The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-29
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

J. ]. Watson. a switchman. shot and
killed Otis DeLacy in Spokane Friday
night.
J. l. Johnson Of Endieott commit.
ted suicide In that town recently. Mr..
johnson had simply grown tired Of
life and cut his throat.
Charles c. Setter has sold his ESQ
acre wheat ranch 10 miles south Of
Cheney. 70 r. w. Merriman, a recent
arrival from Lind. for q consideration
Of $4,000.
Within rs minutes after Frank
Nicholas OF colfax had sold a cent
package OF cigarettes to q small boy
Of II years he was arrested and paid
t22.40 In fines.
One Of the most interesting events
connected with the Odd Fellows or
der Of Washington was the recent eel
ebrstion Of the semicentennial Of the
Olympia lodge No. !.
The recognized Palmer Mountain
Tunnel company, pushing the big tun-
mel through the huge mountain Of nor
thern okanogan county. has been
launched under the laws Of Arizona
WAila walla county has begun the
annual campaign 10 straw the dusty
roads Of the county aud make them
passable for the immense amount OF
wheat that must, pass over them in
the next two months.
Especially shocking vas the terri
/ bic accident on the United States gun
boat Bennington 10 the people Of Col
fax. Amel Bensel. one Of the war.
ships dead. left Collar about one year
ago for the navy.
4 The Tacoma chamber OF commerce
4 has already taken action ia the. ef.
/ fort TO induce the government 20 use
Washington Or on an equal basis with
I yellow pine In the construction work
TO be done in the Panama canal zone
Washington has no uniform meth.
cd for the assessment OF railway prop
erty. The matter is entirely in the
I hands OF county assessors and county
+ boards Of equalization 10 Ok the val
ges within their respective iurisdie
tons
Al q recent meeting Of the directors
u the Lincoln County Fair association
liz was decided 10 hold the fair the
week following the Spokane Interstate
fair. There will be four days-ihe
+ 18th. 18th, Goth and 2IKt Of October
Ike Harris was unanimously chosen
manager.
DR.. Dean Richmond Rabbit, late
rector OF the Church Of the Epiphany
In Brooklyn. n. Y. died recently from
the result OF an operation performed
to relieve internal complications. som,
months ago. He was for 10 months
dean uf All Saints cathedral in Spo
kane
Italians In Spokane and Lewiston
Idaho. are asserting that Joseph Ross
Duo di RoSsi, nobleman, grande,
and alleged heir 20 S54 .o00. 000-is !
taklr and owes sums varying from tbs
conventional S. loan TO a board bin
/. warrant has been obtained from 1
justice at Spokane for the arrest o
Roesi on the charge Of obtaining
} money under false pretenses.
David Sullivan was accidentally
killed In the California Wine house q
Wonatchec by J. r Murphy. a priu
ter. Sullivan was a well known ranch
er. residing only a few miles from tn
city. without apparent cause. sulli
van commenced to abuse Murphy. an'
finally struck him. Murphy in tuTi
struck Sullivan in the mouth with hi
hst. Sullivan staggered over and fel
backward. and broke his neck by tn
. tall. The blow received by Sullivan
Was not = hard one. scarcely break
Ing the skin on his lip.
: The mountain climbing party, a
; finally made up for the start on las
Monday from Paradise valley 10 IN
top Of Mount Rainier. height 1889
feet. consisted Of rs Mazamas fror
Oregon and Washington. 10 Sierra
from California, % Appalachians fror
the east and six Alpines. Red fire vii
be burned from the mountain to-
Tuesday night at o'clock and shout
3 be visible with glasses for $50 mile
: around. The elevation Of the presen
{ camp is $500 feet