Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-08-03
NORTHWEST NEWS.

While swimming in the Columbia
river at The Dalles, Friday, Ray
Moore, only son of Register G. w.
Moore of the United States land Of
flee, was drowned. The body was re-
covered
In the district court at Rathdrum
Friday F, X. Lane, who pleaded guilty
to the charge of felonious assault on
girl IL years of age, near Harrison,
Idaho, was sentenced to serve so
years in the state prison.
Plans are being formulated for the
erection of large pulp mill at Cope
land, Idaho. 1t is stated that land has
been purchased for a site and that
when in operation the mill will give
employment to $50 hands.
H. w. MacGarrah, who claimed to
have been robbed of $3.50 in the depot
at Kamaih a few nights ago, has con-
fessed that there was no robbery.
The books of the depot have been ex-
amined and it is said MacGarrah is
short about $500.
E. o. Simmonds, who was arrested
at Northport few days ago on a
charge of criminal assault, has waived
examination in the justice court at
Colville, and has been bound over to
the superior court. His bail is fixed
at $4,000.
In attempting to prevent the capsiz-
ing of canoe on Lake Washington
Friday, in which he and a girl were
Int ri n In
the Puget Sound National bank
jumped overheard and was drowned
The girl was saved
The western Washington lumber
men have pledged fund of 100000
to fight the increased freight rates. A
redhot campaign is TO be waged, as
the lumbermen realize that the pro
posed increase will practically sea
the doom of the lumber business il
western Washington.
Unless there is a reduction of labol
and an increase of wages, there is tt
| lie Q strike of the BARRIERS on Gray:
: Iial'or August 5. The union mel
have also submitted price list tina
the boss BARRIERS shall charge custom
rs, which the owners of shops sa,
they will at least refuse to compl.
: with
NJ Aramaki, Jap, is under arres
at Mount Vernon, Wash, and the pc
lice ale looking for Robert c. John
son, both being accused of paddinl
payrolls On the Great Northern. John
son was roadmaster and the Jap wa
: a bookman. Johnson has been locate
in British Columbia and an effort vii
c be made to extridite him.
At the election held by the Wood
5 men of the World in their head cam
t were elected for the ensuing term c
/ three years: Head consul, /. 1. Boal
/ Denver, Col; head adviser, t. Clir
5 ton Veale, Pasadena, Cal head clerl
r ]. c. Latshaw, Pueblo, Col; hea
q banker, p q. Snodgrass, Eugene
f Ore; head auditor, f. P. Bertsch
n Denver: head managers, DR.. Jane
t Stcnhouse, Denver; Judge c. V. Bel
D son. Loveland, Col; Hon. John Patt
! son, Colfax, Wash; head escort, MAJ
D R. Wilson, Bozeman, Mont; hea
/ Waterman, Angus Mcclellan, Sa
Lake City, Utah; head sentry; F.
t Nelson, Boise, Idaho; head physician
|. DR.. T. A. Hughes, Denver.
t Half an hour after Orville S. OH
was married at Port Townsen
a Wash, he was arrested for petit la
f ceny. The case was continued unit
:. the second week in August to civ
:. the young man chance on his hone
e moon. 1t is believed mistake hs
e Leen made.
= Seven hundred untamed cayust
d are now being rounded up on TT
Switzler ranch, just below Umatill
d on the Washington side of the rive
s Twelve cowboys are engaged and I'll
d horses are well handled. Some of tn
O horses weigh 100 to 1900 pounds, b'
O NEST of them are ordinary cayuses
O 700 to 900 pounds. Many buyers al
e present.
q THE PRIVATE is POORLY PAL