The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-06-08
NEWSOf NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
AND OREGON news ITEMS.
Few Interesting Items Gathered
.ro, Our Exchanges Of the Sur.
,oundinq country-Numerous Acct.
..,.. and Personal Events Take
p,.ce-FaII Trade ls Good.
WARRINGTON NoTEa.

WASHINGTON NoTEa.
roilure of Ed Spencer, the Spokane
,dorer to die within reasonable
.;,no after being let out Of the peniten
tow at Walla Walla by Governor
Mead that he might expire in peace
AVID dignity in the bosom of his rela
.;ros is taken by the governor to be
hreacb of the conditions of the par
don and Spencer, because he overlook
cd this opportunity, is likely to be re
,nonded back to prison to serve his
time.
douglas county is to have fine mod
ern court house, costing $4,000, at Wa
teryille, the county seat.
IT. C. Duncan, who helped Thomas
Melville. horsethief, to make his sec
ond escape from the jail by carrying
him from Riverside to Ohpir, in Okaa
hogan county, covered by canvas in
the bottom of his freight wagon, was
sentenced to pay a fine of 500 and
costs.
What is claimed to be the best sec.
tion of wagon road in Whitman county
has been completed near Pullman by
the expert road builders sent by the
federal department of agriculture to
construct a model piece of road as a
lesson in good roads.
OF the ISL applicants for certificates
to teach in the public schools of Spo-
kane county, only about 70 passed.
A reward of $500 is offered for the
capture or information of the murderer
of Elsie Milhuff. King county offers
$1,000 and Renton city council $500,
and citizens of Renton have raised
$1,000.
Through the courtesy of the chief
engineer of the battleship Nebraska
about 100 students of the University
CT Wisconsin will spend their summer
vacation on board the big sea fighter
while she is making her trial speed
tests and cruises.
Now that the sugar beet season is
opening, there is steady movement Of
Japanese section hands from the rail-
ways to the beet fields.
The Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern jointly will build line from
Spokane southwest to the Snake river
to connect with the joint line running
from Portland up the north bank Of
the Snake river to Riparia, Wash.
One of the largest realty transfers in
the Kittitas valley for years was the
recent sale of the Ramm ranch just
west of Eilensburg by Mrs. So
phronia Ramm to Frank D. Scott, a re-
cent arrival from Billings, Mont, for
100000. There are 25S acres in the
tract, which is mostly in hay.
Albert Welty, who was gored by
wild bull at his dairy farm near Ellens-
burg, will recover.
No trace has been found of the body
of John Carroll, the milkman of Walla
Walla. who has been missing since the
day OF the flood. A reward of $50 has
been offered for the recovery Of the
body or information as to his where
abouts, If living.
Wllsoncreek men will put in ferry
across the northern part of Moses lake
in few weeks.
Z. B. Kegley, master of the state
grange, has presented a fine specimen
OF the golden eagle to the Washington
State college. The eagle measures
seven feet and two inches from tip to
tip of wings.
oneep by the thousands are vending
tnelr way from the country about Trim
dad, Quincy and Ephrata toward the
cascade mountains, where they are to
oe ranged during the summer.
The annual communications of the
grand Masonic bodies of the state of
washington will begin their sessions in
spokane June II and continue to June
a. There will be sessions of the
srano lodge, Free and Accepted Ma
sons; grand chapter, Order Of the East
ern Star; grand chapter, Royal Arch
Masons; grand council, Royal and Sc
iect Masters; grand. commandery,
Knights Templars.
0now Hung Noe and Chang Ia
isung, appointed by the viceroy Of
"ancnurla to visit the United States
WIN otner special commissioners, are
eAamlnlng the irrigation system in the
,"Aima valley and the fruit raising in
dustry.
y "iiiiam Gordon, wealthy rancher
nVlng on Spring Flats. five miles from
ooiia4, lost II head Of fine horses re-
'ehtiy. He took home a load of poi
sVueo wheat, which he left standing in
sao wagon in his yard, and during the
So. me horses got at the wheat and
ate 1t. They were dead next morning
at $4,000.
representatives of large railroad
oCon'ractlng firms of Washington and
~, are at Conconully this week to
o ,uoA over the ground on which the gov
e ..1, Okanogan irrigation project
wi oe quilt, and secure information
VI which to base bids.
!. Nnerln Smith of King county has
r ,N. new evidence in the case of
Isle isle Millhuff, the child brutally muir
ieu at Renton, suburb of Seattle,
M nu mas ordered the rearrest of Tom
ssAi san' the 15-year-old boy who was
nist accused of tho cripo ond tbon 70