Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-22
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
and MONTANA news.
A Few interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous AccI-
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-crop Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Howard M. Holman died Sunday at
his home near Dayton.
Tacoma saloon men lose their case.
Judge Smell says the Sunday law is
constitutional,
William Schwartz tailor who open
ed a shop FIVE months ago in Cheney,
has disappeared.
At North Yakima the other night an
incendiary attempt to start what might
have proved disastrous fire.
All saloon doors. front and rear, in
Palouse City, were tightly closed Sun
day. the first time for five years.
Chester Thompson of Tacoma was
removed to the insane ward in the
Walla Walla penitentiary this week.
Plans have been perfected by the
Yakima Commercial club to entertain
Secretary James Garfield during his
stay in the city July and 8.
The explosion of a defective gas
lamp at Spokane severely burned the
face of A. Kaselein, butcher, and
caused the loss of his eyesight.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued a certificate authorizing the
Pioneer National bank Of Ritzville,
capitalized at $4,000, to commence
business.
yakima Fruit day." which is to be
featured as one of the attractions of
state fair week, has been set at Mon
day, September %, the opening day OF
the fair.
The case of the state versus Sam
uel Pflugrath, wherein the defendant
and 10 others are charged with the
crime of libel, received a verdict OF
mot guilty"
The loss sustained from the fire
which occurred recently in Palouse
as estimated by the owners of the
property destroy, will total $17,9lS
with $911o insurance.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the conversion Of the Pent
d'Oreille Valley State bank OF New
port into the First National bank o
Newport with $4,000 capital.
The steamer Enterprise, which Pile
between Brewster and Riverside OF
the Okanogan and Columbia rivers
met with an accident recently, whicl
will disable her for several days.
At Hooper recently Charles Andel
sen. foreman at Johnson & Andersen
railroad camp, was instantly kille
and two Italians were badly injure
by the premature explosion OF bias
County Treasurer Charles Adam
of Stevens county has filed his month
ly statement with the county audito
by which it is shown that the co
lection of taxes from all source
for the month of May amounted t
$17,473.97.
For the first time in the history
the grand lodge Of Washington, f.
A. M. one of it's members has bee
presented with past masters ]ewe
The member thus honored is Sp
kane man-E. F. Wagner, the retl
ing grand master.
George Stephenson, Toppenls
merchant, was seriously and pernal
fatally injured recently. He was G
a Northern Pacific freight train VINE
a collision occurred. Mr.. Stephenso
iumpbed to save himself and struc
a boxcar. His skull is thought TO
fractured.
d. f. Anderson, leading citize
of Rosalia and eastern Washlngto
died Saturday. He returned from +
mona, CAL, 10 days ago. He was the
five months. Three business me
close friends, place a conservatl'
value of his estate at $250,00O, WI
numerous mining interests not inclu
ed. He leaves wife, four sons al
a daughter.
While attempting to stand up IN o.
of the cars of the scenic railway
Spokane Sunday afternoon Edwa
Nelson, railroad laborer, sudden
plunged head first from the car to I
inclined tracks below, the heavy car
on which he fell snapped, wrapped
many folds about his struggling DO
and in an instant he was entangi
In the big cogwheels, cut and crush
to death. Spectators differed as
whether it was case of suicide or
cident.
OREGON SQUIBS.