The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-08-16
WASHINGTON NEWS

WASHuNOuON NEWS
Kennewick IL 10 have . city water
plant and an electric Light plant
Coal veins near wenatchss are b.
ing developed and show exoellsnt pros.
pects.
La Conner residents arc petitioning
for . drawbridse scroa Swinomish
slough.
Fire at South Bend destroyed the
Haseltine block. Loss, $1,000; in.
suranoe, $4,000.
Point Granville. near Moclips, has
been reserved BY the government fer
lighthouse purposes.
The steamship Minnesota sailed for
the Orient from Seattle Thursday morn.
ing with . Cargo Of rs, 900 tons and q
good passenger list.
Ebert Hubbard, the noted Roy.
crofter and editor Of the Philistine,
will deliver special series Of lectures
at the state university next fall.
Douglas county reoordsIwere not de.
stroyed BY the fire which recently con.
sumedthe county court house. Tho
papers were in q vault and were nm.
scorched.
The Puysllup fruit canning estab-
lishment began putting up fruit last
week. Two carloads have been con.
tracted for. one going to Chicago and
the other TO Tacoma.
The state universities Of Washington
and Oregon will meet for their annual
football game in Seattle November IS.
This will be the fourth annual con-
test between the two colleges.
The Gray Stone Fire Brick Com.
pany, which recently acquired exten.
sive clay holdings south Of Belling.
ham, has placed an order for e17,05O
worth Of machinery. A number Of
men are at work preparing the Site foz
factory building. The plant is Ia
have daily capacity Of $1,000 bricks,
The Washington marine labratory
closed ito summer work last week al
Friday Harbor in the San Juan islands
A party Of twelve scientists from the
University Of Washington carried on
the Investigations, which are the be-
ginning Of biological survey Of Puget
sound. A special study Of Sound
shrimp was made which promises K
be Of both great scientific and sommer
oial value.
Clarkson last week suffered $40. Ool
loss by FIRE.
Bituminous coal has been found
around Okansgan lake.
G. A. Mantz, former state senator
and prosecuting attorney Of Stevens
county, died last week at his home in
Colville.
The agitation for division of Doug
las county has been revived since the
destruction Of the county court house
at Waterville by fire last week.
DR.. ]. 8. Kloeber, proprietor Of thu
Green River Hot Springs, in Kina
county, was last week assessed q CSC
fine for selling liquor without a license
The board Of tax commissioners will
visit the counties Of the state and meet
with the county boards. The object IL
advice and supervision, 90 far 90 thei,
powers extend.
Tho Potlsch Lumber Company ha,
CLOSED deal for the purchase Of the
Palouse -four mill from Voltz & Met.
calf for, sac. 900, and thus put an END
to the long litigation over the water
right claimed by each party.
It 10 stated that Louis W. Hill, sou
Of J. ]. Hill, will become president Of
the Great Northern Steamship Compa.
ny. and that Howard James will bs
vice president and have charge Of the
affairs Of the company at Seattle.
Articles Of incorporation Of the
Washington Millers' Association, re-
GENTLY organized at Tacoma. have beer
fled. The capital stock 10 placed al
$780, 900 and the object Of the associ
alton 10 given % Ito handle grain In
and throughout the world"