The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-20
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, idaho, OREGON
AND MONT ANA ITEMS.
A Few interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Acci-
dents and Personal Events Take
Piace-crop Outlook Is Coed.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.
Tacoma -four nails have advanced
the price Of bran and shorts VI ton.
The next convention OF the wash
ington State Federation Of Labor Will
he. held at Tacoma January g.
Attrlbatiag the loss to the 1nasza,ey
or unwiaiingness Of the railroads TO
supply cars, G. e. Nosaer. local man
ager for the Blaloek Fruit company
at Walla Waala, declared that that
concern had suffered loss of between
$4,000 and $40, eoe during the season
past.
Francis B. Clarke has been appodnt-
ed president of the Portland & Seattle
railroad
The citizens of Rosalia are srat1hed
tn find that the few Of water which
had been struck IN the Rosaiia water
eompanys well staads the test. Water
is being pumped at the rate OF loo,o0o
gallons a day without reducing the
flow
Representative wheat dealers, ship
Ders aud exporters Of the Paahc
northwest went On record before the
state railroad commission Saturday
as unalterably opposed to the aslta'
sion and proposal to handle the wheat
crop of the state in bulk Instead Oh III
sacks.
Prosecuting Attorney RoWlaads OF
Tacoma announces his intention OF or
dering all Tacoma theaters to close
Sundays, beginning December e.
Edward Spencer OF Spokane. the
revoliag Of whose conditional pardon
by Governor Mead was recently sus
tanned by the supreme court. WAS In
carcerated in the peniteutiary Satur
day
Spokane is ito have d real estate eN
change.
The naked train Oh the Colfax
Moscow branch OF the O. E. & \. was
wrecked recently at Richardson
curve
A lockout of the organized buiidins
sradesHnen and building laborers IL
Seattle is predicted.
The state Of Washington has hegu1
issuing mo fund" interest bearing
warrants on it's general fund.
The state supreme court has handel
down a. decision holding valid tn
Sl00.o bond issue by the city Q
Walla WalIa for the building Of cit
hall and fire station,
ClapToy I1prani1er
regular trains will be run by tim
card Gil the Portland g. Seattle raj!
way from pasco to Cliffs.
William r. Day has been appointe
to the position OF postmaster 10
Asotin.
A new town hall is proposed 70
Teppenish.
The Whitman county superior coUr
jury term was finished Saturday an
the jury discharged.
Plans calling for an increase in III
endowment OF Whitman college {
S1,S65, 900 for the addition Of the d.
partment Of technology to the lnstlt'
ton and for the expenditure OF 5000
900 in buildings were decided on ct
meeting of the board Of trustees an
representative Walla Wala bushes
men held recently.
In accordance with al order I
ceivea from the pontiff at Rome, mac
at the request OF the Right Rev. L.
O'Dea, the name Of the diocese nj
qually has been changed to the d
cese Seattle.
Register Zenas Coleman Of the Uni
ed States land office at North Yakiu
has compiled his report for the quart
ended September 80, which shows
total business for the three mont
OF $22,828.45. The report shows
committed homesteads taken up, co
prising 4546 acres and valued at 81
3G280, and 1e timber and stone claim
comprising 18l1.74 acres, valued
s452s.40. There were 46 entries
+ desert lands, comprising 6737.21 acr