Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-06-13
WASHINGTON STATE

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Bounty was paid ON 244 coyotes at
Davenport in May.
Spokane will hold its Fifth National
Apple show this winter.
The total census of the Spokane
schools to date is 2O,s62.
Joseph Miller committed suicide in
the city Jail Sunday by strangulation.
The State Development league con-
vention was held in Seattle June 5, 6
and 7.
The next sessions of the State Dental
board will be held in Spokane on No
vember z.
The posters announcing the annual
picnic at Elberton four days, June IL
to IA, inclusive, are out.
The pioneers meeting and annual
picnic will be held at the old Ruby
townsite in Ruby canyon, June 10 and
IA.
Preparations for the reintroduction
of weights and measures bill at the
next session of the state legislature
are being made on the West Side.
After six years at the head of the
publicity department of the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce, August Wolf
has resigned and will leave for Edmon-
ton, Alberta.
Senator Jones expects this week to
secure the nomination by President
Taft of Colonel B. w. Coiner of Taco
ma for United States district attorney
of western Washington.
| Practically every prominent banker
in the state will attend the convention
of the State Banking association in
Tacoma and Olympia, which will be
held June 81, 20 and 20.
John Nelson, 19-year-old youth who
shot Marshal Pratt of Leavenworth
while. being placed under arrest, has
concluded to plead guilty to the charge
of assault with intent to kill.
After nine years continuous work in.
schools of Lincoln county, County SUI
perintendent George E. Craig has re-
signedato enter upon new field as
member of the faculty of Cheney nor
NAL. rr-N
The plan of the state normal school
at Cheney to use the 335 children of
the city schools as subjects for the
prospective teachers in the training
school department has been blocked by
Attorney General Tanner.
DR.. Henry E. Christensen, cashier of
the Bank of Pasco and a councilman
of Pasco, killed himself on a passen-
ger train between Pasco and Kahlotus
early Saturday morning by drinking a
mixture of strychnine and whisky.
Joseph Miller, aged %, who beat Mrs.
Efie Lassen, aged 40, to death with a
hammer and afterward shot and killed
George FELTON,, aged &c, whom he looked
upon as his rival for Mrs. Lassen IS af-
fections, broke down in jail in Seattle
and confessed the crimes.
c. A. Wallace of the private banks
of Republic and Kettle Falls has been
declared a bankrupt and ]. E. McFar-
land of Republic was appointed tenn
porary trustee. He will assume charge
of the assets of the Bank of Republic
and the Wallace bank at Kettle Falls
The fatal shooting at Seattle of
Charles Kee, an Americanized Chinese,
"a years old, who was Chinese passen-
ger agent for the Northern Pacific in
Chicago, caused CONSERVATION in Sc
attle's Chinatown, where it is believed
the long-threatened tong war has
begun. SO Nf.n nf
In. the house where for quarter of
a century she made her home, Mrs.
Caroline S. Pettet, aged s3 years, widow
of William Pettet, the first president of
the Washington Water Power company,
died at 1873 Mission avenue, Spokane.
as the result of complication of di-
seases resulting from old age
Ten thousand grain bags are being
turned out at the penitentiary jute mill |
daily to fill orders now booked for de-
livery for the approaching harvest, and
several large shipments of raw jute
have been required within the last few
weeks for this purpose. The entire
output of the mill until October is now
engaged. About 100 looms are being
operated.
A situation has been precipitated at
the city hall at Spokane by the deci-
sion of the supreme court on the So
wage scale, the outcome of which is
hard to forecast. 1t is believed to mean |