The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-10-06
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
P,ace-FaII Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


ia resign as adjutant general to ac-
cent a consular position in South
America. General James A. Drain, who
returned Saturday from the east, made
a denial of the statement.
On September II, Albert A. Bell
the notorious mail pouch robber, was
transferred from the federal prison
at McNeils island to the United States
penitentiary at Fort LeavenWorth, Kan.
The controlling interest in the HE
her Brewing and Mating company at
Spokane was recently sold by John
G. F. Heiber for price said to pc
100000 to John Lang, William Hunt
ley and Charles Theis.
George S. McLaren, representing
the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad, has purchased from Dear
borne & Co, and Edgar Ames, block
335 Of the Seattle tide lands.
AT a recent meeting of the Wenat-
chez city council the resignation OF
Mayor O. S. Sampson was accepted
and H. G. Littlefeld was chosen as his
successor.
Robert E. Strahorn who has effect
Coast railway, announces the com
pany will build system OF steam rail-
WAYS for the North Yakima valley.
The first line will be built into the
Tietan basin, to tap the CoWlitz coal
fields, and make a connection Win
the Tacoma Eastern. A second line
will be built up the Naches to the
Goldhill district, and a third line Will
be direct to the Sunnyside country
In his announcement, Mr.. Strahorn
says it is the purpose of the company
to tap all unoccupied territory ad-
iacent to North Yakima, and make
them tributary to this place. Work
will be commenced on the line as
soon as possible.
State Senator Rands has filed at
the United United States land office
a plat Of the road the Wallula PACING
proposes to build down the north bank
of the Columbia river from Wallula
to Vancouver, Wash. The plat has
been forwarded to Washington. This
is the Hartman road and the step
is one of the most important taken
so far in the fight against the Hill
interests.
A years supply of jute for the
penitentiary mill was contracted for
by the board of control recently at
price representing an advance OF
$4,000 for the total amount over the
prices secured last year. The con
tract goes to F. T. Crow & Co. OF
Tacoma for $500 bales at 1884 laiC
down at the penitentiary.
David A. Henderson, a pioneer Of
Sprague and civil war veteran, is dead
The purchase of large tracts of lan(
in and adjoining Colfax by the Spo
kane C Inland Electric Railroad com
pany is considered the best news Col
fax has heard for many years. The
people are elated over this assurance
of speedy connection with Spokane
by an electric railroad.
The lifeless body of an old maj
was found recently by John Power
lying on the bank of the Columbi;
river near Wenatchee. The NAL
had committed suicide by shooting
twice through his head.
DR.. Elmer E. Fisher, formerly livin
five miles south of Elberton, attempte
suicide recently in Chilli, Ind, at tn
home of his father.
The Walla Walla council of tn
Woodmen of the World is maxim
elaborate preparations for it's logrol
ing contest, to be given on Octobe
26, at which Head Councilman Boa
will pay his first visit to the nortl
west.
w. Maxwell has raised $500 for
creamery at Dayton. Those interes
ed feel sure of success.
A board of irrigation engineers, il
Guiding District Engineer Whistle
Consulting Engineer Wiley and Supe
vising Engineer Heney will met
about October 5, at Conconully
discuss the Okanogan irrigation pr
ject.
Benjamin W. Fish, deputy state a
ditor under J. D. Atkinson, has bee
appointed assistant secretary of sta'
to take the place of the late
Thomas Hickey.
Night shows are to be the ne
feature of the Spokane Intersta
fair this year. The fair is held fro
October 9 to Is. This is the III
annual of these fairs.
December and s, the dates fixt
for the initiation of the Woodmen
the World, promises to be red lett
days in the history of the order, n
only in Colfax, but throughout the e
tire district included in southeaste1
Washington. Preparations are und
wav The business men 0f Colfax ha7
donated $500 to help make the Il
rolling a success. Five hundred ca
didates is the number which it is he
ed to initiate in the opera house L
cember Z.
Acting directly for the Northern T