Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-11-17
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS

Margaret K. Caples, age 50, died re-
Gently at Chewelah.
Thomas Bell has been appointed post
master at Port Stanley, San Juan
county.
The Farmers union and the grange
are taking an interest in the question
of taxation this year.
The depot safe at Clear Lake, Skagit
county, near Mount Vernon, was
robbed recently, the thieves getting
1855 in cash.
The state of Washington, according
to the latest statistics, has the unen-
viable reputation of granting more di'
vorces than any other state in the
union of equal population.
j. A. Kellogg, pioneer business man,
ex-mayor of Dayton, former auditor of
Columbia county and state representa-
tive from that district, committed sui
eide at Seattle recently. He was
Respondent.
Former United States Senator George
Turner will be the principal speaker at
memorial exercises which will be held at
Whitman college Tuesday November Is
in honor of the late Ex-Governor John
H. McGraw of Seattle.
State Bank Examiner j. l.. Mohun
dro says that in future the state bank
ing department will refuse to charter
banks in communities where they are
not needed, and will urge a change in
the state law so as to make $4,000 the
lowest capital permitted.
In the Palouse many farmers are SOW
ing their fall wheat crop despite the
dry condition of the soil. Summer fall
lowed fields that were cultivated are
in good condition for fall seeding, but
those not cultivated are hard and dry
and it is impossible to get the seed In
the ground.
Dr. A. A. Tozier, state oil inspector,
has filed with Governor Hay his report
of business done during the first six
months of his term of office. His re-
ceipts exceed those of the same period
of 1909 by $6,419. During that time
he inspected 9,7s4,6ss gallons of oil and
collected $19,5s in fees.
William L. bigger and others who own
land abutting Lake Washington, Sc
attic, have secured permanent injunc-
ton restraining the state, county and
contractors from lowering the lake level,
from putting the property in an assess
ment district and from issuing bonds or
adopting any method that will cloud the
title to the abutting property.
Work on the irrigation project in the
north central part of Okanogan
county by the Okanogan Irrigation and
Improvement company, which entails an
expenditure of 100000 for placing un-
der water 16,700 acres of land, will
be started November Is, according to
Colonel A. M. Dewey, director of the
company.
II. M. Colvin, instructor in Spanish il
the University of Washington, eat moth
ing for 20 days. Mr.. Colvin has suf
fered with stomach trouble, and is act
ing upon the hypothesis that what his
stomach needs is a good rest.
The Amalgamated Band of the lower
Yakima valley is the name that ha.
} been selected for the band being drilled
by Bandmaster H. w. Hare, preparatory
to visit to the National Apple show
| III OpOhdue UQ1S november.
, A delegation from the chamber O,
commerce will attend the Pacific Coas
congress, called by Governor Gillett o.
3 California to meet in San Francisco
November II, 10 and 10. The Northern
Pacific railroad is issuing special ticket
and return certificates at fare and
: quarter from all points in-Idaho, Wash
ington and Oregon, in conjunction witt
: the Southern Pacific at Portland, whicl
g may be had from November to 1g
e the return to be up to and includin,
r November 30. The fare from Spokan
: will be, going, $31.2O; returning, $104C
The mining town of Wilkeson,-i il
e Pierce county, will make no tax lev.
S this year for either city or schoo
e taxes, and the mining towns of Sout
e Prairie and Rushton will only make
d 6-mill, levy for school purposes. 1t i
d said the liquor licenses in these town
g is sufficient to met all municipal ez
e ipenses.
9 In making up the material for
f students directory at the Universit
of Washington it has been found tina
e men and women students in severe
= cases are rooming in the same hous,
a direct violation of the rules of tn
# institution. Those students who d
e, not change their rooming quarters a
e. once will be asked to discontinue the
# work at the university.
it General James A. Drain, at the N;
y tional Capital, former adjutant gener;
If of Washington, is a strong advocat
1t of the bill recently approved by the n,