The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-31
NORTHWEST States
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
AND MONTANA ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Aeel-
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-crop Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.
Many clearing house certificates
have been raised at Hoquiam and the
perpetrators Of the fraud have reaped
something Of a harvest.
Seattle friends of o. B. Search, who
was killed in the railroad yard at Ell
lensburg October 25, are offering a re
ward of $50 for the recovery of his in
surance Identification card.
The managers of three theaters at
Bellingham have ben arrested on the
charge of violating the Sunday closing
law.
The danger of a strike on the part
of the longshoremen at Seattle is past.
At a recent meeting it was decided to
sign the scale proposed by the ship
owners
The authority of Superintendent
Harry f. ListOn of the Puyallup Con-
solidated Indian agency has been Off
cially suspended. The government
will proceed to adjust Mr.. Listens Off
cial affairs.
In a brand new $4,000 train, the
equipment Of which is declared by
competent judges to be the finest and
most modern that could be bought, an
excursion party of 200 representative
business men of Spokane, Occur
d'Alene City Rathdrum, Spirit Lake,
Newport and other nearby places, and
a few visitors from a distance, made
a trip from Spokane to Newport and
return we the new Idaho & Wash
ington Northern railroad Saturday as
guests of the company.
Shipments of all classes of products
from North Yakima last year totaled
54,7S5 tons, IN increase of 22S5 tons
over 1906.
Horatio Daniels was stealing a ride
on the pilot of a locomotive recently
near North Yakima when the engine
struck a COW In the ensuing mixup
Daniels suffered several fractures and
internal injuries. He managed to
hang on until the engine stopped.
The Japanese and Chinese language,
together with the history, literature,
religion and commercial customs of
those nations, will be taught at the
University of Washington next year,
according to present plans.
George w. Ragsdale, proprietor of
the Favorite saloon, who struck and
killed Dusty" Dean in a fist fight in
an argument over money matters, was
found guilty at Spokane Of manslaugh-
ter.
Mrs. c. o. Browder, widow Of the
late G. o. Browder, formerly auditor OF
Whitman county, died recently.
Decisive steps have been taken in
Wilbur toward the organization Of a
commercial club for their town to fur
Their market day plans.
Case & Esbach, the North Coast con-
tractors, have been awarded the con-
tract for a dam to be built by the
Pleasant Valley Irrigation company in
the East Selah valley. The company
will irrigate about 1900 acres of land
for fruit culture. The dam will be
60 feet high and 500 feet across.
On the eve of his retirement n
pastor of the Emanuel Baptist church.
Seattle, q suit against the Rev. W. G.
Jones by Elmer E. Poole, a Boston
jeweler alleging alienation of his
wife's affections and asking SIS, 600
damages therefore, was dismissed.
At a recent meeting of the La Crosse
local No. 5, Farmers Educational and
COOPERATIVE union, farmers bargained
for 10000 grain sacks.
Clifford Baker, a lad 10 years old of
North Yakima, had his left hand com
plctely blown off while fooling with a
shotgun.
During the last year the gross re-
ceipts Of the Wenatchee postofice
amounted to 14,511, a gain of 22.7 per
cent Over the year 1906.
Charles Eastman was shot and atal-
ly wounded by Policeman Durham in
Sedro-Woolley while resisting arrest.
Practically all of the shingle mills in
Washington will resume operations in
March, after a shutdown of from three
to six months. There are ATS mills in
the state, and all but about 4 per cent
are closed down.
EyeTett's postot1ice was entered by
craftsmen Sunday morning. Forcing
the vaults, they secured $4,000 in
lamps, as well as $3.50 cash which was
in the till. OF the cash stolen, $125
belonged to a clerk in the department.
OReGON ITEMS.
Il am going to heaven" With these