Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-21
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
AND MONTANA ITEMS.
A Few Interesting items Gathered
From our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Plaoe-FalI Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

was So years of age.
The University of Washington has
been obliged to. close on account Of
the fuel famine.
The North Coast railway has filed
amended articles, showing details
of its proposed routes. The main line
is to run from Seattle to Spokane, $50
miles, passing through the counties
of King, Pierce, Lewis, Yakima, Ben
ton. Franklin, Adams, Whitman and
Spokane. Branches are to be built
from a point in Benton or Franklin
counties to Walla Walla, rs miles;
from a point on the main line in Spo-
kane county to Pennington; from a
point in Adams county to Eureka juno
Davenport; from point in Adams
county to Wilsoncreek. The incorpora-
tors are; Robert E. Strahorn, 3. s..
Blount and R. ]. Danson.
Because of the alleged increase in
cost of living, practically every de-
partment of the city government Of
Seattle has received demands from
their employees for a corresponding
raise in wages.
Organization Of a company with a
capital stock of $2,4O0,000 and the
erection of the largest and most mod
ern cement plant in the northwest is
the plan of ]. H. Spear, manager of
the Washington Brick, Lime and Manu-
featuring company, and associates. The
immense factory will be located eth
e. at Colville, Wash, or on Pend
d'Oreille lake, Idaho, extensive cement
beds having been secured at both To-
cations.
With the election of D. S. Troy as
president, Ira P. Whitney secretary
and treasurer, and David Brown, ]. T.
Durdle, A. M. Stevens and L. S. Tho
mie directors, the 14th annual conven-
ton at Spokane of the Washington
State Dairymen's association has ad-
journed.
Ben Snipes, 20 years ago known as
the cattle king of the northwest,
whose large herds ranged in Yakima
valley, died in Seattle recently.
There is a famine in building ma
terial in Tacoma.
In mass meeting at Seattle, the
single manufacturers of Washington
agreed on close down for a period
of 50 days,
Students of the graduating class OF
the high school car not be compelled
10 wear caps and gowns at the gradu
ating exercises.
James Murray Coleman, Seattle's
wealthiest citizen and pioneer of 1872
is dead Fills wealth is estimated al
$3,ot0,OOO.
After trial of two days jury
found Eugenio Batinioella, alias Mar
Ifaudille, guilty of murder in the second
degree for causing the death of Mrs
Emma Daley, his 1andlady, who was
shot by the discharge of a revolver
concealed in his trunk. The jury
recommended the prisoner to the
mercy of the court.
There will be no consolidation O
the Farmers and the Pacific States
Telephone and Telegraph company'i
lines in Pullman.
While the newspapers are not unani
nous on the subject, the coal situa
ton in Seattle has undergone an i'm
provement during the past week.
Four children of Lawrence Talber
burned to death. as the result of {
fire that destroyed a farmhouse re
Gently in Cowiche valley, ID miles from
North Yakima.
Another new steamer is to be bull
at Hover to replace the Mata @. Hover
which has bzeen leased to Wren &
Greenough, contractors, building thu
North Bank line through Hover
George Vivian, sentenced from Whit
man county for assault with intent tt
rob, has been released from the peni
. Tertiary on parole.
Owing to the short crop last season
Presidents of Garfield county have ex
perienced difieulty in getting fruit TO
winter use.
The immediate construction Of al
mories at Seattle, Tacoma and Spc
kane, to cost respectively $125,00C
$4,000 and $4,000, and to be paid TO
from the state military fund, is recon
mended in the biennial report of tn
adiutant general.
It is reported that eastern Washing
ton members-elect of the state legiS
lature may interpose vigorous oppos
ton to the appropriation asked for b
/, Seattle for the proposed Alaska-Yl
kon-Paeif1c exposition if the jobber
of Seattle continue to oppose easter
Washington in the effort now bein
made to secure a more equitable ai
: justment of transeontinental freigh
rates.