Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-12-14
NORTHWEST NEWS ITEMS.


"No smoking here" is soon to be
posted in the corridors of the postoffice
at Portland.
William Woolsey, aged 60 years,
pioneer of the northwest, died at Spo-
kane Saturday.
The home of w. H. vistal, near
Standpoint, was destroyed by fire re-
Gently, originating from defective
fue.
Albert Nordick, sheepherder, was
set upon by Roy Mead, near Reuter-
vile, Idaho, losing one eye and suf-
fering painful injuries about the body
Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son says that he will recommend an
appropriation of $4,000 for agricul-
tural demonstration and experimental
work in the west and northwest.
Harry Leese, a young laborer at
Pendleton, Ore, who suffered a broken
ankle when caught by cavein while
digging a sewer ditch on November
"a, died of lockjaw 10 days later.
Victoria, B. C.-The Canadian Pa
cifc steamer Tees, for which grave
fears have been entertained since she
sent out distress calls from Kyuquot
sound, is afoat and all aboard are safe.
Thomas Murphy, who pleaded guilty
to burglarizing a drugstore in Kalispell,
has been sentenced to two years in the
Montana penitentiary, and Jack Doran,
bad check man, received a three-year
term.
| Mrs. Katherine Harkins, charged
with looting the home of Mrs. Nora
johnson, an aged Mullan (Idaho)
widow, has been held to answer to the
district court on charge of grand
larceny.
The contract for the north jetty OF
the Siuslaw FLYER has been awarded by
the government to Johnson & Ander
son of Portland. The consideration is
$2OO,6s3. The work must be completed
in 81 months.
The new power lines of the Northern
Idaho and Montana Power company
from Standpoint to Hope and Clarksforl
are now being used in furnishing cleo
tricity for domestic and power purposes
at Hope and Clarksfork.
In anticipation of lower freight rate
from the Coast to Spokane, contract
for the delivery of $4,000 barrels of OF
per month has been closed. The con
tract price is rs cents per barrel de
livered at Portland or Seattle.
The fugitive from justice charg
against Bernard F. O'Neil, forme
president of the Wallace (Idaho) Stat
4 Bank of Commerce, who is accused o
l wrecking the institution, have bee
}, withdrawn and he was discharged.
The mystery over the finding of tn
remains of a man by George Daily Will
hunting near the Moscow-Princeto
wagon road, three miles east of Violf
in this county, Sunday, is causing dc
mands for another investigation.
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to carry him to st. Paul, from wher
he was to go to Cokato, Mimi, for
visit with his mother, Isaac Hendricl
son, 81 years old years, of SPOKANE
committed suicide by shooting himsel
through the head at Great Falls, Mon
r A number of farmers in the vicinit
Lo frx
experiment of raising peas for see
In sections of south Idaho pea seed
staple product for which eastern see
houses contract each year at goo
prices.
$ Clerk and Recorder Kuphal at Mi
t soula has received a letter from a ma
{ signing himself Charles Herr, who dat
i his letter Great Falls, advising thi
r he is the Charlie Kerr for whose murd
d an Austrian laborer is bound over
e. the district court at Hamilton.
The annual conference of the Yves
= ern Forestry and Conservation associ
ton, an organization composed of 3
the forest protective and conservati'
organizations, ~ in number, in Orego
S Montana, Idaho, Washington and Ca
e fornia, was held in Portland last wee
- Older Mason, the French aviatC
flew over the business section of 81
! Francisco Saturday in a flight fro
! the stadium at Golden Gate park
. Oakland. He passed over the city
4 an elevation of about 1000 fee
4 circling over the tall buildings sever
:, times.
e. At klamath Falls, Ore, true bi
/, were returned as the result of gra