Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-08
Washington, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
From Our Exchanges Of tho Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-FaIl Trade 10 Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS

two prosperous farmers, were killed
while returning Saturday night to
their homes on Trout creek, about
nine miles north of Republic. They
lost control of the team going down
steep grade, were thrown out and the
necks of both were broken. Both men
had been drinking.
Theodore Thurman, slayer of Mark
Lipscomb at Tyler last Sunday, is re-
ported to have been seen by a section
man near Waukon, six miles northeast
of Edwall.
w. A. Davis, a prominent business
man, formerly of Fairfield, has disap-
peared.
The new distributing freight rates
out of Walla Walla are now in effect.
Paul Scott was shot by his COM
panion, James Robinson, while hunt
ing near Lake Washington near
Seattle. Robinson took his friend for
a bear in the underbrush and fired,
killing him instantly.
Robert Schlaeppe. deck hand on
the steamer Columbia. was drowned
in the Columbia river at Wenatchee.
The body was recovered.
The safe in the O.. r. & N. depot at
Latah was robbed recently of about
$3.50 in cash.
Ernest Berg of North Yakima broke
the record for that section Of the
country last week when he disposed
of $500 head of sheep of all ages.
An electric railway from Spokane
into the Big Bend country is now
declared to be assured.
The churches of Davenport have
opened a reading room for harvest
hands.
e. H. Hincliff well known mer-
chant of Colfax, is dead.
The business men of Wenatchee are
planning for a harvest festival to be
held some time in October.
The Hardwood company of Spo-
kane has purchased a ranch near
Krupp.
The latest report shows total mum
Der of census children in Washington
219,211; total number of pupils en-
rolled in public schools, 1894, and
total average daily attendance, 1877,
sos.
A. A. Walgren is dead, Harry Will
son is in the hospital suffering from
a serious shot wound in the hip and
abdomen, and John Jones is in jail
with several cuts in the head, the
result of fight in dance hall q
Aberdeen.
]. H. Schively, for the past si1
years deputy insurance commissioner
has rendered his resignation to In
surance Commissioner Sam H. Mich
OILS.
The state was enriched by NOR
than 500 900 by the sale Saturday o
10000 acres of state school lands nea
Priest Rapids, Benton county. Fou
fifths of the area was bid in by tn
Hanford Irrigation company of Seal
tie at $40 to $40 an acre, the appraise
ment being $40.
1t will cost Spokane county JUS
one-tenth of cent per funeral for tn
burial of its poor during the mex
year, that being the bid OF hrI
there.
The Indians talk of holding bi
gathering of the tribes from Washing
ton. Oregon and Idaho at Toppenis
for a great powwow after hop pic
ing.
It is planned to hold a fair Il
Okanogan county at Riverside at SON
date in October to be fixed later.
Fire again visited Waterville al
wiped out the Oldest hotel In the q
Bend country, the Bradley former
the Big Bend hotel.
The c. M. & st. P. Ry. Is preparll
to start construction work aroui
Ellensburg.
Howard Kressly, the ex-society MI
and broker of Spokane, who has sci
ed three years of five year SEMEN
in the Walla Walla penitentiary I
the part he took in obtaining $lo
600 under false pretenses ana
wrecking the Lucille Dreyfus NINE
been parolled by Governor Mead.
Fire was discovered recently at
home of Mrs. H. S. Gowing at IF
colt. Neighbors at once ran H. d
were Mortified to find the inside OF
house in flames and the 1feiess Do
of Mrs. Gowing on the peo. ~
how the fire originated is unknown
IDAHO NOTEs-
Lewiston 32nd degree Masons
,renaring for the annual conslst'