Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-06-26
WASHINGTON ITEMS

name is Mrs. Frank Gill.
John Rufner died at his home, near
Oakesdale recently of tuberculosis.
Mr.. Rufner was pioneer of Cakes
dale.
j. H. Perkins, a well-known demo-
crat of Ritzville, has been appointed
agricultural commissioner for the
state.
The Washington state board of phar-
macy met June 10, 20 and 81 at the
stat university in Seattle, when can
didates were examined.
The Columbia river has passed all
its marks of high water with the ex-
ception of that of 1894, and but three
feet more equals that record.
From all present prospects the farm
ers of the Palouse section will be con
fronted with the greatest scarcity OF
farm help in several years when the
haying season opens.
R. Laudermilch, attendant at the
Medical Lake insane asylum, charged
by witnesses with having beaten pa
tents, was suspended and arrested by
order of the state board of control
Losing his balance on a painters
plank at Spokane while he was at
tempting to tie the rope with which
the plank was suspended, cost Charles
w. Gibson his life. He fell five stories
Edward Dempsey, the 13-year-old son
of Herbert Dempsey, farmer living
near Port Crescent, killed himself with
a rifle Saturday after playfully telling
his little sister that he was going to
take his life
The special train carrying veterans
of the battle of Gettysburg from this
state to the semi-centennial reunion.
will leave Seattle June 25, and in the
party will be four veterans from north
central Washington.
Forty-one head of sheep belonging
to P. w. Cox, western Whitman stock
man, were killed near Palouse by
train Sunday. The sheep, 100 in num-
Der, were being driven from western
Whitman to the summer range in the
mountains.
All telephone connections between
Keller and the outside world are sew
cred by the breaking of the wires over
the Columbia river at Clark caused by
the high water. The wires can not be
repaired until the river reaches q
lower stage.
The jury in the $4,000 damage suit
Mrs. L. c. Summerlin brought against
Lincoln county brought in a verdict
for the county. Mrs. Summerlin was
: injured by being thrown from a buggy,
the horse she was driving becoming
frightened at a band of sheep.
Pasco was visited by another disas-
trous fire Sunday when the concrete
building belonging to Robert Gerry, on
Third street, occupied by tht McDuff-
Fales furniture and undertaking
: rooms, the Victor Marden harness
: shop and farm implement store, and
: the Hub grocery, was totally de-
stroyed, together with the contents of
all three stores.
An agricultural demonstration train
will leave Pullman on Sunday June
%, for a nine-day trip through eastern
Washington. The itinerar. follows:
Monday, June 23-Dcep Greek, Rear
: dan, Mondovi, Davenport. Tuesday
, Creston, Wilbur, Govan, Almira.
: dnesday-Hartiine Coulee City,
Adrian. Thur sday-Wheelcr, Warden,
/ Cornell. Friday-Lind, Ritzville,
Sprague. Saturday Tyler, Cheney.
Monday-Spangle, Plaza, Rosalia,
Oakesdale. Tuesday, July Belmont,
Garfield, Palouse, Fallons. Wednes-
day-Colton, Uniontown, Genesee.
The valuation OF all steam railroad
properties in the state of Washington
, is about 100000 greater this year than
last, according to figures prepared by
the state tax commission. The figures
show the valuation this year to be
S343,337, 515, as compared with $342,-
$4,000, the valuation last year The
valuation is figured out as follows:
: Northern Pacific, s126,165, 600; Great
Northern, s70,O07,0O0; O-W. R & N,
$4S,646,0O0; North Bank, 1857 900;
Chicago, Milwaukee e st. Paul, $751;
100000; Idaho & Washington North
ern, S3,SS5,000; Tacoma Eastern, $2,-
1000, and Spokane International
$1,175,000 OF the total valuation on
railroad property 1902, 0S5,913 repre-
sents the value of rights of way and
tracks, while the value of the personal
property is placed at SAL Psi, 603.
No, This Is Lobbying!
Washington.-Henry T. Oxnard, the