The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-19
NEWSOf NORTHWEST
washington, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON news ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-Fa.. Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

WASHINGTON ITEMS
A team of horses attached to a
hearse ran away in Seattle Saturday
afternoon while drawing the body of
Alfred Christensen. Ben McAlpine,
the driver of the hearse, was thrown
from the seat but the casket remained
in the hearse and was not injured. A
new hearse was obtained and proceed
ed to the cemetery.
Land Commissioner E. w. Ross has
rejected the application of the Lewis
ton-ClarkstOn company for right OF
way for pole line for electric trans
mission across state lands, holding
that under no existing law is the state
board or commission authorized to
make such grant,
The town council of Tumwater,
Wash, has fixed the levy for munich
pal purposes at mills.
Safes in the Wells-Fargo and North
ern Pacific joint office at Tacoma were
forced by robbers recently and money
taken from each.
The body of murdered women was
recovered from the Chehalis river
near Aberdeen.
In the two years ending September
80, 1906, the receipts of the state
treasurer's office were $S,S37, 5O39
and the disbursements were $685.
00O.96.
There is a chance that the railroad
rates for the state of Washington may
be reduced.
Spokane's tax levy is 5 mills less
than last year.
Wheat buyers estimate that 100000
bushels of grain have been received
at Washtucna.
Peter Johnson, railroad construc-
ton foreman in the employ of D. G.
Corbin, fell from third story window
in a lodging house at Spokane last
Sunday and was fatally injured
The state board of control is figur-
ing on increasing the capacity of the
jute mill at the penitentiary.
The bank clearances of the state are
still making new records for pros
perity.
1t is stated in Olympia that there
may be no good place for the next leg
islature to meet.
government land in Washington, Ore
gon and Idaho still to be taken up by
those seeking homes. This means
there are chances for over 100000
homes of 100 acres each in the great
northwest, ready to be given away for
the mere asking.
The Everett council has rejuvenated
the old curfew ordinance and young
people must keep off the streets after
8 p. m.
Land Commissioner E. w. Ross has
paid into the state treasury $121,-
941.7O, being the September collec-
tons of his office.
Register Coleman, of the Yakima
land office, has been instructed to
open for entry that portion of the
lands under the Yakima project lying
north and east of the Columbia river.
Seven saloon men have been ar
raigned in the superior court at Walla
Walla on the charge of violating the
Sunday closing law.
The hop house owned by John L..
Morrison in Ahtanum valley, near
North Yakima, was destroyed by fire
recently. The loss is estimated at
$4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
The survey of the Spokane Indian
reservation has been approved by the
department of the interior, and as
soon as arrangements can be perfect
ed, the work of allotting the reserva-
ton to the Indians will be taken up
by Agent John McA. Webster, who
will be assisted by Clair Hunt. The
Indians are now busy in the work of
selecting their permanent locations.
Troop BIS barn at Fort Walla Walla
burned to the ground Saturday, caus-
ing a loss of $500, with no insurance.
The state board of control is now
on tour Of the state institutions, it's
regular quarterly visit.
The great increase at the soldiers
home in the number of inmates makes
more buildings there necessary.
The institution for the feeble-mind.
ed at Medical Lake is also being well
filed under the compulsory education
law, which requires that children be
sent there if mentally incompetent.
IKE" Barnstein, John Murray and
John Thomas were arrested in Seattle
recently charged with robbing Anders
Anderson of $500. Anderson was rob-
bed while in an elevator in an Office
building.
One of the most unique and novel
things in the amusement line occurred
at the state penitentiary recently
when a theatrical company gave two
complete performances in the large
dining room of the prison A few min
utes before 8 o'clock nearly 500 con-
victs filed into the large room in the
regular lock step form, and at a given
signal all were seated, and the per-
Torrance proceeded.
The safe in the Creston postofice
was blown open recently and about
500 in cash and all the registered
mail taken.
Asotin county has been awarded the
handsome silver cup offered by the