Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-07-11
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

The northwest will this year breal
all records for apple production.
More than 200 dairy cattle were in
spected by State Veterinarian Boyd al
Kalispell.
Mrs. Maude Dittemore of Coeul
'Alene city was elected department
president of state of Idaho W. r. c.
for the coming year.
June rains and the excellent organ
ization of the timber protective as
sociations in the Inland Empire have
resulted in little damage to standing
timber by fires.
Douglas G. Miller of Wallace, Idaho
was held up in Chicago Saturday night
by two men, who robbed him of $50
in money, gold watch and a diamond
pin worth 1920.
Ernest T. Love, graduate of the
agricultural department of the Wash
ington state college, has been APP
pointed dairy Inspector of the city of
EumOHIOn, Alberta.
A brush fire in clearing near White
fish, Mont, communicated to adjacent
timber burning over five acres, and
called out Warden A. E. Boorman and
force of fighters recently.
The authorities of Kalispell, Mont,
decided to continue in force the regu-
lations with regard to the abolition of
firecrackers and fireworks in the city
limits, as on last Independence day.
Timothy j. Keane, 62 years old, one
of the early pioneers of the Genesee
country, died recently from complica-
lions arising from kidney troubles. He
was born in County Limerick, Ireland.
Dan Brundridge, Guy Vaughn and
Gail B. Merritt, all youths, are under
arrest charged with attempting to hold
up two automobiles near Portland Sun
day and with wounding one of the &C.
cupants. All three boys confessed to
the attempted robberies.
George E. A. Bond, a Spokane man,
and for three years assistant secre-
tary of the National Apple show, has
been engaged by Portland organiza-
lions as secretary manager of the big
land show, which they plan to give
next winter
Percy j. Ridge and w. V. Gilchrist,
Great Northern fremen, were drowned
Saturday morning when their boat cap
sized during a storm near the center
of Whitefsh lake, 300 feet deep, and
another man, who was with them, may
also be lost, as there were three fish
ing outfits in the boat when it was re-
covered.
Wayne P. Smith, for the last three
years county superintendent of schools
at Wallace, Idaho, has received an APP
pointment to Clark university, at
Worcester, Mass. Mr. Smith will as
sumo his duties next September. Mr..
Smith has been engaged as one of the
instructors at the King county (Wash.)
institute, which meets during the sum-
mer in Seattle.
All records of transportation on the
Snake river were broken recently by
new gasoline passenger and freight
boat. The craft is 65 feet long and has
an eight-foot beam. The boat is equip
ped with 210 horsepower engines and
capacity for Is tons. The boat has
penetrated the upper river about 100
miles and has assembled rapids consid-
cred impossible. The entire wool and
fruit crop of the Snake and Grand
Ronde rivers will be shipped on the
motor boat to Lewiston and lower
river points.
Timely action by an O.-W. R. & N.
train crew at the burning of the Ore
gon Short Line depot at Armstead
Idaho, recently probably saved much
loss of life and property. On the track
near the depot were car of dynamite,
a car of gasoline and car containing
large quantity of giant caps. When
the fire was discovered at midnight the
train crew was whistled out of bed.
The crew promptly ran in, hooked on
the cars of explosives and drew them
to places of safety, but were unable to
get the car of gasoline, which was de-
stroyed. Many townspeople who knew
of the presence of the cars of explo-
sives had taken to the hills. The loss
caused by the fire is said to reach $75,.
900.
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