The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-07-05

at Oregon City, Ore, have
ston, who will liberate the fish at the
head of Asotin creek, with view to
restocking the stream.
Myrtle Upton, the girl horsethief
who was convicted at Colfax and SEN
fenced to term of two years in the |
penitentiary, has been released from !
that institution. For long time pre-
vious to her arrest and at the time !
she was taken into custody she was
attired in mems clothing, and worked
out in the fields like man. Myrtle
grew up without schooling, and was
denied the care and advice so neces-
sary to the wellbeing of a young girl
in this age.
The following crop report is offered
for publication from N. w. Mumford,
manager of the Walla Walla Produce
company, of Freewater district:
"The strawberry crop has been far
better than anticipated and has yielded
about IS per cent of crop. Cherries
are coming in plentifully now and the
prospects are good for an excellent
crop. Blackberries promise the heav-
lest crop of all the small fruits, how
ever, each rancher stating that the
bushes are loaded down with the lus-
cious fruit, and much money will be
realized from the sale of this product.
The peach crop will be more than
an average one. Apples will be fine
crop and the growers are making
extra effort to keep them free from
the Goblin moth
| A jury in the federal court in Seat
tie returned a verdict for the plaintiff
in the sum of $500 in the case of D.
E. Johnson versus Seattle Typograph-
ical union No. 202.
| The state board of finance has pur-
chased $4,000 worth of Waterville
water bonds, issued by the city in pur-
chase of city water plant. The bonds
bear per cent interest and are taken
as an investment for the scientific
school permanent funds.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween the Portland & Seattle Railway
company and the Palouse Irrigation &
Power company, which provides that
not only shall the contractors be able
to resume work on the railroad and
carry it through without interruption,
but which also practically guarantees
the actual construction of the irrigat-
ing ditch through the Washtucna val
ley.
Representative George T. Reid has
been chosen by Governor Mead to &C.
cupy the bench in department No. 2
of the superior court at Tacoma, TAX
ing the place left vacant by the death
of Judge Thad Huston.
The governor has reappointed H. T.
Jones for two years, J. H. Davis, four
years, and Mat L. Piles, six years, as
members of the board Of control.
So far this month the secretary of
state of Washington has received
about 100000 in license moneys and
fees from corporations under the in
creased charges authorized by the new
law.
While hitching team to a heavily
loaded wagon near Wenatchee William
Cox, the sawyer in the mill. was
knocked down by the team and before
he could recover his feet was run over
by the wagon and crushed to death.
Owing to the scarcity of farm hands
and in particular men to handle the
hay crop, wages have adanced around
North Yakima from $500 to $2.25 a
day.
Robert F. Jordan, aged II years,
died recently at Wayside.
Director Ingersoll Of Natatorium
lpark at Spokane, has signed con.
tract with the German Sangerfest and
Sangerbund of the northwest, compris'
ing the states of Washington, Idaho
and Montana, for a three days. cele
bration to be held August 30, 81 and
ISeptember 1. All of their concerts
and festivities are to be held at the
park.
/ Horse stealing and mysterious dis
appearance of horses have annoyed
the Okanogan country for the last
week.
Hop prospects were never better, de
clare prominent hop merchants of Ia
coma.
A gain of over $39,O0O,0OO in the
bank clearings for Spokane for the
first half of 1907 over those of thu
same period in 1906 is not so slow.
The cab companies of Spokane will
charge 81 more per carriage for con
: lveyances attending funerals now.
The bodies of Roy Linn and Harr.
| Johnson, both of Seattle, were fount
in Lake Union, after the two had beef
, missing for four days. The tragedy il
Z supposed to be entirely the result o
t an accident.
The Tacoma Bar association ha!
z fixed their fees as follows: For az
4 pearance in the supreme court, 800
y for preparing a brief, $50; divorc
t cases in default, $50; contested, $500
a Examining of abstracts, $40, and ad
Twice in the Office, IS.
The interstate commerce commits
sion probably will not decide the Spt
kane freight rate case before Noven
8 Der or December.