The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-06-14
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WASHINGTON NOTEA
The Walla Walla crop will be short
Thirteen automobiles are owned Dy
the citizens of Pomeroy.
The spring roundup Of horses on
the Okanogan Indian reservation COM
menced this week.
Within the next week old potatoes
will go up to $50 a ton, the Tacoma
commission merchants predict.
Mrs. William Hull, who was lost IN
the mountainous districts near Alder
last week, finally reached home with
out aid.
I The United States government will
be asked to appropriate $1,500,OO0 to-
ward the construction of the Lake
Washingt pm canal.
Port Orchard, opposite the navy
yard at Bremerton, has been chosen
as the new site for the Soldiers home
in place of Orting.
The state grange has acted wisely
SO far as it's own interests are con-
cerned, in reelecting G. B. Kegley to
the Office of master.
The newly completed mill of the
Dempsey Lumber company at Tacoma
burned to the ground recently. The
loss is placed at $250,000.
It has leaked out that the discovery
of case of small pox in the hospital
for the insane at Steilacoom early in
the week spread CONSERVATION among
the officers.
Nearly 100 bankers from all over
the state will attend the annual meet
ing of the Washington Bankers asso-
citation, to be held in Spokane June
20, 81 and %.
Eric Ness, Swedish Finn, working
on the Portland & Seattle railway on
some station work, was seriously If
not fatally injured by falling about
100 feet from a cliff near Kahlotus.
J. P. Newell, who has held the po-
sition of chief engineer of the Oregon
Railway & Navigation system for sew
eral years, has resigned and William
Baldwin has been appointed to sue
coed him.
The jury in the case of Ernest Hes
per, accused of murder for the Staying
of Alfred Everman. a young man who
was in company with Mrs. Hesner on
the shore Of Loon lake, disagreed and
was discharged.
]. A. Davis, while intoxicated,
shot, with fatal result, John Nc.
Gee, a reputable citizen at Leayen.
worth, without provocation. Davis
was arrested and taken out of town
by the officers, who feared trouble
from the enranged citizens.
Old-timers, their children and chill.
, dren's children, to the number of 600,
gathered Saturday at Camp Comfort
on the shores of Medical lake, for the
18th annual picnic and reunion of
the Spokane County Pioneers society
In the appointment of DR.. John Sem.
pie of Spokane to the position OF
superintendent of the Eastern Wash
ington Hospital for the Insane at Med
ical Lake, Governor A. E. Mead took
a step that will practically take that
hospital and its management out OF
politics.
c. Will Shaffer, secretary Of the
state bar association, has completed
arrangements for the annual meeting
July IL, IL and IS, in Seattle, and an
nounces that in addition to Vice Presi
dent Fairbanks, who speaks on the
18th, Chief Justice James F. Ailshie
Of the Idaho state, supreme court will
give an address.
Secretary Of War Taft has signed 6
document giving the Spokane & Inland
Empire railway right of way across
Fort Wright at Spokane. The Port
land & Seattle right of way was mo-
granted, as officials of that compan,
asked the department to withhold it,
decision. saying a new route is undel
consideration.
Whitman County Items.
The safe-cracker, the burglar, tn,
all-round crook seems to be abroad i,
the land.
The lawyers banquet, an annua
event of the Whitman county bar, il
due June 25.
Colfax is putting on metropolita,
airs. Free mail delivery is anothe
convenience added to our list of bless
ings.
A program of sports, with prizes at
tached, for the big celebration in Col
fax on the Third and Fourth of Jul,
has been arranged.
]. M. Risley, has purchased the hal
interest of his partner, w. F. Smith
in the Electric flour mills of Palous,
City. The price paid for the half in
terest was $4,000.
Pullman will not celebrate July 4tl
this year, but the citizens will Civ,
away to the grangers, who contemplat,
big three days celebration at Lyl,
grove July 2, and 4.
| Sunday the Woodmen of the World
and the Women of Woodcraft of Col
fax marched to the cemetery where
the monument erected in honor of A
l.. Brown was unveiled.
| The Whitman County Fair associa
ton has commenced making arrange
ments for the annual gathering. The
fair will open Monday, October 7, ant
continue for the entire week.
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