The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-07-02
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MONTANA, IDAHO, OREGON
AND WASHINGTON,
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.
Bert and Rich Weber, prosperous
young ranchers of Conconully, with
their hired man, the ferryman and
20 head of horses, were drowned in
the Columbia river at Wild Goose Bill g
ferry recently while attempting to cross
the river.
Recently Bill Allen, a notorious In
dian outlaw, recognized as one of the
worst men in the upper country, was
killed by Little Tom, another Indian,
in fight.
Water from the Mabton siphon is be-
ing used by land owners around Nab
ton and new orchards and alfalfa
fields are rapidly taking the place of
the sagebrush.
President E. A. Bryan of Washing
ton State college has bought the Star
buck electric lighting and power plant
for his son.
Francis J. D. Wolff one of the first
settlers of the northwest, died at the
Vivian ranch, near Meyers Falls, Thurs
day from senile decay.
A meeting of all old settlers of Pom.
eroy and Garfield county is called for
July 10 at the courthouse in Pomeroy
to organize pioneer association. Those
eligible must have resided in Garfield
county continuously since 1884.
Victor G. Colby, real estate sales
man, aged so years, who came to Sc
attic with his family from Quincy, Fla,
six months ago, committed suicide Sat
urday.
With the arrest near Winona of three
horsethieves, two Of whom have since
confessed, the authorities have made
what they consider one of the most i'm
portant captures in recent months.
Mrs. Mary F. Weber of Tacoma, aged
81, shot herself through the right
temple Saturday.
The plant of the Tacoma Gas Light
company has been purchased by a Chi
cago syndicate headed by Fl. M. Bylles-
by & Co.
DR.. N. Fred Essig is seriously i'll at
his residence in Spokane.
Only bottled milk will be sold in
Tacoma hereafter.
The South Tacoma car shops have
received orders to at once begin the
construction of 700 freight cars for
the handling of increased business Of
the Northern Pacific system.
Soliciting contributions to fund to
make a test case of the anti-cigarette
law, dealers interested in having the
measure declared unconstitutional have
placed subscription papers in 80 cigar
stands in Spokane.
The trial of Mrs. F. M. Fitzsimmons,
charged with assaulting James Null
larkey with a horse whip, was held
at Issaquah Wednesday. She pleaded
guilty and was fined $50 and costs,
which were paid.
The business men of Othello have
formed commercial club.
Chris Schoening, blacksmith, COM
mitted suicide recently at Seattle.
Frank Forth, an Italian foreman of
a gang of Italians employed by the
city, was crushed to death in sewer
cave-in at Tacoma recently.
The annual convention of the State
Federation of Woman's Clubs, recently
held at Seattle, covered broader and
more comprehensive scope and was at
tended by greater number Of dele
gates than any gathering in the his
tory of the federation. Topics of every
nature, home, civic, educational, fra
ternal, charitable and physical, were
discussed, reports given of the prog
ress Of movements under way, and
recommendations made for future con-
sideration and action. In the closing
session the federation took a stand
against cigarettes, urging the local
clubs to action causing the enforce
ment of the new law, and also con-
demned the "chaingang" system and
other methods of handling criminals.
Henry eraser, IS years of age,
while working between the walls of
newly finished concrete foundation at
Spokane was crushed to death recently.
c. E. Jackson, young homesteader
of the Tunk valley, was drowned in
the Columbia a short distance below
Bridgeport and his body has not yet
been found. His father, who lives in
Holland, Mich, has been notified.
The secretary of the Okanogan Prof
ect Water Users assertion has issued
a call for massmeeting of water users
to be held July z at Omak, Riverside
and Okanogan, and general mass
meeting to be held July II in Omak.
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