The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-08-10
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-Fail Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

tain, the year Old son OF II. L. brlC
tain, Walla Walla, Wash. If the body
of the boy is returned to the father
the reward will be $50.
On retiring from active service as
adjutant general of the national guard
Of Washington, after almost six years
service, James A. Drain addressed a
circular letter to the officers and men
of the national guard of Washington
Adjutant General Ortis Hamilton an
nounces the appointment of Captain
Matt H. Gormley of Seattle as lieu
tenant colonel of the Second Washing
ton, N. G.. W., to fill the vacancy
caused by his own appointment as
adjutant general.
Mrs. Eli E. Gage and her year old
son have left Seattle with the body OF
her husband, E. A. Gage, who com.
mitted suicide at hotel.
Fire which broke out in the draught.
ing room of the Great Northern depot
at Spokane damaged the building to
the extent of $4,000 and destroyed
maps and office drawings and furni.
ture valued at several hundred dol
lars. The cause is unknown.
The steamers Flyer and CheechackO
burned recently at the dock at Lake
sled The fire started in the boiler
room of the Cheehacko. Hard work
saved the Lady of the Lake. Charles
Wolverton, sleeping on the Flyer, had
a narrow escape. The vessels were
a total loss, with no insurance.
Thitry-five deeds for right-of-way
in Kittitas county have been filed by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway. These are between Ellens-
burg and Easton. In each instance
the consideration given is nominal.
The joint wheat rate order promul-
gated by the railroad commission has
been served on the defendant rail-
roads and will become effective in
IS days. Under it's provisions the
Northern Pacific, the Great Northern,
the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company and the Washington &
Columbia company will be obliged to
interchange wheat traffic between
eastern Washington and Puget sound
Forts at the request of the shippers.
The points of transfer as between the
railroads named are fixed by the COM
mission at Spokane, Wallula and
Hunts Junction.
The assessed valuation of property in
Chelan has made decided jump. The
reports of the county assessor just
completed shows. that there is an in
crease of $4,000, 600.
Work has been started on Palouse's
new cooperative creamery. and the
cement foundation is practically COM
pIeted.
Walter Lingfelder, for five years
editor Of the Evening Statesman. at
Walla Walla, resigned to become
editor of the Daily Union, Carl Roe
having been promoted to business
manager Of the Union. Will Guion
was advanced from the reportorial
staff Of the Statesman to editor in
chief.
Andrew 1ngerman, an expert elec-
trician met horrible death while at
work on line near the w. & C. r.
depot at Walla Walla In descending
pole he slipped and fell across a live
wire. killing him instantly.
According to the annual report of
w. B. Price, treasurer Of Kittitas
county, the total receipts for the year
ending June 80 were S214.7O3.
Fifteen thousand boxes of Bartlett
pears were purchased recently by c.
K. Offner, from fruit growers of
Parker bottom, near North Yakima
The average price box was slightly
over 81. as
The town of Clealum is soon to
have modern water works system.
Alfred Laber, son of Philip Laber
was drowned recently in Sheep lake
a small body of water two and a hall
miles east Of Creston.
According to late reports from the
wheat fields of Eureka fat, it is esti
mated that the average yield will
reach in the neighborhood of % tt
% bushels to the acre. Grain dealers
estimate that the shortage in Walls
" ana CouAIy Will IOdCu III Tile u0lEQ
torhOod of 10000 bushels.
At special meeting of the Wilbur
town council the Sunday closing ordi
nance. which has been in force for tn,
past three months, was repealed.
while trying to get his dog from
under a freight train standing on tn,
Northern Pacific railway trestle owe
Madelia street, Spokane. Max Gady,
years old, was instantly killed Sunda,
afternoon when switch engin
bumped into the dead" train movin,
it three feet and mangling the lad al
most beyond recognition. The dog es
capped injury, and when the shunte
train had come to a stop, the anima
gazed at the mangled remains of hi
little master, growing whenever an
one approached the body.
IDAHO NOTES.
w. M. Hoffman was instantly kille
by being hit by an engine while o