Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-01-26
WSOFNORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, RARO, MONTANA
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.
A Few Interesting items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding country--Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-FaIl Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
Approximately half of the state
funds will be taken out of the Capital
ational bank in Olympia and distrib-
uted in depositaries selected by the
state treasurer in other parts of the
state.
General Ashton of Tacoma, who
went to San Francisco some weeks ago
Ia the interests of the tideland pool,
is now on his way to Chicago to con
suit with railroad officials of the Har-
riman system as regards the tidelands
wanted for terminals in Tacoma.
Following the example set by the
Washington Retail Lumber Dealers,
the retailers of British Columbia and
Oregon have advanced their list.
1t is reported that Gov A. E. Mead
has decided to turn down State Fish
Commissioner T. B. Kershaw and to
name a new man to fill that position
when Kershaw's term expires in
March
Knox T. Bordeaux little 4-year old
boy. was drowned in two feet of water
recently near his home in Seattle
The Milwaukee railroad has estab-
lished tie camps along the Snoqual-
ME pass route, 10000 ties are to be
cut between the pass and Renton.
Professor w. ]. Spillman, whose
able work at the Washington State col
lege at Pullman led to his employment
by the Uaited States department of
agriculture as it's agriculturist, is es-
tablishing object lesson farms in var
iOus sections of the United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rigg, living on
Rattlesnake fiat, 20 miles south of
Ritzville, recently celebrated the 5Oth
anniversary of their wedding Mr.
Rigg is II and Mrs. Rigg u years of
age.
A new industry which may possibly
attain Importance in Garfield county
has been undertaken by c. w. Fitz-
simmons and A, M. Sibley. This is the
cultivation of the famous ginseng
plant.
#. e. Benson of Prosser, Washing
ton, president of the Washington Live
Stock association, has appointed the
following delegates to the meeting of
the National Live Stock association in
Denver. January 80 to February 1:
l.. p Mulkey, Walla Walla; Peter Nc
Gregor, Hooper,; DIR. S. B. Nelson,
Pullman; E. e. Elliott, Pullman; Hen
ry Traub, Winona; L. G. Monroe, Spo-
kane; William Carruthers, Chattaroy;
c. o. Hales, Waitsburg; R. A. Hunter,
Quincy; H. Snebley, Ellensburg; X. o.
Koehler. Ellensburg; William Duling,
Garfield: P. w. Cox, Colfax; F. M.
Rothrock, Spokane, and E. F. Benson,
Prosser.
John T. Anderson camp, No. 5, Unit
ed Spanish War Veterans, has been
formed at North Yakima.
A rousing meeting of farmers was
held in Rosalia Saturday morning. Be
tween 300 and 400 people assembled,
crowding the hall, many being obliged
to stand. The announcement by d.
c. Corbin that he would pay SETS, or
SO cents more than the present price,
for beets. if he could obtain $4,000
tons, or Sc for $4,000 tons, together
with the announcement that the bust
ness men of Rosalia have pledged
themselves to pay bonus of 10 cents
a ton for all beets raised in that vi
cinity the coming season, caused much
enthusiasm.
Ed Paulner, who was injured at Spo-
kane in the Northern Pacific yards
some time ago, and whose leg was
amputated near the thigh in conse-
quence. is now able to be around again.
His recovery is due to fellow mem
bers of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen. who gave about 40 pieces
of their skin to be grated upon the
stump of his leg. George Carr gave
II pieces, each about half an inch
long; NJ. v. Pitts gave about the same
number. and Henry Rhoder gave sew
eral pieces from his arm.