Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-04
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| County Health Officer DR.. Gilchrist
has quarantined all public buildings in
Wenatchee, owing to an epidemic Of
smallpox. Churches, public schools and
theaters are closed until further notice
| Cuts which the Spokane merchants
are now making in their different lines
of stock indicate a general reduction
in the cost Of living, such as already
prevails in the east and the middle
west.
All Seattle theaters and places OF
amusement in Seattle disregarded the
mayors order to close under the state
Sunday closing law.
The members of the Tacoma chap
ter of Sons of the American Revolu
ton have arisen in body and pub
licly condemned the action of the
county school board, superintendent
and teachers of every public school
in the county for refusing to permit
the school children to sing patriotic
songs.
Government secret service men have
been doing some active work in the
Tacoma section, capturing number
Of counterfeiters.
The trustees of the Washington Log
ging and Brokerage company, the con.
Germ handling about 80 per cent Of the
logs on Puget sound, has decided to
suspend all logging operations indefi.
nitely, beginning December l.!
Many homesteaders who are ready
and wish to make final Communication
proof on their lands are prevented
from doing 80 by their inability to get
the necessary cash.
The astonishing sum OF nearly $780,.
900 has come to Wenatchee valley this
fall to fruit growers.
8. Hesgedal, a tunnel contractor
working in the Great Northern tunnel
near Leavenworth, was blown to
atoms by the explosion Of IS sticks
of dynamite. Frank Hill, a laborer, had
his head split open and scalp torn of,
and Is expected to die.
AoSouo MCot PiiSCo nave OCCn
raised.
Governor Mead intimates the
charges regarding the alleged shortage
of coal at the penitentiary during the
years 1905 and 1906 will be dropped
and that there Is nothing to 1t.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested among the farmers and wheat
growers of Walla Walla and surround
ing country concerning the rate hear
ing, which will be held in Ritzville
some time during September. A feat
ure of the hearing will be the grain
freight rate question.
People in the Wenatchee valley are
making plans to attend the convention
of the county horticultural society,
billed to meet December ~.
The new United Presbyterian church
at North Yakima was dedicated Sun
day morning with the usual exercises.
John Draper, or Raper, aged %, who
has been employed as waiter, CON-
mitted suicide in Colfax Saturday by
drinking carbolic acid.
Harry Sheerer, laborer, who pre-
ferred to carry his savings in his hip
pocket rather than deposit them in a
bank, and two footpads who evidently
knew it sneaked quietly up behind him
in Tacoma and with revolver pressed
against his head relieved him of his
cash, amounting to $3.50 in gold.
Mrs. N. A. Jacobs. survivor of the
ft.tn
of Mrs. Gushing Eels, who, with her
husband, founded Whitman college
has presented that institution with a
life-size portrait of Mrs. Eels.
The Okanogan canal is nearly done
The Spokane banks announce that
they are ready and willing to resume
| specie payments as soon as the Chi
cago and New York banks take the
initiative.
Major w. H. Grattan, aged 66 years.
one Of the prominent figures in Ia.
coma business and political life, died
recently.
Fully thousand persons assembled
at Walla Walla Friday at the mauso
leum containing the remains of DR.
Marcus Whitman and party, massa
cred 60 years ago by hostile Indians
Near the spot where lie the bodies
Of the pioneers stands beautiful mar
BILE shaft. which was dedicated.
The I. o. o. F. hall at Milan was
destroyed by fire recently.
Judge C. H. Hanford of the federal
court has made an order restraining
the Washington state railroad commits
sion from enforcing its order of Sep
TENDER 20, which required the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company, the
Northern Pacific and the Great North
ern to operate their roads as connect
ing lines in hauling wheat from all
loading places in the state to ports
on Puget sound. The commissions or
der is known as the joint wheat hau
order.
| OREGON ITEMS.
A clash between capitalistic and or
ganized labor interests may be expect
ed soon in Portland.