Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-03-10
WASHINGTON NOTES.

trio lights.
The legislature closed work at Clym-
pia Thursday night.
DIR, E. G.. Hamley has let the con
tract for a $4,000 hospital at Sprague.
The Seattle Times has declared it.
self supporter of President Roosevelt
A number of. representative citizens
of Twisp organized commercial club
recently.
The city of Palouse has voted a
school tax Of ten mills to erect a much
needed building.
Robert Wingate, a pioneer of Taco
ma, and one of its foremost citizens,
died recently at his home in Tacoma.
The railroad commission bill was
delivered to Governor Mead Monday.
The governor intends to sign the bill.
Memorial services for the late Sena-
tor ]. p Sharp of Kittitas county were
held in the hall Of the house Sunday
afternoon.
The fight between Jim Burrows and
Jack Overdorf was pulled off at North
Yakima Friday night. Burrows won the
decision on foul in the sixth round.
A new boat will soon be running on
the river between Kennewick and
White Bluffs and from Kennewick
down the river also UP the Snake
river
Cedric Ramsey, the IL year old son
of E. Ramsey, met horrible death re-
Gently at his home, FIVE miles south
west of Cheney, by being dragged over
the ground by horse.
A. H. W. Goold of Tacoma has re-
ceived the civil service appointment
to the position Of superintendent Of
construction at Vancouver, Wash,
with salary Of $1,000 year
Edward Whitson of North Yakima,
who win probably be judge of the new
federal district of eastern Washing
ton, is a native of Oregon. He was
born in Linn county So years ago.
The outlook for business in Spokane
for 1905 is most encouraging, and trade
in all lines is opening with start
that bids fair to Guido any of the great
growing eras in the history Of the
city.
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public buildings bill for Spokane and
Tacoma buildings is supplemental to
the 100000 previously appropriated
making total appropriation for each
building of 100000.
In the name Of the city of Seattle
Samuel Hill, member of the board Of
overseers Of the Harvard university
has subscribed $4,000 to a special
fund of 100000 to relieve the annual
deficiency existing at the institution.
The weather for the past week has
been almost ideal, and all farmers are
working overtime in the fields. The
late planted winter wheat is making
an excellent showing. With the early
planting, however, the prospects are
not so favorable.
The Washington building site at thu
Portland fair faces the main Lewis
and Clark boulevard in the territor!
adjoining the natural park and over
looking the experimental gardens a
the southwest corner Of the exposition
grounds.
At recent meeting Of North Yak
ina growers who are still holding thei
1904 crop of hops, it was decided t.
, hold for 35 cents or better This agree
ment is for an indefinite period. Five
thousand bales are in the hands o
growers.
Outlaw baseball will be played il
Spokane this year. Matt Stanley, man
ager of the Spokane team, has beer
notified by President Clyde Williams
that he should go ahead signing play
ers in readiness to commence the sea
son by the middle of April.
]. ]. Browne of Spokane has beef
, appointed regent of the state agricul
tural college at. Pullman by Governo
Mead, to succeed the late Senator j
P. Sharp of Ellensburg. Senate
Sharp's term as regent would have ex
J pired March 8. Mr. Brownies appoint
t ment is for the full term of six years
! BY flying leap from moving
train r. R. David, former. clerk of thu
I Ames Mercantile agency, who is want
ed in Spokane to face a charge o
forgery, escaped from Deputy Sheriff
| Butler. David was being brought bacl
from Denver, Col, where he had beel
arrested at the instigation of the Pin
kertons
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