Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-06-25
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
Spring Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS.

The farmers union of st. John have
placed an order with the state peniten-
tiary for 100000 grain bags.
Fall wheat in many fields around
Tekoa is beginning to head, and no
better stand was ever seen in that sec
ton.
J. s. Boone, wealthy farmer, living
near Sprague, was recently convicted of
larceny in connection with the taking
of two horses, and was given three
years in the penitentiary.
A well authenticated rumor has it
that the Milwaukee Land company has
closed a deal with Hugh Bovill for the
Bovill townsite. The consideration is
said to have been 100000. Negotia-
lions have been known to be pending
for some time.
The state has bought $4,000 bonds of
school district 43, Douglas county, as
an investment for the permanent school
fund.
George Drumheller has had 25 men
of his crew the last month rounding up
between 1000 and $500 head of cattle,
gathered from the range near Ephrata.
The cattle are all in good shape.
The location of the new theological
seminary of the Pacific Lutheran synod
will be at Seattle. The college goes to
Vancouver, Wash.
The special election held throughout
Grant county to select a representative
in the legislature resulted in the cleo
ton of E. I. Huffman, the democratic
candidate, with 300 majority over F. T.
Campbell, republican.
Franklin county Saturday voted on
issuing bonds for $33O,OOO for court
house purposes, and all indications point
to an overwhelming defeat.
Spokane is twenty first among the
cities of the United States in the
amount of its building permits for
May.
The grain growing districts of east
ern Washington will have a great wheat
crop this year.
Eugene LOrton, chairman of the state
board of control, has rendered his res
ignation to Governor Hay. Chairman
Lorton's term expires this month, and
Governor Hay rendered him reappoint-
ment.
A great number of people offended
the Lincoln county pioneer picnic on
June 22, 90 and "a.
The state encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic opened at Ia
coma Monday morning. Charles R.
Conner, well known G. A. R. man
of Spokane, delivered an address in re-
Spouse to the address of welcome by the
mayor.
The patrons of the Charleston Fruit
Growers union have been provided
with complete protection by bonds to
the amount of $4,000 placed with the
state of Washington.
l.. d. Williams, a pioneer resident of
the Yakima valley, having settled near
Wapato 81 years ago. has been missing
from his home about six weeks.
The Utah building at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc exposition was formally
thrown open to visitors on Monday.
The Kennewick Reporter and the
Franklin County Herald, published at
Pasco, have been consolidated under
the name of the Twin City Printing and
Publishing company.
Spokane lumbermen are making
every preparation to royalty entertain
eastern manufacturers who pass
through Spokane on the way to the
national convention at Seattle July ~.
ID and IA. The party will arrive in
special train at $50 a. m. July 10,
which is "Lumbermen s day.
John H. Sheridan was killed near
Everett recently while employed in the
construction of bridge.
Edmond Turtle, the Is year old
grandson of Baliff Charles johnson of
the superior court at Ritzville, was
drowned in Mud lake, near Ritzville
while playing with a toy sailboat
President L. L. Benbow of the
University of Puget Sound at Tacoma
has resigned his position.
Rev. William Pelan of Spokana hoe
again been appointed grand chaplain
't the Washington grand lodge of the
order of MasOns, F. & A. NJ, at the an.
nuaI communication which Just closed |
't seattle. William R. Baker of Col |
'iiie was elected most worshipful grand
master.