The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-02-12
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN
MONTANA, IDAHO, OREGON
AND WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.
Preliminary work on the big electric
railway tunnel under the business sec
ton of Spokane was commenced this
week.
Tacoma.-That the German govern
rnent is friendly to Joshua Klein, the
self-appointed Messiah, planetary di-
vinity and radioactive healer, was in
Dictated by the receipt of telegram
signed by Emil Won Hoffman, secretary
to the German ambassador, baron Won
Bernstorff, in Washington, stating that
no pains or expense is to be spared in
defending Klein.
State Auditor Clausen has prepared
a statement of state receipts and dis
Dursements for January. 1t shows
gross receipts of $324,O0O, of which
$151,500 is general fund, which in
cluded $75,6OO state taxes, $4,000
liquor licenses, $4,000 sales of tide
lands made by Land Commissioner
Ross, $4,000 collected from corpora
tions in fees and licenses, and $11,700
collected from insurance companies.
The expenditures for the month aggre-
gated $21s,O00, of which $4,000 was
paid out Of the military fund and about
$4,000 was paid for legislative ex-
penses.
For the first time in the history Of
Whitman county wheat reached 81 a
bushel Saturday.
John D. Bayman, pioneer Of
Sprague, aged IS years, died recently.
An appropriation of $4,000 has been
asked for in a bill introduced by Sem
ator Ankeny for the national irriga-
ton congress at Spokane.
Frank Cereni, president of the Oak
land Institute of Banking, was in
dorsed for position on the national
executive council by the Seattle chap
ter.
Electric engines are to be used in
the G. N. Cascade tunnel, each weigh
ing lis tons.
All records for wheat prices were
broken at Walla Walla last week, when
Dement, Bros, grain buyers, of Walla
Walla, purchased 1900 bushels of
choice bluestem wheat at $1.o3 a
| bushel
1t is reported that the equipment
and franchise of the Palouse Light and
Power company, of which D. G. Kline
felter was the head, has been taken
over by the Idaho Washington Light
and Power company, of which M. j.
Shields of Moscow is president, for
$2s, 900.
AS soon as the legislature adjourns
the state railroad commission has de-
cided that it will make a trip over all
the railway lines in the state to per-
sonally investigate the service rem
dered, station facilities, agents and
train service generally.
Fire starting in the boiler room or
| kitchen in the basement of the Elks
temple at Spokane did about $4,000
worth of damage to the building early
Sunday morning.
The district forester has recommend
ed to the land Office in Washington,
D. c., the issuance Of patents to coal
lands in the Cowlitz pass to several
Yakima men.
John w. Fields has broken all rec
ords for Horse Heaven wells. He has
struck a good flow of water at so
feet, despite the fact that the well was
sunk on top Of a hill.
That Will P. Breeze, the young
Walla Walla man whose body was
found near North Yakima, was muir
dered is the opinion of DR.. David p.
Rosser, who conducted an autopsy.
The Puget sound imports of burlap
last year represented upward of s,oOO,-
900 bags used by the farmers OF Wash
ington.
The glee club of Washington State
college is on it's 18th annual tour of
the state.
It took four different opinions by
members of the state supreme court to
confirm NJ. E. Hay in the Office of lieu
tenant governor, from which Charles
E. Coon sought to GUST him by quo
warranto proceedings, alleging that
Hay paid for advertising his candi.
dacy, contrary to law, before the pri-
mary election. Five judges who de-
MED the writ had three different rea-
sons to give, while Chief Justice Rud-
kin and Justice Fullerton, in long
opinion, gave. their reasons for believ-
ing the writ should issue.
An increase of 5000 in the population
of Spokane since this time last year
is shown by the figures of the new
city directory. The population within
the city limits is 116,6OO.
Joe Gauvitte, wife slayer, or Spo-
kane, was found guilty of murder in
the first degree last Saturday.
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