The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1907-12-27
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| Charged with being implicated in a
Black Hand plot which has tor its OBJ
ject the murder Of Tony Sartore,
construction foreman for the Seattle
Electric company, three Italians were
placed under arrest recently.
The Spokane socialists have passed
resolutions denouncing Roosevelt for
sending troops to Goldield.
| The Spokane & Inland has begun
running Saturday night special the
alter train from Spokane to Coifax 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 it
were rendered him.
Archie Mitchell, an inmate of the
penltentiary. while working on the
hospital building. fell a distance OF
about 20 feet, striking on his head,
killing him.
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 Il
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
was formally dedicated and opened for
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, ]. c. Craig of Kahlotus.
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for subtreasury at Seattle.
Governor Mead has appointed DR.,
e. l.. Kimball of Spokane member of
the state board of health and vital
statistics, to succeed DR.. j. M. Semple.
s. d. Hawxhurst of the Spokane
1.-THE and Revolver association has
been elected president of the Wash.
ington State Rifle association. which
was organized recently.
| A big rabbit drive that is aimed tn
rid forever the Wide Hollow country
of the pest is being planned for next
month
After this week the BARRIERS of Ia.
coma will charge rs cents for hair cuts
and the price for honing razors will
at that time drop to rs cents from so
cents. This is the decree of Tacoma
master BARRIERS.
When the Lamb-Davis log boom
broke near Leavenworth few months
ago jewellers 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 a condition extraordinary on ac.
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-
struct an electric railway in this Sec
ton, is preparing papers to file for q
power right on the Yakima river