Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-01-05
NORTHWEST NEWS ITEMS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES
An Interesting Collection of Items
From the -Four Northwest states
of a miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.
WASHINGTON.

The total enrolment of schools at
Wilbur Is ESQ.
The Olympia State Bank has become
a national bank.
II. w. Clark has been elected presi-
dent of the school board of Tacoma.
Chief Justice Dunbar has purchased
the elegant residence property of j. X.
Pattison in Olympia.
A distressing tragedy occurred re-
Gently east of Olympia, causing the
death of three little children.
The Whateom Commercial club has
been organized at New Whatcom by
about Is of the representative business
men of the town, with A. B. Clark as
president.
The Supreme Court has handed down
an important opinion in the case en-
titled state of Washington VS. City of
Pullman, respondent" from Whitman
county. The decision affirms the rul-
ing of the lower court, which was
against the state.
There are total of 700 registered
pharmacists in the state in good stand
ing and authorized to practice phar-
macy: also thirty-two apprentices and
sixty-eight shopkeepers receiving IL
censes during the past year
M. o. Reed, one of the leading attor
neys of Whitman county, was found
guilty of unprofessional conduct and
contempt of court and suspended from
practicing for one year by Judge Or
ange Jacobs of King county.
All street lighting in Seattle during
the coming year is to be done by cleo
tricity. The 140 gas lamps, now furn-
fishing light for large portion of the
residence district, are to be replaced
by 30-candle power incandescent lights.
Senator Foster and Representative
Jones of Washington called at the
White House recently and invited the
president to extend his trip to San
Francisco in May so as to include Port
hand, Spokane, Tacoma, Seattle, North
Yakima and other towns in Washing
ton. The president readily consented,
providing nothing occurred to prevent.
A diver recovered 500 in gold from
the bottom of Bellingham Bay last
Tuesday The money was In a small
satchel, and was lost off the Sehome
wharf by Mrs Matthews, of Samish,
about two weeks ago. Fruitless efforts
were made to recover the money by
dragging and the diver was finally en-
ployed. He found the money after five
minutes search.
Secretary Earnest Lister. of the
State Board of Audit and Control, it is
understood, will recommend that a
farm be purchased in Yakima valley
for the purpose of creating an industri
al home for some of the insane pa
tients now crowded in the two public
institutions. The patients DESTROYS of
working on farm are harmless, weak
minded and aged ones. They do not
care to remain at Medical Lake or
Steilacoom, as neither place is suited
10 their best interests.
At Harrington. f. G. Crisp disposed
of 5000 bushels of wheat for 43 cents
per bushel last week. The grain has
been stored two months. The price re-
ceived was the same as Mr.. Crisp was
offered when he first brought it to
town. 1t is the general belief among
farmers that as soon as grain is thresh-
ed 1t should be brought to market and
sold. The cost of insurance, storage,
etc, eats up all profits accruing on
grain unless 1t rises more than six
cents per bushel. For several years
past the custom has been to hold grain
for better market, but in the majority
of cases loss has been sustained by so
doing.