The Western news., 1907-06-19
Northwest STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
and MONTANA news.
A Few Interesting Items Gathere
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Crop Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
Howard M. Holman died Sunday at
his home near Dayton.
Tacoma saloon men lose their case.
Judge Smell says the Sunday law is
constitutional.
William Schwartz, a tailor who open
ed a shop five months ago in Cheney,
has disappeared.
At North Yakima the other night an
incendiary attempt to start what might
have proved a disastrous fire.
All saloon doors, front and rear, in
Palouse City, were tightly closed Sun
day, the first time for five years.
Chester Thompson of Tacoma was
removed to the insane ward in the
Walla Walla penitentiary this week.
Plans have been perfected by the
Yakima Commercial club to entertain
Secretary James Garfield during his
stay in the city July 8 and 9.
The explosion of a defective gas
lamp at Spokane severely burned the
face of A. kaselein, a butcher, and
caused the loss of his eyesight.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued certificate authorizing the
Pioneer National bank of Ritzville,
capitalized at $4,000, to commence
business.
yakima Fruit day." which is to be
featured as one of the attractions of
day, September %, the opening day OF
the fair.
The case of the state versus Sam
uel Pflugrath, wherein the defendant
and 10 others are charged with the
crime of libel, received a verdict of
mot guilty"
The loss sustained from the fire
which occurred recently in Palouse,
as estimated by the owners of the
property destroy, will total $17,91S,
with $911S insurance.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the conversion Of the Pend
ld'Oreille Valley State bank of New
port into the First National bank Of
Newport with $4,000 capital.
The steamer Enterprise, which plies
between Brewster and Riverside on
| the Okanogan and Columbia rivers,
met with an accident recently, which
will disable her for several days.
| At Hooper recently Charles Ander-
sen, foreman at johnson e Andersen's s
railroad camp, was instantly killed
and two Italians were badly injured
by the premature explosion of blast.
| County Treasurer Charles Adams
of Stevens county has filed his month
ly statement with the county auditor
by which it is shown that the col
for the month of May amounted to
$1747397.
For the first time in the history OF
the grand lodge of Washington, f. 4
A. NJ, one of it's members has been
presented with a past masters jewel
The member thus honored is a Spo
kane man-E. F. Wagner, the retir
ing grand master.
George Stephenson, a Toppenisf
merchant, was seriously and perhaps
fatally injured recently. He was or
a Northern Pacific freight train WheI
a collision occurred. Mr.. Stephenson
iumpbed to save himself and strucl
boXcar. His skull is thought to bt
fractured.
, d. f. Anderson, a leading citizel
of Rosalia and eastern Washington
died Saturday. He returned from Pa
mona, Cal, 10 days ago. He was ther'
five months. Three business men
t close friends, place a conservative
value of his estate at $250,O00, wit
1 numerous mining interests not incluo
ed He leaves wife, four sons an
a daughter.
! While attempting to stand up in on
. of the cars of the scenic railway a
Spokane Sunday afternoon Edwar
I Nelson. a railroad laborer, suddenl
, plunged head first from the car to tn
O inclined tracks below, the heavy cabl
= on which he fell snapped, wrapped i
, many folds about his struggling bod
: and in an instant he was entangle
@ in the big cogwheels, cut and crushe
/ to death. Spectators differed as
g whether it was a case of suicide or a.
' cident