The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-28
WASHINGTON ITEMS

The town of Sprague is again free
from smallpox.
Berry growers of Kennewick valley
have formed a selling association.
Waterville will erect a new school
building costing $35,47S, this summer.
J.E. Loughon, aged so years. one of
the oldest pioneers of Spokane coun-
ty, died Friday night.
The track from Kahlotus to Connell
is in bad shape and will not be re-
paired for several days.
Alexander Daylight, said to have
been the Oldest and one of the most
noted Indians on the Colville reserva-
ton, is dead.
Members of the house control and
senate road enthusiasts appear about
to concede the wishes of Governor
Lister in lessening the increases in
road levies.
Mrs. George Moon, wife of an engi-
neer of Irondale, their two children
and H. Moon, brother of Mr.. Moon,
were drowned February % when their
sloop capsized off Port Townsend.
By an overwhelming majority ranch
ers under the Cascade canal have voted
to bond their land for 100000 and to
form an irrigating district similar to
that of the Kittitas high line canal.
The vote was So to 8. Land represent
ed is worth $5,o0O,O0O.
Although the Great Northern has
been granted an extension of time for
completion of the upriver branch from
| from subcontractors indicate that
everything will be ready for laying
steel not later than June 1.
Leslie White, 5-year-old son of B. F.
White, prominent rancher near FL
lensburg, was killed recently when his
horse kicked him in the head. The
boy was leading the animal to the
watering trough when it became frac-
tious and struck out with it's feet.
The Washington Wool Growers AS
ISOLATION at meeting held in North
Yakima elected the following officers:
l.. M. Rothrock, president; Dan Good
man, vice president; H. s. Gotten, Sec
rotary. K. o. Kohler and T. H. Smith
are members of the advisory board.
Charles Thomas of Middleport has
offered the city of Colville site con-
tanning several acres for park on the
shore of Lake Thomas, the largest Of
the Little Pend Oreille group of lakes.
While the park will be 25 miles east of
Colville, the city will accept the offer.
AS part of an immense scheme of
development in this state the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway plans
to put an $s,O0O,0O0 dam at Priest
Rapids in order to furnish water for
irrigation purposes on the arid land
in the vicinity of Beverly and Han
ford, and north along the Columbia
river.
Banks of Walla Walla made the best
, showing in the way of deposits Of any
city in the state, according to figures
published following the last call by
the comptroller of currency. OF the
four second class cities, the standing
in deposits was: Walla Walla, $4,.
100000; North Yakima, $4,2SO,OOO;
Everett, $4,229,OOO; Bellingham, 49,.
100000.
The Northern Pacific has authorized
, the expenditure of 100000 for the
, double-tracking of it's lines from Les
ter to the Stampede tunnel west OF
the Cascades, a shortening of the
: track on the East Slide and the in
3 stallation of automatic block signals
3 The work of relaying the steel be
tween Seattle and Sumas is covered
/, by separate appropriation.
S Whether the state of Washington
3 erection of a main building for the
l. new capitol, at cost of $2,250. 900, al
e the same time completing what will
s prove a 100000 temple of justice
and taking care of accumulated in
debtedness of more than $1,000,000
+ probably will be decided by the legis
!. lature this week.
Secretary of State Knox sent com
munication to Governor Lister o
y Washington Saturday advising tina
y the law passed by the house of thu
Washington state legislature repeating
the alien land law in such way al
x still to make Chinese and japanese
ineligible to land ownership, is entire
!. ly in violation Of United States treatie
with those countries.
Because his parents treated him ur
= kindly, forced him to go to Sunda
!, school and listen to prayers and hymn
= and cuffed and beat him w. F.. Heffel
a man of 35 years, with the memory @
his childish abuses still strong within
T. him, asked Judge Kenneth MacIntos
T. at Seattle to change his name to w. T
II Gordon. The change was made b
II decree of the court.
le GRAIN AND MILLING NEWS.