Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-09
WASHINGTON STATE

Nine Spokane banks disbursed divi-
dends of close to half a million dollars
in 1912.
e. w. Shaffer committed suicide at
his winter quarters at Nespelem re-
Gently by drinking carbolic acid.
Thomas Gordon Davies, aged 81, a
Walla Walla pioneer real estate man,
died recently of heart trouble after a
long illness.
The city council of Colville has re-
corded an order authorizing the city of
Colville to become a member of the
State League of Municipal Corpora
tions.
On Monday, January 13, the day the
legislature meets the next term of the
state supreme court will begin in the
new temple of justice building in Cap
itol place, eight blocks from the pres
ent capitol.
Mrs. Eliza c. H. McCool, wife of for
mer sheriff and assessor, ]. w. McCool,
died at East Republic, after an illness
of three weeks. She was daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph l.. Hamilton of
Albany. Ore.
Millions of dollars of securities of
all kinds are stored away in the vaults
in the capital building at Olympia.
The list includes government, state,
city, county and school bonds, form
mortgages, railroad and other securi-
ties.
After serving but two years of 20
year sentence for the murder of Miss
Josephine Putnam, a school teacher,
nine miles north of Washtucna, in De-
cember, 1910, relatives of P. H. Hol-
land are now seeking his release.
Many residents are opposed.
j. l.. Harper has disposed of his
sixth interest in the Preston-Shaffer
Milling company, Waitsburg, the in
terest being purchased by w. B. Shat
fer, manager of the company. Shaffer
turned over his half interest in the
Harper-Shaffer Eureka flat farm of
1900 acres in the deal, the balance be-
ing cash.
The last half hour of the convention
of the Washington Educational associa-
ton at Eeverett was by no means the
least interesting, for Mr.. Houghton, a
gray-haired veteran from King county,
caused almost a sensation when he Of
fered an amendment to the report of
the legislative committee. Mr.. Hough-
ton alleged that the present school law
contained two "jokers" in regard to the
adoption of school books that were
licenses to graft and were secured by
tricks and devices familiar to lawyers"
A well attended meeting of the bust
ness men and members of the Colfax
Commercial club was held at Colfax
to make arrangements for the big road
meeting which is to be held there
January Z, at which time a definite
agreement will be reached between
the citizens of the Whitman county
towns which will be affected by the
built between Spokane and Walla
Walla, and report on the route agreed
upon at the meeting will be submitted
to the members of the next legislature.
Quite number of candidates who
intend to take the next state bar exam
ination have already filed their appli-
cations, in compliance with the new
rule laid down by the state bar asso-
citation, which requires that candidates
for admission to the state bar must
file their applications with the clerk
of the supreme court 80 days before
the examination takes place. AS an
nounced by State Bar Examiners By
ron Millett, Dallas V. Halverstadt and
]. H. yesterday, January 16 and II is
the date set for the next examination
for admission to the state bar