Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-02-03
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country-Numercus Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-FalI Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

on the South half, was sentenced by :
the superior court of Ferry county to |
five years at hard labor in the state !
penitentiary at Walla Walla.
General Charles King camp No. 4,
department of Washington, United
SPANISH war veterans, has issued in
yitations to their comrades to join in
a celebration at Spokane, February 8
of the Filipino instruction.
The Great Northern observation car
Columbia took fire between Wenat-
chez and Rock Island recently and was
totally destroyed.
Seattle will have an ordinance pro-
yiding for the inspection of meat.
The annual charity ball of Ell Katif
temple, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine,
of Spokane, will be given in Masonic
temple February %. The entire tenn
pie will be given to the Shriners for
the annual event. They will enter
tain with lunch, cards, music and
dancing.
Plans for the railroad shops of the
Washington & Columbia River road,
which are to be removed from Eureka
Junction to Walla Walla are nearly
completed and work on the new build
ings will soon be commenced.
nar'e' x. Oliver one of the pioneers
Of Spokane, died at his home Sunday
tro,n stomach trouble. Mr..
Oliver came to Spokane in 1878. He
yas o2 years old and a member of the
G.. A. r. He leaves a wife and one
son, Charles w. oliver.
The workmen on the Sunnyside
branch Of the Northern Pacific are
now laying track on the last mile of
the road into Sunnyside. Upon its
completion the citizens have decided
to hold a jubilee meeting.
]. c. Robinson, a member of the
Prosser G. A. R. post and prominent
in the order throughout the state, has
received from General Tanner. depart
ment commander of the national or
ganization, notification of his appoint
ment as aide de camp on his stan
But one such appointment is made IN
each state.
A statement made public by the rec
lamation service shows that the rec
Iamation fund now amounts to $21,
S18,351, of which amount the STATE
of Washington contributed s3,1S7, III
and Idaho $2,02o,751.
All Min, alias Gold Tooth" witt
is said by the United States authori
ties to be the most notorious SNUG
gler of Cinnamon in the northwest
will be deported to China this weeR
The body of Martin Murray tn
baggageman who was killed in tn
train wreck at Rock Island, near we
natchee has been recovered by IN
wrecking crew. 1t succeeded In rals
ing the car, which had sunk In Tn
Columbia river after leaving the tract
IDAHO NEWS.
Charles McTiernan, a timberman
the Morning mine, near Mullan, wa
killed recently by being struck on I'd
back of the head by falling mine TIN
Der.
Lyman Johnson of Clarks Fork ste
ped off a passenger train on the Nort
ern Pacific at $3.50 o'clock the otht
day when the train stopped on u
bridge over Lake Pend d'Oreille, an
was dashed to death on the rocks
low
w. p. Green, an employe on rlgl
of way contract on the CorDin roa
chopped down a tree the other ia
In falling the tree struck green tal
arack, bending it to the ground. VINE
released the tamarack shot back WI
such force as to strike Green, crusnii
in the side of his face and body al
killing him instantly.
William Yarbaugh, plasterer al
mortar mixer of Lewiston, last Sunu'
attempted to murder his wife win
butcher knife, and after failing IN
purpose returned to his room, wne
he cut his own throat with a ca
knife
With $145,0OO cash in the hands
the county, Lewiston banks are
gagged in a fierce contest over the
pository law, the settlement OF wnl
will determine where the money
be deposited and when the county
begin to draw interest. The coul
commissioners are at deadlock.
Henry Neuebaumer, the Alaskan
ner who committed suicide at 30
recently, after having fatally wouno
Ollie Powell his former sweetness
who ran away with another man
night before her marriage 10 ne
banner was to have taken place.
seriously wounded l.. Gray, success
rival, and the latter's mother
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