The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-03-31
NORTHWEST NEWS.

The Carlton Hotel at Olympia was
destroyed by fire on the morning of
March "a.
The business portion OF Whitebird,
Idaho, on the Salmon river, was con-
sumed by fire on March "A.
In a wreck on the Great Northern, ID
miles east of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, o.
j. Jones, engineer was killed. The
wreck was caused by landslide.
Albert E. Bell, who escaped from the
"safety deposit vault" at McNeirs
Island, is still at large. Searching
parties are after him with orders to take
him dead or alive.
Judge Edward Whitson, appointed as
fedaal Judge for new district of eastern
Washington, took the oath of office
before Judge Hanford at Seattle last
Thursday, March %, end will open his
first term of court at Spokane April f.
Fifteen year old Rex Evans and COM
panion cornered a wild cat in deserted
cabin near BOssberg this state on March
"a and while the companion went after
help young Evans endeavored to keep
the cat cornered. Failing in this he
grappled with the brute and choked it
to death.
The Jury in the case OF A. G. Humph-
rey vs.. the S. F. & N. railroad awarded
$1,000 damages to the plaintiff. Last
April son of Humphreys, aged 8, was
playing on the Columbia river near Boss
berg, when the iarring of passing team
shook loose an avelanch of falling rock
and sand which completely enveloped
the boy, and ended his life in a frightful
manner. Humphrey sued for $4,000
damages.
F. 3. Sears. George Loveioy and Mr..
Dickson, q brother of the sufferer, were
the Elks who gave up portion of hide
for grating purposes on Mrs. F. B. Sears
OF Lewiston, at st. Luke's hospital, Spo-
kane, who was severely burned some time
ago through taking an electric light bulb
to bed with her. In the future the lady
will probably allow her hubby to crawl
in first on cold nights.
Begging piteously to be killed in order
to relieve him from the terrible agony
be was suffering, William Lowry was
slowly cooked to death near Chehalis
this state. Lowry was an engineer on a
donkey engine hauling logs at logging
camp. AS the engine was crossing
Deep creek the bridge gave way, drop
ping the engine to the creek, where
Lowry was pinned beneath the boiler.
and his companions, pOwerless to aid
him otherwise, held his head above the
water until he breathed his last.
Eva Thibaut, 18 years old, committed
suicide March 26, at Ravensdale, this
state, by shooting herself through the
heart. Worry over family matters is
supposed to have been the cause of the
rash act. Mrs. L. K. Atkinson of Ymis,
B. c., left request with her S-year- old
daughter to wear her iewelry if anything
happened to her, went to the city water
works and fell in, where her body was
found shortly afterwards. E. F. Capps
shot himself to death at Portland, be
not caring to tread the path of Ii OF bis
brothers and sisters who have died OF
| tuberculosis.
| In giving an opinion anent the state
highway law passed over Governor Nc
| Brides veto, Attorney General Atkinson
| on March % last, said: 1T is my opin-
| ion that the bill passed b. the last legis-
lature appropriating the $11O,OOO Is
most largely and essentially an appro-
| priation bill for the building OF state
roads designated therein, and all sections
| of the bill materially tend and plan sim
ply for the proper expenditure OF the
money appropriated, and that it is there
fore such an appropriation DILL az the
state constitution indicates shaii not re-
main 80 days dormant after passage be-
| fore it becomes law, consequently road
commissioners can proceed at once with
such work as the money is intended to
pay for"