Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-30
WASHINGTON STATE

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in a manner never before at'enp''D
over the state.
The grand lodge of Washington Oh
the Knights of Pythias meets tnis "eeA
in North Yakima.
The recent Deer Park census SHOWS
an increase from SIS last year 10 l4oS
inhabitants this year.
John F. Lynch, aged 81, who was a
resident of Walla Walla for nearly
40 years, del of apoplexy Sunday
Wenatchee is making fight ON boot
Logging, five persons paid $500 into the
city treasury and 5000 more to county
this week.
The Pacific Coast Elevator company
lost two warehouses and the elevator
by fire at Guy, Whitman county, sun
day. Cause is unknown.
Fruit producers will reap the rich
est harvest in the history of the state
in the opinion of F. A. Huntley, state
horticultural commissioner.
Spokane s. foreign born white popu-
lation has increased from 1852 In 1900
to 21,26O in 1910, according to figures
issued by the census bureau.
Clyde Beers, the youthful Walla
Walla desperate, who has shot two
men and is now a fugitive, is reported
to be in the Okanogan country.
The convention of the Lincoln County
Farmers Educational and Cooperative
union at Creston May 20, 81 and %,
attracted large delegations each of the
three days.
According to reports a movement
has been organized throughout the north
end of Douglas county having for its
object the removal of the county seat
to Mansfield.
Attorney H. M. Stephens has been
named corporation counsel by the city
commissioners at Spokane to succeed
A. M. Craven, the appointment to take
eect June 1.
The city Of Kennewick will install
a complete up-te-date fire alarm sys
tenn in the near future and will purchase
much new fre-fghting apparatus. E
a. Farrell is chief.
leaders in the campaign of "savine
Whitman college for Walla Walla'
were gratifed beyond expectation
when at the close of the first day,
solicitation $64,42O was reported.
The increased acreage of hay, cante
loupe, watermelons, grain and potatoes
on the Yakima Indian reservation, will
the certainty of heavy fruit crop, i
expected to double the output of las
year.
Taking advantage of the Norwe
gian natal day celebration at Spokan
college, burglars looted completely tn
girls dormitory, whose inhabitants ha,
all gone to the entertainment. Nearl,
5000 worth of jewelry was secured.
George Reid of Tacoma, general coun
sci for the Northern Pacific, will 500
resign from the legal department O
the Hill line and will take a positio
as assistant to President Elliott sim
lar to that now held by Thoma
Cooper.
Sam w. Watson, age 20, who murder
ed his child wife and her mother a
the cabin on the homestead of his fail
er-in-law, E. Langstaff, in the Oak fla
country, ii miles east of Goldendal,
May 10, died May 20 from self-inficte
wounds.
Yakima county has the maximum
proportion of irrigated farms-ss.3 DC
cent. Clallam county, which boasts tn
highest percentage of increase, is tn
only western county, by the way, r,
porting any considerable number of i,
rigated farms.
Petitions asking the recall of Nave
George F. Cotterill of Seattle, who Wa
elected last winter, are out. The pri,
cipal charge made in the petitions
that Mayor Cotterill has failed to giy
proper protection to citizens seekip
to enforce respect for the America
flag.
More than 200 University of wasl
lngton students, among whom were
score OF young women, recently orga,
lied themselves into volunteer f.,
department, and by dint of hero
work. saved two-story frame con
mercial building near the school. fro
total destruction. Damage estimated ,
$4,000 was sustained.
Fire of unknown origin which starte
IN the mill of the Bridgeport Millip
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