Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-09-05
WASHINGTON, IDAHO. OREGON
and MONTANA ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Crop Outlook Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS

Spokane's city market is a big sue
cess.
Near Connell. T. OConnor, a labor
er. was killed on the Northern Pacific
railway recently.
John Inkster Sr died Sunday after
noon at Davenport. Mr. Inkster was
born in the Shetland islands, Septem-
Der 6. 1928
Mrs. Mary Olsen. aged 76, tripped
and FELL impaling herself on a picket
fence at North Yakima recently, sus-
tanning serious injuries
The Columbia River Orchards COM
pany of Kennewick Monday morning
uncovered 100000 of the first brick
burned with oil in Washington.
The saw and shingle mill, dry kilns
and five cottages owned by Daniel
Cain at Bow. ten miles south of Bel
bingham. were burned recently
At Seattle recently, Rev. Richard
Miller. retired Congregational min
lister. fell down stairs at his home,
as result of which he died. He
was sc years of age.
A new Buick siXteen-horse power
automobile, seating three people, be-
longing to Claude M. Seeley. has been
stolen while standing in front of the
Union club at Tacoma.
The 4-year-old. daughter of H. M.
Gum of Cashmere was fatally burned
Saturday. The little girl was playing
with matches in the front yard when
her clothing caught afire.
William Smith of Pasco, once of
Fannan county. Texas, who was rs
years old last Christmas day. has ap-
piled to Washington for a pension. He
is a Mexican war veteran.
One of the features of the Spokane
Interstate fair this fall will be a live
stock sales day. or days. At present
il is proposed to hold an auction sale
of sheep and hogs on Friday afternoon,
October 3.
A sensational incident occurred at
Lakeside Sunday forenoon, when VIII
liam White fired a revolver at H. r.
Kingman twice. when less than a rod
away, missing him both times. No ar
rests.
The King county board of equaliz2-
ton made a fiat reduction of 20 per
cent on the assessed valuation of real
estate improvements. franchises and
all other classes of personal property
throughout the county at a recent SEES
sion.
While lying in a state of semi-cOn-
seriousness with his left leg almost sew
cred from his body below the knee
by a passenger train. j. M. Smith of
sumner 81 years OF age, was robbed
last Sunday by two tramps, one a
negro aud the other white.
Fifteen deputy sheriffs are guarding
rs japanese labOrers sent 10 Auburn
10 take the place of striking Italians.
The Italians have threatened violence
and upon their refusal TO leave the
boxears la which they lived We're
hauled TO Seattle by order Of Northern |
Pacific officials.
Identified by Fireman Sturger as
one Of the men who boarded North /
ern Pacific passenger train August IA, |
near Spokane, and, al the point of "A
44'oaliber revolver ordered the engi-
neer and fireman 10 stop the Train,
o. Murphy is being held a prisoner
in the Franklin county jail
state Land Commissioner ~ w.
Ross has received a report from che
county auditor at seattle that che
recent safe lands sales there thls
month brought bids aggregaupg $40,
1885. Timber near haele Gorge, |
Which Dad been Appraised for sale IA
about $4,000 brought no BIDS
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