Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-04-06
NEWSOF NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the sur.
rounding cOuntry-Numerou AecI.
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fall Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Sunnyside band has reorgani

WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Sunnyside band has recognized.
The carpenters Of North Yakima
are on a general strike. They have
made a demand on the bosses for q
wage scale of $3.50 for a nine hour
day.
The assessed valuation Of property
in Spokane county this year will reach
a greater total than ever before. At
the county assessors ONCE it is stated
that the assessed valuation this year
of property will be over $5O,OO0,0O0.
Within a month earth will be flying
on the Northern Pacific line from
Pasco to Riparia, a distance of IS
miles, along the bank OF the Snake
river
From the results of fall from his
horse, Judge Hiram G. Bond died re-
Gently in Seattle. The immediate
cause of his death was apoplexy.
c. l.. Baruth of Medical Lake died
as result of the bullet wounds in
fiicted by his wife during a quarrel.
The body of a man found floating at
the San Francisco Morning Call James
the mouth of the Wishkah river was
identified as that of William Anderson,
an aged man who disappeared from
Hoquiam about four weeks ago. His
death is thought to have been acct
dental
Robert Grant, who was badly
a sawmill at Frances recently died
from his injuries at GruelPs hospital
at South Bend.
William Spangle and wife celebrated
the 50th anniversary of their marriage
last Tuesday at their home in Spangle.
A family reunion took place, at which
members of four generations were
present to congratulate the couple.
The Columbia river is rising very
rapidly.
c. H. Thomas, freight brakeman
on the S. F. & NJ. was cruched to
death beneath a train at Chewelah,
Saturday afternoon. Thomas, who
was a new brakeman, attempted to
board the moving train from the depot
platform. He slipped and rolled
under the cars.
formation from the Washington State
Agricultural college that San Jose
scale was not killed by the recent cold
weather.
Peach trees along the Columbia
and Yakima rivers are in bloom.
In the country tributary to Mabton
about 10000 acres are in fall wheat
OF this a carefully prepared report
gives 1900 acres as killed and requir
ing reseeding
Last Monday the cadets Of the
Washington State college, S75 strong
left for Charleston for the annual en-
campment. There were six companies
and the band.
There will be meeting of sheepmen
at Walla Walla on April q to further
allot the range. The letter states that
all those who have grievances,or think
they have, will be given ample oppOr
tunity to present and discuss them.
Mrs. H. Mum, colored, of NORTH
Yakima, who asked to be sent to the
county poorhouse, claiming to be
utterly destitute, had $40 in gold II
a valise under her bed.
Spokane building permits for March
totaled $495,175, comprised in 2GI
items.
The appointment of ]. D. Farrell tt
represent the Union Pacific in thii
state will result in the latter playing
big part in state politics.
Gambling has ceased in King county
for the first time in two decades.
Articles of incorporation of the
Northwest Iron & Steel company
which has been exploited more or les1
in the Seattle newspapers has filed
articles with James A. Moore, LoreI
H. Mershen, Louis Steckler, w M
Wood and M. M. Lyter as incorpo
rators. The company is capitalized a
$11,OOO,OOO and its principal place o.
bus{naco of SEATTLE