Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-10-10
WASHINGTON, IDAHO. OREGON
AND MONTANA items.
\ Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Piace-Crop Outlook Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS

the census school population of the
state June l last was 247 ,997, and IN
der the law the state board of eaualiz-
alton must fix the school levy at a sum
which, less receipts from other sources.
viii produce $40 per school capita
Miss Mary Gertrude Parr, a young
woman 2s years of age. who has been
employed for three months as house
keeper in the home of Postmaster James
Ewart, committed suicide Saturday
She was Respondent.
The Whitman county exhibit AT the
A--f.-P- exposition viii be under the
charge of 1. B. Harris
All kinds of grain are selling readily
In the PalOuse country and a fair share
of the crop has already been sold.
Wheat is bringing from 70 10 20 cents,
barley 81 TO sL1O per hundredweight.
and oats s1-25 per hundredweight.
With its last issue the Colfax Gazette
completed its 31st year
The demand for farm property in the
Palouse this fall is greater than for
several years past and prices are ad-
vancing.
The recent cold weather, the worst
known in the vicinity for nine years
at this season, has done inealeulable
damage TO late fruits and vegetables
around Bellingham
L. W. Ross, commissioner Of public
lands, has complete a list Of school,
granted and other public lands, also
time and shore lands and the right TO
lease harbOr area, TO be sold at public
auction Saturday, November :, begin
ming at 10 clock, in the several eOun-
ties Of the state, said sales 10 be made
by the county auditor in front of the
courthouse in which the land is stu
ated, the total appraisement being
$12s, 900 and the east side counties be
ing: Douglas, So. s6s-8O; Franklin,
$4,000; Spokane, S695O; Stevens. 3d.
917; Walla Walla, $4,000; Whitman,
$1,000.
Much interest is being taken by the
fruit growers In the national apple
show, which will be held in Spokane
in December.
The provisional program Of the an
nual convention Of the Washington
Library association, which viii be held
in the Spokane public library October
and 2, has been issued.
From any point Of vantage Ia Malla
Walia the sn0W-covered hills can be
seen, the white carpet extending close
to the grain line.
The work Of extending the High Line
Ditch company 5 canal on the east side
Of the Columbia river across from We
natchee has been resumed.
Forest fires IN the vicinity Of Rail
road creek. stream which flows into
Lake Chelan, have been giving the for
estry department much trouble Of late.
Two biz fires on Railroad creek this
year have burned over GOO acres and
destroyed over 100000 feet Of timber
Complete Official figures from al the
counties received by the supreme court
show that the supreme court nominees
are Chadwick, Gro wand Root.
Tho day of cheap lumber Is passing
and prices are htihening, according 10
the inillmen.
THO Humane Stock hemedies company
b going ~ have two display booths an
the spofane lnterstate fair tbis year.
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notified ihe theatrical manaeea ~ ~.
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gated "a least once eaeh month in tpf
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