Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-11-24
NORTHWEST ITEMS
WASHINGTON, MONTANAsAND
IDAHO NEWS NOTES.
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

WASHINGTON STATE NEWS
81, M. E. Hay, governor of the
state of Washington, in conformity
with the proclamation of the president,
do hereby designate Thursday, Novem-
Der "a, 1910, Thanksgiving day, and
do recommend that it be observed in
fitting manner throughout the state. -
At Waitsburg the Waitsburg high
school defeated the Colfax debating
team.
Nearly 100000 barrels of flour were
shipped from Seattle and Tacoma to
the Orient during October.
The dental law of the state of Wash
ington is soon to be passed upon by
the supreme court of the United States.
Nearly $500 persons lost their lives
by violence in the state of Washington
during the two years preceding Oc-
tober l, 1909.
William Horn has been acquitted in
Seattle of the charge of murder in
shooting John Ryan, union longshore-
man, July last.
The North Coast railroad bridge,
which is being constructed across the
Columbia river a few miles below
Pasco, is nearing completion.
A requisition from the governor of
Washington for the return to that
state of Wilson Buttner, accused by a
woman of Aberdeen, of the larceny of
$500, was honored by Governor Gillett.
Work will begin within a short
while for the construction of a pa
of Spokane, which is to employ close
to 600 men with monthly payroll of
$4,000.
Probably record unique in school
history is that of the seventh grade
taught at Walla Walla by Miss Minnie
Young. For two years, and thus fa1
in the third there has not been single
pupil tardy.
attorney of North Yakima, was found
dead near Gle Elum Saturday. He had
evidently died while walking in from
mining camp in which he is interested
and team had run over his body in
the dark.
The bodies of IL of the fifteen miners
who were killed in the Lawson mine OF
the Pacific Coast Coal company Novem
Der 6 were brought out November ~
1t was impossible to identify any OF
the men except David Tunden, the fire
boss, the bodies being greatly decom
posed.
The Northwestern Brewmasters as
ISOLATION held its annual meeting IL
Spokane Sunday. Members of the as
ISOLATION from Washington, Oregon
Montana, Idaho and British Columbii
to the number of rs were present
Several hop growers were also in at
tendance.
John Lindquist, aged 40, membe
of the Greeley relief expedition int
the arctic regions, sailor and soldie
in the United States service for NOR
than IA years, and later an Alask
miner, committed Sulclue ny uiihhih
poison at Seattle Saturday. He wa
in i'll health and broke.
Frank Chambers of Clark county
one of the pioneer fruit growers
that section, while on his death be-
recently made a request that his ashe
be scattered over his orchard, where h
had spent so many happy years. Hi
daughter, Mrs. Harvey Shelpman, say
his wish will be carried out.
One hundred and thirty thousan
women were added to the votln
strength of the state of Washlngto
by the adoption of an amendment 10
equal suffrage to the constitution
the recent election. Formal announce
ment will be made by Governor ia
as soon as the official canvass OF tn
returns has been completed. Womei
who are taxpayers, also are eligible &c
jury duty.