The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1907-11-22
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
and MONTANA ITEMS.
A Few interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Aecl-
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-crop Outlook ls Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.
The construction work on the Spo-
kane & British Columbia Railway
company's North Fork extension 1s
nearly completed.
Charley Ross, formerly leader OF P.
T. Barnum's circus band, actor and
musician, is dead in Seattle.
The contractors have finished the
work on the fine new bridge at Cash
mere.
1t is claimed that considerable
number of squatters claims in the
lower Pend d'Oreille valley are being
jumped by newcomers.
After slashing his throat with
razor, Charles Turner of Olympia,
jumped into the bay and died.
At the age of II years, Giles W.
Clark, a pioneer of Spokane, passed
away Saturday night.
The Spokane armory building was
dedicated Monday evening. Governor
Mead and General James Drain were
present at the exercises, and delivered
addresses.
The Tacoma cigarmakers strike
has been called off and the men re
turned to work. The cigarmakers will
receive the increase asked.
Fire destroyed property to the ex-
tent of $4,000 in West Toppenish last
Saturday. Half insured.
Work han been begun on the new
theater which Ellensburg is to have.
The Northern Pacific pumpheuse,
which furnishes the water for many
engines which stop at Ethiopia, burned
recently.
J. c. Church, we'll known and
wealthy citizen Of ASOtin county,
passed away Sunday at his home In
Asotin.
Fruit growers of Charleston and Vine
land have perfected an organization
which is modelled after fruit growers
unions in Hood River and North
Yakima.
The new Carnegie public library at
Ritzville is complete with modern
steam heat electric lights and other
conveniences, and the committee have
announced the time of dedication as
Friday, November %.
Wenatchee won in the recent de-
bate between Waterville and We
natchee schools.
The Asotin grain warehouses are full
to their utmost capacity. Asotin's total
crop will exceed 100000 bushels.
A. C. Hunt, serving four years for
forgery committed in King county,
escaped from the penitentiary Sunday.
The United States government is
doing considerable work in the Pa
louise national forest on the head
waters of the Palouse river, some 40
miles east of Palouse City.
| The jute mill at the state peniten-
tiary, operated by convict labor, manu-:
featured 1851 grain bags between
January 1 and November 1 of this
year, and made profit for the state
of more than $4,000 after charging
off $4,000 for depreciation of plant, etc.
w. T. Quinn, well-known con-
tractor of Puyallup, was instantly
killed under coal train on the North
ern Pacific 10 miles east of Tacoma
| Saturday forenoon. He was SO years
of age and leaves widow and three
sons.
Spokane high school won the inter
scholastic debate from Davenport.
Governor Mead has revoked the ap.
pointment of C. R. Collins of Olympia
as barber examiner, and appointed
Thomas Ivey of Spokane.
Professor W. A. Linklater of Wash.
ington State college, with three seniors
and two juniors from that institution
have gone to Chicago to compete In
the stock judging contests for colleges
at the international live stock show in
Chicago the first week in December.
The passenger train from Nelson
| b. c., was wrecked Saturday near
Ryan, Wash A brakebeam dropped
and caused the baggage car to roll
into the ditch and take the baggage.
man with it. No one was hurt.
Mrs. Ellen Gwinn, an old and well.
known resident of Colfax, is dead.
Governor Mead has issued a proc.
/ lamation declaring November % as
Thanksgiving day.
Washington's 5 per cent share OF
the proceeds from the sale of public
lands during the last fiscal year is
$31 $50; the total sales net $500, 7O6.
Following the sensational arrest re.
Gently at Hoquiam of Herbert Norman
alias Ralph w. Steele, for the muir.
der of Frank Todd, came the suicide
Saturday Of the prisoner in JAIL