Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-01-11
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

INV Hoio.
The State Commissioners association
of Idaho met January 4, 5 and il
Boise.
Batiste Joseph killed Michael Kizer
halfbreed Indian on the Flathead res
ervation recently.
c. r. Greeley, an old-time miner of
the Libby district, died recently. He
was the owner of a number of good
mining claims.
Baker was the host recently of many
visitors at the Tooth anniversary cele-
bration of the coming of the white
man to the valley.
The delinquent tax list of Lincoln
county, Montana this year shows a
total of $4,000, the amount being
somewhat larger than last year.
A milling company of Lewiston, Ida,
has secured a contract with the Indian
department for 100000 pounds of -four
to be supplied the Indian agencies and
schools of the west
The Inland Empires production of
lumber for 1911 was slightly less than
one billion feet. It's value amounted
to more than $15,OOO,OOO, IA per cent
less than in 1910.
Accused of rihing Milwaukee freight
cars along the line from Seattle to
Butte and taking from them many
articles of value, Cat Wilson is
under arrest in Butte
Among persons indicted at Portland
are George II. Bailey, captain of po-
lice, for alleged misuse of his office
in connection with matters concerning
the underworld, and f. w. Cole, for
mer sergeant of police.
Representative Burton L. French will
introduce a bill providing for a pre-
liminary examination by the govern
ment of the st. Joe and st. Marie
rivers in Idaho, with view to pro-
tecting their banks from erosion.
Postmaster w. S. Brainard, of War
diner Idaho, whose funds were reported
$6s7 short by a postofice inspector, was
arrested Monday by Deputy United
States Marshal William Schult of Lew
iston, on charge of embezzlement of
postal funds.
The forestry department recently
sold large body of scorched timber
in the st. Joe national forest to firm
of eastern capitalists, who will build
mill at some convenient point near st.
Maries and will engage in the manu-
facture of lumber.
Calling on the name of Gypsy Smith,
and scratching and biting herself until
subdued by drugs, Nellie J. Potter, a
tody at Portland, as demented. This
is the second Portland woman to be-
come demented over religion since the
Gypsy Smith revival.
Robert Stevens, a cabin passenger
from Portland, was washed overheard
and drowned and William Dahl, a
ships carpenter, was dashed by a sea
against winch, receiving a broken
leg, while the steamer Roanoke fought
its way through the great combers roll
ing over the Columbia river bar re-
Gently.
Alaska products for the year just
100000, an increase of more than
Sc, 100000 over the preceding year. The
increase is evenly divided between fish
cries and mines. The products of the
mines amounted in the year to $22, 400,-
900, the increase due to new copper
output and natural gold gain.
f. NJ. Brown, policeman, was shot
and killed at Lakeview, Ore, Sunday,
by Bert Taylor, who turned the weapon
on himself and committed suicide The
shooting occurred while Taylor and his
wife were quarreling. Brown saw the
alteration, and upon interfering was
shot to death. When he realized what
he had done Taylor shot himself in the
head.
Henry M. Ryan, a well-known mining
man, and F. w. Appleton, an attorney,
both of Billings, have fled suit against
the Lewistown Auto company for $4,000
damages for personal injuries received
last September, when a driver for the
defendant company, through alleged
negligence, overturned car in which
the compliments were riding. Ike
Nissler, chauffeur for the same com
pany, while driving large car, was
struck by train Sunday at street
crossing in Lewistown, receiving in
juries which may prove fatal.
The commission annointed nv Govar-