The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-28
SIDELIGHTS FROM OTHER
CITIES IN WASHINGTON

Miss Mildred Rogers. who shot and
killed Robert Emmett MacSherry, a
Seattle gambler. was exonerated by
coroner's jury and will not be prose
cuted
Congressman Miles Poindexter, in
surgent candidate for United States
senator, opened his campaign in King
county Saturday evening at Seattle.
Definite announcement of the route
that the Chicago. Milwaukee & Puget
Sound railway will choose for It's
feeder line into the Yakima valley is
expected about August 3.
Claiming that blasting operations
OF Cooke 4 Sons. contractors building
laterals OF the Tieton irrigation sys-
tom. are damaging his wheat crop
and land, 8. D. Linse secured re-
straining order stopping work through
his property
The supreme court affirmed the de-
cision Of the Spokane court in favor
OF the plaintiff in the suit of Andrew
Hackett against G. w. Scott and Har-
ry Mathewson involving title to the
Carbon Hill Coal and Coke company.
Indications are that, under the new
census and new apportionment, Wash
1ngton Will get two and maybe three
more representatives in congress, to
be elected two years from next No.
vember. namely for the sixty.third
congress.
Harold Hopkins. a convict sent up
from K1tsap county for burglary, es.
capped from the convict camp at the
state rock crusher at Meskill, Lewis
county. but was recaptured two days
after.
The state liabilities conference met
In Tacoma to consider needed leg
islation for the prompt adjustment OF
liabilities for personal injuries to EN-.
ployes. Governor Hay presided.
The publicity department of the
Walla Walla Commercial club will
establish free employment bureau
for the benefit Of people in other
cities and states who wish to come to
Walla Walla to live.
Twenty carload exhibits Of apples
are already promised for the national
apple show to be held in Spokane this
fall. Last year there were but 10 full
carload exhibits. Of which Rogue
River, Oregon. orchardists furnished
the best.
The production OF Burke's Uncle
Toms Cabin" in North Yakima was
temporarily delayed by the arrest for
shoplifting of Mrs. Clara Maroney, the
Little Eva OF the show She was
attempting to stow away jewelry In
. shopping bag. but when she plead
ed guilty the owner OF the store re-
fused to prosecute.
w. H. Allen and c. Lewis Wilson,
OF Chehalis. have about perfected the
preliminaries for tho organization of
a company that will shortly be incor-
porated for the purpose Of building an
electric line from Chehalis to Randle.
in Eastern Lewis county. A line also
will be projected to the Grays Har.
Dor country. The project. 1t is said.
win be backed by New York capital.
lists with 100000. Surveys have
been made, and tentative right So
cured.
A movement has been started by
the Spokane Grocers' association,
which is gaining impetus throughout
the state. to have q law enacted at
the next session OF the legislature to
provide that any mans salary can be
garnisheed for debts for necessities
Of life. whether they be public en-
ployes or private citisens. The pres.
ent law exempts all public employees.
and considerable trouble has been ex-
perienced In collecting bad debts BY
grocers. druggists. physicians and
others
Proceeding on the theory that laws
on the statute books are intended to
b obeyed BY county ofheisls. mem.
bers Of tho bureau OF inspection and
supervision Of public Offices are STIR
ring up trouble in every county in
which their inspectors work. Mem
bers OF the bureau announced that
when ohlcials ignore suggestions that
laws be complied with. appeal will b
made to the encouragement who has
promised to act
Subscriptions to the fund for
memorial to the late John n. Nc.
Graw. governor OF the state and presi.
dent Of the Seattle chamber Of com.
merce. aggregate $4,000. As soon -
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