Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-01-05
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
Plaoe-FaH Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Jim GOODWIN mas SOlu lne f1dTrlu6-
ton Citizen to w. M. Miller and ]. D.
Stone.
Walla Walla is to have an amuse-
ment park in which will be many at
fractions.
A permanent organization for fire
department was effected recently in
Wenatchee.
Isaac Frank was instantly killed. in
the Northern Pacific yards at Ellens-
burg recently.
Charles Filpot will be placed on
trial for the murder of Nez Cole in
Spokane January 7.
Harry w. Branghurst has been ap-
pointed chief of the Seattle fire de-
partment, vice Ralph Cook, resigned.
Approximately $50 birds were ex-
hibited at the second annual show OF
the Kittitas Poultry association last
week.
The fine new home which the
Spokane Knights of Pythias propose
to erect is expected to cost not less
than $4,000.
Sidney Sloane, the murderer of Spo
kane, will have to wear the peniten
tiary stripes and eat prison fare fol
some time to come.
The Great Northern railway is SAID
to be gradually supplanting its Japa
nese laborers, especially in western
Washington, with negroes.
At a recent meeting of Oregon ant
Washington fir and spruce door manu-
facturers prices on doors for the east
ern market were advanced 10 pei
cent.
The Tucannon river, eight miles
south of Pomeroy, has been highe
during the past week than eve
known.
Stella. a year old daughter of MI
and Mrs. Jens Jensen, was drowned il
the Yellowhawk river recently nea
Walla Walla.
A warrant for the arrest of William
Smith, who is accused of the embez
element of some $500 belonging to tn
Spokane Walters alliance. has bee
sworn out.
Jesse M. Hall of Seattle, who wa
shot by his father in law, William
Constantine, some time ago, has com
menced suit in the superior cour
there against Constantine, placing hi
damages at 100000.
The Spokane lodge of Elks made
happy Christmas at their temple TO
children who had been overlooked b
Santa Claus. Candy, ice cream, fru1
and presents were served to the JOY
GUS crowd of youngsters. The lodg
expended $500 in giving the treat.
Sarah Egan, the IL year old daugf
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Egan, li'
ing about five miles from Olympic
was carried off recently by couga
which grabbed the child as she ente
ed a potato shed at the farm. Tn
girl was dragged over a fence an
through the brush about quarter
a mile and then dropped. She wa
seriously injured.
January 10 is the date set by tn
officials of the Spokane & Inland fc
the extension of it's passenger servic
as far south as Rosalia and by Jal
uary TO the company expects to b
operating trains as far as Oakesdal
Tie service to both points will be Il
augurated with electric equipment
A peculiar feature of a wreck we
discovered at Little Rock, Thursto
county, the other day.. A man, h
wife and IS months old baby wei
riding in a caboose when it We
struck by light engine and demo-
she'd The father was uninjured an
the mother but slightly. The bod
of the child was found in the smok
stack of the engine, burned to
crisp. $50 1.