Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-01-13
northwest STATES
WASHINGTON. MONTANA, IDAHO
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of tho Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Piace-Fali Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
Ross R. Brattain of Spokane left
for Washington, D. c., the first of the
week to take an examination for the
consular service of the United States.
He has been advised that the presi-
dent has appointed him consul at
Hangchow, China, subject to the ex
animation to be given January Is.
At recent meeting of the Chelan
County Horticultural association, it
was decided to hold farmers insti-
tute on January 10 and 10, in con-
nection with a poultry show to be held
at that date.
The Washington State Poultry asso-
citation at its exhibition, which will
| be held at North Yakima February r.
IS, is expecting the entry of at least
1900 birds.
The Farmers Grain and Supply
company, with headquarters in Spo-
kane, will spend 100000 in Sea.de
in purchasing a site and in erecting
an elevator.
The disappearance OF G. J. Hill, one
of Everett's prominent jewellers, is
still mystery.
More mining development is plan
| ned near Twisp than ever before.
Spokane, Seattle and Montana mining
] men are investigating in the copper
z and gold properties. Railroad trans
portation for Okanogan county is now
] practically assured.
: The Prosser commercial club is TAX.
ing steps to secure local station OF
the United States weather bureau
8 there. While Spokane and Ellens
burg have seen the mercury down
close to- zero this winter, it has not
been lower at Prosser than five or SIX
n below freezing, and the people want
:. the fact known throughout the north
: west.
Four grade Jersey cows, owned by
o H. w. Eldred of Ellensburg made the
l. following record of production las
If year: Milk, 24,459 pounds; butter
% 1892 pounds gross income, $358.61
cost of feed, $1S5.27; net income pc
j., COW. s4332 The skim milk and thu
calves raised are not considered in fig
uring financial returns.
t Ex-Governor Steunenberg of Idaho
who was assassinated at Caldwell, wa
l one of the Idaho men interested i
l. the sugar beet factory to be built a
e Ellensburg.
n When the new cathedral at Seattl
te is completed Charles Sweeny of Sp(
kane will have borne one tenth of tn
ID cost of it. He, on Thursday, ser
Bishop O'Dea a check for $4,000 fC
at that purpose This is the largest d.
~ nation made by any individual. TIL
- cathedral when completed will hav
90 cost 100000. Father Emil Kautel
20 vice chancellor declares that M
10 Sweenys gifts and those of his viii
s. will probably never be known in the
to entirety. He places the amount CO..
ed tributed by Mr. Sweeny and wife
w Catholic institutions at $250,000. TIL
e is a conservative estimate, accordin
to the churchman.
ne Unless the Chinese boycott on Anne
- lean goods is removed within the ne,
80 days the plant of the Centennii
nd Milling company, with a capacity {
mr. 2400 barrels of flour per day. and ths
ng VI tue f1dinulOuu MlllluS COiupdu
with its daily capacity of 1000, will
re forced practically to close down.
er love feast, participated in by i
I'D Dor leaders from all sections of tn
ie state at Aberdeen, marked the clos
of the most profitable convention
ill., the history of the state federation
70 labor.
Ter During the past year approximate
he 1000 tons of fruit we're shipped fro
cit North Yakima.
Ter The county records show an int
ng esting improvement in conditions
ry Whitman county during the year 100
On the Spokane Indian reservatie
about 35 miles down the river fro
Spokane, lives the remnants of Il
oo once mighty tribe of Spokane Indian
NV Civilization and disease have dol
their work, and from 5000 member
which it boosted 80 years ago, IL
tribe has dwindled down to less ths
IL 600.
I'm Bellingham is chosen as the ne
place of meeting of the state lab
congress.