The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-06-29
NEWSOF NORTHWEST
Washington, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON news items.
. sew Interesting Items Gathered
erom Our Exchanges Of the Sur.
.oundjno Country-Numerous Acct.
Late and Personal Events Take
ol,ee-FaII Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

The university campus site a
coottle for the Observation-Disclosures,
avnosition has been adopted by the ex
ooutiye committee. The selection
oome as no surprise, as it offered
more advantages than any other.
The body found in the Fidelity Lum
hor company's boom at Newport, {
short time ago, has been identified as
that of Otto Raisler, who was drowned
IN the Pend dOreille river about q
wear ago at Priest River.
irrigation work in the MethOw val
lev is progressing rapidly.
The state board of education has de
cided that Miss Grace Crooks of Pros
ser. Benton county, wrote the best
assay on the Life and achievements
of Marcus Whitman SO she will get
the 500 watch offered as a prize by
congressman Cushman to the pupils
If the seventh and eighth grades in
the state. Miss Crooks is an eighth
Grade pupils. The state board chose
from II essays, the county superin
tendents having previously selected
the best submitted.
Thomas Cullen Of Everett, one OF
the best known timber cruisers in
the Sound section, died recently as the
result of a fall on the sidewalk, fol
lowing a blow in the face delivered
by Frank Jones, machinist.
There is much speculation in rail
road circles as to whethe rthe pro
posed new line out Of Spokane, run
ming in southwesterly direction, will
run direct to Pasco, or meet the joint
road at Texas Ferry, across the Snake
river from Riparia. There is an equal
division of opinion.
Harry A. Brewitt, well known
young travelling man, who had resided
in Spokane for II years, died recently
There was much rejoicing at Top.
penish Saturday when the announce
ment came that President Roosevelt
had signed the bill granting title to
Franklin P Olney, Susan Swasey and
Charles Wannassay to their allotment
This assures Toppenish an adequate
townsite, which has long been needed
An organized effort to check the
spread of wild mustard, which is
securing such start in Adams county,
has been taken up.
At the big picnic of the M. w. A.
at Walla Walla Governor Mead made a
speech.
James (Curly) Rodgers, who has
been working as cook, in the kitchen
OF the Ferry hotel at Ferry, is
charged with the murder of Annie
Turner with whom he had been living
They were both drunk. He smashed
her in the head knocking her down.
A strike has been declared in Ia
coma against the Tacoma Railway &
Power company by about 200 laborers
and trackbuilders. The men demand.
ed an Increase in wages from 81 to
2.5O day, and two free car tickets
each.
The body of man supposed to be
VIM. Gum was found floating in the
Columbia river near the mouth of the
Spokane river.
without so much as warning tire
NOR, the Howard street bridge over the
spokane river at Spokane collapsed
Sunday afternoon, carrying John H
BEEN of Honey Creek, Wash, down
with the debris to the swirling torrent
beneath. He was rescued.
OREGON ITEMS.
The Jaeger Bros jewelry store at
portland was robbed of between $4,000
and $4,000 worth of jewelry last Sun
day.
young woman known as Cecil La
mont met violent death in a gun
slore at Portland recently. Her head
was blown off.
Inc Evening Telegram of Portland
rldicules the work of the secret ser
wee agents who have been investigat
,ns alleged anarchistic organizations
Tue Telegram asserts that literature
seized by the secret service and for
"arued to Washington is not an
aichlstlc in its nature, and consists
vi various political writings.
BAKER City is providing a fatality as
result OF a Fourth of July celebra
.on IN advance. A youngster of
ears named Wiley was handling q
smail gun when it exploded. He sus
'ained injuries to his hands, which
lave peen followed by lockjaw. Doc