Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26
news Of IDAHO. MONTANA.
WASHINGTON and OREGON.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Bur
rounding Oountry-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fau Trade Good
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Mike dOrdD, Lne winner OF the $1,000
prize for the best carload of apples at
the National Apple Show, is one of
the pioneers of Washington, and is ia
miliarly known around Wenatchee as
"the COW man. Since he first set
tied in that section years ago he has
been an extensive cattle raiser, and
his experience as a fruit grower only
extends over eight years. About the
year 1900 he set out an orchard at
the mouth of the Wenatchee river,
whore he now has a thrifty orchard of
so acres
Charles Brotherton of Athena, Ore,
has. purchased 1863 acres of wheat land
in Franklin county, Washington. The
consideration paid was $4,000, or $25
an acre.
Sunday morning the new edifce Of
the German Methodist society at
Walla Walla was dedicated.
Ten silk flags for the public schools
of Ritzville were presented by Ritz
vile Relief Corps.
There is to be no ietup in the edu-
cational work for faKmers undertaken
by the Washington State college at
Pullman and experiment station. A
series of farmers institutes have be-
gun and will continue, with but short
intermissions, all winter.
r. w. Condor of Port Gamble was
recently elected president of the State
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition com
mission, and, with A Halteman Of Me
teor, appointed executive commits
sIoner.
Leila Signing, IA years old, ended
her life at Seattle with carbolic acid
at the home of her stepfather, Fred
Teeple rather than 90 to school.
In order that she might, after few
years of married life, sue her husband
for divorce and secure $4,000 alimony
Mrs. Nancy Moses, a pretty young
widow, was welded to Asa Long, 1
wealthy octogenarian Of Ferndale, re
Gently. Her relatives, who were ii
on the deal, " brought the marriage
about, and the success Of the plan wa
only prevented by Long death, a
the summons in the divorce suit wa
filed on him when he was suffering bal
last illness This is the statemen
made by A. r. Long, son Of the de
coasod, who has just settled out o.
court for $500 a suit for a $1,000 shar
ia tho Long estate filed BY the widow
after the death Of her aged husband
Convicted Of burglariee and Of be
ing q habitual criminal AZ the term d
court al Walla Walla closing satuT
day, Frank L-apetr was sentenced b
the ponitentiary for life.
Governor elect cosgroye - mue
better.
Judge Root will b. severely eensnTe'
for gross indisoTeiion Ia permittinl
Attorney A. y. Gordon Of Che ofea
Northern a. prepero Che decision y
the HAIRS case and perhaps Tor solicit
lng eampaign funds from Gordon, bp
vill b. oxoneratod VI any charge y
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