The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-05-07
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN
MONTANA, IDAHO, OREGON
AND WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON STATE NEws.

George w. Larue & Co. completed the
purchase Of the Jay Right Lee farm OF
7O6 acres, IL miles west OF COltax, for
$2S, 500, on which it has held an option
since January.
The annual horse show took place
nj Ritzville Saturday afternoon, begin
ming with q street parade led by the
Ritzville band, followed by = line Of
SO horses, representing draft, driving
and race horses.
Another case of the failure of the in
termarriage Of races WAS exhibited in
Seattle, when q white wife OF q China
man was given y divorce.
The mill Of the Blue Mountain Lun-
Der and Manufacturing company opened
Monday for the season. The mill has
been greatly enlarged and new Ii mod
ern machinery installed. This year
there are over 3,5OO,OOO feet OF lumber
to be manufactured.
Salary loan agencies, commonly term
ed ''sharks," doing business in the
state Of Washington, will mol be able to
procure an assignment Of wages after
June IL without the consent OF the bor-
rover employer, and If he is married,
he must also have the consent OF his
wife.
Frederick & Nelson of Seattle were
awarded the contract ut $500 for furni-
ture and carpets for the governor s
office.
The state board of control has re-
ceived Is bids for maple flooring for
the Medical Lake hospital for the in
cane, ranging from $50 to 500 per thou
sand feet, and MIN bids on material
for iron beds for the penitentlary.
Awards will be made next week, two
members Of the board being out Of the
city.
Governor Hay has announced the re-
appointment of the Rev. MIR. John Lee
cornu as chaplain of the state peniten-
tiary at Walla Walla.
Searchers headed by Paul Rhodius
have found the body of Mrs. Ella Car
roll, his mother in law, who has been
missing since Saturday, in the Skagit
slough, near Sedro-W Oolley.
State Land Commissioner Ross col
Elected $206,11 during April. Of this,
1884, 900 was for the permanent school
fund and about $4,000 was general fund.
In addition fees and forfeitures collect
ed by the office aggregated $63S. Dur
ing the month there were LA applica-
lions for the purchase of state lands
and timber and W applications to lease.
On May 10 a special train carrying
members Of the commercial bodies OF
Portland will leave that city on a trip
through Washington. The schedule pro.
'vides for stops at 60 points in Wash.
ington.
Keith & Whitehouse have completed
plans for the new high school building
which is to be erected by Colfax. The
building will be two stories high with
basement two-thirds above ground, and
will cost $4,000. 1t will be S8xIO4
feet.
The grand jury Of Tacoma returned
an indictment against Mayor John W..
Linck for failure to enforce the ordi.
nance against the social evil, and
against b. Bertelson, a well known real
estate agent, for renting buildings for
immoral purposes as the agent of Peter
~Sandberg, who was indicted also as the
owner of such buildings. Under the
law the mayor may be fined $1,000.
A booster club for a greater Topper.
ish has been started.
DR.. Lloyd, a leading Seattle Episco.
palian rector, has accepted a call te
Toronto.
R. F. Parkhurst, formerly assistant
cashier of the First National bank.
charged with embezzlement of $5O,OOt
from that institution, was found guilt,
by a jury in the federal court.
Indian Agent c. o. Morley, with head
quarters at Tekoa, has been called tt
Washington, d. c., by the secretary OF
the interior relative to Indian affair,
which may have some bearing on tn.
immediate opening Of the Occur d'Alene
Indian reservation. Mr.. Morley will be
gone about 80 days.
A creamery for Rockford is now an
assured enterprise.
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