Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-09-28
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WASHINGTON STATE NEWS
The Bellingham jury, in the case of
Dean Dell. charged with the murder
OF Addie Roper, found verdict Of
murder In the second degree.
The sawmill on Narcise creek, IL
miles east OF Colville, was burned to
the ground recently. The origin of
the fire Is unknown. The property,
valued at between $4,000 and $4,000,
was owned by John s. Gnagy and John
b. Slater, and will prove total loss.
Prune picking around Elberton will
begin about the 25th. and from that
date on to November 1 the big dryer
here will be pushed to It's utmost ca
pacity handling the immense crop.
The Elberton dryer is conceded to be
the largest fruit dryer in the United
( States.
The Whitman county fair this year
promises to be the biggest event In the
shistory of the fair association
A. e. Fowler, leader and secretary
nOf the anti-Asiatic league of Belling-
ham, has become violently insane, it
IL supposed from the excitement at
<<|hAAA6 tAC ACOOhl llOto III Ludl City p,
for which he was charged with being
responsible.
1t is stated that many mills on the
coast are closing down ON account Of
car shortage The statement Is also
made that if the increased freight rates
go into effect more mills will be closed.
G. HI. Plummer. for the Northern
Pacific Railroad company has filed
with the county auditor of Stevens
county patent to 1,154 acres of land
In the state of Washington The pat
'ent was issued by virtue of the act of
congress, July 2, 1864, authorizing the
grant OF lands in aid of construction of
railroad and telegraph lines.
The eighth annual convention of the
Washington State Grocers' association
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, G. E. Coon of Port Townsend Gre
elected); vice president, u. G. Allen OF
Spokane; secretary, j. J. Higgins of
Seattle (re-elected); treasurer, c. HI.
Buelow of Tacoma &. e. Coon was
elected as delegate to the national con-
vention to be held next May in Boston
&C Anderson of Seattle, G. Ebert of
Tacoma, and H. C. Ryan Of Bellingham
were elected as trustees for the Pacific
' Coast association
The first passenger train ever car
rfed over the Bovill extension Of the
Washington, Idaho & Montana rail-
road has arrived in BoviIl, Idaho, bring
ing special party of officials of the
road.
The Pierce county commissioners
have turned the cruising of standing
timber in Pierce county over to Asses
sOr Railsback and he has full charge
= OF the matter.
The party of ten eastern Washing
Ton girls, contest winners for trip to
: the jamestown exposition, write that
they are enjoying the trip greatly
The state fair opened Monday morn
Ing under conditions which promise to
make it by far the greatest exhibition
that the state has yet given.
TOppenish is to vote bonds to build
n town hall.
Estimates made on the hop yield in
the Yakima valley place it at about
$4,000 bales, which is slightly more
than half of the crop OF last year. The
production in 1906 was $4,000 bales.
J. c. Lawrence OF Garfield, member
OF the state railway commission, has
gone east on important matters con
nected with the railway commission
business
A $5,O00.OO0 corporation has been
fled In Seattle by James A. Moore to
improve the old university 10acrt
tract near the business center of the
city. which is held under 50-yeal
lease from the board of regents
Plans are to be drawn Immediately
for the first of the buildings, which
will face on Union street.
The Pierce county commissioner.
are now working on the county ia,
levy for the coming year. They wan
to make it 80 mills
Travelling from Asotin to the STATE
peniteRtiary and without q guard
Louis Eddy, who was sentenced tt
three years in the state prison. ar
rived at the institution and was re
fused admission because the necessar.
papers had not been received. Edd,
says he will stay until the commit
ment arrives. for he is anxious to be
GIN his sentence that he may be re
Iensed the sooner
Mrs. Mary Stott. Sc years old and
pioneer Of the Walla Walla valley
sf1fed recently.
A man giving his name as Jane
Webster was killed in an acciden
neqr Cheney, at Martin & Welsh's raj
road camp. The man was run owe