The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-14
WASHINGTON ITEMS

The Photographers association OF
the Pacific northwest elected w. G..
Emery president
The Masonic fraternity will lay the
cornerstone of the new Y. M. C. A.
building at Spokane.
Considerable grain has been de-
stroyed in the vicinity of PalOuse in
the past few days by fire.
There is still vast amount of har-
vest work to do in all parts Of the east.
ern half of Whitman county.
The state school for deaf and blind
at Vancouver has re-opened with a
largely increased attendance.
Franklin B. Gault of Tacoma has
been elected to the presidency Of the
state university of South Dakota.
The headquarters of the Occur d'A-
lene Indian agency will be removed
from DeSmet mission to TekOa, OctO,
Der /.
Palouse city council has fixed the
levy on all taxable property in Palouse
at Is mills on the dollar for municipal
purposes.
The Hotel Donnelly at Tacoma was
partly destroyed by fire recently
There was a panic among the guests
but all escaped in their night attire.
The Northwestern Woodenware fac.
tory at Tacoma was destroyed by fire
recently. One dry kiln and one boiler
room were saved. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, 100000
C. E. Rusk of Chelan and A. L. Cook
of Lucerne have returned from trip
during which they made the success.
full ascent of Glacier peak, the fourth
highest mountain in Washington.
State Fire Warden ]. R. Welty re.
ports that the rains of the past few
days have closed the season of active
field work, and he is now checking up
to find how his Office stands finan.
cially.
Mrs. E. G.. Stanly, wife of music
dealer in Walla Walla, received word
that a fortune amounting to 100000
had been left her and five other heirs
in Germany Her share amounts to
about $4,000.
Terrified at the burning Of their
homes, and by threats made against
their lives by the Bridges on Vashon
island, thirty miles from Seattle, prom
inent citizens of that place have Sc
cured warrants for the arrest Of the
band.
N. E. Christie, a farmer from Iowa
has purchased the old Steineger farm
one and one-fourth miles northwest OF
Addy. Wash, in the Colville river val
ley. This is one of the most interest
ing historic farms in the state.
The home industry building at the
Spokane fairgrounds huns like hive
these days. for in that building the
floats for the carnival parade that is
to be held the opening night of the
fair, September "a, are being built.
A number of soda water dispensers
In Walla Walla were caught recently
Tor SIS each when Internal Revenue
Collector w. E. Blow swooped down
upon them for dispensing claret with
their soft drinks without first procur
Ing a license.
Railroad contractors have been In
formed that the plans and profile OF
the new Union Pacific road from Port
land to the Sound can be seen at the
Union Pacific engineers Office in Sc
attic. and contractors are invited to
submit bids on the work
Federal Judge Hanford has granted
temporary restraining order forbid
Jung the state railroad commission
from interfering with the o. r. & N
or other state railroads in an attempt
10 enforce the joint wheat rate order
Inc temporary restraining order will
continue in effect until the case can be
heard on it's merits.
According to Professor J. S. Cotton
VINO has represented the government
at Eilensburg for several years in the
matter Of conducting experiments
looking to the restoration Of ranges
Ado SuOWu lIScI " UC "
emlnently superior for renewing ran
ees' excelling all other grasses in its
hardness, tenacity and general adapt
guilty to adverse conditions. Red tor
'ne professor finds to be close sec
ond. He has concluded that these two
are the ones that must be depended
upon TO restore depleted ranges.
zen cars Of steel rails, part of a
nelght train, west bound, Sunday aft
einoon. were derailed at the west end
VI the G. N. Camden tunnel. No one
was injured. The cause of the derail
.leht was a broken flange on one OF
oe wheels of a boXcar near the front
e,iu OF the train. The debris collected
"'out the scene and workmen were
1 put 10 work clearing it away at once
Tue track will be cleared and ready