Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-05
LATEST NEWS OF THE WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of Interesting Items
Gathered Through the Week-GuII-
Inss From Washington, Idaho, Mon
s tana-Numerous Accidents and Per
sonai Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

A good roads association was organ
ICED in Spokane recently.
Washington Pioneers association
was held in Seattle June 2-3.
A new national bank is to be opened
in Spokane in the near future.
The Tacoma Federation of Women'i
organizations has been organized.
The commencement exercises of the
Yakima high school will be held June 5
Forest fires are again prevalent In
the timber in the neighborhood Of
Hillyard.
Slot machines are again running In
Tacoma under the tacit consent of the
city authorities.
George M. Mitchell, pioneer Of Spo
kane, died recently. Mr.. Mitchell was
76 years Of age.
The dedication of the new Presby'
terrain church will take place Sunday
June z, at Yakima.
Congressman w. L. Jones has &C
cepted an invitation to speak at Pa
louise City on the 4th of July.
The German scientists who are in
America, sent here by the government
of Germany, will be in Spokane June s.
Admiral Charles ]. Barclay, formerly
In charge of the Boston navy yard,
has arrived in Seattle to take command
of the Bremerton navy yard.
The home of ]. s. Olson, the Touchet
blacksmith who was killed in Walla
Walla recently by being run over by
hack, was in Memphis, Tenn.
After 23 working days of idleness,
the differences between the master
builders and the building laborers at
Spokane have been amicably adjusted.
Adjutant General James A. Drain
has mustered into the service of the
national guard new company of 40
men.
The Spokane League baseball team
is now in second place for the pen
nant. They are playing star ball and
when in that city all should see the
games.
Russell Harding, formerly stationed
at Spokane as assistant general super
intendent of the Great Northern, is
now general manager Of the Gould
roads.
The convocation of the missionary
district Of Spokane of the Protestant
Episcopal church will be held in Spo-
kane June 16, II and IS, at All Saints
cathedral.
Lewis Mayhem, a well known young
business man Of Whatcom, was drown
ed Sunday afternoon In Bellingham
bay. He walked off the stern of his
launch while 1t was in motion and was
struck by the propeller.
The fraternal and benevolent soci-
cites of Spokane city and county are
concerned over the decision of Asses
sor Stewart to assess this year their
paraphernalia and lodge furniture and
also their money in bank.
The jury in the case of Edward Spen-
Ger at Spokane found him guilty Of
murder in the second degree for killing
Ella Mundt on January 10 last. Cou-
pied with the verdict was a recon-
mendation to the court for clemency.
A number Of recent happenings have
served to emphasize the Importance Of
Spokane as railway center, a propo-
sition primarily due to the geographic
cal location of that city. Spokane has
more railroad lines passing directly
through 1t than any other city in the
northwest.
Memorial day in Spokane was ap-
propriately observed by the Grand
Army organizations of the city. Sedg-
wick post conducted the services at
Paramount and ]. L. Reno post at
Greenwood and at Fort Wright. The
Women's Relief Corps, Sons and
Daughters of Veterans of each post
participated.
Il never saw two such cities any
where as Seattle and Spokane. II my
eldest boy was big enough to be choos-
Ing a place would advise him to To-
cate In one or the other Of those two
cities, and 1t is shakeup between
them. Extract from a conversation
which Colonel James Hamilton Lewis
had with the president at Pocatello.
The next meeting of the State Dem
tai association will be held in Seattle
next year. The officers for the ensuing
year are: DR.. A. w. Phillips of Sc.
attic. president: DR.. r. A. Munroe of
Spokane, first vice president; DR.. b.
s. Scott of Tacoma, second vice pres
ident; DIR. Appleby of Everett, treas
urer; DR.. Gregor McGregor of Seattle,
secretary.
The remains of ex-Commander B. C.
Bedell Of the department of Washing.
tom and Alaska OF the G. A. r., who
died suddenly at Spokane on the last
day Of the recent encampment, were
inferred in the city cemetery Saturday
afternoon with an immense concourse
Of Borrowing friends and acquaintances
In attendance. The two Walla Walla
Masonic orders. in accordance with the
dying request Of the late veteran, had
charge Of the final services. The q.
A. r. post, in which he had held Of
nee for years, and with which he had