Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-10-02
items OF IDAHO, MONTANA,
WASHINGTON and OREGON.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fall Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.
Ephrata is to- have a new bank 500

that in operation it is submerged in
the stream and part of its paddlers
open to receive the current, while the
others close to cut through it.
Probably one of the most methodical |
prisoners ever confined in the Spokane
county Jail is Edward Scholl, convicted |
Saturday of killing Henry Foulstraw
near Colbert last July.
Dennis d. Twohy, one of the best
known railroad contractors and bust
ness men in the northwest, died at his |
home in Spokane Sunday afternoon.
The contract for the addition to the
Palace hotel at Pullman has been let
for s17,50O.
Reclining on his squalid couch and
inhaling the fumes of opium, Lee
Chung, a Chinese cook of Walla Walla,
set fire to his room and persisted.
Fred Lugenbuhl, 43 years old, la
borer employed near Cashmere, com
mitted suicide Sunday by cutting his
throat.
The resignation of f. NJ. Denton as
manager of the Kerr Clifford company
at Waitsburg has removed from the
ranks of pioneer grain dealers Of the
Inland Empire a prominent figure.
1t is reported the combine wants no
union grain, as the "Old line' agents
at Washtucna decline to buy from
farmers warehouses, but decline TO say
whether the concerns have entered into
an agreement.
Marshal Middleton, a IS year old
boy, was thrown from a wagon during
runaway near the gate Of the state
fair grounds, North Yakima, and died
few minutes later.
Governor Hay has appointed Mayor
Mitchell Harris Of Olympia TO succeed
the late colonel Fred d. Huestis of
Olympia as a member Of the state cap
it0l commission. The commission is TO
cruise the state granted lands and sell
them TO pay of the debt and build a
new 81 OO0, 900 state capitol.
William J. Bryan 5 day at the Alas
za-Yul1on Pacific exposition October -
is 10 be made memorable occasion.
The principal feature will be- Mr. Bry-
an 5 address 10 10000 Or more people
in the Natural Amphitheater
The woodworking plant Of the J..
Gamer Manufacturing company. Ia-
coma, was destroyed by fire Saturday.
Loss $4,000 to $4,000; insurance
81 200
The sugar beet movement ~ the
Nayerly scales has begun. Between 800
and 40 cars WI be- taken 40 the scales
daily. n is estimated that 90 days viii
eapse before the entire crop is moved.
The Simpson MD company Of ST.
attic las purchased from the Port
Ilakeley Milling company 200 acres
of timber land in snohomisb county
located pear the mill town of Bryant
fof 100000 cash. The property pur
chased cfuised recently l3OoOOOOo feet
III Standing timber. IHothir0s 0f flf
trees aIe Douglas fF and fbo reminder
chiefly cedar
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