The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-11-17
WASHINGTON NOTES,

WASHINGTON NOTES,
Work on an immense hotel at Spo-
kane, at least eight stories high, cost
ing $750000, is to be started in the
spring by Thomas L. Greenough.
Pasco is to have electric lights and
system of water works and sewers.
Spokane dry goods dealers are form
ing a Merchants Protective associa-
| ton.
The 18th annual teachers institute
for Adams county will open Deem
| Der 4.
Again the clearances of the local
banks have exceeded $4,OOOOOO in a
single week.
Roy E. Mason has been appointed
postmaster at Latah to succeed J..
Mason, resigned.
Plans are being prepared in a tenta-
tive way to make Medical Lake pop
ular resort next summer.
Insanity is on the decrease in this
state, according to statistics compiled
by the state board of control
The council committee of Tacoma
has recommended increasing the sal
| aries of city officials and employees.
Threshing is nearly all completed
near Davenport, but to the southeast
| thresh.
David Kieffer was killed at the
Thompson logging camp on Nelson
creek, four miles from Chewaukum, by
a falling tree.
William Cowles, clerk of the school
rested on the charge of forgery in
raising school warrants.
The state superintendent gave no.
| tice recently that there will be meet
| ing of the state board of education in
North Yakima December %.
J. H. Shively, insurance commission
| er of this state has returned from
Ohio, where he stumped the state in
the interests of the republican ticket.
| Shaefer & Tefft of Spokane have
placed contract for twenty-five ton
ice plant and machinery with the
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1t is said Colonel L. Frank Boyd, ex-
mayor of Spokane, may soon enter the
consular service of the United States,
representing this nation in some for
eign city.
The sum of $159,941 will be distrib-
uted among the schools of the state,
representing the quarterly apportion-
ment of state funds. The November
quarter is the small one of the year.
Mrs Helen Moore Hubbell, widow
of Frank B. Hubbell the well known
capitalist who committed suicide in
Seattle October %, has applied to be
appointed administrator of his estate.
The Spokane-Columbia River Rail-
road & Navigation company has
awarded a contract to M. P. Zindorf
of Seattle for the grading of 60 miles
of railroad from the Columbia river
to Fletcher, Adams county, Washing
ton.
Secretary Hitchcock has rejected the
Teton and Okanogan irrigation pro-
iect on the ground that it would re-
uuire more money to complete them
than there is in the reclamation fund
at present. 1t is estimated that the
cost would be about $1,5OO,000.
Colonel Howard Hathaway of Ev-
erett has brought before Governor
Mead a petition for a communication to
life Imprisonment Of the death SEN
fences imposed upon Angus McPhall
of Snohomish county. McPhall is 10
hang at the penitentiary December 8.
After a strike lasting since the ISL
of May, the Northwestern Brewers as
sociation and striking brewers have
signed an agreement. Although nelth-
or will discuss the matter it is posi-
lively known the strikers won every
noint including the eight hour day and
closed shop.
Because so much time has elapsed
between the commission OF the 1raud
and the discovery of their populations,
MANY of the timber land claimants
whom the federal government believes
TO have secured extensive land hold
:nrs in this state fraudulently may es-
! cane criminal prosecution.
One of the most important actions
| taken at the recent convention OF the
Washington Good Roads ASSOCIATION
was the decision to employ a first
class practical man in the capacity
of organizer, at salary OF $4Ooo per
wear. and the provision made for rals-
ing the money to meet the expense.
RARE SHOT By 6 YEAR OLD BOY.