The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-01-02
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, idaho. OREGON
and MONTANA items.
a Few interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur.
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-crop Outlook 10 Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


B. C. Rowe closed deal for the VIII
liam Pagan farm Of 16o acres, two
miles south Of Palouss City. The con-
slderation was $1,000.
The Potlatch Lumber company has
just completed hot pond at the mill
at Potlatch, where the logs that are
hauled down from the timber on the
trains may be dumped The pond is
heated by steam, piped from the big
boilers.
Through the resignation of the Rev.
Walter H. Jennings from the pastor
ate of the Baptist church at Dayton,
the controversies that he has waged
with many people in that city are
ended.
His body grasped in the strong arms
of a monster deviifish, Edward Glow,
fishing in a rowboat in the narrows,
would have lost his life in the sea
vampires embrace had it not been for
prompt action of two companions, who
were with him.
The secretary of war has authorized
a survey of the Columbia river from
Bridgeport to Kettle Falls.
Charlie Richie of Prosser. one of
the large wheat growers in Horse
Heaven, has received one of the Hart
Parr gasoline traction plow engines
from Iowa to use on his farm. It will
do the work of "a horses, pulling three
four-disk plows and turning over Is
acres of sod In 10 hours. If success,
it will revolutionize farming in the
famous Horse Heaven wheat country
DR.. Philip Frank has received re-
plies from several coroners about the
state accepting his invitation to a
meeting of coroners to be held in
North Yakima next month.
Farmers have practically completed
hauling their wheat to the Washtucna
market. According to the best esti
mites about 10000 bushels have been
delivered at the four warehouses.
Two 150-horse power boilers were
received at the state penitentiary re-
Gently for use in the new heating
plant. This will double the capacity
of the plant. The monster boilers will
not be installed until next spring, when
the building is completed.
Lotus Tellefson, who fell from the
O. R. & N. trestle at Alto recently,
died from the result of his injuries.
Stanley Rogers, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. s. Rogers of Walla Walla, and
former Walla Walla schoolboy, is
making good in England, where he
went several years ago to study art.
The fall shipments of wheat from
Kenuewick are practically over, there
having been In the neighborhood Of
250.00e bushels shipped from there
this season.
The Ritzville Touring mills have
shut down on account Of having their
storing capacity for flour full and no
orders.
Considerable agitation is going on
through Chelan and Douglas counties
to secure state road from Seattle to
Spokane via Wenatchee, Waterville
and other inland towns of the center
Of Washington.
demonstrating the home Of
John Pedeski, blind italian living
with his two sons, two burglars re-
Gently compelled the occupants of the
house to hand over $215 in cash which
Peueski mad concealed in his clothes
The disbarment for six months of
j. W. Robinson, q lawyer of Olympia,
in this state, for giving utterance in
formal proceedings to rumors reflect
ing on the integrity Of the state SUI
preme court. affords interesting evil
dence of the courts determination to
protect his own reputation
On January 3 the Washington
democratic state committee and lead
ers will hold conference in Tacoma.
At that time the arrangements will be
made for the state convention, and it
is likely to go to Spokane.
Mayor Wright Of Tacoma has signed
the ordinance to limit the number of
saloons in Tacoma to one for each
10oe population and to restrain the
council from granting any more H.
censes until the city gets 1900 pop.
ulation. It is believed the ordinance
will make the present licenses worth
about $seeo each.
Wenatchee is to have the distinction
OF having IRE bell that will be the
largest bell ever cast west OF the Ohio
river
Hazel Lee, 8 years old, and Iris
Crabtree. 4 months old, were burned
to death. two persons were injured and
the Washington Children's home at
Mortimer. eight miles from Seattle
was reduced to smoldering ash heap
by 4 fire which started In the nursery
shortly before o'clock Saturday
morning.
January Is the day set for the open
ing Of the great bridge to the public
that spans the Columbia at Wenatches.
tnAho NEWS.
In the death OF Robert Grostein, who
passed away at o'clock Sunday morn