Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-22
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

early in April
Pendleton farmers are rejoicing over
the heavy rainfall, which insures 8
bumper crop for 1912.
Near Standpoint, Idaho, Frank De
Patti, brakeman, was run over by a
box car, losing a leg.
Principal Healey of the Roman
(Mont.) public schools, has resigned, to
take effect February 30.
J. E. Allen, pioneer of Helena,
whose wife died Feb. 1, succumbed to
an attack of heart failure, Feb. IL.
Insurance agents of northwestern
cities are planning to work for an in
crease of the commission scale now in
force.
Two local branches of the National
Valley View, south of Flathead lake,
Montana.
Either General Ballington Booth of
the Volunteers of America or Mrs. Bal
lington Booth will visit the northwest
next month.
The appointment of a Montana man
as successor of the late Major Logan
as superintendent of Glacier park, is
being urged.
Everett Black, IS years old, is re-
ported to have fatally stabbed William
Whiting, age 90, Saturday night, at
Harrison, Idaho.
The plans for the new high school
building to be built at Moscow this
spring at a cost of $4,000 are completed
and bids will be opened February 27.
A call for bids for the construction
of the new $4,000 school building to
be constructed at Nez Perez, Idaho,
during the summer has been made and
the bids will be opened February 10.
Discovery of a tunnel headed toward
the vaults of the Oakland (Calf.) Bank
of Commerce has become known. The
to go before reaching the bank vaults
The Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany will build new freight house,
construct water-level dock ON the
lake front and possibly erect a new
depot at Occur d'Alene City this
spring.
John Shively, a resident of Medford,
Ore, aged IS, was sentenced recently
to five years in San Quentin, Cal, on
a charge of highway robbery, he hav-
ing held up and robbed citizen of
20 cents.
John B. Swinney, a New Mexico
ranchman, told in the Kimmel case
that he killed the man who shot and
killed George A. Kimmell in forest in
Oregon on August 4, 1898, two weeks
after Kimmell disappeared.
Two men, giving their names as Will
Jams and Arnold, were arrested at
Harloton, Mont, on suspicion that they
ire wanted in Butte for the recent hold
up of the Peoples saloon, during which
James Gallagher, miner, was killed.
John Swanson, who was shot at
Butte, Mont, it is alleged, by Martin
Johnson, died soon after. johnson
;laims he shot at Swanson after the
after and some of his friends had per-
sisted in throwing rocks at his house. |
On his own request j. p. Morton of |
Butte was brought into court and en-
cred a plea of guilty to charge Of
grand larceny. He was sentenced to |
hree years in the penitentiary. He |
tole a number of ivory billiard balls |
The property of the United Missouri |
River Power company, consisting of |
hree power dams near Helene, was sold |
1t public auction recently for $750,000, |
% representatives of bondholders. The |
ale was to satisfy judgments recently
obtained.
George S. Louden, former postmaster |
1t Elk River, Idaho, who was traced |
% Los Angeles and arrested for en-
,ezzlement from the postoffice, was SEN
enced in the federal court at Boise to
Is months in the Leavenworth prison
md fine of $4,5s2.s3, the fine being
he amount of his shortage. His folks
i've in Minnesota.
AT a session of the tax COM
mission board held at Boise recently
he state was divided into three dis
riots and commissioner will be APP
pointed from each to undertake the
q
he same more uniform and equitable
IS between the various counties, indi-
-iduals and classes of property. These
ficials will enter upon their duties
bout March Is, and will continue the