Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-03-25
NORTHWEST ITEMS
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
Business Outlook Is Good.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

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Starbuck has a new $4,000 high
school.
A new flour mill is to be erected at
Walla Walla.
E. w. Carlisle, a pioneer, aged SO, was
buried recently in the Garfield cemetery.
Archie Mcdonald, miner, shot him
self recently at Loomis. He was de-
spondent.
Thomas Flynn, marine, stationed at
the Bremerton navy yard, was muir
dere recently.
James Keenan,, whose saloon at Ev-
erett burned Tuesday night, committed
suicide next day.
By proclamation issued by Governor
Hay he urges general observance of
Arbor Day, April IA.
The Walla Walla Commercial club
made an excursion to Pasco, Kennewick,
Burbank and Alfalfa Thursday of this
week.
The Waterville Union Grain company,
an organization composed of members
of the farmers union, has let con-
u dCG 1O4 OotJOOO ain DdS6.
There has recently been organized a
state humane society to take up the
work that city societies do in report.
ing for prosecution any one abusing
animals or children.
Eben w. Carlisle, aged SO years, who
recently died at Colfax of senile decay
was one of the early pioneers of Port
land, having crossed the plains from
the Atlantic coast in 1949.
The franchise seeking railroads, the
North Coast and the Milwaukee, will
bear the expense of special election
in Spokane to ascertain popular senti
ment on the terminal rate question.
A company has been organized at Pa
louise to develop LAO acres of LEASED
lands, including the Bishop farm, where
coal was encountered at depth Of
200 feet while sinking well, las
spring.
The new arc lights for the new stree
lighting system of Newport have ar
riged and as soon as the fixtures TO
the Tungsten lights arrive they will b.
installed and Newport will have an up
to-date lighting system.
Arrangements are being completed
for the annual state D. A. R. assembly
which is to be held at Olympia OF
April Z and from present Indication
the convention will be among the larg
est ever held in this state.
By proclamation Governor Hay ha
designated Sunday, April "a, 1910, a
tuberculosis Sunday" and recon
mends that on that day all religious de
nominations give consideration to tn
problems of the study and preventatiol
of tuberculosis.
Superintendent H. H. johnson of tn
Puyallup Indian schools has receives
formal notice that the name of tn
institution will on and after April
coming be changed to the Cushman In
dian schools, in honor of the late Con
gresham Francis w. Cushman.
Spring finds unprecedented activit
in all lines of industrial and commercia
development at Dayton. Plans are nov
under way for extensive improvement
in the country roads; the planting o
at least 80 orchards embracing 70
acres, representing an investment est
mated above $35O,OOO. Surveyors ar
at work on the proposed state road GU
of Dayton.
Every county in the state of Wasl
ington where the Oregon Railroad
: Navigation company has property, wi
institute suit against the railroad fo
payment of taxes assessed upon tn
company's holdings as result of tn
refusal of the railroad to pay take
due in the several counties. Such
the semi-oficial announcement mad
by officials of the railroad at Wall
Walla.