The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-03-23

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Snow in Portland in March is unusual
and the present fall is the greatest
ever recorded for that month.
At the request of the sheepmen of
Umatilla county. District Attorney
Phelps has commenced an appeal to
the supreme court to test fully the
legality of the migratory stock law
recently declared unconstitutional by
Judge Ellis. The law was passed at
the last session of the Oregon legis-
lature, and imposes tax of 20 cents a
head on all sheep brought into the
state for grazing purposes.
Louis F. Swift, head Of the packing
concern of Swift & Co., is in Portland
TO complete arrangements for a mil
Lon dollar packing plant which his
firm will build in Portland
The body of H. G, Naylor of Athena
Ore, was found Sunday in Byor's mill
race, in the heart of Pendleton. At
first it was believed that Naylor had
committed suicide by drowning, but at
the inquest held it was found that he
had been struck over the head with q
heavy bludgeon and the body thrown
into the millrace to give the impress
sion that he had drowned himself.
IDAHO NEWS.
The man held at Oakley is not L. j.
Simpkins, wanted for the murder of
former Governor Steunenberg. The
man detained has been released.
The Elks' lodge of Lewiston, Idaho,
will incorporate for the purpose of
erecting temple in that city.
The leading sheepmen of Utah and
Nevada will gather with their focks
at Tecoma, New, March 20, and cross
the Idaho line in defiance of the orders
Of Governor Gooding. This decision
is the result of an opinion secured by
the sheepmen from Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wilson, In which the secretary
1pholds the right of flockmasrers to
go from one state to another with
their bands when the animals are
free from disease.
Peter A. Steers, former sheriff of
Bingham county, is now in -he peni-
Tertiary serving sentence of two
years for enlightenment He took
license money and lost it gambling.
B. o. Brown Of Cedar creek lost his
house and everything he possessed,
by fire recently by the roof taking fire
from the stovepipe. The family NOV
ed to the house of E. A. Mills. two
miles away, where their 4 weeks old
child, who was sick, died that same
evening. The child will be taken to
Hope for interment in the Foresters'
cemetery.
Steel is being laid rapidly on the
Corbin road. Ten miles of steel has
been laid. The grade is almost COM
pleted from the boundary line to Bon
ners Ferry, and the steel gang will
have no occasion to stop until it
reaches the Ferry.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. P. Ames celebrated
the 50th anniversary of their wedding
last week at the residence of their
daughter, Mrs. J. w. Lankard, Joel,
Latah county.
Spokane International railway will
pass under the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company's line a mile west of
Athol.
In an oral opinion the supreme
court holds that portion at least of
the livestock sanitary law of the last
session is constitutional. A written
opinion will follow, which will prob
ably unravel the tangle. This deci-
rrivy IN, ,6rv CO
brought to compel the state auditor to
issue a warrant to the veterinarian for
salary. Judge Stewart had previously
held the entire act unconstitutional in
the famous sheep dipping cases. That
case is now on appeal.
George C. Thompson, pioneer OF
Occur d'Alene city, died of pneumo-
MIA recently. Mr.. Thompson passed
all the chairs in the Odd Fellows and
Masons, and is a past grand master
of the grand lodge of Idaho Odd Eel
lows.
A report from Wallace says that
Mayor Herman Rossi has taken unto
himself a bride. She is Mabel Price
of Occur d'Alene city.
The body of William Holcomb, who
was lost in the mountains east of Neal
in the early part of December, has
been found The spot where he sue
cumbed was on Big Fiddler creek.
about 20 miles from Neal on the trail
to the home of his nephew.
The senate public lands committee
is working to perfect bill to permit
the demonstrating of agricultural lands
in forest reserves. The bill is strong
ly advocated by Senator Dubois, who
believes it will meet the bulk OF oppo-
sition to the reserves in Idaho, as
well as in other states. The bill has
good prospects of passing, as it has
the endorsement of the administra-
ton.
MONTANA SQUlB1S.
The officers of the Seventh infantry,
stationed at Fort Missoula, have pre-
scented a petition to the county COM
missioners of Missoula county asking
that the saloons near the military post
lie abolished.
AS a result of cold feet, w. ]. Priest,