Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-09
WASHINGTON, MONTANA, IDAHO
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-FaII Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


murderous assault made upon him. A o
man named Bell, who shared the room
with Gagnon, has disappeared. 7
The single mills of Washington are |
shut down tighter than drum, under 6
the agreement to close for the holt !
days. Il
Louis Giraldin, material man for the
Pacific Coast company at Seattle, has
been notified that he is one of the
heirs to the estate left by Mrs. Caro-
line Giraldin Rose of st. Louis. His
share is $250,000.
George Edward Adams, the clerk OF
the Seattle assay Office, who con-
fessed to taking $4,000 of gold with
in the past six months, will not make
fight against his conviction.
Six new vessels have been contract
ed for in England by the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul road. The boats
are to be used in the oriental trade
from Puget sound.
AS the elimination of quarrel be-
tween their wives, ]. w. Martin shot
William Bernard at Buffers camp,
near Belfast, Skagit county.
1t is estimated there are now be-
tween 100000 and 100000 sheep and
about 100000 cattle owned by stock
men living in Wallowa county.
The strange disappearance of Geo.
Trimmings of Tacoma is fast develop
ing into a mystery.
The governor has reappointed Carl
= Kock of Spokane as a member OF the
. state board of barber examiners.
At the November teachers examina-
!, ton there were 1172 applicants for
- certificates. In all 624 applicants were
:. successful, 1853 receiving first grade
= papers, 23O second grade and 241
> third grade.
The annual report of the state fish
commissioner and game warden gives
the total value of the fish product Of
Washington for 1905 at 1O,961, 36S.SS
to These figures exceed those of the pre-
ceding year.
lie Eugene Lorton has resigned as man
n. aging editor of the Walla Walla Dali,
H. Union.
US The body of Alex Kanseler, who wa
On drowned with his brother ThanksgiV
be ing day in Lake Kahlotus, has beel
ne recovered.
n A large number of Indians at For
~. Spokane have signed the agreemen
er- providing for the opening of the sout
ny half of the Colville Indian reserv;
mt ton after lands have been allotte
re- in severalty and with the understand
De- ing that the tribes shall receive 81
&C. 500, 900 for the already coded mort
lily half of the reservation.
eu Justice of the Peace Henry A. Whit
not of Rainier Beach, south of Seattl
an was instantly killed by a street C;
'ne near his home Saturday afternoon.
en- left one car and was standing on II
Ills opposite track when struck by anoth
ger car. His body was horribly mangle
Ter The Washington congressional del
as' cation. in conference with Secreta
INC Hitchcock, has asserted itself. AS
nhs result the interior department will a
gut prove the Okanogan irrigation pI
HIS iect and authorize work to begin the
leo at once. About 100000 will be
ven aside for the purpose. Secreta
'ne Hitchcock is disposed to limit expe
ditures in Washington to the restri
Sno ed deposit, which is about $1,6OO,o
ins but the delegation, it is stated,
ioes make fight for at least $z,OOO,O
Dry which they claim would enable the
me partment also to take up the Sum
eve side and Tieton projects.
nan Mrs. Oscar O'Kelly has brok
Dyes arm, internal injuries and is sun
tect ing also from shock to her nerve
10 system, caused by a runaway near
Vi town of Albion.
'oad While H. w. Fellows of Spoke
pads tx,,;n. with crew of men
tne place in position the new genera
we in the Klickitat river canyon. 1t S
peed ped on the skids, got away from
1t Is men, and lays broken beyond rep
ways in the canyon. The generator is vail
lcan at $4,000.
the The Chelan lake region was visi
De- by another earthquake shock rec'
'pro- Nv. The jar, which was quite hea
this lasted for several seconds and
'ring followed by prolonged rumbling.
!, In Louis Kunce, aged 80 years, was
just stantlv killed and Robert Soucir
and William Prince were dangero'
injured in an accident in a coal n
, at Ravendale Sunday aftern'
, itn Souncinski may die.
An order by the adjutant gen
n, 70 announcing the results of the we
target practice by national guard c
,ouse panies of the state places Compan
of North Yakima again at the he
been