Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-06-03
NORTHWEST ITEMS
WASHINGTON, MONTANA AND
IDAHO NEWS NOTES.
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 STATE NEWS.

| Thirteen graduates from the We
natchee high school received diplomas
this year.
The fight for free speech" made by
L. w. w. representatives in Wenatchee
has resulted in failure.
The order for peach boxes for the
Yakima Horticultural union this year
totals more than 100000 boxes.
The supreme court has declared un-
constitutional the Seattle ordinance
licensing automatic vending machines.
The big six-day canvass made in
| Wenatchee during the last week closed
with $36,115 raised to erect a Y. NJ
G. A. building.
Fruit growers of the Touchet and
Walla Walla valleys are to exhibit two
carloads of apples at the national apple
show in Spokane.
Joe Walher, a hostler employed in a
Walla Walla fair ground stable, was ar
rested recently for stabbing and cutting
| viii Hogoboon, veteran horseman.
Within a short time the present loca-
ton of the town of Kettle Falls is to
| be changed distance of nearly two
miles, to a location close to the Column
bia river.
General James NJ. Ashton of Tacoma
has announced his candidacy for the
United States senate and will submit
his name to the voters at the Septem-
Der primaries.
Hundreds of circulars and posters
have been sent out in which an appeal
is made for 5000 men, women and chill
dren to help harvest the Yakima valley
fruit crop this year.
Professor Thomas Dixon Carver of
the department of economics of Har-
ward university will deliver the princi-
pal address at the graduation exercises
of Whitman college this year.
| A portion of one of the finest ranches
in Asotin county was sold recently to
Richard Patterson of Asotin by w. G.
Halsey of Anatone. The deal embraces
$31 500, and includes 1400 acres.
Complete programs of the 32d annual
session of the grand lodge of Washing
ton, Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
have been issued, the sessions to be
held in North Yakima on June to 9
inclusive.
The $1,O75,OOO assessment to pay for
the proposed construction of the Lake
Washington canal is held invalid by de-
cision of the supreme court, the opinion
being signed by five judges, two filing
a dissenting opinion.
Senator Jones' bill allowing the
Northern Pacific railway to build a
bridge across the Columbia river be-
tween Grant and Kititas counties has
been favorably reported from the SEN
ate commerce committee.
A new townsite in the state of Wash
ington, to be known as Astor, will be
created out of part of the diminished
Colville Indian reservation by the Sec
rotary of the interior, who has reserved
522 acres for the purpose.
Senator Jones says his amendment to
the railroad bill, adopted by the senate,
allowing the interstate commerce COM
mission 10 months to investigate new
rates before they become effective, is
approved by the northwest.
In view of hundreds of pleasure
seekers at Natatorium park, Spokane,
Sunday night, F. w. Schneider, general
foreman of the park mechanical depart.
ment, fell so feet from the top of the
circle swing, dying five minutes later.
By the traffic agreement between the
Home Telephone company and the In.
terstate Telephone company, both OF
|, | inhR roonnflxy OF a
meeting of the officials in that city, a
} consolidation of interests was effected
; practically merging 100000 of in
. vested capital.
| Bernard Schade, a young musician
of Spokane, convicted several months
ago in the superior court on charge
brought by 17-year-year-old Minnie
Demmer, will not be pardoned by Gov
ernor NJ. E. Hay, at least not until the
} state executive takes time thoroughly
to investigate the case.
Outside of murder trials there has
never been a case in the Whitman coun
! ty superior court which has attracted
more attention than that of H. M
Boone, ex-president of the Palouse State
bank and formerly deputy state banl
examiner, who is now on trial on {
charge of embezzling $4,000 of tn,
, funds of the bank of which he wal
, president and principal stakeholder.
Two valuable draft horses were killed
and two more will die as the result o.
runaway on the ranch of G. c. War
wick, seven miles west of Dayton. Al
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gang to which seven horses wer'
hitched. When a herd of young mules
stampeded and rushed toward the pillow
team the horses became frightened, and
kicking, started to run. The drive
was thrown 20 feet, sustaining Sigh
injuries. The runaways soon exhausted
themselves on the plowed ground.