Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-01-29
NORTHWEST NOTES
ITEMS FROM IDAHO, MONTANA
and WASHINGTON.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place Business Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

for 81 medicos who took the state ex-
animation at Spokane recently. Many
successful candidates will receive their
be obliged to wait for at least a month,
according to DR.. f. p Witter, president
of the state board of medical examiners.
The next examination will take place
in Seattle in July. There were 26 I'M
successful candidates in the Spokane
test.
Ten towns in Pierce county voted
Saturday on annexation and the propo-
sition carried by about 20 majority.
Several of the towns, including Edge
wood, Lakeview, Reservation and Earle,
voted no by good majorities, but the
other towns in the district, Breckon,
Midland, Parland, Spanaway, Stella
COON and Regents Park were almost
unanimously for annexation and the
total vote is in favor of the PROPOSE
ton. The city council will undoubtedly
take in the towns.
Colonel William Ridpath and Charles
B. Dunning of Spokane, who started on
a trip around the world on the last day
of September, are on their way from
Hongkong to Manila
Called, he confidently believes, by a
direct communication from Christ
George 7. Lord, a well-known dentist
of Tacoma, who has one of the largest
practices in the city, will sell out his
business and devote his life and money
in missionary work in Guatemala City.
Central America.
Freight and passenger rates to south
eastern Alaska, which were reduced
three months ago by the three big com
panies with the purpose, it is alleged,
of driving the steamer Humboldt off
the run, have been restored to the old
figures.
According to the annual report Of
State Fish Commissioner Riseland, rs
100000 salmon fry were liberated in
the streams during the past year by
the II state fish hateheries. This num-
Der exceeds by several millions any pre-
yious year hatch.
Thieves recently removed glass from
the rear window of the Reese Hardware
company building at Sunnyside, and re-
moved 10 shotguns and ammunition.
With the rapid growth Of Dayton 5
public schools in the last three years.
the problem Of new buildings confronts
the directors.
Sealed bids for Indian allotment lands
in the sinlahekin valley a few miles
south Of LOOMS, have been opened BY
Captain Webster Of the Colyille agency
at Fort Spokane. The sarearpSin allot-
ment, containing ,93l acres. was pur-
chased by 4. Eldest Oates of Portland.
The Comstoek Poose allotment of $50
acres, and the Julia Vecil allotment Of
$50 acres, were bid IA by Mrs. Leiia
Larbowieh Of Portland, A. H. Miller Of
Jefferson, Ore. and George >. Hndley
and j. ~ forde of LOOMS The land
As in the narrow valley of the sinlahellin
creek
Twenty seven money sacks examined
With small silver coins Amounting Dbl
adj 10 about $500, mysiorlonsly dlsap
peared recently from the ear bans of tie
ifAcilon company "a Spokane
Hay lands ha,e been active on the
Spokane market during ihe laai fow
weeks.
Tho commission llan of eogelnmoui
for iAe eliy Of Spokane may he voted
npon early ans year
Tho state fedeial|fa al Labor GOA
feaiiop convened IA lloqu|am ihls'