Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-09
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 Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.


posits was held In all the state and
national banks in the state OF Wash
ington at the close of business on
February IA of this year.
The Pacific & Southeastern Railway
company. capitalized at $4,000, 900,
has filed articles of incorporation. The
company will have a terminus at Ia
coma and extend across the state Of
Washington, tapping the richest parts
of the state. Ultimately the line will
form part of a transcontinental sys-
TEN. Branches will be built TO Spo-
kane. Seattle, Portland and British
Columbia.
The 10 months old daughter of
George GerlitZ, a farmer near Dusty,
died after nearly three weeks intense
suffering as the result of an accidental
scalding which occurred to the child
April g.
The fifth annual horse show at
Waitsburg Saturday was by far the
best yet held, $500 people being here
and 112 well-bred horses on parade.
The Lincoln County Pioneers and
Historical association has decided TO
hold the picnic this year on June 23,
"A and rs, owing 10 advantages 20 be
derived by the Davenport and Wilbur
fairs. which will be held directly fol
lowing.
Laying 9O-Dound steel at a rate three
times as fast as was ever made by
the same number Of men with rails
half as heavy and pursuing old-time
methods, is the daily performance Of
a gang Of l25 men using a tracklay-
ing machine on the Chicago, Malwau-
kee & ST. Paul extension west OF
Othello. Douglas county.
Twenty horses and mules of the
finest breed and ranging IN cost from
several hundred dollars 10 $4,000 We're
IN the parade of the first horse show
ever held at Ritzyille SATURDAY over
500 people We're IA attendance.
Pullman is 20 have free delivery OF
mail August ], when two carriers will
De put 10 work ln the city.
The sensational disappearance of
Fred Hays q teamster OF North YaN
ma. last fall. in the Black Rock bills rs
believed 10 have been cleared up by
the finding OF q body in the mountains
a few days ago.
The senate has passed bill for fhe
erection Of a public building at Eyer
eta
Spokane pew posfoiioe gets f75,-
900 la supdry civil bills reported SAT
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afion was cli from sl1OO. 900 ior im-
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COLO ~ $4,000 both on continuing
contracts
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