The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-02-23
WASHINGTON NOTES.

NOrJn YAKIMA is TO nave a $Z5, OOO
Y. M. c. A. building.
The Dayton National bank of Day
ton has been authorized to begin bus
mess with $4,000 capital.
T. j. Mccarthy, switch foreman for
the Northern Pacific railroad in the
Seattle yards, was drowned recently.
K. K. Cutter, one of the most prom
inent architects in the west, and Mrs.
Jack Williams, were married in Spo-
kane recently
Residents of Pullman and district
farmers are taking much interest in
good roads, and the sentiment in ia
vor is growing.
The birth anniversary of Father
Eells, founder of Whitman college, at
Walla Walla, was observed in a fit
ting manner at memorial hall.
The Washington State Beekeepers
President, Arson S. White; vice pres
ident, Arthur Hanson; secretary, Vir-
gil Siers; treasurer, w. P. Clark.
Forty Chinese high commissioners,
who are to make a thorough study
of economic conditions in the United
States, Canada and England, will pass
| through the state March 2.
]. G. Bennett, prominent resident
of Rosalia, known as Dad" commit.
ted suicide saturday night by jumping
off the Monroe street bridge at point
about 400 feet from the south end.
Senator Ankeny has received many
letters and petitions during the past
week requesting him to secure, if pos
sible, an appropriation from congress
to be used in the improvement of the
lower Pend d'Oreille river.
1t is reported that a deal is now
pending between horse buyers from
North Dakota and the principal range
horse owners of the Big Bend country
that will practically wipe out the
range horse industry IN that section
| A thousand members of the Inland
Empire Teachers association are ex
pected at the annual meeting to be
held in Spokane April and 6. This
association includes British Columbia
western Montana, all of Oregon, Idaho
and Washington.
| Assistant Attorney General Falknel
gave an opinion recently constituting
the law relating to teachers con
tracts, in which it is held that atteach
er having signed a contract to teach
a certain number of months mus
make up the time if he dismiss the
school more than one day for a holi
day recess.
| Headed by Murderer James Dalton
10 desperate criminals tried to break
their way to freedom from the Spo
kane county Jail at 7:15 o'clock Satur
day night. When discovered five had
wrecked the Pauly strong cell and
| forcing their way to the outer CORR
dor, were tearing out the iron screen
between the bars and the windows.
William Bartlett, aged IS, and Lor
an Burnett, aged 16, students of Ed
wards college at Albion, are in the
Whitman county Jail, self confessed
train wreckers. The boys have con
fessed that they broke the bolt and
turned the switch on the o. r. & N
tracks at Shawnee station to wreck q
heavily loaded passenger train, which
only escaped by the quick work OF
the engineer.
| Tacoma, Everett, Hoquiam and
Vashon have regular Y. M. G. A. build
ings. At Bellingham a $4,000 build
ing is nearly completed. Seattle has
raised $150,OO0 for $1S5,000 building
The association already has purchased
a lot and is prepared to proceed with
the work. Spokane has commenced
work upon the foundation of its $3.50,
900 building. About 100000 is now
subscribed. Walla Walla expects tc
construct $65,000 building.