The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1910-03-25
NORTHWEST ITEMS
ITEMS FROM IDAHO, MONTANA
AND WASHINGTON.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding ACOuntry-NumerOus Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Business Outlook Is Good
WASHINGTON ITEMS,

4ON A4GANS
starbuck has a new $4,000 high
school.
A new -four mill is to be erected at
Walla Walla.
E.. w. Carlisle, a pioneer, aged SO, was
buried recently in the Garfield cemetery.
Archie Mcdonald, a miner, shot him
self recently at LOOMS. He was de-
spondent.
Thomas Flynn, a marine, stationed at
the Bremerton navy yard, was muir
dcrc recently.
BY proclamation issued by Governor
Hay he urges general observance OF
Arbor Day, April IA.
James keenan,, whose saloon at Ev-
erett burned Tuesday night, committed
suicide next day.
The Walla Walla Commercial club
made an excursion to Pasco, K~ennewick,
Burbank and Alfalfa Thursday Of this
week.
The Waterville Union Grain company,
an organization composed of members
Of the farmers union, has let a con
tract for 364, 900 grain bags.
There has recently been organized a
state humane society to take up the
work that city societies do in report
ing for prosecution any one abusing
animals or children.
Eben w. Carlisle, aged SO years, who
recently died at Colfax of senile decay,
was one of the early pioneers of Port
land, having crossed the plains from
the Atlantic coast in 1s4S.
The franchise seeking railroads, the
North Coast and the Milwaukee, will
bear the expense of a special election
in Spokane to ascertain popular senti-
ment on the terminal rate question.
A company has been organized at Pa
louise to develop LAO acres of leased
lands, including the Bishop farm, where
coal was encountered at a depth of
200 feet while sinking a well, last
spring.
The new arc lights for the new street
lighting system of Newport have ar
rived and as soon as the fixtures for
the Tungsten lights arrive they will be
installed and Newport will have an up
to-date lighting system.
Arrangements are being completed
for the annual state D. A. r. assembly,
which is to be held at Olympia on
April z and from present indications
the convention will be among the larg-
est ever held in this state.
BY proclamation Governor Hay has
designated Sunday, April "a, 1910, as
"tubereulosis Sunday" and recon-
mends that on that day all religious de-
nominations give consideration to the
problems of the study and presentation
of tuberculosis.
Superintendent II. II. Johnson of the
Puyallup Indian schools has received
formal notice that the name of the
institution will on and after April ]
coming be changed to the Cushman In.
dian schools, in honor of the late Con.
gresham Francis ". Cushman.
Spring finds unprecedented activity
in all lines of industrial and commercial
development at Dayton. Plans are nov
under way for extensive Improvement
in the country roads; the planting OF
at least 80 orchards embracing 70t
acres, representing an Investment esti
mated above $35O,OOO. Surveyors ar
at work on the proposed state road on
of Dayton.
Every county in the state of Wash
ingtOn where the Oregon Railroad
Navigation company has property, wi
institute suit against the railroad 70
payment of taxes assessed upon tn
company's holdings as a result of tn
refusal of the railroad to pay take
due in the several counties. Such
the semi official announcement mad
by officials of the railroad at Wall
Walla.