Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-20
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Just before the southbound passen-
ger train on the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation line entered Hay station
Saturday evening, poLielle Pomanti, a
well-dressed Italian, smashed a win
dow and leaped from the running
train and was instantly killed.
After shooting his divorced wife
four times and inflicting fatal injuries,
Louis Mazoretsky, a well to do second
hand dealer of Vancouver, sent bull
let through his own head, killing him
self instantly.
Reduction Of Is per cent in fire in
surance rates throughout the north
west, practically reestablishing the
rates that were in effect before the
raise subsequent to the San Francisco
fire, is to be made at once.
A workman on the St. Paul road
was killed recently eight miles south
of Sprague by falling from a wagon
while in an intoxicated condition. His
lame is said to be G. Thamaker.
A head-on collision occurred recent
ly between two freight trains at Mel
sens siding, near Clealum. No one was
killed. The cars were badly piled up,
requiring eight hours work by two
wrecking crews to clear the lines.
Among the new buildings in Spo-
kane none is more notable than the
structure just completed and occupied
by the Holley-Mason Hardware COM
pany, at the southeast corner of Rail-
road avenue and Howard street. 1t Is
the only reinforced concrete building
in Spokane, and is perhaps the best
structure of its kind in the northwest.
It was built at a cost of 100000. The
building is six stories high. with base
ment, and has frontage Of $50 feet
on Howard street and a depth Of $50
feet.
Mrs. Caroline Kline Galland, one Of
the wealthiest residents of Seattle.
who died recently, left a will, by the
terms Of which nearly every dollar
of an estate estimated to be worth
nearly a million and a half dollars,
goes to charity.
The Pacific Coast Coal company has
grantee an increase in wages to the
employees in its various coal properties
the new scale having gone into effect
about the first Of February. The raise
amounts to about 10 per cent.
Many hundreds of tons Of hay are
held in the Palouse warehouses by
the farmers, waiting for the price to
reach $40. Dealers are now offering
SO at the warehouse.
James Bunch, who recently entered
the home of Levi Wiley in the east
part Of Palouse and after almost kill
ing Mrs. Wiley. set fire to the house
and cut his own throat, is lying at the
Palouse general hospital, too weak
from loss Of blood to talk. His re-
covery, however, is practically GER
tain, and as soon as he is able to leave
the hospital he will be arraigned on
the charge of attempted murder.
Krupp's first brick building is about
completed.
A Chinook wind is anxiously looked
for by stockmen.
At the end of the fourth week of
the washington legislature the senate
has passed 40 senate bills and 81 house
bills, total of 76. and the house has
passed 70 house bills and IA senate
bal, total Of 81. The number of
these bills that have passed both
houses, therefore, is Al, of which 81
originated in the house and IA original
ed in the senate. or these 10 have
been signed by the governor.
Spokane county Is given another su-
perior court Judge, to be appointed at
once by the governor in the new omni-
bus judicial distributing bill agreed up
on today by the subcommittee Of the
state judiciary committee.
Tacoma was closed tighter Sunday
than ever before in the history Of the
city. The saloons did not make an
attempt to open. Practically all Of the
cigar dealers announced their inten-
ton Of keeping their stores closed also.