The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-04-30
WASHINGTON NOTES

peters. &c years old. an artist, Sat
urday, committed suicide.
Olympia-Gov. Hay has appoint
ed o. w. Stone, of Davenport, and
L. l.. BruniIg, of Colfax, as men,
bers of the state board of examiners
of embalmers. They, with E. E. Heg.
state commissioner of health, ex-
officio member, compose the board.
Seattle-While her brother, Ell
mer Johnson, was in the peniten-
tiary, having been convicted of lar
ceny by embezzlement, Mrs. Laura
Johnson Gillian, is accused of selling
property belonging to her brother,
valued at approximately $4,000 and
using the money herself.
White Salmon-W. J. Cudmore, a
prominent rancher near here, died
Saturday from injuries received in
runaway. Mr.. Cudmore was haul
ing hay and the wagon frame slipped
forward, causing the team to run.
He was thrown forward and the
wheels passed over his abdomen.
Olympia-The Oregon and Wash
ington railroad which, as set forth
in the petition, is to be built from
Portland to Everett, has brought
suit here to condemn right of way
$50 feet in width through the prop
orfu Of hn oil
at the town of McKenna, which is
owned by the Milwaukee road
Seattle-Rear-Admir John A.
Rodgers, cOmmandant, and Captain
d. H. Mahan, captain of the navy
yard, Puget Sound, will make a So
mile tramp from American Lake to
Seattle. This constitutes the en-
durance test and must be finished
in three days. Other officers are al
ready on the test.
White Salmon-The White Sal
mon box factory, under the manage
ment of the White Salmon Valley
Fruit Growers Union, has started
operations, and at the rate it Is turn
ing out crates and hallocks it will
he able to supply the demands of
the berrygrowers in the vicinity by
the time the strawberry season
opens, about May 10.
Walla Walla-Owing to the vile
condition of their slaughter pens,
which are situated at the edge of the
city limits, Deputy State Inspector
Adams has closed the shops of three
of the meat markets of this city,
and until their pens are properly
cleaned and placed in condition to
pass inspection, they will not be al
lowed to operate
Bellingham - Bert Taylor, who
last November emptied his revolver
at w. F. While, alleged betrayer of
Taylor's sister, in the crowded lobby
Of the Baker Hotel here, has been
found guilty Of simple assault by the
jury empanelled in his case, instead
of guilty as charged, of assault with
intent to commit homicide. The
jury was out for % hours.
Seattle-After detention with his
wife at the Seattle immigration sta
ton for several weeks, while his
right to admission into this country
was being investigated, Moy Kee, a
wealthy Chinaman, of Indianapolis,
was admitted Saturday afternoon
and will proceed at once to Indiana,
where the Celestial has extensive
business interests.
Walla Walla-Working alone and
obtaining his knowledge from any
source he could, Paul Hackett, a IT.
year-old boy of this city, a junior
in the high school, is attaining re-
markable success with the wireless
telegraph. His latest stunt is catch
Ing messages en- route from coast
naval stations. Last week he inter-
6Spted one from Bremerton, 800
miles away.
Aberdeen-Alleging that his char
acter has been damaged and his
business injured by the publication
of defamatory article, Andrew Kali
!unki, a meat dealer of South Aber-
deem has commenced suit for $4,000
damages in the United States cir
cult court at Portland, against Vaino
Piippa and Richard Pesota, pub
fishers of Toveri, a Finnish newspa-
per, printed in Astoria, Oregon.
Walla Walla-Many prominent
speakers will be present at the con-
servation meeting to be held at
Walla Walla May 1914. Accept
ances are coming in every day from
invitations sent out by the CONNER
cial Club. The railroads have grant
ed special rates and an assembly of
between 500 and 1000 people is
looked for. Representatives from
the United States reclamation and
forestry departments will be present.
Mount Vernon-Donald Boyd was
convicted here last week of kidnap-
ing Patrick Mccoy, a wealthy Seat
tie lumberman, in the woods near