Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-03-21
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
PIace-crop Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

The city of Pullman is planning a
canning factory.
The lid is on in earnest throughout
San Juan county.
Dayton's fire department is being re-
organized and placed on new basis.
Dayton's market day proved so sue
cessful that another will be given
March IA.
The central exchange of the Yakima
Valley Telephone company will be
moved from Parker to Wapato.
Recently an unknown man attempt
ed to kill Edward Shainwald, presi-
dent of the First National bank of
Weiser.
Reports coming from orchardists on
Snake river show that prospects for
the fruit crop were never better at
this time of the year
The national census bureau places
Spokane at the head of all American
cities as to the amount expended per
capita for school purposes.
The last week of April has been set
as the time for the meeting of the
state chapter of the P. E. o. society,
which meets in Spokane this year.
The badly decomposed remains of
man supposed to be those of Oscar
Hansen, have been found in the Spo-
kane river % miles west of Spokane
Judge W. t. Warren of Davenport
has rendered decision holding the
state assessment law which exempts
money, stocks and bonds from taxation
void
School buildings in Walla Walla hav-
ing doors swinging inward will be re-
modelled and fire escapes provided at
the Lincoln school, the only three
story building in the city.
The funeral of George w. Win
chester was held Sunday at Walla
Walla. Mr. Winchester was a pioneer
of that section, 20 years of age. He
arrived in the valley in 1859.
The date for the big apple show,
with will be held at Spokane at the
time of the convention of the State
Horticultural association, is set for
the week beginning December 7.
Samuel Easto has sold his farm of
800 acres northeast of Davenport to |
w. G. Bowman from Wilbur. The
place is known as the old Richards
place, The consideration is $4,000.
The San Francisco police have ar
rpctQd q n CranJol1 oI;oc II,,~t, re- |
fy, alias DR.. Charles Hudson, who is
at Tacoma for a number of
crimes, including forgery, embezzle-
ment and wife desertion.
On reaching her home at Almota
after a long drive Mrs. Clay Barr
found her 6-months-old child dead in
her arms. The child had been secure
y wrapped to keep out the cold and
Is supposed to have smothered.
The date of the Washington State
college cadet encampment has been
definitely decided, and on April 27 the
people of Spokane may expect to wit
ness a parade of the cadets, led by
The regimental band.
Holding, in effect, that the state law
was not constitutional, Judge Preble
of the superior court at North Yakima
dismissed the case against w. E. Ross
of Tacoma, accused of
beating a board bill at the Pacific
hotel in that city.
Five candidates have announced
heir intention to seek Of republican
voters OF the state, at the primaries,
he nomination for governor. They
are: Governor Albert E. Mead of
8ellingham; former Governor Henry
of Seattle; S. G. Cosgrove Of
Pomeroy; Attorney General John d.
Atkinson of Chelan; William D. Rid
path of Spokane.