The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-09
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN
MONTANA, IDAHO. OREGON
AND WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

W<1sSAAAAN14VAN OA<1~0 N0"Ss
Fire recently destroyed a woode,
two-story lodging house at 4Os Ter
race street, in Seattle, in which scores
Of people were sleeping, and Mrs
Eliza Borelia, aged 80 years, was
burned to death.
Three 6remen were severely bruised
in the caving in Of the ruins while
they were searching for bodies.
Fire recently destroyed the plant OF
the National Wood company at Olym
pia. The loss, which is practically all
of the plant Of the National Wood Pine
company, is estimated at 100000, is
covered by $4,000 insurance. Eighty
men are thrown out of employment by
the fire.
President Taft has nominated Mil
lard T. Harrison of Spokane to be in
ternal revenue collector Of Washing.
ton, succeeding b. D. Croker of Ia
coma. Mr.. Harrison will assume the
duties Of his new Office September /.
Representative Poindexter has recon-
mended w. P. Edris to be postmaster
at Spokane to succeed Mr.. Harrison.
w. Thompson of Wilbur has been
appointed deputy state bank examiner
in place of II. NJ. Boone Of Palouse,
who was removed from office some time
ago.
DR.. B. F. Roller, the noted wrestler,
saved the lives of two young women in
the swimming tank at Seattle Satur-
day, when he pulled Anna Mantell, 16
years of age, and Grace Morton, aged
81, out of the salty water and worked
over them for nearly half an hour be-
fore they began to show signs of life.
All the jute bags on hand, and all
that can be turned out before August
1 by the penitentiary have been ex-
hausted, according to a statement from
the penitentiary.
While trying to pick some flowers
Gwendoline Ash, 9. year old daughter
of Sam Ash, prominent merchant of
Walula, fell from 10 foot bank into
the Walla Walla river, narrowly escap-
ing drowning. William Riverets, a
hobo, who was getting his supper
.acress the river, about 800 yards away,
heard the child's cries and rushed
across the railroad bridge, jumped into
the river and held her above water
until help arrived. A purse was raised
for Riverets.
George L. Spirk Of Seattle has been
appointed briefng clerk in the office
of the attorney general.
A petition was presented to the city
council at Rockford requesting them
to call special election under the local
option law for the purpose of voting
saloon licenses yes or no. The request
was granted and the election will be
held on August IA.
Experts for the combine companies
are in Asotin county getting the ma
chimes in readiness for the harvest
which will begin Immediately after the
Fourth. Never before have the crops
all over the fiat been SO uniform nor
so excellent. The crops on the upper
portion of the Asotin fat can not be
,excelled anywhere, and it is estimated
they will average close to so bushels
Despite all rumors to the contrary
the outlook now is that the wheat CROP
of this year in the Horse Heaven and
Rattlesnake regions will equal in guam
tity last year, and excel it materially
in the financial return, because OF
higher prices.
Five hundred chauffeurs in 105 auto
mobiles Saturday afternoon at Seattle
accompanied to the cemetery the body
of Carl 81. Schott, the victim of an &C
cident.
H. Gabel, the missing horseman OF
Cornell, who was thought to have met
foul play, has turned up safe. He left
his crew, who were working neal
Quincy, and went to Quincy to settle
ONE mortgage foreclosures.
All Of the lumber of the Isaac Dear
nger sawmill at Addy was burned re
Gently in fire which started from 6
slab pile famed by a high wind. Tht
loss was about $1,000. The crew saved
the mill.
Louis Rohs died at Seattle recently
as the result Of poisoning from an in
jury received by the explosion of {
toy pistol. He died Of tetanus.
After calling her husband home fo
the purpose of watching her die Mrs
Ed K. Watts committed suicide a
Puyallup the other night.
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