Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-16
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fau Trade Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Governor Albert II. Mead, in accord |
ance with wish of Governor elect S. |
G. Cosgrove, is at Olympia.
A new venture in merchandising is
to be established at Pullman, the enter
prise being a Rochdale,'' or cooper
alive store, in which farmers will be
the principal stockholders. Local men
and farmers living near Pullman are to
be the stockholders. The capitalization
viii be ample to conduct a general mer-
chandise business.
For the last eight years there has
been a steady increase in the receipts
Of the Garfield postoffice and during
the year 1908 the growth has been be-
tween II and 10 per cent.
To Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Z. Smith, at
Spokane, were born, December 27, three
sons, the only triplets Of the year in
that city.
Grant S. Bond, county school super
intendent at Walla Walla, viii resign
February j to enter law.
J. J. Browne s suggestion that a city
beautiful be built by the state 10 be the
legislative, executive and educational
center Of the commonwealth is not Wis
ionary.
The cornerstone Of the Odd Fellows
temple at Spokane was laid New Year Is
day by J.. J. Birdseye, the grand mas
ter Of the order in this state, and sew
eral Of the other high officers who came
to Spokane TO take part in the cere-
monies. The laying Of the cornerstone
was preceded by parade, in which 700
or 500 members took part.
George Wilson, IS years old, arrested
al Bellingham on suspicion Of having
had q hand in the holdup and robbery
Of a woman on the streets q couple Of
nights ago, has confessed.
Otto Link, q rancher living near
Washougal, was drowned few days
ago 10 the Columbia river.
The Washington Live Stock associa-
ton will hold its annual meeting Jan
nary 80 la Spokane. The meat inspec-
tion and herd Laws viii be brought up
Tor discussion with q view 10 revision,
and Mark Nhtlow will speak on the
subject of Horse Breeding
Crying out for Bin sunday 10 save
hin, naked man tried % ruu down "a
side aisle al the tabernacle during ser
vice al Spokane evidently intending 10
mount the rosirum.
Owing a. DIS failure 40 walk ba-<
and dag tAe 0neomiug freight ifaln,
Rear Efakeman y. A.. Cannon, who ~
thought io hafe gone io sleep ai DO
poet. nas KILLED Hhen fbf ffelghi pulled
M, and hls body ofomafed in the bum.
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