Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-24
WASHINGTON STATE

llCAI year Will UG 100 mlllS.
A meeting of the League of North
west municipalities will be held in
Walla Walla, October "a and %.
William Spangle, a pioneer of
Washington, died recently at his home
in Spangle. He was aged 7S years.
Harvesting of the zillah district APP
pie crop is on, $50 cars having already
left the district over the O.-W. r. & n.
The receipts of the North Yakima
postoffice for the quarter ended OctC.
Der = $13,54S, an increase of $125
over a year ago.
The Lincoln county commissioners
have advertised for sealed bids, to be
opened November 6, for three steel
bridges for the county.
Orders to sail Immediately for Mica
ragua to protect American interests
were received in Seattle Sunday by the
armored cruiser Maryland.
Announcement is made at Walla
Walla of the night school which the
board of education has authorized to
be started in the public schools there.
Richard A. Adams, who is known as
great head chief of the Brotherhood
of North American Indians; is to hold
a conference with the Yakima Indians
during this month.
The Tacoma police and coroner are
Investigating the death of 3-year-old
Joe Donestski, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Donestski, who died after eat
ing a box of candy found in the yard.
The bright Indian summer day and
the fact that the farmers nave com
pleted their fall work brought one of
the largest crowds ever seen in Pa.
louise city to the Palouse harvest fair
Saturday.
Master G. B. Kegley Of the state
grange has announced that the open
ing of the national convention to be
held in Spokane will be a public re
ception in the armory on the evening
of November 10.
NJ. c. Holland died at North Yaki
ma Sunday from a bullet wound from
the CUR of Deputy Sheriff l.. R. Right
mire. The officer attempted to take
Holland on a warrant charging hin
with being insane.
John Mill died recently at his rancl
seven miles southwest of Spangle. Mil
/ was born July Z, at Wood count.
Ohio, and in 1854 settled near Port
land, Ore, in the Willamette valley
He moved to his farm in 1880.
The Right Rev. Lemuel H Wells
bishop of the diocese of Spokane, ar
nounces that he will resign as bisho
of the diocese at the next meeting O
the %triennial convention of the demon
: ~ination in New York city in October
1913.
T Nearly every single mill in tn
r state of Washington, which is the prii
e cipal cedar single producer of tn
p United States, has been closed as
f part of a movement to resist a redu
f ton in the price of shingles. No pr
vious shutdown has ever been so ge
eral.
The democratic state central con
mittee has nominated Ernest Listt
4 of Tacoma for governor, in place
Judge William Wilson Black of Eve
EFT, declared ineligible by the supren
! court because of holding a judicial p
% sition. Lister received every one
the 80 votes cast.
Plans have been perfected by lar
owners on the highlands on the ca
IS side Of the Columbia river from Viii
If Bluffs for a preliminary survey
i plateau lands along the south side
Saddle mountain. The purpose of Il
n ranchers is to secure water from Il
i head of Priest Rapids.
S. F. Sherwood, for 40 years a re
=, dent of Stevens county, during viii
- time he served as county auditor
number of terms and as Indian age
y. both in this state and in Montana
- the early days, died recently at t
- Soldiers home in Port Orchard. N
- Sherwood was born at New Rochel
u Westchester county, New York, L
cember 16, 1882.
Forty per cen of the construct
ol work on the upriver branch Of t
II Great Northern railway has been co
lie pleted between Wenatchee and Pa
lie ros. From the latter point to Orovi
the grade has been ready for layi
II steel for over a year. At the prese
~ rate of activity the line should
~ ready to turn over to the Great Nor
Ut ern before June 1, 1913.
ne Major John H. Wholley, command
a. of the Second infantry forces, S
tinned at Fort Shafter. HOnOlulu. w