Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-04-22
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 ITEMS.

Inc town OF warden has been in
corporated.
Cold weather and plenty of rain
have served to rather delay seeding
operations in the Walla Walla valley.
The Dreat Northern railway plans to
protect it's line through the Cascade
mountains with snowsheds built of con
crete.
George Bafus, farmer Is miles
southwest of Colfax, has been arrested
charged with killing his brother in law,
George Lust.
A concerted movement to organize
all janitors in office buildings and
stores is to be made by the spokane
Forters union.
The Washington State Conference of
Charities and Corrections will hold its
fourth annual convention in Y. M. G. A.
hall, Tacoma, May 8, 9 and 10.
Weather conditions throughout the
Yakima valley have moderated, and
there is no fear of damage to fruit if
the present temperature continues.
While stepping on the footboard of
switch engine IN the yards at Pasco,
b. N. Nobel, a switchman, in some mys-
FERROUS manner let his foot slip and
was killed.
Work on the overhauling of the fleet
of the Pend Oreille River Navigation
company has been completed, and the
boats will now begin the season S work
on the river below Newport.
The Walla Walla Evening Statesman
has suspended. The Statesman was the
pioneer newspaper of the state. 1t was
founded in 1861, and antedates all
others many years. In 1880 it became
daily.
The board of commissioners in Stew
ems county have given notice of their
intention of selling so acres of the
poor farm in order to invest the pro-
ceeds in improvements on the balance
of the farm.
Everett A. Slattery, 16 years old,
making his home at the Y. M. G. A..
building and attending high school, was
accidentally crushed to death at the
elevator in Tacoma. The boy came here
from Methow, Wash, last fall.
A Northern Pacific overland passen-
ger train, westbound, Sunday night
went into the ditch three miles east
of Ritzville at Poker Siding. Five of
the IL passenger coaches left the track
when the tender of the engine jumped.
| State Treasurer Lewis reports $751;
| 525 cash on hand in all state funds,
after receiving $780, 89 during the
week and paying out $6O,6O5. Nearly
| 100000 of this amount is in perma-
nent funds, which can not be used for
state expenses.
WHAT action will be taken by the
Farmers union to prevent the sale of
the Whitman county poorfarm at Elber-
ton and the erection of costly buildings
on the farm purchased by the county
commissioners near Colfax is problemat-
zeal.
State Senator H. D. Cox says that he
has heard that the supreme court of the
United States has approved a claim
against the United States presented by
his great grandfather, which, if con-
gress gives the money, will bring him
the 1S3rd part of $3.50, 100000
An automobile containing a party
of four people rolled down 2O-foot
embankment mile south of the Sc
attic golf and country club Sunday
afternoon and Mrs. Charles H. Rose
was caught beneath the car and re-
ceived injuries which, it is feared, will
prove fatal.
When H. NJ. Boone, indicted on two
counts in connection with the failure
of the Palouse State bank last year,
appeared in the court to have his case
set for trial, he was met with a war
rant for his arrest on third charge
Larceny, by embezzlement of 1000,
was the basis of this move on the part
of the prosecution.
Two important changes in the direct
ing forces of the National Guard of
Washington have been made, when Cap
tain John Kinzie, U. S.>A., retired, re-
quested the war department to relieve
him from further service as inspector,
and Captain Cal WELDON was removed
from the position of assistant to the
adjutant general by order of Gov. NJ. E.
Hay.