Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-11-04
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-FaIl Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


collected by the commission as an
inheritance tax on three estates in
Seattle.
e. b. Harrison, a pioneer settler in
the Palouse country, who lived near
Viola, was instantly killed recently by
falling from his wagon, breaking his
neck.
The Goth annual session of the Spo-
kane Teachers institute is in session
this week.
Jacques L.. emperor of Sahara will
pass through the state by overland
flyer to take a Great Northern steam
er sailing from Seattle on November
8.
Reports from farmers and orchard
lists in the vicinity of Spokane are to
the effect that the apple crop has
been seriously injured by frost.
Under the direction of the state
tax commission mortgages and many
other forms of property previously ex-
empt will be assessed next year." says
Assessor Dayton H. Stewart of Spo
kane county.
G. F. Slocum of Wenatchee, has been
notified by attorneys of Cincinnati,
O., that he is one of the heirs to the
estate of Chauncey Slocum, formerly
a prominent wholesale harness deal
er of that city, and that together with
three others he is to divide an estate
of 100000.
After a running battle with the Spo-
kane policemen burglars who entered
four business houses near Division
street escaped with $356.7O.
After living two days with his neck
broken, M. Iverson, farmer of Clay
ton died at Spokane. Mr.. Iverson, who
was building a house, slipped and fell
from a scoffold. He dropped about IL
feet and landed on his back
Mystery surrounds the suicide of
Frank b. Hubbel by gas, one of the
most prominent real estate men and
capitalists in Seattle. His bride OF
three months occupied separate
apartment in a fashionable hotel, and
she discovered him unconscious on the
floor of his room. Hubbell was worth
half a million dollars. When found
he had a gas tube in his mouth. DO
nestle, not financial, troubles are be
lieved to be the cause.
J.J. White was killed recently while
hauling logs to the Kane saw mill
eight miles south of Northport.
Washington -four for export advanc
ed 10 cents per barrel, the new quota
ton being $3.45. At a private meet
ing of the Washington Millers' asso
clation. held in Tacoma, the revision
was voted.
The state bounty paid for wild AM
NAL scalps amounted to the sum o.
S2539 in the past six months.
The year old son of George Ger
man, a Columbia valley farmer, died
Sumas from an accidental gunsho
wound inflicted by his year old bro
Their.
The apple yield for this year vii
not be less than 100000 boxes IRON
the Wenatchee valley.
The local representatives OF th'
good roads association are preparing
a program and completing arrange
ments for the convention of the asso
citation to be held at Walla Walla NO
vember and 10.
The state railroad commission VIII
endeavor to stop the railroad pas
evil by requiring transportation CON
NAMES to forward to it at certain III
tervaIs lists of all persons to whom
free transportation has been lssue'
during certain periods. These record
will be open to inspection at the com
missions office.
The apple crop in the country trlr
utary to Tekoa is almost a compleU
failure and there is a strong deman'
for good winter apples at high prices
Louis Zeigler and wife of Spokan
left Thursday evening on II months
trim around the world. At Seattle the
will board the Great Northern steame
Minnesota, sailing for the orient o.
November 5, and will then be safel
launched on a leisurely globe trottin
expedition.
The success of the Columbia count
barley pool in securing 80 cents Gel
tai for it's grain has resulted in
determination for a permanent organ
ization of the barley growers. Plan
have been formulated for joint stoc
company to be known as the Colun
bia County Barley Growers associt
ton.
The weather throughout the Bi
Bend is fine, and the farmers are no.
using their utmost endeavors to &c
their fall blowing done, as the recen
rains have put the ground in excellen
condition.
s. II. Thompson and wife of Thor
cd