Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-10-19
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
PIaee-Fa. Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.


new hearse was obtained and proceed
ed to the cemetery.
Land Commissioner e. w. Ross has
rejected the application of the Lewis
ton-Clarkston company for a right of
way for pole line for electric trans
mission across state lands, holding
that under no existing law is the state
board or commission authorized to
make such a grant.
The town council of Tumwater
Wash, has fixed the levy for munich
pal purposes at mills.
Safes in the Wells-Fargo and North
ern Pacific joint Office at Tacoma were
forced by robbers recently and money
taken from each.
The body of a murdered women was
recovered from the Chehalis river
near Aberdeen.
In the two years ending September
30, 1906, the receipts of the state
treasurer's Office were $8,S37 SOB 81,
and the disbursements were $685.
O0O.96.
There is a chance that the railroad
rates for the state of Washington may
be reduced
spokane's tax levy is mills less
than last year.
The state board Of control is fgur-
ing on increasing the capacity of the
Jute mill at the penitentiary
The bank clearances of the state are
still making new records for pros
perity.
1t is stated in Olympia that there
may be no good place for the next leg
islature to meet.
There are about %, 900 900 acres of
government land in Washington. Ore
gon and Idaho still to be taken up by
those seeking homes This means
there are chances for over 100000
homes Of 100 acres each in the great
northwest, ready to be given away for
the mere asking.
The Everett council has reiuvenated
the old curfew ordinance and young
people must keep off the streets after
s p. m.
Land Commissioner e. w. Ross has
paid into the state treasury S121,-
941.70 being the September collec-
lions OF his office.
Register Coleman, of the Yakima
land office, has been instructed to
open for entry that portion of the
lands under the Yakima project lying
north and east of the Columbia river.
Seven saloon men have been ar
raigned in the superior court at Walla
Walla on the charge of violating the
Sunday closing law.
The hop house owned by John L.
Morrison in Ahtanum valley, near
North Yakima, was destroyed by fire
recently. The loss is estimated at
$4,000, with $4,000 insurance
The survey of the Spokane Indian !
reservation has been approved by the |
department of the interior, and as
soon as arrangements can be perfect
ed, the work of allotting the reserva-
ton to the Indians will be taken up
by Agent John McA. Webster, who |
will be assisted by Clair Hunt The |
Indians are now busy in the work of |
selecting their permanent locations
Troop BIS barn at Fort Walla Walla |
burned to the ground Saturday, caus-
ing loss of $500, with no insurance.
The state board of control is now
on a tour of the state institutions, its
regular quarterly visit.
The great increase at the soldiers
home in the number of inmates makes |
more buildings there necessary.
The institution for the feeble-mind-
ed at Medical Lake is also being we'll
filled under the compulsory education
law, which requires that children be
sent there if mentally incompetent.
IKE" Barnstein, John Murray and
John Thomas were arrested In Seattle
recently charged with robbing Anders
Anderson Of $500. Anderson was ROB-
bed while in an elevator in an office
building.
One of the most unique and novel
things in the amusement line occurred
at the state penitentiary recently
when a theatrical company gave two
complete performances in the large
dining room Of the prison. A few min
utes before o'clock nearly 500 con-
victs filed into the large room in the
regular lock step form, and at a given
SASAeA al WSE6 SSdlSuI anu tue per
Torrance proceeded.
The safe in the Creston postofice
was blown open recently and about
800 in cash and all the registered
mail taken.
Asotin county has been awarded the
handsome silver cup offered by the
lewiston Charleston Fair association |
for the finest county exhibit of grains,
grasses and vegetables at the fair.
The Chelan county commissioners
had decided that Chelan county has
grown from the 18th to the 18th class
and all salaries should be raised in
Similar changes in class
ilcation are said to be contemplated
By Adams and Douglas counties.
According to statements of Frank
Lane. James Kelly, negro. aged 20. !