Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-15
NORTHWEST STATES
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.

The Tacoma clearing house associ-
alton and the chamber of commerce
have employed attorneys to test the
order of the state board of tax com
missioners instructing assessors to
assess moneys, credits and mortgages.
Suit will begin at once.
After celebrating about five hours
the jury in the Ritzville case of the
state VS.. Ernest Spurlin returned a
virdict of not guilty. Spurlin was be-
ing tried for the murder o. Frank f.
sherman at Othello, Adams county, on
February q by shooting him.
The date for the hearing of the
proceedings for the freedom of Ches-
ter Thompson of Tacoma is set for
May Is by Judge Smell.
Commencing June l and continuing
for at least six weeks the single mills
in this state will be shut down.
Ritzville is to have a second horse
show June u.
Preliminary estimates by the Polk
directory show the increase in popula-
ton of Tacoma over last year is about
is per cent, which will give a total OF
10000 to $4,000.
The discovery of the mutilated and
partially burned remains of Cobbler
Johnston of Fort Worden resulted in
the arrest of Louis Holt, the band
cook; Knight, an ex-soldier, and one
other man on suspicion.
The Masons of Prosser and vicinity
organized Royal Arch chapter lodge
at Prosser on Tuesday night, with
about 80 members.
Suit has been commenced by the
Cascade Lumber company against the
Young Mems Christian association of
North Yakima for the foreclosure of a
lien covering $1,000 worth of building
material.
According to Elmer e. Heg, secre-
tary of the state board of health, the
cities of Spokane and Occur dAlene
will soon be the principals in an inter-
state contest involving the right of
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, to deposit it's
sewage in Occur d'Alene lake near the
source of Spokane river DR.. Heg
states that the river is being polluted
by the sewage and the board of health
will bring action to protect the water
supply of Spokane.
Word has reached Wenatchee that
Governor Mead has appointed John A.
--u-logg of Whatcom county to fill
the place of Judge r. S. Steiner, SUI
perior judge of that district, who is
i'll at his home in Waterville. Court
will convene May rs and will be in
session until June IS.
Mrs. Rosetta Rockhill died at Day
ton recently, from old age. The de-
ceased was rs years old.
Pat" believed to be the oldest
horse in the Palouse section, died re-
Gently at Pullman, aged 20 years.
Pat was known to many commercial
travellers during the past 20 years,
for he worked on the bus of the Pal
ace hotel for nearly 10 years.
The final debate for the champion
ship of Whitman county resulted in
victory for Oakesdale.
Leon Bunker of Dayton is the best
orator in the public schools of East
ern Washington, to say nothing of
Lewiston and Standpoint, Idaho, and
Pendleton, Ore. This palm, which car
ried with it a gold medal, was award
ed by the judges in the interscholastic
oratorical competition, in which 10 elo-
1uent pupils hailing from nearly every
section of the Inland Empire we're en-
trants. "A Plea for Cuba" was the
title of the Grafton.
Uniontown business men have Or
ganized a commercial club.