The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-11-15
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
And MONTANA ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
PIace-crop Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

WASHINGTON STATE NEWS
A team hauling a wagon containing
1900 pounds Of dynamite at Hoquiam
became frightened recently and ran
away. racing at full speed along the
principal streets of the city. IKE
of dynamite were strewn along the
way, but none exploded.
After attaining the distinction of be
ing the oldest man in the employ OF
the United States mail service, and
having beer in the service 80 years,
Wilson Scott of Spokane has resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Finn cele-
brated the 5Oth anniversary of their
wedding at their home in Prosser re-
Gently.
A large grain elevator will be built
in Wenatchee. The wheat growers in
the south side country are interested.
Paul Kimball, formerly manager for
the Springston Lumber company at
Pullman, has disappeared.
The funeral Of John D. Eaton, the
pioneer of Rock lake, took place Sat
urday.
The demand for feed for stock is
strong and prices are advancing around
Pullman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Watt, aged
people of Okanogan county were rob
bed while at a hotel in Spokane recent
lv. The old couple were relieved of a
handbag containing about 5000 in cash,
a certificate of deposit for about $500
and securities for nearly $4,000, every
cent they possessed in the world and
the result of a lifetime of toll.
By the breaking of a log jam on
the upper Wishkah river, near Aber-
deem, about 1000, 900 feet of logs
have been released and will be RATED
to that city.
The immediate result of the present
financial furry is the cutting of prices
on timber by the smaller firms.
1t is assured that the Spokane &
British Columbia will build to Spo
kane.
With 20 cars of choice apples yet tC
be shipped, and packing at the rate o.
1000 boxes per day, j. L. Dumas o
Waitsburg is making every effort t.
> secure cars to ship his immense crop
but without avail.
AS the plans for the Washington
Z Oregon Traction company become BET
ter known it is asserted that the com
D pany means to develop several laFg
interests which will be of immens
/ benefit to the entire Walla Walls
valley.
s Frank B. Covington and Charlie
i Burilson, suspected of the murder o
Agnes McCombs C%ovington, wife o
/ Frank, have been located on tn
l schooner Henry Failing, bound 70
Australia, by Detective Smith, an
will be arrested at Valparaiso, Chill
where the vessel will stop for pre-
visions about December /.
. James Royleston was arraigned a
Colfax and pleaded guilty to tn
charge of statutory assault, the victiI
- being his W daughter, Florence Roy
lesion, aged % years, and was given
life sentence.
- The report of the special grand jur
= called to investigate the charge
against Prosecuting Attorney R. F
- Kipp of Whitman county was mad
- public Friday afternoon, and it con
- pletely exonerates that official.
=, Entering the apartments of Mr.. an
is Mrs. Walter p. Smith, propfietors
the Bay View hotel at Tacoma, an e,
c~eptionally daring thief recently sto'
-, a jewel box containing jewelry an
silverware estimated to be worth abol
~ 5000.
w. H. Wyman, arrested August {
on a charge of embezzling s23, 900 b
longing to the California Saw work
in his capacity as manager of the S
attic branch, was recently sentence
,ss to 60 days in the county Jail. Wyma
ne had returned to the company pra
10 tically all of the money embezzlej.