pound boxes, 81
Cents apricots, 16 pound boxes, 81