Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-05
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
and MONTANA news.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Crop Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Two hundred and forty-six marriage
licenses were issued during June at
Spokane,
The Walla Walla section was visited
recently by one of the worst wind and
electric storms of the year
Farmers report a great change for
the better in the crop condition.
Fire broke out in the Alton hotel
at Pullman Sunday at midnight. The
volunteer fire department responded
and after half hours work got the
blaze under control The loss will be
about $4,000.
Lieutenant ]. L. Benedict, battalion
staff officer of the Fourteenth infantry,
u. S. A., stationed at Vancouver, an
nounces his marriage to Miss Gene
We've Ardell, a concert hall singer
A shipment of 10000 small brook
trout direct from government
hatchery at Oregon CAY, Ore, have
been received by c. Nj. Evans of Clark
ston, who will liberate the fish at the
head of Asotin creek, with a view to
restocking the stream.
Myrtle Upton, the girl horsethief
who was convicted at Colfax and SEN
fenced to term of two years in the
penitentiary, has been released from
that institution. For long time pre-
vious to her arrest and at the time
she was taken into custody she was
attired in mems clothing, and worked
out in the fields like a man. Myrtle
grew up without schooling, and was
denied the care and advice so neces-
aary to the wellbeing of a young girl
in this age.
The following crop report is offered
for publication from N. w. Mumford,
manager of the Walla Walla Produce
company, of Freewater district:
"The strawberry crop has been far
better than anticipated and has yielded
about rs per cent of crop. Cherries
are coming in plentifully now and the
prospects are good for an excellent
crop. Blackberries promise the heav-
lest crop of all the small fruits, how
ever, each rancher stating that the
bushes are loaded down with the lus-
'cious fruit, and much money will be
realized from the sale of this product.
The peach crop will be more than
ian average one. Apples will be a fine
crop and the growers are making
extra effort to keep them free from
the Goblin moth.
A jury in the federal court in Seat
tile returned a verdict for the plaintiff
lin the sum of SO, 500 in the case of D.
e. Johnson versus Seattle Typograph-
tical union No. 202.
The state board of finance has pur-
sChased $4,000 worth of Waterville
. water bonds, issued by the city in pur-
: chase of a city water plant. The bonds
bear 5 per cent interest and are taken
; as an Investment for the scientific
school permanent funds,
An agreement has been reached be-
tween the Portland & Seattle Railway
company and the Palouse Irrigation &
Power company, which provides that
not only shall the contractors be able
to resume work on the railroad and
carry it through without interruption,
but which also practically guarantees
the actual construction of the irrigat-
ing ditch through the Washtucna val
ley.
Representative George T. Reid has
been chosen by Governor Mead to Oc-
,cupy the bench in department No. 2
of the superior court at Tacoma, TAX.
ing the place left vacant by the death
of Judge Thad Huston.
The governor has reappointed H. T
Jones for two years, ]. H. Davis, four
years, and Mat L. Piles, six years, as
members of the board of control
So far this month the secretary Of
state of Washington has received
about 100000 in license moneys and
fees from corporations under the in
creased charges authorized by the new
aaw.
While hitching a team to a heavily
loaded wagon near Wenatchee William
Cox, the sawyer in the mill. was
knocked down by the team and before
he could recover his feet was run ovel
by the wagon and crushed to death.
Owing to the scarcity of farm hands
and in particular men to handle tn,
hay crop, wages have adanced arount
North Yakima from $500 to 1925
day.
Robert F. Jordan, aged II years
died recently at Wayside.
Director Ingersoll of Natatoriun
park at Spokane, has signed a cor
tract with the German Sangerfest an
Sangerbund of the northwest, compris
ing the states of Washington, Idah
and Montana, for a three days cele
bration to be held August 80, 81 an
September l. All of their concert
and festivities are to be held at tn
park.
Horse stealing and mysterious di.
appearance of horses have annoye
the okanogan country for the las
week.
HOP prospects were never better, d,
clare prominent hop merchants of t,
coma
A gain of over 100000 in tn
bank clearings for Spokane for tn