The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-07-26
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Spokane was the second city in the
United States in increase of building
permits for June, as compared with
the same month in 1906.
The cutting and binding of grain in
the section east of Colfax has begun.
The Colfax band has been reorgan-
ICED. ana.
Tekoa has let the contract for a
$4,000 brick high school building, to
be completed by the nrst of Novem-
Der. ~ A ssest mE
Announcement has been made to
| the effect that work will be started
soon on the erection of new build
ing at the state penitentiary for use
as a jute mill.
| Mildred Marshall, the 2-year-old
daughter of Fred Marshall, living near
and soon died from her scalding.
Rev. John LeCornu, chaplain at the
state penitentiary, has started the or
| ganization Of brass band among the
convicts at the prison.
| Walla Walla valley growers want
around rs cents for their wheat.
| Four thousand sacks OF barley was
the yield of N. B. Atkinson's 115 acres
near Waitsburg.
The work of installing the machin-
cry in the new WaIla Walla cannery
will re fully completed this week.
The Walla WalIa election, held July
Is, was legal, according to decision
made by Judge T. HI. Brents of the SUI
perior court in granting writ of man
damus asked for by Chief Of Police
lelect Mike Davis to- compel a canvass
of the votes cast. This decision was
made when the city did not show that
any one was deprived of voting be
cause the polls were kept open from
9 to 2 O'Clock instead of to o'clock
Cutting grain has begun near Pull
man and Binders are running In many
Iof the fields.
On account of the unusually warn
weather that has prevailed the pas
few days, the grain is ripening yer!
rapidly and harvest will be in prog
ress in another week or 10 days.
Search for Richard Berry and Pete
Leslie, the two prisoners who ESCAPED
! from the Yakima county jail still coz
tinues.
The cutting of fall wheat com
menced in the Hooper section thi
week, with fine prospects for goo
harvest and good weather.
q H. Plans perfected by Collector Of Cut
: toms F, C. Harper for the relief G
. tovorto vod foci1f&ioo at the o,,hyort r
t Seattle, announced recently, a call fo
+ the transfer of Inspector John Hal
|. Dor from Danville, Wash, to act a
l. night inspector in Seattle. The Dal
e willie vacancy Is filed with the, al
pointment of w. l.. Nutter, Spokan'
/ as customs inspector.
q Company e Of North Yakima wo
Il the Governors cup for crack shootin
t at thes regimental shoot at America
s lake.
, Ishmael Thomas, among the olde
v pioneer settlers Of Columbia count
l. died recently at his cabin, IA mile
s east on the Patti, of heart failure,
a the age of 50 years, .aa.ts.y
a While swimming with four FRIEND
t. in the Spokane river near Davenpo
It Sunday afternoon, Marlin Parr, a
lyear old boy, suddenly sank and WI
n drowned before help could be SUI
/, moned. vt IA W. 0
o Pullman suffered the worst fl
since that of 1890 at an early ho'
8 Saturday morning, when $4,000
n worth Of property burned. The A
d was most spectacular. The Pacif
e Coast Elevator company is the hea,
4 est loser, it's loss being $4,000 {
# building, $1,000 on sacks and 5000 {
o grain. The Standard Oil company
loss is. between $500 and $4,000. Ste
it are Clure Hardware company 10
q $4,000 on building, twine, implemen
le and hardware and had $4,000 insu
n ance.