Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-05-07
WASHINGTON ITEMS.


The 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 Great Northern railway plans to
protect its 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
Porters' union.
The Washington State Conference of
Charities and Corrections will hold its
Fourth annual convention in Y. NJ. c. A.
hall, Tacoma, May 8, 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
ga switch engine in the yards at Pasco,
E. n. Nobel, switchman, in some mys-
FERROUS manner let his foot slip and
was killed.
Work on the overhauling Of the feet
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 1850 it became
a daily.
The board Of commissioners in Stew.
ems county have given notice Of their
intention Of selling 80 acres Of the
poor farm in order to invest the pro
ceeds in Improvements on the balance
Of the farm.
Everett A. Slattery, l6 years old
making his home at the Y. NJ q. A.
building and attending high school, was
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 ~ passenger coaches left the track
when the tender Of the engine jumped
State Treasurer Lewis reports 1851,
525 cash on hand in all state funds
after receiving S339,5s9 during tho
week and paying out $60,605. Nearly
100000 of this amount Is IN perma
neut funds, which can not be used fol
state expenses.
WHAT action viii be taken by the
Farmers union 10 prevent the sale Of
me Whitman county poorfarm at tlber
ton aud fhe erection of costly buildings
on the farm purchased by The county
commissioner near lolfaN n propiemat
ical.
state Senator a. y. Coz says fhaf he
has beard iAat the supreme count Of aha
United states has approved "a claim
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