Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-11-23
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
Place-Crop Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

A team hauling 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. Boxes
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 been 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
trong and prices are advancing around
Pullman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Watt, aged
people of Okanogan county were rob-
bed while at hotel in Spokane recent
ly. The old couple were relieved of
handbag containing about 5000 in cash,
certificate of deposit for about $500
and securities for nearly $4,000, every
cent they possessed in the world and
the result of lifetime of toll.
BY the breaking of log jam on
the upper Wishkah river, near Aber-
deem, about 100000 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 to
be shipped, and packing at the rate OF
1000 boxes per day, ]. l.. Dumas OF
Waitsburg is making every effort to
secure cars to ship his immense crop
but without avail.
Oregon Traction company become bet
ter known it is asserted that the com
pany means to develop several large
interests which will be of immense
benefit to the entire Walla Walls
valley.
Frank B. Covington and Charles
Burilson, suspected of the murder o.
Agnes McCombs Covington, wife o.
Frank. have been located on the
schooner Henry Failing bound fol
Australia. by Detective Smith, ant
will be arrested at Valparaiso, Chill
where the vessel will stop for pro
visions about December l.
James Royleston was arraigned
Colfax and pleaded guilty TO tn'
charge of statutory assault, the victim
being his own daughter Florence Roy
lesion, aged % years, and was given
life sentence.
The report Of the special grand 1ur!
called to investigate the charges
against Prosecuting Attorney X.
Kipp of Whitman county was mao
nublic Friday afternoon, and it com
pletely exonerates that official.
Entering the apartments of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Walter P. Smith, proprietors
the Bay View hotel at Tacoma, an ex
ceptionally daring thief recently stoi'
Jewel box containing jewelry AM
silyerware estimated to be worth apou
5000. .
W. II. Wyman, arrested August q
on a charge of embezzling s23,ooo DC
longing to the California Saw works
in his capacity as manager of the Sc
attic branch, was recently sentences
to 60 days in the county jail. Wymal
had returned to the company prae
t,ca,Iv all of the money embezzled.