The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-03-18
WASHINGTON NOTES

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and well-known Indian on the reser-
walton at Oakville, died last week at
! the age of IS years. Years ago he
/ was shanghaied at Tacoma and made
trip to China
Olympia-Acting Gov. Hay signed
! the local option bill Saturday morn
| ing and it will become law June IL,
ninety days after the close of the
session. The governor also signed
| Metcalf's amendments to the direct
| primary bill but will delay further
consideration of bill for few days.
| Spokane she was in need
OF money with which to fight a di-
| vorce suit now pending in the SUI
/ perior court between herself and
husband, Mrs. A. Johnson surrender
ed William Gardner, charged with
embezzlement, to the sheriff and col
lected $500, the amount of bond she
had put up for him.
| Bellingham-The Lummi Indians
are to have their own school on the
Lummi reservation near Marietta,
| according to an announcement by ali
attorney who has been handling the
matter for the members of the tribe.
Some time ago the tribe sold land
school at this time will probably be
small one of three or four rooms.
/ Tacoma-After draining the cup
of poverty to the dregs and being
forced to accept a position as hostler
in South Tacoma livery stable that
he might earn bare living for his
sick wife and four children, A. Hor-
| ton, recent arrival from the East,
has received the news that his share
of his sisters estate was $4,000 in
cash, which would be Immediately
sent to him.
Colfax = The Whitman county
grand jury closed a two weeks ses-
| sion at Colfax Saturday. A total of
II indictments were returned. Sew
eral arrests have been made. An
Indictment was returned against
George Lamb, of Idaho. Lamb de-
manded extradition papers. He is
one of the Camas Prairie Stock AS
ISOLATION, who is alleged to have pur-
chased 100000 worth Of stations,
jacks and cattle On alleged fictitious
/ credit.
Colfax-Another big railroad deal
is on in Whitman county, the North
ern Pacific Company having pur-
chased right-of-way from Farming
! ton to Freeze, Idaho. This right-of-
way was owned by. General T. R.
Tanatt, of Whitman county. The
| company is said to have agents in
the field to secure right-of-way from
Freeze through the Lo Lo pass to
Missoula. By this route the Western
extension could be shortened 20
hours by missing the big loop by way
of Lake Pend d'Oreille.
Spokane-An epidemic of small
pox is sweeping over the south half
| of the Colville Indian reservation,
and strict orders have been issued
against any Indian leaving the res
! ervation or any white man entering
1t. DR.. E. H. Latham, government
| physician in charge at Nespelim, has
issued the order to ferrymen forbid
ding them either carrying the In
dams off the reservation or the
whites on. Advices state that the
epidemic is severe and is sweeping
over the reservation like wiIdfire
Cathlamet-Nextt to the Peacock
manslaughter case, the ones which
attracted the most interest at the re-
cent term of superior court were the
two informations against ex-Treasur-
er David West, charging unlawful
use of county funds. After review
ing the charges County Attorney o.
son requested the dismissal of the
cases because of the absence of
criminal intent and because defen-
%dant had paid to the county amount
of shortage claimed. Judge A. E.
Rice granted the request.
= Colfax-In the superior court
Judge Miller instructed the jury to
bring in verdict of not guilty in
the case of the state VS.. w. r. Glenn
ans, accused of defrauding M. C.
Gray, Of Pullman, on the sale of
horses. The state failed to prove
that Clemans was aware of insolv-
ency of his company at the time of
the sale. The grand jury granted
two indictments against Clemans
this week on similar charges. Glenn
ans is under $4,000 bonds to appear
in Walla Walla county, March 20,
and under $500 bond in the Whit
man county cases.
Olympia-Senator A. S. Ruth,
president of the senate, declares he
will file charges with tho 1aciclativo |