The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-12
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
AND OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
\ Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct.
dents and Personal Events Take
Plaee-FaII Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

~ ~ W nAoANuCAlds
After a hop picking season lasting a
month, the 1906 Yakima crop is har-
vested and it is known that it will fall
at least 20 per cent below the 1905
crop. 1t is estimated hat the product
for this year will not exceed $4,000
bales, while last season it was approx
imately $4,000 bales. The slump is
due to unfavorable weather conditions.
The September report of the Wash.
lGgton state finances by State Auditor
Clausen shows expenditures of $685.
1880 and receipts of Sal, 227.58 for
the month. The balance in the gen.
eral fund October l is shown at $685.
525.3S.
Tacoma journeymen plumbers have
made a demand on the master plumb
ers of the city for an increase in
wages from S. to $3.50 per day.
King county property owners oppos-
ing the-Eake- Washington canal pro-
posed by Jas. A. Moore, have begun
an action to restrain the bond issue
carried at the recent election to pro-
vide $500, 5000 toward financing the
enterprise. The county commission.
ers and Moore are named as defend
ants.
Application for a new trial will be
made by the o. r. & N. railway in
the case of joint freight rates between
the o. r. & N. and Northern Pacific
from eastern Washington to Puget
sound, in which Judge Chadwick of
Colfax handed down a decision ad-
verse to the railroad company.
The Methow-Barron state road, for
which the last session of the state
legislature appropriate $4,000, $4,000
of which was to be spent in Okanogan
county, and for which county has al
ready spent or appropriated more
than a similar amount, is nearing COM
pletion.
Melvin A. Edwards, aged Sc, died as
a result of scalds received at Milan,
Wash, through the explosion of the
boiler in the engine room of the Spo-
kane Lumber company.
The first trains over the Spokane
International railway will be operated
some time next month.
]. B. Wisdom suffered a stroke of
paralysis Thursday while at work on
his ranch northwest of Wilbur.
Australian markets will be sought
for big red apples grown in the Wen
atchee valley. E. Wagner, a leading
grower. will start soon for the orient
with 5000 boxes, making six carloads.
Archie williams, a boy, met a VIC
lent death near Brewster recently.
He was jolted off a wagon n the
wheel passed over his head.
The main line of the Vancouver,
Victoria & Eastern railway from Ferry
and Midway, B. c., to Nelson, Wash
is practically completed, and VIII De
in operation the first of November.
Palouse warehouses are glutted with
grain and hay, as it is Impossible 10
secure cars. Several warehousemen
have been compelled to ask patrons
! TO suspend delivery until the car slt
nation is relieved. Wheat is quoted IN
! the local market at so cents tor rec
! Russian and SO for club variaties' re"
| farmers are selling.
AS the commencement OF a cam
I naign to raise an additional S2O,OOO Iol
! tbe Young Mems Christian association
I building at North Yakima it was de
] cided to have special programs IN the
| churches October IA, which Will d.
] known as Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday.
I State Treasurer George G. Mills ma
I completed the biennial report OF III
! office for the two years ending oel
I tember 30, 1906. This report sho"
! that business had ~quadrupled sine
1904. although there has been aDSo
utelv no increase in the othce lorc
. and but S45 a year Increase IN sax
!. rios The two years receipts Wer
as 937, 1903. 81 and disbursements "eI
S. 69, OOO.96.
The big Indian powWoW Is On .
Tonnenish. and will continue until "
tohor %. Racing will be the princlp;
| nastime during the daytime n
night dancing and other forms OF Il
| dian entertainment will be lnuulse
! in far into the night.
! Frank Baker, one of the CONVEX
emnloyed at the state rock crushlu
camp at Meskill, Lewis county, h'
escaped.