The Western news., 1907-02-13
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
and MONTANA news.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numer Acct
Place-Fall Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The amendment to the Indian ap-
preparation bill, giving s1,50O,OOO for
100000 acres of land in the Colville
reservation, taken from the Indians
when the northern half was opened
has been adopted by the senate.
Senator Ankeny is making an effort
with good prospects of success, to
have the time of entrymen in Benton
county under the desert land act ex-
tended one year.
Representatives of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad have
bought thousands of acres of timber
land in Cowlitz, Lewis and Thurston
counties recently, involving a total
expenditure of nearly $1,000,000.
Settlers Of Douglas county, who are
living on land inside forest reserves,
may rest easy as the new order will
not affect them, providing they were
bona fide settlers before January l.,
1906
About 2000 men, sympathiZers Of
those who are conducting the strike
against the Washington Water Power
company in Spokane, gathered in the
center of the city Friday afternoon
anu jeered Justify as each car of the
railway company passed that point.
Cries Of ''Scab." "Scab." Quit your
| job and be man." were heard as the
cars appeared.
| The funeral of David Warren, pio-
neer Of Medical Lake, took place re-
Gently under the auspices of the old
soldiers. He was born in 1917 and
| had seen service in three wars.
The steamer Spokane, Captain H. H.
Lloyd, is returning to port under a
slow bell, having hit a rock near Ta-
toosh on her way from Victoria to San
Francisco. The owners, the Pacific
Coast company, announce that the
damage is not serious, but information
as to the actual damage sustained is
not Obtainable.
Mayor Wright of Tacoma has de-
clared that he will enforce the Sun
day closing and anti-gambling laws in
his city to the letter. The decision
came through the council passing a
saloon ordinance over the mayors
veto.
| Spokane's bank clearings the last
week showed an increase of nearly AZ
per cent, as compared with one year
ago. Only one other city in the Unit
ed States had greater increase
Albany, N. Y.
Robert Hall of Leavenworth was in
stantly killed recently at the Lamb
Davis sawmill in that city. He had
just stepped into the engine room
when the snow and ice from the main
building fell onto the roof of the en-
gine room, cruising it and catching Mr.
Hall underneath.
Two safe crackers at Spokane blew
the safe at the American Steam laun
dry recently and secured $3G9.39.
An ordinance has been introduced
in the Spokane council and will bt
considered by the council at lis mex
meeting to require the ec'poyment o.
none but competent men in the service
of the street car companies as motor
men or conductors. The ordinance i:
patterned after that of other cities.
Seven offices in the Fidelity, Calf
ornia and Arcade buildins at Tacom'
were entered recently. The only firm
to suffer to any extent was the Cres
cent Ioan company, where the com
? bination of the safe was hammered
in and SIS in case. watches, jewelry
> diamonds and a number of promissor.
: notes given by salaried person:
l stolen. 1t is reported that the los
? will amount to several hundred dol
. lars.