Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-11-15
and it is understood that Mr. Dickinson
made representations against the move
ments of the troops.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

movement is on foot in Seattle to
establish state humane society.
Strawberries, fresh and ripe from
the gardens, are still seen in some
quantity on the Walla Walla market
Contracts have been let to construct
I considerable new road down the San
Poll river between West Fork and KEEL
Ter.
Farmers around Pullman are chang
ing their methods of farming, so that
live stock will form an important part
OF it.
The proposition to have a reunion at
Waitsburg of Spanish-American war
volunteers living east of the mountains
is talked of.
Thomas springs are to be developed
with view to getting a permanent
water supply for Walla Walla. The de-
cision was reached recently.
Phil McNulty is dead. He was a
familiar figure in Spokane for over
dozen years, known to almost every
politician in the state of Washington.
The Spokane county commissioners
have offered a reward of $3.50 for the
arrest and conviction of w. A. Lewis,
the fugitive attorney, who is wanted on
the charge of embezzlement.
Fred Barnard, of Port Hill, Idaho.
who was brought into Spokane from
Camden, desperately wounded from
gun shot, died. The mystery surround
ing the shooting is still unsolved.
Judge Linn, of the superior court of
Thurston county, has declared the H.
cense section of the state game law
unconstitutional, and this decision will
probably nullify the law unless later
the supreme court shall reverse the
lower court.
CHARLES Adams ended life wrecked
by strong drink in Saltese, Mont last
week by shooting himself through the
head. He was well known in Spokane
and Waverly. He killed John CASTOR
IN Waverly in a saloon row in the sum-
mer of 1900
The work of the construction of the
capitol annex is not proceeding AS ran
Idly since the decision of the capitol
commission ITO grant to the Goss Con-
struction company no extension of
time, but to hold to the contract for it's
immediate building.
Z. X. Moys, farmer living near Al.
mota has two chestnut trees which be
pianted nine years ago, and they have
been bearing for several years. Mr.
Moys says the trees do we'll and he
thinks the raising of chestnuts could
be made profitable.
A. D. Thayer of Waverly. is a farm or
who has found the culture of smear
oeets a profitable industry. This wear
ne had 4S1a acres of land devoted to the
raising OF beets, from which he re-.
ceiVed S58,642 pounds, realing a not
pront OF $95O.51, or $21,S5 per acre.
The body of an unknown man in an
advanced state of decomposition was
found floating down the snake riv.
er 53 miles above Wallula last week
The corpse has been brought tn Wallo
'Walla, and will be inferred at the conn.
TVS expense. 1t is supposed to he tha
remains Of Ole Olson, Swede steam
boat hand, who disappeared at Texas
Ferry, October 10.
The state board of control has oor
cluded a lease of $50 acres of land from
Adam Wonch of Spokane county The
land adjoins the Medical Lake insane
asylum All but few acres is under
cultivation. The state is to paw $3.50
annually for the land, and has secured
an option upon it at $50 per acre in
case the legislature concludes to pur.
chase it pu'