Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-11-27
Three NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of Interesting Items
Gathered From Exchanges-cullings
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
Numerous Accidents and Personal
Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Columbia county has been sold thil
fall.
The Lake Chelan Navigation com
pany, with capital stock of $4,000, il
the name of new corporation launch
ed at Chelan.
Owing to bad health General T. r
Tannant some time ago rendered his
resignation as president of the Inlano
Empire Horticultural and Horticultural
association.
"A company is preparing to put in
an electric lighting plant at Newport
Stevens county.
The dwelling Of ]. G. Heathman
about nine miles north of Maritime
was destroyed by fire recently. Loss
about $4,000; insurance, $4,000. 1t is
not known how the fire started.
The construction of new -four mill
at Whatcom, with daily capacity of
(. 800 barrels. has been authorized at a
special meeting of the directors of the
Centennial Milling company. Presi-
dent Moritz Thomson, of Seattle, was
authorized to proceed with securing
the site and with the immediate con-
struction of the mill. The mill will
cost about $4,000.
Harry v. Cross was almost disem-
boweled in runaway at Seattle re-
Gently, and died in hospital several
hours later.
The master plumbers and the union
of Spokane are preparing for long
fight.
One Of the largest charitable insti-
buttons in Spokane county is the coun-
ty poor farm rat .Spangle. 1t is more
of hospital for the needy and indi-
gent.
No finer church can be found in the
United States north of San Francisco
or west Of st. Paul than the new Cath
Ole church at Spokane.
The wheat market is at q stand
still
sick dog ambulance is the latest
feature of the equipment of the Spo-
kane Humane society.
The carpenters union of Spokane
has withdrawn its delegates from the
Central Labor organization.
home at Spokane for consumptives
is planned by Dean Robert Perine of
All Saints Episcopal cathedral, who
expects to make 1t similar to the ia
nous home" at Denver. which is
= known all over the United States.
Wenatchee has population of $500.
The jury found James Schuck of
Creston guilty of horse stealing.
The new Wenatchee high school
building has been completed.
Daniel e. Durie, widely known in
Seattle, Of which city he was for a
long time resident. died in Tacoma
Sunday afternoon. He was visiting
friends at 1876 d street. where his
death occurred.
Thanksgiving day was celebrated in
Moscow with barbecue.
The Potlatch Lumber company has
at last resumed operations in its log
ging camps around Palouse.
The farmers and business men of
Waitsburg have organized a horticul-
tural society ana will try to arrange
Tor securing produce house.
At the penitentiary special dinner
was served to convicts and the day
was observed fittingly.
Near Ellensburg the weather has
moderated to such an extent as to |
permit the work on the Cascade canal
to be resumed. and good progress is
being made.
w. A. @. "a. University of Montana
a ~R
last Saturday at Pullman.
Nine year old Chester Beam tried
to warn the engineer of danger. but
the man at the throttle of the locomo-
tive which was pulling Great North
ern passenger train paid no attention.
The result was that the train proceed
ed at full speed, and in a few seconds
was derailed. The accident occurred
about one mile east of Camden.
At Ellensburg the 10 year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Quiet acciden-
tally shot himself in the mouth with a
20 calibre rifle recently.
David Higgins. pioneer, who came
to Seattle from California in 1875 and
established the Daily Intelligencer,
died recently, aged 76 years.
S General Manager Thomas Cooper of
the Northern Pacific railway, has au-
thorized the announcement that a new
hospital for the benefit of Pacific {
coast employees of the company will be {
built in Tacoma at cost Of 100000.
Mildred Fuller Wallace, daughter of
Hugh G. Wallace and granddaughter
of Chief Justice Fuller. died recently
in Tacoma, after three days serious |
sickness. f
Ex-senator and Mrs. George Turner I
were extended most cordial welcome I
home by their friends and neighbors t
1t Spokane Saturday night. in honor
Of their return from London. where
Judge Turner served as a member OF
he Alaska boundary commission.
IDAHO souI6s. y
Governor John T. Morrison and At i