The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-03-17
SIDELIGHTS FROM OTHER
CITIES IN WASHINGTON

the 15-year-old SON of State Bank Elk.
aminer E. L. Mohundro, was acct
dentany shot and killed
TACOMA-Although not allowed to
vote, Tacoma women are going TO
take hand in the city campaign
under the new commission plan of
government
SEATTLE-A message here from
the United States revenue cutter Ia
coma tells OF the rescue OF the boat
crew that set out nine weeks ago to
seek aid for the survivors of the
wrecked steamer Farallon.
EVERETT-The result of Edmonds'
local option: election when the "wets"
were defeated, is being contested. A
petition has been filed in the Super
ior Court alleging that dishonest
methods were used to secure votes.
WALLA WALLA-C. H. Evitt,
thinks his little daughter, born re-
Gently, will be lucky throughout her
life. The tiny maid has a birthmark,
thigh.
DAYTON-Fruit men of the
Touchet Valley are to give their first
annual spraying and pruning demon
stration at Dayton this month Pres
ident Ryerson, of the Columbia Coun-
ty Horticultural Society, has appoint
ed committees to prepare plans.
STEyENSON-Afte killing Isador
ST. Martin, 6S years old. proprietor OF
the ST. Martins Springs, at that re-
sort, Robert Brown, 30 years old, bent
with rheumatism and barely able to
walk, craWled for mile in the brush
to reach Ash Station, where he was
captured
VAMCOUVER-At the Basket Creek
fish hatchery 100000 Rhode Island
brook trout have been Matched and
the fry will be ready to he delivered
in April At that time 10000 will re
ceive their freedom in Salmon Creek
10000 in Burnt Bridge Creek and
5000 in Basket Creek.
NORTH YAkIMA--H. B. Scudder
has been paid handsomely for kind
act of seventeen years ago. He sold
articles to a man in business in Puy-
allup Soon afterward the purchaser
failed and was unable to pay his
debts. Mr.. Scuddeg satisfied himself
that the failure was an honest one
and refused to press his claim
TACOMA-Fred Pope. the Indian
who shot two other Indians near Ia
holah, Wash, and subsequently sur
rendered to Alloting Agent Robert
Archer. is confident that he will es-
cape punishment He relies upon the
old laws and customs of his tribe to
establish his Justification for the
killing
CENTRALIA - Secretary J. e.
Barnes, of the Centralia Commercial
Club, has invited the varions COM
mercial bodies of Southwest Wash
ington to send delegates to meet in
Centralia on March "a, for the pur~
pose of forming an association 20 as
sist in the general development of
Southwest Washington.
TOPPENISH-That the II m e
bank" on a saloon window is a de-
fusion and snare to the public is
the ruling of Deputy State Bank Ex-
aminer George d. Barber, and it is
no longer to be permitted. Mr.. Bar
Der said he would at once take steps
to have such names on saloons in
the state removed.
SEATTLE-Rather than run over a
black and tan dog that had unexpec-
teddy darted in front of the autono-
bile he was driving, E. Hill, chat
feur, swerved, his car, which skidded
and overturned Mrs. Waiter W.
Dresser, wife OF Walter W. Dresser,
general agent for the Travellers In
surance Company, OF Vancouver. B,
c., is dead. -
WALLA WALLA-The Secretary
OF the Interior has directed that the
Government lands of the Teton irri-
cation project in Eastern Washington
be divided into farm units OF not more
than 40 and not less than 20 acres
each He also stipulated that private
landowners under that project may
retain title to not over so acres OF
irrigable land and must sell off all
excess holdings in tracts of not over
40 acres each
SEATTLE-Superior Judge J. T.
Ronald intends to put a stop to the
forfeiture Of bail bonds in King Ceun-
ty If the action of the court is fol
lowed by entries in all the cases,
there is likely to be CONSERVATION