The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-07-14
sIDELIGHTs FROM OTHER
CITIES IN WASHINGTON

The entire STAFF Of the Young Meu's
Christian association Of North Yakima
has resigned. but neither the d,rsetors
nor officers will announce the reason
for the sudden change.
Wednesday. July 13, was the date
upon which filings were made OF can.
didates for state and county oflces In
the September primaries OF both par.
ties.
The prune crop this year in Clark
county will not be more than from
one-half to two-thirds OF an average
crop. owing to the late frosts and the
cold spring rains.
The total area OF coal lands with.
drawn in Washington aggregates g.,
207.967 acres scattered In a number
OF tracts in the western and central
parts. Of the state. .
The members Of tho Conversational
church of Walla Walla have deter
mined to build new church to cost
$4,000 1t is expected to be com.
pleted by the fall OF 1912.
Wesley L. Jones. United States sen.
ator from Washington, has announced
his intention of supporting John L.
wilson of Seattle for the position now
occupied by Senator Piles.
The bureau OF Indian affairs has
completed plans for retaining about
$4,000 acres of swamp lands in the IA,
Klma reservation. All plans have been
made and active work probably will
begin at once.
Judge A. e. Rice has Announced
mat he will be candidate for gu.
preme judge at the coming Republican
state convention. Judge Rice has for
several years presided over the super.
Tor court of Lewis. Pacific and Wah.
kiakum counties.
What is claimed to be an anti.mar.
rage matrimonial club. organized and
comprising all the handsome young
women of Montesano, is one OF the
subjects which the young men of that
city are DESTROYS OF having brought be.
fore the present grand jury for inyes.
tigation.
State Grain Inspector Hoist says
that the indications are for q crop of
1ully 80 per cent Of last years bumper
yield and with the large amount Of
wheat held over by the farmers from
last fall, will bring the total amount
available for this winter up to nearly
the usual figure. The outlook for oats
and barley he reports as poor.
A successful innovation of openair
theatricals was made at the Cheney
Normal, when scenes from "As You
Like 1t" were produced on the lawn
IN front OF the main building at the
state normal. A stage was arranged
and the slope to the normal grounds
made an amphitheater. 800 students
and citizens attending.
That the threatened epidemic OF
measles in Columbia county has been
about stamped out Is the opinion Of
physicians IN Dayton. Although many
cases have been reported In the last
few weeks, only one death so far has
been attributed indirectly or other.
wise to the effects OF the malady. En-.
cept for few cases OF measles. the
county is reported free from contaRi.
GUS disease.
Although the county commissioners
and treasurer Of Chehalis county are
sharply criticised for not following the
laws regarding their oflcisl duties.
Treasurer Taylor learns that his short.
age is but $500. according to the re-
port OF the state examiners, rather
than shortage OF $2o75, reported BY
firm OF Seattle accountants, whom
Taylor recently employed to check his
books
SAA1 Ou6 AVut Tue "olID SAC
mon valley are enthusiastic over The
proposed electric line and are snb.
scribing literally toward running 4
thorough survey and right-of-way con.
cessions. The tonnage shipped from
the increasing populated districts has
demanded some kind Of TRANSPORTATION
facilities other than by wagons for the
past two years. Ranchers and busi.
ness men realize that an electrics rail-.
way will be a paying iuvestmsnt from
the start
That the j. r. Batten who was ar.
rested June 13 at New Orleans on 4
charge of fraudulent use Of the mails
and who pleaded guilty june 30 ana
was sentenced to two years It hara
labor in the United States penitentiary
at Atlanta, Ca, Is the same man who
opened a p oduce house In Seattle IN
April. and after operating about tArss
weeks f1oarod shin0ars Ia W>.ht--A>.