The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-04-06
WASHINGTON, IpiHo, MONTANA
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
-. Few Interesting ltema eathered
rrom Our Exchanges OF the Sur
,oundinq Country-Numerous Acct.
..,+e and Personal Events Take
p,ace-FaII Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
r,e sunnyside band has reorganized

Articles OF incorporation OIL lut
Northwest Iron & Steel company
vbich has been exploited more or less
IN the Seattle newspapers has filed
articles with james A. Moore, Loren
u Mershen, Louis Steckler, w M
wood and M. NJ. Lyter as incorpo'
rotors. The company is capitalized at
Ell 100000 and it's principal place OF
business at Seattle.
The carpenters of North Yakima
ore ON a general strike. They have
made a demand. on the bosses for a
wage scale of. $3.50 for a nine hour
day.
The assessed valuation of property
in Snokane county this year will reach
. greater total than ever before. = AT
the county assessors Office it is stated
that the assessed valuation this year
of nroperty will be over $5O,O00,000.
within a month earth will be flying
m the Northern Pacific line from
Pasco to Riparia, distance of 65
miles, along the bank Of the Snake
river.
From the results of fall from his
horse Judge Hiram G1RQpd died re
Gently in Seattle. The Immediate
cause Of his death was apoplexy.
C. L. Baruth of Medical Lake died
as a result of the bullet wounds in
aicted by his wife during a quarrel
The body Of man found floating at
the San Francisco Morning Call. James
the mouth. of the Wishkah river was
identified as that of William Anderson.
an aged man who disappeared frem
Hoquiam about four weeks ago. His
death is thought to: hayS been acct
dental
Robert Grant, who WAS badly
crushed about the back and hips in
a sawmill at Frances recently died
from his injuries at Gruell's hospital
at South Bend.
William Spangle and wife celebrated
the 50th anniversary of their marriage
last Tuesday at their home in Spangle
A family reunion took place, at (which
members Of four generations were
present to congratulate the couple.
The Columbia river is rising very
rapidly. - :.
C. H. Thomas, freight brakeman
on the S. F. & NJ. was cruched to
death beneath a train at Chewelah
Saturday afternoon. Thomas, who
was new brakeman. ATTEMPTED, nc
board the moving train from the depot
platform. He slipped and rolled
under the cars. :" =. -.
Fruit Inspector Ritz has received in
formation from the Washington State
Agricultural college that San Jose
scale was not killed by the recent cold
Peach trees along the Columbia
and Yakima rivers are in bloom.
In the country tributary to Mabton
about 10000 acres are in fall wheat
OF this carefully prepared report
gives $4,000 acres as killed and requir
ing reseeding e.
Last Monday the cadets of the
Washington State college, 375 strong
left for Charleston for the annual en-
campment. There were six companies
and the band. p
There will be a meeting of sheepmen
at Walla Walla on April 27 to further
aiiot the range. The letter states that
all those who have grievances, or think
tney have, will be given ample oppor
tunlty to present and discuss them.
Mrs H. Mum, colored, of North
iaKlma who asked to be sent to the
county poorhouse, claiming to be
utterly destitute, had $40 in gold in
valise under her bed.
spokane building permits for March
i itens' s4aS'17S' saR&RSissd, in 2o'
The appointment of J. D. Farrell to
represent the Union Pacific in this
s . Az, Will result in'the latter playing
ols part in state politics. ~
rambling has ceased in King county
~ 'He mrs! 'm two decades.
: MONTANA sou!e6s.
A. b. Keith, ST., recently editor Of
sne Butte Miner and one of the pro
nen. newspaper men of the north
f sGs'' died at Butte recently of heart
'"ilure, aged So
Jasper Lebo was sentenced>to one
t seai In the penitentiary at Kalispell
r0,; s PLEADED guilty to illegally
SS for the city election.
ros aoo't Winnett, a wealthy ranchma1
t;n .u,ns near Columbia Falls, was
w recently insa runaway.
M, Inward E. Babcock, a well known
1ar lena merchant, died last week al
v.a ueneva, Wis, aged 10 years. He
cam. native of Monmouth, ILL.,, and
nsns 10 Helena 20 years ago from
rou me Right Rev. John Patrick Car
m.so olsnop of the diocese, Helena: has
nit =, .ne announcement from the pull
Of III " Inc cathedral that Peter Larson
0Oo 4 . had'made donation of s25
catbe oxaEd the construction of a new
Colota ,a u, on $4,000 site donated by
+. mimi ihomas Cruise, the. banker and
also e.! man Of Helena. The. bishop
!. Other Yhe that a resident ora state
ofy$s t oaal =. MohtanS had.mads, a gift
rochia1 W. toward the erection Of a pa
er cos. .aeo! on the same block" 9th
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