The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-04-29
WASHINGTON NOTES

ILLS CouAly, nave been closed for twn
weeks on account OF an endemic of
measles and diphtheria.
Gartield-The First National p.nl-
OF Oakesdale lost 5000 to a smooth
taking man, who brought to the
Dank note signed by prominent
farmer OF this district
Walla Walla-Bread in Walla
Walla will sell at 10 cents a single
LOAF, or three loaves for a quarter.
after May l. The size Of the loaves
will be increased.
Olympla-Governor Hay has COM
mured the sentence of Ralph Never
and Leopold Meyer, who were SEN
fenced to fine of $500 and six
months Imprisonment, to one month
In jail and fine of 500
Hoquiam-Since the first of Janu-
airy there have been 104 persons OPP
Grated on here for appendicitis. Dur
Ing one week in February 22 were
| operated on at local hospitals. The
| ing.
Walla Misunderstanding match to
| see what made the sizzling sound
when he poured water into a tank
containing carbide, Walter McManis,
aged IA years, was blown back sever
al feet, his nose shattered, two teeth
| knocked out and his face badly cut
by the explosion.
/ Bellingham-Gov. Hay will per-
! sonally Investigate the charges made
| by James O'Sullivan and E. n Stone,
deposed normal professors, against
DR.. <. T. Mathes, principal of the
/ school for ten years, according to
! a statement made here by attorneys
| for the professors.
| Everett-E. S. Federlund, shingle
weaver from Ballard, ended pro-
tracted spree and his life about mid
. night Saturday by retiring to room
In the rear Of saloon and exploding
bottle OF nitroglycerine. The walls
| and windows Of the room were blown
| out.
Olympia-Gov Hay has appointed
as the board who will examine and
! license nurses, Miss Mary Heating,
Of Spokane; Miss A. F. Waymire. Of
Puyallup; Marguerite Campbell, Ia
coma; Mrs. Mary Hawley, Seattle,
/ and Miss Cora Smith, Of Anacortes.
Olympia-Gov. Hay will take IA
vorable action upon suggestion OF
| Gov. Parry. OF Utah, and at the re-
quest of President Chilberg, Of the
A.-Y.-P. Exposition. for the calling
/ OF a conference Of governors of the
Western states and their members
of congress, to be held in Seattle
during the fair.
|. Spokane--1ndian Agent John NJ.
! Webster states that the smallpox
epidemic, which was raging among
Indians on the COlville reservation,
! is practically over, nearly all the red
men having recovered 1t is expected
the quarantine which kept all white
! men from entering the reserve with
out permits will be raised by May /.
Olympia-C. f. Beach, now serv-
ing his second term as superinten-
dent Of schools of Kitsap county,
and recently appointed member OF
the state board of education, has
been been chosen superintendent of
the Olympia city schools. About 800
applications were considered for the
position.
| Seattle-Ofticers and the Arab Pa
troll of Nile Temple. Order of the
Mystic Shrine, will make a 1000
mile pilgrimage to Nome in July.
This is the longest pilgrimage ever
| taken by any Shriner body II
enough Shriners are secured a spe-
cial boat will be chartered.
Spokane-Buyers for Puget Sound
and Spokane commission houses are
| paying record prices for potatoes in
the Yakima valley, west Of Spokane,
in an effort to corner the market.
| From $33 to $50 ton is being Of
| fered by the spectators with the
| available supply almost exhausted.
| The farmers are taking advantage Of
the prices and unloading rapidly.
Olympia-Governor Hay has Of
| fered reward OF $3.50 for the ap-
| prehension, arrest and conviction OF
| Charles Phillips, who is accused OF
| having murdered Rawl Seibert, in
Ferry county, July %, 1908. Phil
| lips has served time in the peniten-
| tiary, and Superintendent Reed says
/ he is one of the most desperate men
| ever in that institution
Seattle-British Ambassador Jas.
Brice has notified the management
| of the A-Y.-P. Exposition that he
will be unable to attend and speak
at the opening. exercises of the Fair
ON June /, owing to the long alb
Sanca from his nnsf that the tourney