The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-06-26
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ITEMS CULLED FOR OUR
BUSY READERS.
ABOUT PEOPLE IN MONTANA,
IDAHO, WASHINGTON
AND OREGON.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Mrs. May Cottrell, formerly house
keeper for Colonel D. P. jenkins, the
wealthy Spokane pioneer, recently ar
rested for raising check for $125
given her by her late employer to
1925, tried to commit suicide recently.
The Ridgeway theater, the only play
house in Colfax, was destroyed by fire
at o'clock Saturday morning. The
origin of the blaze is mystery, but
| those on the scene first say it was
caused by defective electric wires.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Brooding over the refusal of his
sweetheart's parents to permit him to
visit the young woman's home, Will
liam Sullivan, rs years old, living near
Stevenson, ended his troubles by send
ing bullet crashing into his head.
A. ]. Murphy, who lives northwest
| Of Almira Is miles, went to the home
of Jens Weismann, neighbor, Thurs
day, and, having asked permission to
write a letter, was left alone in the
| room. Mr.. Weismann a short time
after, hearing the report of a gun, ran
to the house to find Murphy lying by
his chair, having taken Weismann's
gun from it's rack and shot himself.
Murphy died in a few minutes.
At the special election at Deer
Park it was voted to incorporate.
S. G. Cosgrove, candidate for gov
ernor on the republican ticket, has re-
turned home from an electioneering
| tour sick man and has of late been
confined to his room. He is to make
no more speeches. Should he con-
tinue to make speeches, the doctors
say, he will lose his voice perma-
nently.
state Of Washington increased $6,442,-
466 between February IA and May IA,
is shown by Rogers Financial Record
a summary of the condition of the
banks of the Pacific northwest, pub
lished after each call of the comptrol-
Ter of the currency, by Edgar Roger
of Seattle. The total deposits of the
Washington banks is given at $685.
06S,7S2.
The twenty-first annual meeting of
the Washington State Dental society
will convene in Spokane Thursday
this week and continue during Friday
and Saturday. ]. @. Bryan Of In
dianapolis will be one of the principal
attractions and will deliver several
addresses during the convention.
/ IF hn Mo- ,iro to-
of teachers has been completed. The
number of applicants at this examin-
alton was 1888, which is 1856 more than
took the examination in May, 1907. OF
the 1888 applicants 957 received Ger
tificates. This means that there were
ATS failures in the state, 81 per cent.
The state railroad commission has
announced it's first findings on the
value of railway property in the state.
This shows in round numbers prop
erty used exclusively for railroad pur-
poses by the Northern Pacific, SILL
100000; Great Northern, $59,0OO,O 900;
o. R. G NJ, $16,OOO,OOO.
Mrs. Julia H. Van Patten of Day.
ton was elected to the position of
grand worthy matron of the Order of
Eastern Star of the state. Mrs. Lib
bic j. Demorest was reelected secre-
tary, having held the position for 16
years. The other officers were ad-
vanced one step.
Robert L. McCloskey of Colfax was
elected grand high priest of the grand
chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and Yam
cey G. Blalock of Walla Walla was re.
elected grand secretary. All the other
officers were regularly advanced.
There will be no more liquor "ads''
in the cars of the Spokane Traction
company in Spokane after July 1.