Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-15
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA,
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-Outlook Is Bright.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


]. l. Carver, a policeman of Anacor-
ties, was shot, perhaps fatally, by Rich
ard Peltier, while attempting to ar
rest Peltier's companion, Frank Erd, |
who was creating a drunken disturb |
ance early Saturday. The bullet
lodged just above the officers heart.
His chances for recovery are small.
With characteristic Japanese indif-
ference Arao, the slayer of Sam Chow
of Spokane, met death on the scaffold
at the Washington state penitentiary
Saturday morning.
At a recent meeting of the Lincoln
County Pioneers association, final ar
rangements were made for the picnic,
by the association, June 20, 81, %, and
the program was completed. Over
$500 in purses will be hung up for the
races on the 21st and 22nd.
The Tacoma postoffice will hereaf-
ter be open until 9 o'clock p. m. for
the issuance of money orders, register
ed mail. general delivery and the sale
of postage stamps.
Joseph Schaff has bought A. K. Fin
Iey's farm of 600 acres four miles west
OF Cotton for $21 OOO
Bellingham mills will furnish half
of the 14,OOOOOO feet of lumber to be
shipped to Panama, according to the
last contract awarded.
The cost of public improvements in
Seattle since January l amounts to
100000.
c. f. Negius, for the past three
years secretary of the Y. M. G. A. at
Muscatine, Iowa, has been chosen Sec
rotary of the Tacoma organization
to succeed George Botsford.
Between o'clock Friday and noon
Saturday 155 inches of rain fell at
Ellensburg, which is the heaviest fall
ever recorded in the valley in "a
hours.
Charles Sweeny, who recently sold
his interests in the Federal Mining &
Smelling company to the American
Smelling & Refining company for 81,
100000, will continue as president OF
the Federal company.
In all probability a grand jury Will
be called by Superior Judge PoindeX
ter of Spokane to sit during July &c
investigate dllCSCQ NiOCtNNNHON~
grating in city and county affairs.
Jesse T. Mills, who retired June as
chairman and member of the state
board of control, will become deputy
state treasurer July 1, a position thai
in remuneration is equally as good as
the one from which he so lately re
signed.
+, &c Columbus Ohio Sll
perintendent of the National Antisa
loon league. is coming to Seattle in al
effort to arbitrate the differences tina
have brought the members of thu
Washington organization on the verge
of civil war Soon after his arrival
man will be appointed to succeed III
]. C. Thomas.
The city of Prosser is to have
celebration on July A. which is expect
ed to be the greatest event OF the KIM
ever held in central Washington. I'm
celebration is to be a joint affair II
commemorate the nations birthda,
and the founding of Benton county, o
which Prosser is the seat of govern
ment.
A party of about 80 Modern Wooc
men will leave Spokane June IA 10
Milwaukee, where the national hea
camp will meet June 10, and the ns
tional convention of the clerks assC
citation will begin it's session June H.
Wednesday, June 7, the acts passe
bv the last legislature which do nc
carry the emergency clause, and ar
not strictly appropriation acts, becom
laws. June 7 is the Goth day after tn
adjournment of the legislature, and az
cording to a decision of the suprem
court that is the day on which IN
laws take effect.