Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-04-28
WASHINGTON NOTES.


A number Of Kittitas valley farmers
will experiment with sugar beets this
season.
Grain sacks are higher in price. Cal
cutta product is expected to sell at
$675 per hundred.
James Hamilton Lewis, former con-
gresham from Washington, is now a
lawyerpo1itician Of Chicago.
The Auditorium Grand theater. at
Tacoma, was damaged by fire recently
to the extent Of $4,000 to $4,000.
Work is about to begin on the new
Masonic temple at BelIingham. The
structure will cost between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Between 1900 and 1900 church people
marched through the restricted dis
trict Of Tacoma about II o'clock last
Wednesday night.
The census of 1900 gives North va
kima 3142 people, but 1t is estimated
there are now over 5000 within the
corporate limits
A freight train ran over Frank Boil
tom while he lay on the tracks a few
miles west of North Yakima and he
was ground to pieces.
September 4, and has been fixed
as the date for the annual meeting of
the Washington State Press associa-
ton, to be held in Spokane.
A. L. Stahl, a farmer near Barry. !
Douglas county, recently caught a
large bald eagle in a steel trap. The
bird measured eign. feet from tip to
tip.
A man supposed to be e. H. Minsker,
recently from Walla Walla, committed
suicide in Seattle by shooting himself
through the head in the business dis
trict.
Former City Treasurer George Hol-
comb, of Everett. will have to stand
trial on the charge Of having embez-
zled $11,136 during his incumbency in
the office Of city treasurer.
Commissioner Elmer =. Johnston of
the Lewis and Clark exposition com.
mission for Washington has selected
Tor his private secretary a young man
who bears the name of Lewis Clark.
Miss Elizabeth Severance, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Severance, of
Spokane, was elected assistant editor
In chief of the Vassar Miscellany. the
college monthly magazine, recently.
The special election held to vote on
the question Of bonding the town Of
for $14,50O for the purpose
of buying the present water system
and franchise, resulted in its defeat
Leslie Zadow, the year old son
'f Frank zadow, carpenter residing
1t Spokane, fell into the Spokane river
about a quarter of a mile below the
alls and was drowned before he could
De reached.
A passenger train struck a section
nan short distance below Ellensburg
asst Friday. The trainmen put him
aboard and brought him to Ellens-
'urg, but he died as they reached the
urgeon's ONCE.
At the final contest in fencing at the
United States naval academy at An
iapolis, Md, held recently, Claude o.
sassett Of Spokane carried of the
championship and was awarded the
ANY athletic silver medal.
Four diamond rings valued at $1,000,
property /. Of Mrs. Frank Kimball, alg
yealthy widow, stolen from the fash a
Enable boarding house Of Mrs. ]. C. s
lanes last March In Seattle, have a
cen returned to the owner. G
3. W. Ross, commissioner Of public O
ands, has departed for Washington fl
lty to represent the state in the. pro- G.
sst filed in the department Of the in n
srior against the proposed reserva- al
on by the state OF land in Yakima T
ounty for irrigation. 81
Federal Judge Whitson Of Spokane rs
] in receipt of copy Of the recent de- fl
lsion regarding the sale of liquor to in
1t is stated that there is no Ire
rohibition Of the sale Of liquor to G
adams who have title to their lands in
nd all such cases will be dismissed. pl