The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-07-06
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
Ptace-FalI Trade 10 Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

WASHINGTON ITEMS.
A freight on the Northern Pacific
was wrecked in the Chehalis yards
recently. Twenty-three cars piled up
in every direction. the main track and
all sidings being entirely blocked.
In the presence of a packed court
room at Davenport Judge Miles Poin-
dexter of Spokane rendered a deci-
sion that Attorney H. N. Martin.
against whom disbarment proceedings
had been brought because of alleged
attempt to bride the court commits
sioner, had not been proven guilty.
The Tacoma strike, declared short
time ago by Italian laborers and sec
ton hands employed by the street rail-
way company, was declared off to-
night.
The Inland Empire Railway COM
pany has started development of it's
power site at Nine Mile bridge on the
Spokane river about nine miles below
town.
The omnibus public building appro-
priation bill as enacted into law car
rfes the following Washington pro-
visions; Tacoma and Spokane, $780,
900 each; Bellingham, $4,000. and
North Yakima $4,000. The last two
provisions represent OUTLAWS for build
ing sites.
The funeral of O. o. Peck, a Spo-
kane pioneer and one of the original
owners of the Bunker Hill & Sullivan
mine, occurred at Spokane Sunday.
The supreme court has affirmed the
judgment of the King county superior
court which held that the election OF
April % to determine whether certain
property should be annexed to West
Seattle was null and void.
Three men, whose identity is un-
known. are believed to have lost their
lives by drowning in Lake Washing
ton. Seattle, recently.
Lieutenant Governor Coon was elect
ed president Of Eagles at the state
convention in Seattle.
E. F. Waggoner, grand master of
the Masons, has been requested to
convene the grand lodge at Davenport,
July 3, and lay the corner stone of the
$4,000 courthouse there.
The farmers at Dixie. who are
among the heaviest stockholders of
the new company formed to develop
the oil fields in their locality, are ne
gotiating with an experienced oil we'll
driller from Los Angeles to come here
with his outfit and put down a test
well.
There are now grazing in the Cas-
cade mountains, mostly in the vicinity
of Leavenworth, about 100000 head of
sheep. These have wintered in the
counties of Douglas. Adams and Frank
lin and are driven there for summer
grazing.
Mrs. Sallie Caller of North Yakima
secured q verdict for $500 against
James Mcmahon and his wife, Gather
inc Mcmahon, which sum is alleged to
have been stolen from the plaintiff by
the defendants during fire at her
home about year ago.
The prospect for wheat in Franklin
county is the best by far since the land
has been under cultivation.
Attorney General ]. D. Atkinson, in
an opinion rendered recently holds
that the railroad commission has full
authority under the law creating it to
define reciprocity demurrage" as the
right of a shipper to demand empty
cars within q reasonable time after
making application to thes railroadsfor
them, and that the commission also
has authority to fix and enforce penal
ties on a reasonable reciprocal demur-
rage rule or regulation.
The members of the Washington
State Beekeepers' association have de-
Pullman in January.
The wheat harvest has begun on
Badger mountain near Wenatchee,
the farmers in that loca,tty having
commenced to cut winter wheat. The
wheat now being harvested is well
filled out and will thresh from Is to
80 bushels to the acre.
Governor Mead has received an Off
cial announcement of the National IT.
rigation congress to be held in Boise,
Idaho, September to inclusive, with
a request to give it wide publicity.
Washington is entitled to Is delegates
to be appointed by the governor, 10
delegates to be appointed by the
mayor of each city having 10000 OF
over and in addition to the delegates
from commercial clubs.
Blind drunk two Indians drove on
the railway track near Yakima city
Sunday afternoon while the west
bound North Coast Limited was ap
preaching at high speed and were
struck. The engine threw them sc
feet distant to a barb wire fence and
both were instantly killed. The mer
were badly Kutilated. Their names
have not been learned.
Representative Jones will stop eI
route at Chicago and st. Paul. arriv
ing home about July z.
John Hodan, age 81. was run ove1
nv cars and killed at the town Of