Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-02-08
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
PIace-Fall Trade is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The body of Charles Warner, who
had been missing from his home in
Sedro- Woolley since January 4, was
found in a clump of trees near town
recently. No clue as to how he met
his death has been established.
A pardon was granted to Kurt Timm
by Governor Mead. Timm was serv-
Ing three year sentence in the state
penitentiary for grand larceny. His
health is poor and it is expected that
be can not recover.
State Coal Mine Inspector Botting-
er reports that more coal was mined
1uring 1906 than in 1905 by Is per cent.
More was mined during the last three
months of the year than during the
preceding nine months.
Walla Walla is to have a $4,000
roller skating rink with all modern
eonveniences and floor space of 100
by 100.
James Dunn, laborer, was struck
hnd instantly killed by a construction
brain at Kennewick recently.
Lou Parton, serving a term in the
penitentiary from Kittitas county for
horse stealing, was pardoned by Gov
Prnor Mead
While coasting on a sled, which they
bad bought only day before, Robert
Warren, 20 years old, of Spokane, was
killed and his brother, Marcel Warren,
hge "a, was probably fatally injured
Saturday night by colliding with a run
hway team at Sixth avenue and Oak
street, Spokane. They were the only
children of Rev. and Mrs. Gilbert P.
Warren.
The clubhouse and kitchen at the
Headquarters of the engineer in charge
of the Pogue prairie irrigation project,
have been destroyed by fire.
There will be no inquest held over
the body of Charles Peterson, who met
P sudden death by thawing dynamite
two miles from Cheney.
The roundhouse at Starbuck is in
Two to four feet of ice and the track
IS washed out at many places.
Pullman is assuming metropolitan
airs and now boasts uniformed police
officers.
A slump developed in the hop mar
ket at North Yakima, and choice hops
pre- being freely offered here for 9
eents. Even at this price no sales are
BEING made, it being feared that the
Price will soon reach a lower mark.
The Chelan Commercial Club has
passed a resolution favoring the pur-
base by the state of the bridge across
he Columbia river at Wenatchee.
Harness makers and saddlers from
IL over the state of Washington met
Spokane Monday and Tuesday and
ormed a state association.
Andres Katsalis, aged 81, was in
family killed near Spokane by six tons
pf earth and rock falling on him
Among the many advancements
planned for the public schools of
North Yakima is full manual train
ng course, including bench work for
boys and sewing and cooking for girls.
Fruit growers along the Sunnyside
eanal do not approve of North Yaki-
ma dumping its sewage in the Yaki-
ma river and have filed a protest.
The senate appropriation bills for
he Seattle exposition, aggregating ST.
10000, has passed the house. The
ctual realization Of the fund depends
pom the outcome Of litigation threat
ned by land owners near Lake Wash
ngton, who claim the proposal to sen
tate shore lands is an infringement
their vested rights. They will con
est the sale and may hang up the
appropriation indefinitely.
After brief but tempestuous exist
nee, the Spokane Car Annunciator
Company has been forced into the
ands of a receiver.
IDAIO KrSssa