Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
WASHINGTON, MONTANA and
IDAHO Happenings
Are BRIEFED.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Crop Outlook Just Fair.
WASHINGTON STATE NEWS

AS a result of the census, Washington
is certain to gain two members in con-
gressional representation.
Spokane will be given a powerful
impetus with the prospective erection
early in the year of large car factory
by the Milwaukee road.
The supreme court of Washington has
placed its stamp of disapproval on the
I" third degree" methods of police Of
ficials in trying to obtain confession
from alleged criminals.
The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany has shipped several carloads of
lumber to Pasco for the purpose of
adding a 14O0-foot addition to their
large ice warehouse there.
At joint meeting at lone of all the
commercial bodies of the Pend Oreille
valley to discuss county division it was
the consensus of opinion that the time
has arrived for the division of Stevens.
Fire that originated from the fur
mace Quilted the new barracks of Bat
terry d at Vancouver Barracks and did
PfOOO QdudRO. uC olQtdl VI buC dl
tillerymen and their private kits were
destroyed. Three privates were slightly
hurt.
Attorneys of the state, including
many members of the Bar association,
the candidacy of former United States
Senator George Turner for a position
ON the United States supreme bench
was unanimously Endorsed and his ap-
pointment to this position recommended
to President Taft.
B. T. Barnhart Killed.
B. It. Barnhart of Potlatch, manager
of the North Idaho Grain company's
warehouses at Potlatch during the last
year, was run over and killed instantly
Saturday. Barnhart was riding on a
speeder on the curve near Kennedy
Ford station, six miles east of Palouse.
Right to Buy a Drink
The right to buy drink in a saloon
is not constitutional right, declares
the state supreme court in sustaining
the Whatcom county superior court,
which convicted A. Nichols of selling
liquor to a half breed. The court says
further that the legislature may consti-
tutionally prohibit certain persons from
buying intoxicants, while granting the
privilege to others.
Tacoma to Get Tournament.
Senator Jones and Representative
McCredie recently called on the war
department at the instance of the Ia
coma Chamber of Commerce and urged
that the military tournament be held
next summer at Tacoma. After pre-
senting their case, General Wood, chief
of the staff, assured them the tourna-
ment would be held at Tacoma if one
is held on the Pacific coast next
summer
Farmers Union Active.
At a meeting of committee of the
Farmers union for Washington in leg
islative session at Spokane recently a
resolution was adopted to notify Gov
ernor Hay of the report which showed
that every grain bag made at the state
prison cost the state s Is cents, when
they sell for about or 6 12 cents, and
appealing to the governor to do what
he might to remedy this Inconsistency
or report it to the next legislature.
States Great Growth.
Outstrippipg all the other states OF
the Union in point of growth, not even
excepting Oklahoma, Washington IS pop
ulation was announced at noon today
as being 1,141 800, much larger thar
it was originally estimated by the most
jealous. This is an increase of 623,
ss7 over the census of 1900, or 1904
per cent The increase over that OF
Oklahoma was IL per cent and Wash
ington is now the thirtieth state of the
Union.
Population of States by Counties.
Counties. 1910. 1909
Adams ......................... 10,92O 4,84(
Asotin ....................... 1881 1856,
Benton ---------------------.---- 1881 ------
Chehalis ....................... $500 1912
Chelan ......... 15,1O4 1893,
Clallam ---.............. 6,755 $50;
Clarke .......................... 26,115 1874;