Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-16
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

Il. E. Monaghan, an old-time resident
OF Plains, Mont, died at a Missoula hos
pital following an operation for blood
poisoning
The derailment of logging engine
near Columbia City, Ore, resulted in
the death of Engineer William Bodsley
and Fireman Brettan.
Clayton Russell, for many years
resident of st. Maries, Ida, ended his
life recently by cutting his throat with
a razor. He had been in i'll health.
The body of Peter Winstanley,
rancher, who lived four miles west of
SLOGAN, B. c., junction, with apparent
evidence of murder having been commit
ted, was found Sunday.
To accommodate 400 delegates at the
Inland Empire Sunday school conven-
ton in Lewiston, May 16-17-1S, is a
problem before the committees in charge
of the Lewiston convention.
Theodore P. Tollefson of Sites, Ida,
has been appointed United States COM
missioner by Judge Dietrich of the
United States district court. The ap-
pointment is to take effect at once.
Extensive terminal improvements in
volving an expenditure of aproxi-
mately $3,0o0,000 are contemplated by
the allied Hill railroads on the property
recently acquired by them in East Port
land.
Work started this week on the new
cannery for Juliaetta, Idaho. New ma
chinery will be installed throughout, and
in addition to canning fruit and veget-
ables, packing will form an important
part of this season s operations.
The Masonic lodges of Kalispell,
Mont, have planned reception in the
nature of house warming for May
9, on the completion of decorations
and refnishing of the hall in honor of
the coming state convention of Elks.
A monkey-wrench and cold chisel
told the story of a Jail break at Conrad
Saturday morning, which had given lib
erty to six prisoners, some of whom
were held for the county and some for
the city courts. The work had been
done by cutting the hinges from the
doors.
Senator Edward Cardwell, aged "a,
one of the best-known pioneers of Mon
tana, died Saturday of old age at his
ranch near Cardwell. He was a mem
Der of the territorial council and twice
member of the legislature, represent
ing Jefferson county in the senate. He
was wealthy and his ranch is one of the
finest in the state.
Secretary A. E. Boorman of the
Northern Montana Forestry association
has sent out circular letters to the
$50 members of the association urging
them to assist in securing new mem
bership before the advent of the fire
danger season. An acreage of $4,000
is now embraced in the district, and the
fire patrol costs approximately one-hali
cent an acre.
Frank Eastman, son of II. B. East
seriously and probably fatally injured
in an automobile accident near Ontario
Ore. recently. The machine struch
loose ground, skidded and overturned
while being driven at possibly 40 miles
an hour C. X. Hunt, representative OF
the Simmons Hardware company, sus
tanned broken shoulder, Romer Teller
a leading Boise hardware man, who wa
driving, was badly bruised
If the weather conditions prevail a
during the past month in the Camas an'
Nez Perez prairies it is believed thu
acreage to be sown to spring grain vii
be 10 per cent less than last year. TIL
season is 30 days behind that of 1911
and farmers are beginning to feel alarm
that the spring crop can not be sow
to advantage this year. The moistur
surpasses all records for. the last 1
years. Farmers say that the fall grail
now has a growth which at this tim
of the year surpassed previous years.
A handsome silver service, a gift froI
the state for which it was named, wa
: presented Saturday to the battleshi
Idaho, now at the Philadelphia nav
yard.
Governor Hawley of Idaho made tn
presentation speech in the presence o
delegation from the western state an
many naval offers. With the crew o
the battleship standing at attention
Captain w. L. Howard accepted tn
gift in brief address of thanks.
The silver service, SO pieces in al
was exhibited during the exercises O.