Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-01-04
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
and MONTANA ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
81
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerou Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
PIaoe-FalI Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


Jim Goodwin has sold the Harring.
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 z.
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.
kane, will have to wear the peniten-
tiary stripes and eat prison fare for
some time to come.
The Great Northern railway is said
to be gradually supplanting it's Japa-
nese laborers, especially in western
Washington, with negroes.
At a recent meeting Of Oregon and
Wo n OtOO Al. opd cUr11oO door m 10 MI
facturers prices on doors for the east
ern market were advanced 10 per
cent
The Tucannon river, eight miles
south of Pomeroy has been higher
during the past week than ever
known.
Stella, year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jens Jensen, was drowned in
the Yellowhawk river recently near
Walla Walla.
A warrant for the arrest of William
Smith, who is accused of the embez-
element of some $500 belonging to the
Spokane Walters alliance, has been
sworn out
Jesse M. Hall of Seattle, who was
ohOJ ny LlO ldJA1Sl III law w lllldl1
Constantine, some time ago, has COM
menced suit in the superior court
there against Constantine, placing his
damages at 100000.
The Spokane lodge of Elks made a
happy Christmas at their temple for
children who had been overlooked by
Santa Claus. Candy, ice cream, fruit
and presents we're served to the joy
GUS crowd of youngsters. The lodge
expended $500 in giving the treat.
Sarah Egan, the IL year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Egan, liv-
ing about five miles from Olympia,
was carried off recently by a cougar,
which grabbed the child as she enter
ed a potato shed at the farm. The
girl was dragged over a fence and
through the brush about quarter of
mile AMI then dropped. She was
seriously injured.
January 10 is the date set by the
officials of the Spokane & Inland for,
the extension of its passenger service
as far south as Rosalia and by Jan
uary 10 the company expects to be
operating trains as far as Oakesdale.
The service to both points will be in
augurated with electric equipment
A peculiar feature of a wreck was
discovered at Little Rock, Thurston
county, the other day. A man, his
wife and IS months old baby were
riding in a caboose when it was
struck by light engine and demoli-
shed. The father was uninjured and
the mother but slightly. The body
of the child was found in the smoke
stack of the engine, burned to a
crisp.