Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-03-13
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
Place-Crop Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

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 a 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 a
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 a decision holding the
state assessment law which eXempts
money, stocks and bonds from taxation
void.
Potato raising promises to become
on of the leading industries in south
ern Okanogan county since the low
| freight rate on this product has been
| secured.
One of the longest and highest tres
ties on the Spokane, Portland & Seat
| tie railroad is now in course of con-
struction eight miles southeast of
Sprague.
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, 70 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 Z.
Samuel Easto has sold his farm of
800 acres northeast of Davenport to
w. c. Bowman from Wilbur. The
place is known as the old Richards
place. The consideration is $4,000.
The San Francisco police have ar
rested c. G. Crandall alias Hugh Duff |
fy, alias DR.. Charles Hudson, who is |
wanted 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
- "ANPpSu " hSCp OuI the COlQ ana |
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 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
Macdonald of Tacoma, accused of
beating board bill at the Pacific
hotel in that city.
AS If by magic, all the special sale"
and closing out sale" signs which
have adorned Walla Wallas business
streets for many months, have disap-
peared. And it is said that no more
sales will be INDUCED in. Eggs and
Hour have dropped IN price.
Five candidates have announced
their intention to seek of republican
voters of the state, at the primaries
the nomination for governor. They
are. Governor Albert E. Mead of
Bellingham; former Governor Henry
Mcbride of Seattle; S. G. Cosgrove of
Pomeroy; Attorney General John n
Atkinson of Chelan; William D, Rid
path of Spokane.