Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-11-26
NORTHWEST STATES.
ITEMS OF IDAHO, MONTANA,
WASHINGTON and OREGON.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of vns Sur
rounding Country Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Fall Outlook Is Good.
washington STATE NEWS.

Frank Leroy, the desperate shot "
Sherlh Thorp, who escaped from the
Conconully Jail, was recaptured by the
sheriff near Malotte.
From the recent sale of the state
lands IN "a counties, E. w. Ross, state
land commissioner, reports that 1928
acres were sold which Melted the state
$398,O27, while the timber from 2,14O
acres brought in cash in the sum of
$4O,257, while the tide and shore lands
sold made the state just $5,136 richer.
The jury, in the trial of Mrs. Kvals-
haug at Tacoma, charged with COM
pllcity in the murder of her husband,
disagreed.
j. M. McKellips, pioneer of 1870,
died recently at Dayton, aged so. He
had lived in Columbia county 35 years.
The Inland Empire Poultry and Pet
Stock association will give poultry
show this winter at Spokane.
Second crop grapes and ripe rasp-
berries in November have made their
appearance on the Kennewick market.
Encouragement for the boomers of
good roads throughout the state was re-
ceived recently when w. P. Butler,
resident engineer of the state high
way commission for Spokane and east
ern Washington, announced that the
Northern Pacific Railway company will
assist the highway department by the
construction of spur tracks at the state
quarries and by allowing tine state to
take rock from the right of way of
the railroad and giving rights of way
for state roads where the main lines
are being relocated to straighten
curves or make better grades.
To be enjoying good health, excel
lent hearing, able to read we'll without
glasses and holding down a homestead
at the age of 80 is the experience of
John Forney of Stratford, who cele-
brated his 92d birthday October 81.
Harry G. Larabee, the Northern Pa
ciic ticket agent, is jailed at Walla
Walla charged with sales with no
record.
The registration for the local OPP
ton election at Colfax on November
30 closed with 7O3 enrolled, the largest
registration in the history of the city.
Thomas Newton Henry on November
IS, was appointed by Governor Hay on
the state fair commission to fill a
vacancy caused by the death of State
Senator Samuel J. Cameron.
Official announcement is made that
gasoline motor car service has been
established between Dayton and Wal
lula via Walla Walla.
The farmers union at Uniontown has
begun the excavation for the new ware
house near the stockyards.
A new record for wheat prices was
established at Colfax Saturday, blue
stem being quoted at 81 per bushel.
The good roads movement is being
discussed among the people and by the
press of the county and a permanent
county organization may be formed.
1t is said that Colfax merchants are
opposed to the parcels post.
The steamboat Yakima, recently pur-
chased by the state to work out plans
of the Columbia river commission in
clearing the Columbia river between
Wenatchee and Kettle Falls, is at
Foster Rapids removing distractions
to navigation.
Over 500 carloads of apples went out
of the Wenatchee valley this season,
bringing 100000 to fruit growers.
Wilson Creek was awarded the silver
cup offered by James J. Hill for the
best individual display Of farm prod
ucts made by any community in
Washington, Montana and Oregon at
the Fourth National Dry Farming con-
gress at Billings, Mont, October
&c to %.
On application of attorneys for
Ortis Hamilton for release of their
client on habeas corpus Chief Justice
Rudkin of the state supreme court
has been issued a writ ordering Sher-
iff CASTOR to appear in the superior
court and show cause why Hamilton
should not be released. Attorneys for
the state declare this is simply move
to postpone Hamilton g trial, which it
is said will begin Saturday. Hamilton Is
attorneys will contend that trial can
not be taken up so long as this habeas
corpus application is pending, while
state attorneys win endeavor to go
on with the trial.