Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26
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Charged with being implicated In q
Black Hand plot which has Tor its OBJ
ject the murder Of Tony Sartore, q
construction foreman tor the Seattle
Electric company, three Italians were
placed under arrest recently.
The Spokane socialists have passed
resolutions denouncing Roosevelt for
sending troops to ,Goldtield.
The Spokane G Inland has begun
running Saturday night special the.
alter train from Spokane to Colfax and
Palouse.
}. Hamilton Lewis, formerly of Sc
attic. and now of Chicago, has an
nounced that he would accept the nom.
nation for governor Of Illinois If 1t
we're rendered him.
Archie Mitchell, an inmate Of the
penltentiary, while working on the
hospital building. fell distance OF
about 20 feet, striking on his head
killing hum,
The A B c block system of train dis
patching, originated by A. Beamer,
division superintendent of the North.
ern Pacific, by which the trains be-
tween Spokane and Marshall have
been operated during the past two
months. Will be extended to include
Sprague.
II the grain growers of Washington
want to take up the suggestion OF
shipping wheat in bulk, instead of
sacked. the state railroad commission
will lend advice and encouragement,
according to a recent statement by
them.
Congressman w. l.. Jones has intro.
duced an important bill providing for
the disposal Of the interests OF Indian
minors in real estate.
An unknown man, of dark com
plexion, with a small. dark mustache,
dark hair and dark eyes, who wore :,
short, light overcoat and was rather
shabbily dressed, fell dead ON the
streets of Spokane.
The debate between Elberton and
Pennington high schools was won by
the former.
| Louis Fogel, who has been in the
clothing business at Aberdeen for
years and whose family is prominent
in Jewish social circles, was recently
convicted in the superior court Of high
way robbery.
After most impressive services the
splendid cathedral of the newly con.
stituted Catholic diocese of Seattle
\ u,oc forynallv dad{oo<od ond Al g.,
worship on Sunday.
The Farmers Educational and Co
operative Union of America met In
convention at Lind Saturday and or.
ganized county union. An organiza-
ton was perfected with the following
as officers: President, w. B. Davis OF
Lind; vice president, H. e. Hill OF
Ritzville; secretary, M. c. Hayden OF
Lind; county organizer, J. M. Griffith
of Ritzville; conductor, Frank Craw.
ford of Lind; doorkeeper, John Willis
of Ritzville; chaplain, John Waltner OF
Memo; board of directors, w. E.
Scott Of Hatton. J. M. Griffith of Ritz
vile, J. G. Craig of Kahlotus.
Senator Piles has introduced a bill
for subtreasury at Seattle.
Governor Mead has appointed DR.
e. L. Kimball of Spokane a member OF
the state board of health and vital
statistics, to succeed DR.. J. M. Semple
s. D. Hawxhurst of the Spokane
Rifle and Revolver association has
been elected president of the Wash
ington State Rife association, which
was organized recently.
big rabbit drive that Is aimed to
rid forever the Wide Hollow country
Of the pest is being planned for next
month.
After this week the BARRIERS Of Ts.
coma will charge rs cents tor hair cuts
and tho price for honing raxors will
at that time drop to rs cents from SC
cents. This il the decree of Tacoma
master BARRIERS.
| When the Lamb-Davis log boom
broke near Leavenworth a few months
ago dwellers along the Wenatchee
river reaped a rich harvest Of timber
by catching runaway logs and appro
priating them.
A sheriff's deed has been given to
James A. Moore of Seattle, who last
year bought large part of the prop
erty of the Blalock Island company
from John A. Finch of Spokane. This
deal was one Of the largest ever made
In Benton county. the consideration
being $52,034.S2. Mr.. Finch secured
the land through foreclosure proceed
ings. since which he has disposed OF
it to Mr.. Moore. Most of the prop
erty is on Blalock island in the Co
lumbia river.
"The conditions of sanitation are
infinitely worse in Seattle" said DR.
F. s. Bourns, than they were in Man
lila at the time I assumed charge OF
the work in the Philippines for the
government. Seattle is confronted
with condition extraordinary on &C
count of the topography of the ground
and the character of many Of the
buildings"
The Prosser Traction company, or.
ganized several months ago to con.
stract an electric railway in this sec
ton, is preparing papers to file for a
power right on the Yakima river.
e. w. Porter, former treasurer OF
Cowlitz county, who was short in his