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OF THE NORTHWEST FROM THREE STATES ITEMS Drowned-Se are Minsionary From: Around Moncow-A Mynterious Murder in Spokane-A Round House Burned-Huckleber" Crop Good This Year. waterspout struck the vicinity of A in Kittitas county, a few days near the residence S. Mission, striking the of A. The path visited by storm badly, and weighing as a ton and a half were tossed Burbanks. much torn up boulders if they were mere pebbles. colony of has Yakima valley. people reached about as A large the Dunkards The just from Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Dakota, are where there are strong settlements Dunkards, and they are going to the Yakima valley with the plan to build up strong settlement there. Fire destroyed the round house of the Central Washington railway at Coulee City last week, together with engine No. 697. When discovered it had gained such headway that all efforts to extinguish the flames were unavailing. There having been no fire around the building, the is that it was of incendiary origin. stockholders of the of have go opinion bank The Waitsburg resolved First National to liquidation, and the local with Levi Ankeny stockholders into voluntary Merchants' of Walla Walla have organized the of Waitsburg, with a capital of all subscribed and $25,000, Hank paid that in. This change was made for the reason the National bank with its capital of $50,000, and thereby heavy taxes and other expenses, has been an unprofitable institution. The officers of the new bank will probably remain the same as in the old organization. The last issue of the Colfax Gazette contained an interview with Sheriff Sims in which the latter states he has discovered positive evidence against "Dakota Slim' which would prove him guilty of the murder of Orville Hayden. Two of the witnesses who would give this evidence, the sheriff says, are in the Philippine islands and two more in Alaska. A. M. Craven, who defended "Slim," says he has equally positive evidence that "Slim" was in anof the world when the murder but three of with other are, was committed, unfortunately, part Andree his witnesses in and his balloon excursion to the north pole are in Cuba, but try them here by the two and have others time he Manila the will sher- and iff secures his witnesses from Klondike. Cheney is not famous for fish stories, is one related by H. H. Hubbard. Last he, in company with F. P ,Fellows and but Martin, here Friday others, Clarence tried small novel method of catching fish in a near Tyler. The a great many en- or pond up, leaving outlet piekerel had acre dried in the pond, which was an extent and perhaps at the point. They were two trapped in deepest three feet poling muddy, deep raft The water being the were unable to see, to from the noise by oring small fish escape along. and in made endeavwould jump out of the water, the raft and become an easy prey light the the raft on fishermen. to In this manner one hun- in dred or more pickerel about a foot length were caught in a few moments. The object of State Fish Commissioner the visit to Dayton was to look up of establishing a Little's feasibility fish hatchery the in Columbia County, probably on upper Tukanon. On the lower Columbia the has been found difficult to handle early run of Chinook salmon, and it thought much could be gained by the nat establishment of a hatchery near the the ural hatching grounds. It is now practice to-let the fish into pond nets and hold them until ripe for spawn. Although fairly successful, this plan is not satisfac tory. A hatchery is needed at sufficient the nat ural spawning grounds, and if a hatchery number of fish can be obtained a this will be established on the Tukanon season. The cost of such an enterprise dol between five and six thousand lars. a force of men twelve men being will ployed, be Quite will required be em handle 1,200,000 spawn. The almost nude body of a young barn ma was found in the loft of a small Wednes the eastern part of Spokane last of de day. It was in an advanced stage indicate composition. The body plainly th that murder had been committed, head having been crushed in with an iro th pin that lay near the body. From story told by Mrs. H. F. Mitchell, would upot whose premises the barn stood, it appear that two unknown men committe ma the deed a week before. The dead has not yet been identified. Idaho. The Nezperce News has suspended pul lication. section of the country WS las visited severe frosts two ver The were week. The Moscow by nights clear done nights but to grow cold, and some damage was kin ing Garden truck suffered the but it is products. worst, been not of damage all though that wheat or fruit has enough to retard growth. E. P. Harris, postmaster of Harriso has tendered his resignation, to take Essl feet July 1. After that time Wheeler will serve the people in that c pacity. Mr. Harris has been postmast for four and now of the new saloon, charge years, retires "The hotel Senate to pro tal He has purchased the Argo erty, leased the upstairs for hotel for pu h poses and prepared the lower story saloon. Major Brodie and Lieutenant Knox, t
