Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-07-25
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
Plsce-Crop Outlook Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

With capital stocir of $4,000, half
of which is paid up in cash, the First
National bank of harrington, Lincoln
county, has been organized.
Ranchers in the Washtucna country
this year will not pay the high prices
past. The ranchers offer 81 for box
drivers, $3.50 for stackers, leaders
and spike pitchers. For separator
tenders the wages will range from
$3.50 to Sc, according to the size of
the machine.
Professor Johnson of the English
department of Washington State col
lege, has resigned and has left Pull
man for Saltwater, Okla, where he
has accepted a position of professor
of English in the state university.
Harold Slorah, aged 10 years, of
North Yakima, died recently as the
result of a blank cartridge wound in
the palm of the hand received July 4.
The death at Pullman of Mrs. M.
w. WhitelOw, wife of Mark Whitelow,
representative from the Pullman dis
trict and one of its wealthiest farm
ers, occurred recently.
The Oscar E. Young farm of 81
acres has been sold to Samuel and
William Easto of Davenport, father
and son, who will take possession
August l. Price, SCI an acre.
Governor Mead has reappointed
Peter Jensen of Tacoma as a mem
Der of the state board of pharmacy.
Grover Weinan. 2S years old, en-
ployed on the Figure Eight" scenic
railroad at the White City, Madison
park. Seattle, recently fell 40 feet to
the ground and re. sived fatal injuries
hrs S. T.. Hardenbrook discovered
the BODY Of a boy - years old float
ing Oh the Columbia river near Hell
Gate.
A serious forest fire Is raging on
the bills at East Silver Beach, near
Eellingnam
The lees Of the Stevens county
offices foi June as reported TO the
county treasurer We're: Auditor
$579.O5; county clerk, $4,000; sheriff
$1,000.
After she had broken nearly every
piece Of furniture 10 the house Mrs
Nellie Johnson of Seattle carried thf
pieces into the back yard and Sci frs
10 them. She lighted the pile of kind
ling wood while her husband wa.
away for physician.
County Clerk Hugh g. Todd score
fary of fhe state county clerks asaoci
alton. announces that fhe next meeiinl
of the association VIII take place IA
Seattle on July 20.
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alley af fhe rear of fhe Whitman Couu
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from slkih f0 seventh streets hosalla
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