Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-07
NORTHWEST STATES
ITEMS OF IDAHO, MONTANA,
WASHINGTON and OREGON.
A Pew Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place. Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEwa.

George W. Larue & Co. completed the
purchase of the Jay Right Lee farm of
FOG acres, IL miles west of Colfax, for
800, on which it has held an option
since January.
The annual horse show took place
at Ritzville Saturday afternoon, begin
ming with a street parade led by the
Ritzville band, followed by line of
so horses, representing draft, driving
and race horses.
Another case of the failure of the in
termarriage Of races was exhibited in
Seattle, when white wife of China
man was given divorce.
The mill of the Blue Mountain Lum-
Der and Manufacturing company opened
Monday for the season. The mill has
been greatly enlarged and new and mod
ern machinery installed. This year
there are over 100000 feet of lumber
TO be manufactured.
Salary loan agencies, commonly term
ed Sharks" doing business in the
state of Washington, will not be able to
procure an assignment of wages after
June 12 without the consent of the bor-
rover IS employer, and if he is married,
he must also have the consent of his
wife.
Frederick & Nelson of Seattle were
awarded the contract at $1,000 for furni-
ture and carpets for the governor s
Office.
The state board of control has re-
ceived Is bids for maple flooring for
the Medical Lake hospital for the in
sane, ranging from $50 to 500 per thou
sand feet, and nine bids on material
for iron beds for the penitentiary.
Awards will be made next week, two
members of the board being out of the
city.
Governor Hay has announced the re-
appointment of the Rev. Mr. John Lee
cornu as chaplain Of the state peniten-
tiary at Walla Walla.
Searchers headed by Paul Rhodius
have found the body of Mrs. Ella Car
roll, his mother in law, who has been
missing since Saturday, in the Skagit |
slough, near Sedro-W oolley.
State Land Commissioner Ross col. |
lected $2O6,116 during April. OF this,
$164,090 was for the permanent school
fund and about $4,000 was general fund.
In addition fees and forfeitures collect
ed by the office aggregated $638. Dur
ing the month there were ia applica-
lions for the purchase of state lands
and timber and 90 applications to lease.
On May 10 a special train carrying
of the commercial bodies Of
Portland will leave that city ON a trip
through Washington. The schedule pro
Vides for stops at 60 points in Wash
lngton.
Keith & Whitehouse have completed
plans for the new high school building
which is to be erected by Colfax. The
building will be two stories high with
basement two-thirds above ground, and
will cost $4,000. It will be ssx104
feet.
The grand jury of Tacoma returned
an indictment against Mayor John W.
Linck for failure to enforce the ordi
nance against the social evil, and
against B. Bertelson, well known real
estate agent, for renting buildings for
immoral purposes as the agent of Peter
who was indicted also as the
owner of such buildings. Under the
law the mayor may be fined $1,000.
A booster club for greater Topper.
ish has been started.
DIR. Lloyd, leading Seattle Episco
palian rector, has accepted a call te
R. F. Parkhurst, formerly assistant
cashier of the First National bank
charged with embezzlement of $4,000
from that institution, was found guilty
by jury in the federal court.
Indian Agent G. o. Morley, with head
quarters at Tekoa, has been called to
D. c., by the secretary Of
the interior relative to Indian affair,
which may have some bearing on tn,
immediate opening of the Occur d'Alens
Indian reservation. Mr.. Morley will be
gone about 80 days.
A creamery for Rockford is now an
assured enterprise.