Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-03-21
WASHINGTON STATE

grounds for the new state capitol have
been acquired by the state.
A woman who is married to a man
not a naturalIzed citizen of the United
States can not vote in this state
The body of J. j. Brannan, a real
estate dealer, so years old, was found
floating in the bay at Seattle, Sunday.
David X. Larimer, formerly a mem
Der of the editorial staff of a Spokane
paper, died recently in Sioux City,
Iowa.
The jury in the case of Elmer L.
Amidon, accused of census frauds in
Tacoma, disagreed. A new trial will
be held.
The formation of Y. M. G. A. at
Pomeroy is under way and a modern
$4,000 building with gymnasium will
be erected.
At her home, 40 miles northwest of
Almira Mrs. King was seriously hurt
by 2-year-old bull which knocked her
down, breaking her leg.
Lack of court business is given as
the reason for vacating the jury term
of Whitman county superior court pre-
viously set for March IL.
General Sir Robert S. Baden-Powell,
founder of the boy scout movement,
spent Sunday and Monday in Seattle,
ar ca IN,
Governor M. E. Hay has appointed
Mr.. Wilson, Seattle man, to the va
cancy ON the public service commission
caused by the resignation of j. c. Law
renee.
An increase of 22s per cent in his
flock of sheep is reported by A. B.
Shumway, living near Walla Walla.
Five ewes gave birth to twins and two
to triplets.
A county grange with So charter
members was organized at Newport Sat
urday. The next meeting of the Po-
mona grange will also be held at New
port the first Saturday in April.
In spite of $314,7s9 cash receipts fol-
the week State Treasurer Lewis reports
that the state general fund is over
drawn $656,725. During the week the
warrants paid aggregated $211,23S.
Washington State college is having
several thousand pictures of the col
lege campus and buildings printed fol-
distribution throughout the state. TIL,
pictures are SO inches long by IL niche:
wide.
Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston OF
Walla Walla has the distinction of be
ing the first woman in Washington
since the passage of the suffrage
amendment, to become candidate TO
state office.
The average population of the stat
of Washington per square mile woul'
be 1887 if the 1,141,99O people in tn
state were distributed equally over tn
area of the state which amounts t.
65,755 square miles.
The Northern Pacific lis preparing
to litigate the recent order of the stat
public service commission in fixin
the freight rates in the state of Wash
ington in accordance with the shortes
mileage of any road.
By majority of s24 George Cotteril
was elected mayor of Seattle over II
Gill, who was once elected mayor an
later recalled. Over 10000 votes wer
cast. Gill stood for an open town an
Cotterill is prohibtionist.
! The Woodrow Wilson element in tn
} democratic state central committee, lie
| by Chairman Charles G.. Helfner, wo
in a sharp fight to call the Democrat
5 state convention at an early date, MOI
day, May 6, at Walla Walla.
A decision in test suit by the stat
supreme court set aside a recent rulin
by Assistant Attorney General j. S.
corporations which Lyle had held wei
Z without legal existence were properl
doing business.
Action has been started in the s.
perior court by Attorney General '
V. Tanner, representing the town I
Wilbur, to recover $226s.s3 from
+. w. Maxwell, an attorney of Wilbu
l. who was city clerk of that place
v 1907, 1908, 1909 and 1910, on accoul
e of alleged shortage in his accounts.
J. H. M. Boone, former president
t the State Bank of Palouse, must ser
his sentence in Walla Walla penite
n tiary, to which he was sent after b
l. recent conviction on the charge
y larceny by embezzlement. AS Go