Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-19
NORTHWEST STATES
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.

Henry B. Dewey, state superintendent
of public instruction, has completed his
report for the year ending June 80.
Following is a part of the compare
tive data taken from the report:
Number of census children, 256. 1907; :
increase, 1910; enrolment, 205,566; in
crease, 1852; average daily attendance,
15O925, increase, $3.50; average actual
number of days of school taught, 141.8,
increase, So; number of teachers en-
ployed, male, 1887, increase, 5; number
of teachers employed, female, 1891, in
crease, 1879; average monthly salary
paid male teachers, 1882; increase,
$2.67; average monthly salary paid fe-
male teachers, $6O.5S; increase, $1.59.
The total value of all school property
in the state is $16,651, 9O2, an increase
of $2,719, 1888 over last year.
For the fourth time in four years
the safe at the Medical Lake postofice
was blown open by cracksmen about
2 clock Sunday morning, the robbers
escaping with horse and carriage
stolen from II. l.. White, stamps being
the only marketable articles stolen.
Probably the largest individual real
estate deal ever made in Okanogan
county was consummated recently by
E. R. Tyler in the sale of the w. l..
Davis ranch on the Okanogan river, Is
miles from Brewster. The price was
$4,000 for 557 acres, of which 300 are
irrigable. George A. Ohm of Tacoma
is associated with Brewster interests
in the purchase.
Charleston poultry raisers are pre-,
pairing for the third annual poultry
show of Asotin county at Charleston De-
cember to II.
An option has been taken by Mil
waukee syndicate on 84OO acres of land
belonging to Philip W. Cox, which is
known as the Cherrydale stock farm,
located three miles south of Hay sta
ton, in western Whitman county.
In fit of rage, caused by the direct
refusal of marriage, James Lennox, a
cook, shot his sweetheart, Florence
Pierce, Friday night, and then turned
girl was only slightly wounded; he died
in two hours.
That the school authorities may refuse
to recognize certificate offered as an
excuse for vaccination, issued by a
physician known to be opposed to the
practice, was held in Tacoma by Judge
Shackelford, recently.
The Waverly sugar factory is turning
out about 1000 sacks of fine sugar daily,
$500 sacks being the highest production
for one day.
At least two vacancies will have to
be filed in the next state senate, the
death of Sam G. Cameron of North
Yakima causing one and the removal
of John D. Basset from Ritzville to a
new home in Lincoln county and his
contemplated resignation providing fol-
the second.
Tillman Cave, who was wanted fol-
the murder of Thomas Carston, was ar
rested in the mountains in the south
ern part of Whitman county.
There are lao convicts under the sur
at Walla Walla.
The Palouse country may again be-
come a flax growing district of Spokane
Miles Poindexter of Spokane, repre-
sentative in congress from the Thlrc
Washington district, will be candidate
to succeed Samuel II. Piles in the Unit
ed States senate.
Persistent railroad rumors the last
week have circulated the report thai
. the Northern Pacific will build the long
talked-of "Lind cutoff" or its equiv
alent, and that the new line will be bull
between Cornell and North Yakima, IN
stead of between Lind and Ellensburg
Surveying parties. are said to be in th'
held working on both routes.
Probably the most severe Novembe-
snowstorm in a score of years rageC
over the Inland Empire Saturday night
Run down by an automobile and Kill
ed, and ruthlessly left on the street
Eric Larson, laborer, lost his life II
Seattle, Saturday night.
Mr.. Rogers of Waterville, has beel
appointed regent at the state universlt,
to succeed D. L. Huntington OF SPo
kane, resigned.
Fruitgrowers of the Kennewick val
ley have sent E. NJ. Sly, manager OF TN
local fruitgrowers association, to Colo
RADIO to investigate the praetlcaplllt'
Of the orchard heater in combating TN
early spring frosts.
The weekly report of the state treas
urer show $2o5,123 cash on hand L
the state general fund.
Numerous filings on streams IN an
flowing through Chelan county indlcat
that the future will see Wenatchee IN
center of manufacturing as wen
agricultural community.
1t is reported that the Milwaukee roa
will make Everett the chief mortimer
terminal instead of Seattle.
Asotin took many awards at Seattl
exposition, fruit and grain exhlbltin
from the southeastern county Wlnnln
A prizes, all individual exhibits. SKI
IN packing cherries brought goi
medal to Miss Hazel Bond.
IDAHO ITEMS
John Smith an emDloye of the O., N