The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1910-06-24
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WASHINGTON, MONTANA AND
IDAHO news NOTES.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Business Outlook Is Good
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS

The recent rains means heavy crop
Seattle machine shops have declared
for the open shop.
Governor Hay came back Tuesday
after a visit in Yellowstone Park.
President Bryan of Washington State
college has withdrawn his resignation
Probably 1000 people were on the
grounds at the Elberton picnic Satur-
day.
Former Governor John H. McGraw
is not expected to live the week
through.
The annual summer school for teach
ors began at Washington State college
Monday.
Frank Barker, a soldier of the Third
infantry, formerly of Spokane, was
hanged at the state prison Monday.
No loafers will be allowed in Ellens-
burg, according to the advice sent out
by the chief of police of that city.
Judge L. H. Prather of Spokane has
declared his candidacy for the su-
preme bench of the state of Washing
ton.
Headquarters of the Twenty-ffth in
fantry will not be removed to Spokane
as reported, but will remain in Sc.
attic.
After an illness of exactly three
weeks, Morris r. Kallenger, a Great
Northern railway official for Spokane,
died Sunday morning.
The Stevens County Pioneer associ-
alton has issued an open invitation to
the old settlers and their friends to
enjoy a basket picnic in the grove near
Colville on June 30.
Boosters from the upper Columbia
river country, between 60 and 80
strong, will visit Spokane Tuesday,
July ~, to return the recent ~iunketing
trip of the chamber of commerce..
In the collision of a circus train and
an o. r. & N. freight both were
wrecked near Starbuck, resulting in
three men being injured, cars piled up,
horses killed, but there were no
wild animals released from cages.
By the will of Frank Rider, a farmer,
members of the Oakesdale Blue lodge.
55, $4,000 is bequeathed to the
for the establishment of a home
for the needy members of the order and
Of the Eastern Star. The will was
.DrObated at Colfax.
The state supreme court has ruled
or the first time, that the Judgment ,
aw of 1897 is constitutional and that z
he six years under when judgments 7
re a lien against real estate begin to |
un from the date of the entry of the d
Judgment in the superior court.
So crowded has the little city Jail in e
forth Yakima become recently that e
Kelly found it necessary to O
IS men Friday night to make .
pom for % more men recently ar. n
ested.
The recent fire at Ralston COM r
letely Quilted the Bank of Ralston a
uilding, the new town hall, George Z
I. Reeds new pool hall and G. Busch g &
sal estate office. The combined loss if
about $4,000. q
a recent act of the state board of v
counts, requiring that the books of
school districts be kept in uniform fl
yle, will necessitate an entire change el
the method of handling business and a,
cords all over the state. r
The board of regents of the state IL
'llege have authorized the establish. la
ent of two new divisions of the de- al
lrtment of agriculture, a poultry di- in
sion and a division of farm me.
lanics. Fifteen hundred dollars was 4,
'propriated for the poultry plant. as
At the convention of the Grant S:
ounty Farmers union at Ephrata dc
were adopted favoring XII
ore equitable taxes in the state; ia. p1
ring mutual local insurance com. %
mics operated by the union; favoring pa
and referendum laws; favor, W
g legislation to prohibit the sale of
toxicating liquors. ge
The Yakima Indian reservation will an
thrown open for entry October l.. 1t su
IL be opened under the same condi- ii,
ms as regulated the opening of the ia
athead, Occur d'Alene and Spokane de
reservations. There are las. Sc
0 acres in the Yakima tract, Of which bi
10000 are subject 70 entry under tr.
e reclamation act. The Indians are en-
rmitted to sell 60 acres out of their ne
acres allotment each. Timber land
il be sold under sealed bids. Nab I'M
Topuenish, Sunnyside, Wapato and he
.kima City will be the points where sci
tries may be made. sci
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