Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-12
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA,
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
a Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur.
rounding county-Numerous Aeci-
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-outIook Is Bright.


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ture about 100000 barrels OF -four ev-
cry year.
The city council at Ellensburg has
instructed the marshal to suppress all
gambling in the town.
The remains Of an unknown man,
badly decomposed, were found about
20 miles north Of Spokane.
Palouse City business men have de-
cided to pave four more blocks on
the east end Of Main street.
Charles Allen, porter, was stab
bed twice during fight at Puyallup
with stranger, and is likely to die.
Frank w. Thrall and wife are I'M
der arrest at Bellingham, charged
with intercepting United States mail.
Jeremiah Cusick committed suicide
at Chewelah by shooting himself in
the head with a rife. He has been
in poor health.
Mrs Frank Horsley has been ap-
pointed by Mayor Fechter as hostess
to represent Yakima county at the
Lewis and Clark fair.
Mrs. HOPPE Hunt, wife of Mayor
Gilbert Hunt, has been appointed as
hostess for WallA Walla week at the
Lewis and Clark fair.
The mayor has named Mrs. Harry
s. Elwood as hostess for Ellensburg
day at the Lewis and Clark exposition
during Kittitas county week.
The State Bar Association will hold
its annual meeting at Spokane in
July instead of in North Yakima. as
decided at the late annual meeting.
Governor Mead has appointed DR..
George w. Overmeyer of South Bend
to succeed himself as member Of
the state board of medical examiners.
Roy R. Underhill, ~ years Of age,
married man, accidentally shot and
killed himself on his Onion creek
homestead, 16 miles south Of North
port.
The postofEice department has ask
ed Congressman Jones to recommend
man for postmaster at Harrington,
in place of F. M. Lighthizer, who is
slated for removal.
A serious accident occurred at AL
mota Saturday when a crowd Of high
school pupils from Colfax were thrown
from four horse carryalI and T. S.
Buck, the driver. and Miss Pearl Lake
were seriously injured.
The county commissioners have
closed a deal for the lease Of the
Riverside hotel for courthouse pur-
poses for Benton county which, under
the law creating it, will be organized
and ready for business July 1.
While Ada, the year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Staley, Of
Chattaroy, was playing in field with
other children, her clothes caught fire
and she was so badly burned that she
died in terrible agony few hours la
ter.
The buildings, real estate and equip
ments. of the educational institutions
maintained by this state are valued
at total of $2,O6S, 4SS, Of which sum
81, $4,000 is credited to the state uni
versity, according to inventories fur
nished the state auditor.
Nellie Maude Bell, a pretty young
artist of %, living at Spokane, was
horsewhipped Saturday afternoon by
Mrs. James S. Mitchell. Her assail-
ant was furious over the attentions
which she believed that Miss Bell was
receiving from Mr.. Mitchell.
The final contest in the Whitman
County Defamation league took place
at the Garfield opera house Friday
evening before large audience. Miss
Cyrena Cannon of Pullman, who rep
resented district No. 1, was declared
the winner and received the gold
medal, and Miss Hazel Smith Of Endi-
colt, who represented district No. 2,
was awarded the silver medal
The report from Olympia that ex.
Congressman Samuel G. Hyde had
been appointed commandant at the
state soldiers home seems to have
been an error. The place has been
offered, 1t is announced to ex-State
Land Commissioner s. A. Calvert Of
Bellingham, who has been serving
temporarily in the position for sew
eral months. If Judge Calvert does
not accept, it is said it will be offered
to Mr. Hyde.