The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-09-27
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The Bellingham jury, in the case of
Dean Dell, charged with the murder
of Aidie Roper, found verdict OF
murder in the second degree.
The sawmiM on Narcise creek, IL
miles east of Colville, was burned to
the ground recently. The origin OF
the fire is unknown. The property,
valued at between $4,000 and $4,000,
was owned by John s. Gnagy and John
B. Slater, and will prove a total loss.
Prune picking around Elberton will
begin about the 25th, and from that
date on tn November / the big dryer
here will be pushed to its utmost ca
pacity handling the immense crop.
The Elberton dryer is conceded to be
the largest fruit dryer in the United
States.
The Whitman county fair this year
promises to be the biggest event in the
history Of the fair association.
A. E. Fowler, leader and secretary
of the anti-Asiatic league of Belling-
ham, has become violently insane, it
is supposed from the excitement at
tending the recent riots in that city,
for which he was charged with being
responsible.
1T is stated that many mills on the
coast are closing down on account Of
car shortage. The statement is also
made that If the increased freight rates
go into effect more mills will be closed.
G. III. Plummer, for the Northern
Pacific Railroad company, has filed
with the county auditor of Stevens
county patent to 21,154 acres of land
in the state of Washington. The pat
ent was issued by virtue of the act of
congress, July 2, 1864, authorizing the
grant of lands in aid of construction of
railroad and telegraph lines.
The eighth annual convention of the
washington State Grocers' association
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, G. e. Coon of Port Townsend ire
telected); vice president, U. G. Allen of
Spokane; secretary, J. J. Higgins of
/, Seattle (re-elected); treasurer, G. H.
Buelow of Tacoma. &. e. Coon was
! vention to be held next May in Boston.
C. Anderson of Seattle, G. Ebert of
Tacoma, and H. G. Ryan of Bellingham
were elected as trustees for the Pacific
Coast association.
The first passenger train ever car
ried over the Bovill extension of the
Washington, Idaho & Montana rail
1road has arrived in Bovill, Idaho bring
Ting special party of officials of the
/ soad.
III The Pierce county commissioners
Y have turned the cruising of standing
timber in Pierce county over to Asses
sor Railsback and he has full charge
of the matter.
The party of ten eastern Washing
, ton girls, contest winners for trip to
! the jamestown exposition, write that
they are enjoying the trip greatly.
\ The state fair opened Monday morn
ling under conditions which promise to
make it by far the greatest exhibition
,that the state has yet given.
Toppenish is to vote bonds to build
n town hall.
Estimates made on the hop yield in
the Yakima valley place it at about
$4,000 bales, which is slightly more
than half of the crop of last year. The
production in 1906 was $4,000 bales.
j. G. Lawrence of Garfield, member
of the state railway commission, has
gone east on important matters con
nected with the railway commission
business.
A $5,000,000 corporation has beer
filed in Seattle by James A. Moore tt
Improve the old university 10acre
tract near the business center of the
city, which is held under a 50-yeal
lease from the board of regents
plans are to be drawn immediatel!
for the first of the buildings, which
will face on Union street.
The Pierce county commissioner
are now working on the county tai
levy for the coming year. They wan
to make it 80 mills.
Travelling from Asotin to the stat
penitentiary and without a guard
Louis Eddy, who was sentenced t.
three years in the state prison, al
rived at the institution and was re
fused admission because the necessar
papers had not been received. Edd
ment arrives, for he is anxious to BIZ
gin his sentence that he may be re
LEASED the sooner.
Mrs. Mary Stott, SO years old and
pioneer of the Walla Walla valley
died recently.
A man giving his name as Jane
Webster was killed in an acciden
near Cheney, at Martin & Welsh's raj
road camp. The man was run owe
by train
J.. w. King, the present postmaste
OF Asotin, has forwarded his resign,
ton, to take effect January 1.
Pullman is without a mayor. Rattle
than sign the ordinance cutting tn
town into slices to preserve the saloo
interests, Mayor M. c. Gray has n
signed.
The state railroad commission ha
announced it will take up the con
pfaint of w. R. Cunningham and {
hundreds of other wheat growers
Adamas and other east side countie
that present wheat freight rates al