Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-23
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
Place-FalI Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

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the state penitentiary not sustained.
In fog so thick that the signal
lights were unseen and neither motor
man saw the other car approaching
until almost within a cars length, two
cars collided recently on the south Ia
coma line. H. F. Breuning was so
seriously injured that he died after
removal to his home.
A plan is on foot to double the saw
ing capacity of the big Palouse saw
mill and enlarge the factories con-
nected Herewith.
The senate committee on assign
ments announced Senator Ankeny as
chairman of the irrigation and COM
merce committee, and Senator Piles to
the territories, interoceanic canal, pen
sions, civil service retrenchment, geo.
logic and coast survey, Philippines and
Porto Rico committees.
The president has nominated T. Y.
Coleman register of the North Yakima
land office.
DR.. Minor Robert, dean of the min
ing courses at the University of Wash
ington, announces that the short
course for miners will begin January
9 and continue for three months.
Taking a view directly opposed to
that of the tax commissioners of this
state, Attorney General Atkinson in an
opinion holds that municipal bonds and
warrants are not subject to taxation.
The tax commission had previously.
given an opinion that warrants were
taxable and bonds are included in its
detail list of personal property, re-
Gently prepared.
Rev. Leonard E. Joseph, pastor of
the Presbyterian church and mayor of
Kettle Falls, died recently.
The new Spokane public library was
formally thrown open to the public on
Monday.
On account of the breakage of the
machinery the Reardan electric light
plant has closed down and the town
is in darkness.
Herman Benken, a private in Com
pany G, Fort Wright recently died
from the effects of dose of carbolic
acid.
The Pacific Single company Of Ia
coma has closed it's mill.
| Henry Fades, a pioneer of Deep
Creek, died recently.
James Wright, son of Mrs. Eliza
beth Wright of Seattle, was shanghai
taken to Australia and from there to
Callao, Peru, where he appealed to
the American consul for protection.
The consul took the Joy under his
care and notified his parents. The at
tention of Congressman Humphrey
was called to it and an investigation
has begun.
The headquarters of the Office of the
assistant superintendent of the Wash
ington division of the o. r. G N. have
been removed from Tekoa to Star
buck
AS a result of a grade crossing &C.
| cident at Spokane Miss May Burns OF
Hillyard was severely injured and a
score of people were bruised and cut
: by a collision Saturday afternoon be
tween a Great Northern switch en-
CINE and Washington Water Power
company northbound Hillyard car or
the crossing at Hamilton street. The
street car had nearly 100 people OF
board, and that a terrible catastrophe
did not happen seems little short O.
a miracle.
Horticulturists of Spokane are OF
: record as opposed to the contemplated
r plan to hold the interstate fair durin,
September.
= Professor H. C. Sampson, head o
!. the Preparatory department of tn
2 Washington State college, is at Taco
2 ma, and will spend some time on tn
0 Sound, where he will be engaged Il
3 institute work.
Z The courtmartial called to tr
4 First Lieutenant Donald G. McCle
8 land of Company e, Tenth Unite
5 States infantry, at Fort Wright, COZ
2 vened Monday morning.
A change has been made in the d.
partment of veterinary science in tn
u Washington State college. The chang
- decided upon is to offer, in additio
= to the regular three years course,
-" course of four years, with freshme
entrance requirements, leading to tn
degree of bachelor of science in We
:, Urinary science.
d 1t is reported that James Watso
If has resigned as superintendent of tn
n, school for defective youth at Va
couver, and that William N. Marshal
one of the teachers there, will
H. placed in charge of the institution.
h. An interesting program is being a
ranged by Secretary L. G. Monroe fl
the annual meeting of the WashingtC