Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-03-21
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES


Kamiah, Idaho.
Amos Shockley, an elderly resident
of Portland, was struck by Southern
Pacific train while crossing the street
and killed.
Stephen Adams, age IS, pioneer of
Rathdrum, died recently. He had
been both sheriff and treasurer of
Kootenai county.
The government cable to Alaska,
which was out of service for several
days because of breaks off Bush point,
WILDLY island and near Port Angeles,
has been repaired.
Over 100000 pounds of wool will be
carried this year by the Prospector,
the new motor-boat when the craft is
put in operation April l. All the wool
men along Snake river have engaged
the new river boat to transport the
crop this year.
John J. Quinn, former chief of police
of Butte and for two terms sheriff of
Silver Bow county, Mont, and one of
the best known police officials in the
northwest, has been appointed coroner
of Silver Bow county, to succeed the
late Jesse P. Stevens.
At recent meeting of depositors of
Kendrick State bank, closed February 8
by Bank Commissioner V. c. Platt, all
depositors except a few, representing
about $4,000, agreed to accept rs cents
ON the dollar. Depositors expect the
bank to open shortly.
Two cars of Gardiner elk arrived in
Missoula Saturday. One carload of 81
unloaded in the Marcus DAILY elk and
deer park and the other car of 60 went
forward to Startup, Wash, where they
will be placed on ranges.
President C. A. Goodnow of the Gal
latin Valley railway, who is also vice
president and a prominent officer of the
Chicago, Milwaukee, & Puget Sound
railway, states that the work on the
extension by his road from Lewistown
to Great Falls, Mont, will begin in
few weeks, probably during the pres
ent month.
To fill a vacancy in the position of
superintendent of telephone construc-
ton in the forest service at $3.50 year
the United States civil service commits
sion has announced an examination
May 30, 1912, to which only male resi-
dents of Idaho and Montana will be
eligible. The appointee will be sta
toned at Missoula, Mont.
The germ-laden drinking cup is tt
be abolished on all railroad trains anC
in all stations of the five stations com
prising the Northwestern Sanitary as
ISOLATION, organized in Helena by rep
, resentatives of the state boards o.
sioners of Minnesota, North Dakota
Montana, Idaho and Washington, ant
the railroads traversing these states.
Application for franchise for track
in Kalispell, Mont, has been present
e ed to the council by the Flathead Inter
urban railway and proposed ordinanc
granting the franchise will be submit
ted to the voters at the election, Apr
4 1. similar ordinance asked for b.
e the Whitefsh-Polson Electric railwa
= will be submitted. The council wen
: on record as opposed to the franchise:
Y Plans are being drawn and will b
= completed in a few days for the cor
=. struction of 25O0-foot breakwater o.
f the outer harbor. The breakwater wi
i be the first work of harbor improve
l., ments to cost several million dollar
n to prepare the Victoria (B. CO. harbo
o to receive the commerce that is e,
pected to come to the north Pacifi
coast after the completion of tn
Panama canal.
y What is believed to be the adver
o of the Chicago, Milwaukee G. Pugt
l. Sound railroad in Billings was starte
e in Billings, Mont, Saturday, by tt
d fling of articles of incorporation by til
d Billings & Central Montana Railwa
e company. The incorporators are a
IS local men, but are believed to be &C
e ing for the Milwaukee railroad, a
though they refuse to confirm the +
port. Preliminary surveys for the ros
have already been made.
he The supreme court of Montana HI
W dismissed the appeal of Leonard Bale
d. Helena policeman, from an order
n the Helena police board ousting hi
le from the force. Bailey was charge
e. with neglect of duty in not having
Sc sidewalk obstruction removed when
g. citizen complained. Bailey refused