The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-09-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WA0tIiNS YIN NJ
The Garfield public schools will
open on the 18th inst. with s. M. Nc
Croskey in charge.
William w. Bailey, manager of the
Portland store of Tull & Gibbs, died
at Spokane Saturday night.
Granger is one of the new towns on
the Sunnyside branch of the Northern
Pacific railway, in Yakima valley.
Robert Colby, living near Reardan,
reports the banner yield of oats, his
crop averaging 100 bushels to the
acre.
The county superintendent of
schools has apportioned $6429.20 of
school funds among the 122 districts
of Douglas county.
The Ritzville public schools opened
Monday morning with Ia teachers.
Three will teach in the high school
and II in the grades.
Senator Samuel H. Piles has ac-
cepted the invitation by the Walla
Walla County Fair association to make
an address during fair week.
Complaint is made by farmers liv-
ing in the vicinity of O~akesdale,
Thornton, Sunset and st. John, be-
cause of their inability to get grain
threshed.
E. A. Bickford of Mob Hill has sold
his 10 acre ranch near North Yakima
for $4,000. He paid $500 for it a year
ago. The purchaser is E. w. Hines
of Glendive, Mont.
"A. R. Arbuckle, who was at Wilbur
for three months publishing the Sen
tinel, has been appointed state organ
izer for the Fraternal Union of Amer
lea.
The IL year old son of ]. G. Parker
of Granger, was killed recently by the
caving in of a cistern in which he
was working with his father. The lac
was dead before he could be rescued
Ferrets may become an important
factor in agriculture in this country
as d~estroyers of the squirrels which
levy heavy tribute on the grain crop:
of Whitman county every year.
Deaths during August as recorded
by the Spokane board of health mum
bered II, of which 38 were males ant
33 females. For the same period
there we're 1O1 births, of which 81
were males and 46 were females.
Alice Durkee, the 10 year old CIR
who was shot by Harry Stanley, whit
committed suicide, at Spokane, 1
dead, and the number of homicides II
Spokane since January 1, 1905, no
counting the large number of suicides
was swelled to eight.
With 200 passengers aboard, man,
of whom were and children
who almost created a panic, the stem
er Flyer at 2 o'clock Sunday afternooI
ran full speed into the Olympia Oyste
company's dock while making a lant
ing at her own wharf in Seattle.
/ Fire did $4,000 damages at Dayto
Sunday. 1t destroyed the Great Yves
ern hotel. The residence of Jess
Samuel was damaged to the exter
of $500. The Baptist church and pa,
sonage were scorched. A general stor
and the residence of Mr.. Engel wer
burned.
A corps Of engineers of the govern
m0nL T0CldludIlOu SCI NlC0 10 1 Ii
!, valley. They are making surveys, il
: specting pumping plants, pipe line
ascertaining arid land acreage, in fa'
gaining full and complete knowleds
of the Sunnyside canal, preparation
to a report to the government.
:. The steamer Jerome, loaded wit
:, 1000 bushels of wheat, consigned fro
Kennewick to Cello, struck a rock
the Columbia river when just abo'
the mouth of the Snake river al
: sank in about 30 feet of water. IT
cargo is ruined, but it is believed tt
boat can be raised. Captain DAM
was in charge of the boat. No Of
was injured.
- Following is a condensed report
the business done at the United Stat
land office in Walla Walla during A
gust: Cash entries for 1628.84 acre
"a; receipts for same, $2426.75; desc
land entries for 2569.61 acres, 10; ]
IN ceipts, $642.41; homestead entries t
lie 6424.S7 acres, receipts, $S31.22; fin
IN proofs for 15l4.32 acres, receip
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