Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-08-18

seven miles long. The cuts along the
uphill grade will be among the heav-
lest on the entire Northern Pacific
system.
At Burke, Della, aged years, daugh
ter OF Frank Cavaness, who fell into
wash boiler of boiling water, died
from her scalds.
Wallace is literally surrounded by
forest fires, and daily for the last
week quantities of valuable timber
throughout the district have gone up
IL smoke. 1t Is imposs...e to estimate
the damage.
Mr. Corbin's Spokane & Interna-
tional railroad is now in Standpoint.
The Occur d'Alene chamber Of COM
merce has promised Swedish Luth-
Grams bonus Of $25, 900 and 10 acres
for the location of a 100000 col
lege
John o. Peters, a prominent mer-
chant Of Council, has been arrested on
charge Of arson in the first degree.
The Umatilla county court has ap-
propriated $1,000 to the district fair
association to provide a county ex-
hibit at the fair September "a to 20.
This makes total Of $500 available.
OREGON NOTES.
That the expected unprecedented
hop crop of Oregon will fail to mate
rialize is the belief Of conservative
hopmen. That it will fall below early
s>,tf Tor fo tc fol int
and that 1t may be even smaller than
that Of last year is not wholly unex-
pected.
After being out about 20 minutes.
the jury In the case of Cal D. Barnard,
charged by the government with per
jury, returned a verdict of guilty, In
the federal court at Portland, but rec
commended the defendant to the elem
ency of the court.
The city of Freewater voted against
the charter to authorize the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors within the corpo
rate limits and to empower the city
council to license saloons, by a deci
sive vote Of So to IL, recently.
MONTANA NEWS.
The racing at the Montana state fail
this year will be better than it has
been in the past, both in Lne number
OF even entries in the stake events ant
the quality of the horses.
The Great Falls wool market has
closed business for the year.
Lovers of the fistic art will hail will
delight the announcement that Mix
(Twin) Sullivan, of Boston, and Jacl
Dougherty, the speedy mitt slinge
from Milwaukee, have been signed Il
box in Butte Labor Day.
Arrangements for the county fair
which will be held September 26, 2
and % in Anaconda are fast bein
, completed.
The plan for having Miles City an
, Lewistown act together in giving thei
street carnivals during the coming IA
meets with favor in both cities.
Gov. Toole has granted full pardo
to Thomas Tighe convicted in BroaC
water county April 4, 1903, of maj
. slaughter, and sentenced to a term {
: six years in the penitentiary. He ha
a year to serve.
A German count, travelling inco,
q nito under the name Of Albert Becke
= spent last Saturday in Butte.
A shocking accident occurred recen
ly at Spring Hill, Is miles north {
Bozeman. The infant daughter of M
: and Mrs. Frank Parker was playin
near large washing machine full {
! boiling water when she in some wa
succeeded in pulling out the plu
9 which held the water, and before an
: one could rescue her she was so badl
It scalded that she died in few hours.
q The first Of the construction work
n enlarging the Boston & Montana SINE
j. ter in Great Falls has been started.
j. An unusuall--, hot spell prevailed
d Montana nearly all last week. Sunda
!. the government thermometer at Mile
n City registered LOG, and the one
Havre 102 degrees, these places beir
@ the hottest in the state.
= The body of Dave Grenneld, the RAJ
y road man who died at White Fish, ws
l. taken to Plains for interment He W;
70 a freight conductor on the Gre,
d Northern, and was clearing up wreC
when he sustained injuries which eau
ed his death.
Mrs. William ]. Evans, living fl
1t miles east of Anaconda, is dead.
n The twentieth annual session of Il
y Montana conference of the Method
g Episcopal church is being held at B
W lings this week.
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