Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-08
ITEMS OF IDAHO, MONTANA,
WASHINGTON AND oregon.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numercus Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

bJdClSIlcS OF tne insurance department |
and the evidence thus far collected by |
the legislative committee, and con-
frmed in part by the admissions of In
surance Commissioner Schively on the |
witness stand, indicate that Commits
sioner Schively and Secretary of State
Nichols have collected and divided be-
tween the min the alleged illegal and
extortionate fees nearly if not quite
$4,000 year.
Colonel j. r. Brown was found dead
recently at his sisters home at Farm
ington. Heart failure is the supposed
cause.
James W. Foster, aged 81, pioneer
of the Walla Walla valley, died recently
of blood poisoning.
With 1000 people gathered at Dayton
from southeastern Washington, Day
ton IS annual horse show was held Sat
urday.
The business men of Toppenish are
considering ways and means of build
ing an electric railway from that town
to Zillah and back to Toppenish via
Wapato. Those interested have held
many meetings and are investigating
the problem.
The Western Pine Manufacturers
association will hold its first quarterly
meeting this year at the assembly room
of the chamber of commerce all day
Tuesday, May 4. Lumbermen from all
points in the Inland Empire will be
present at this meeting and an unusually
interesting meeting is anticipated by
Secretary r. A. Kellogg.
Alex Poison of Hoquiam, the largest
single logging operator in the state, has
made a cut of So a thousand feet on all
grades of logs, which cut has democrat
lied the log and lumber market. Buyers
demand that lumber go down $3.50 for
every 81 cut on logs.
State Insurance Commissioner Schive-
ley was brought into the Spokane coun-
ty superior court Saturday afternoon in
custody Of Sheriff Grafton Of Thurston
county. On the indictment for embez-
element from the Pacific Live Stock
association his bonds were fixed at $1O,-
600. On the perjury charge the bond is
$500.
A crusade has started in Tacoma
against dogs.
Three fires were started a few days
ago in Dayton and one in Huntsville by
locomotives.
Mrs ID. S. Beardsley Of North Yakima
is said to have taken three coal hods Of
honey from her chimney this week. The
chimney was not used since last sum
mer. The bees were driven out by the
thousands.
r. II. Kipp, formerly prosecuting at
torney Of Whitman county, has re-
moved TO Spokane.
At the Starbuck election called by the
school board 10 vote on issuing bonds
10 erect q $4,000 school building the
issue carried almost unanimously.
Squirrels commonly known as "go-
downs, are destroying the grain crops
Al somo parts Of Columbia county.
Prosecuting Attorney George ~ Van
doryore Of Seattle has filed an informa-
ton charging Kenneth g. Boston, editor
~ chief Of The Seattle Daily Star, with
criminal libel.
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