Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-10-11
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
And MONTANA news.
4 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 NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
1t is understood that Senator Ank-
eny is negotiating with Arthur F. Stat
ter to return to his former position as
private secretary with the beginning
of the congressional session.
Several carloads of strikebreakers
have been brought to this state to
take the places of the men now out
in the railroad shops.
A young woman named Eva Yves
ton attempted suicide at Dayton re
Gently by slashing her throat with a
razor. She is believed to be insane.
She will recover.
Mayor Black of Bellingham has an
swered the demand of A. F. WEIGH,
asking for indemnity for damage done
to certain property in Old Town as
the result of the Hindu riots. The
mayor takes the position that the city
has done all that is possible to pro-
tect the Hindus and that it is not
responsible for damage done to the
property, if any was done.
The first grand jury to be called
III Whitman county since the reign of
Judge William Mcdonald, will meet
in Colfax on Monday, October 81, for
the purpose of investigating charges
against Prosecuting Attorney Kipp,
who is charged with being implicated
in the solicitation of brides from sa-
loon men at Palouse for the purpose
of securing protection" from arrest
for violation of the Sunday closing
laws.
Adjutant General Ortis Hamilton an
nounces that Spokane is to have an
other national guard company.
According to rumors education
equal to high school course will be
demanded of candidates for admission
to the practice of law in this state.
According to the figures contained
in bulletin just published by the cen
sus bureau, Spokane is at the head of
the list of American cities as to the
amount expended per capita, $8.4O, the
lowest being Charleston, S. c., $1.57.
Tacoma, Wash, Oct. 5.-Catching
them red-handed, Assistant PTosecut-
ing Attorney Dow with a constable
last night arrested IA men in rooms
above the Huffman saloon, on Pacific
avenue, for gambling. The II players
were released upon $40 bail each,
while the two men for whom warrants |
had been issued as keepers of the
place deposited 800 apiece.
Articles of Incorporation have been |
fled at North Yakima for the Toppen-
ish-Parker Bridge company, which pro-
nOcoc m conctr,,ot a bridoo ooroee tbo |
river northeast of Toppenish, so as to
afford direct communication.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Dickson cele-
brated their golden wedding last week
at Dayton by having all their relations
in to dinner. Mr.. Dickson is 81
years of age and his wife is 68.
j. W. Arrasmith, state grain inspec-
tor, has been making careful study
Of the grain market and conditions
throughout the state, and says the
amount of damaged grain is but small
compared to the total crop, and that
the principal damage came through
farmers being too anxious to begin
after a rain.
The apple packing season is in full
blast throughout the Palouse country,
and hundreds of carloads of fine ap-
pies are being gathered and packed
Tor shipment to the markets of the
world.
D. G. Klinefelter, proprietor of the
Palouse Light & Power company, re-
GENTLY purchased the Palouse Steam
aundry from the Security State bank.
md will put the plant in operation
his week.
Trooper John Beckman of the 14th
cavalry at Fort WaIla Walla, after hit
ing his guard, Private Rob Robinson,
'ver the head with a heavy stick of )
wood, knocking him senseless, made
successful escape :
II is estimated that the cost of build
ng the Union Pacific extension from
Portland to Tacoma will aggregate
100000 a mile. This includes cost
# terminals in Tacoma and Seattle.
aid to be $22,OOO,OOO.
There are 208 appeal cases on the
tate supreme court calendar for the :
ERIN beginning October IA This is Is
more cases than ever before on an 9
october calendar
William Heiefnger of Buckley, who =
elieves himself a gifted preacher and =
vas committed to the asylum at Steil- :
COON July %, escaped from that in :,
titution last week and went to Buck
ey and terrorized the population. y
The Rev. w. G. Jones, pastor of EN- =
manuel Baptist church in Seattle, alb :
olutely denies the charges made =
gainst him by Elmer E. Poole of Bos- =
on, in which the latter accuses him
alienation of his wife's love. +
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