The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-10-11
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
and MONTANA NEWS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Plaee-crop Outlook 10 Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.
MIX IL cents a quart at Tacoma.

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Nobody was killed.
The weather throughout the Palous
country is all that could be desired 70
the completion Of harvest work.
Marion Russis. a young Frenchman
aged 81 years. met his death by drown
ing in the Palouse river recently.
W. Phillips. a rancher In the Matches
valley. committed suicide recently bl
shooting. He leaves a wife AMI fam
fly.
Too drunk 10 exercise reason. Car.
Brown OF Tacoma. 40 years OF age
was run over by an electric train and
killed.
Tomato shipments continue from
Sunnyside, and 1t will be another
month before the entire crop is mar
keted.
Ii n struggle with a thief In a room
at a hotel in Seattle recently. Detec-
tive Lee A. Barbee shot and killed his
adversary.
Jefferson II. Fulton. OF Asotin. has
left for Manila to enter upon his duties
as second lieutenant In the United
States army.
A floating dock has been built for
the accommodation OF steamboats,
landing az Kennewick. and moored at
the landing.
There is a hay famine on the coast.
The death Of Mrs. Mary p. Shieldse.
an old pioneer OF Garfield county. DC
cured at Seattle recently.
Joe Mackine. a Finnish contractor.
was killed recently al Aberdeen.
Wash. by falling from the lift in a
well which he was digging.
Horse thieves appear 10 be numer
Gus In the Yakima country. a number
OF cases where horses have been stol
en- being reported within the past few
days.
Beginning this week the Washing I
ton, Idaho 4 Montana Railway com
pAny win put on two trains each way
daily between Palouse and Deary.
which Is the present terminus.
Farmers OF the vicinity OF Dayton
are taking advantage OF the fine
weather 20 haul their grain to the
warehouses as fast as possible. and
already the houses are nearly filled
Most OF the farmers have sold their
grain.
The entire city OF wenatchee Is In
dire straits because OF a nume being
washed out at the wenAtchee Electric |
company. No power is TO be had in
the city, nor lights. and as a result
the entire community has been
plunged into q state OF things border
ing on the archaic.
The annual business excursion Of the
Spokane Merchants & Manufacturers
association viii this year touch the
country lying west OF Spokane along
the Washington Central and Great
Northern roSdS. The start viii be
made on Wednesday morning. Sept
Is. at 1850 o'elook.
Fine destroyed the Webb hotel AZ
Shelton. 20 miles from Tacoma. re
Gently. Miss Bailey and Mrs Nudge
both % shelton. are known 70 be
among the lost The following perish
ed; Miss Ivy Bailey. chamberlain: i
II. Holmes master mechanic in the
Railway shops: Pearl FL
Larson; 4 boy driver for Conneuy. the
butcher Mrs Gay % the hotel: Dan
J. HenneSSey. s logger. Eght o. nine
still u~nSccounte1 for.
Tie In their stalls and unable q /
escape nom the burning building. IS
horses oelonging 70 the City Day .r
ScAVeaSer company were cremated IN
; a0e that destroyed the cOmpanys
stSele AZ Spokane, Thirty tons q hay +.
n the Ion q the harm. where the fire !
IS supposed - have started were also 4,
est. making the total kSS over si0- 5
Ne oaS about $500 % this Vas ,
covered ~ Insurance
The Old soldiers in camp st CAewe
recently esScts1 the following o.
>ers tor the ensuing ye&r; COmmSn6e-
oomuS3e = A PSruetsr ~ nGssyt :
Wash; senior Commander. Co-ass :
Kettle Falls Wash: Junior 5
CODrS&e stafford Kettle
Wash; &GutAat. Colonel NsA !
kettle FAILS Wash o&Gr q 62y. J :
+ Grove Deer FSrks o&cer q su&rs. Z
Anderson Spokane, o-2rss-m&S
e., Z 4 HeyeS Spokane :