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

TACOMA-All kinds Of meat Were
boosted one cent straight IN price ~
Tacoma, Monday. The increase
means the high-water mark IN meat
prices here.
OLYMPIA-The state OF Washing
ton made $4,000 last year raising hoss
at the Eastern Washington hospltai
for insane at Medical Lake, ACCORDING
to the report of Dr. J. M. Sempie OF
the board of control.
SEATTLE-The State Grange, WIN
5000 members, is decidedly In 1aVor
Of equal suffrage. In fact, every
subordinate grange in the state IS an
equal suffrage association. A Iunu
mas been raised to push the WORK III
the order
OLYMPIA-W. V. Tanner, Assistant
Attorney General, in an opinion given
10 the state railroad commission
says that when the state grain III
spector examines public scales IL IS
not necessary for the County Auditor
to inspect and test them also.
DAYTON-The striking sh1rtWals1
workers of New York city seek TO
mitigate their troubles by marriage.
The Blue Mountain Bachelors Clup
received a letter from one OF the falr
strikers containing a long list OF
names of eligibles.
ABERDEEN-Cuttin down the dis
lance between Aberdeen and Seattle
4G miles and reducing the running
time now taken by trains by at least
two hours, plans for an interurban
railway between the two cities have
been announced here.
ASOTIN--Wilmer Votaw, Eli Bol1ck
and j. c. Peterson, prominent farm
ers of TheOn, will assume control or
the Asotin- Anatone telephone line
formerly owned by the Pacific States
Telephone Company The purchase
price was $1,000.
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Cozza. the Italian bootblack who shot
Pasquale Mauro, an italian laborer,
a month ago, brought In a verdict OF
manslaughter Cozza's trial is de-
clared the shortest murder trial this
county has seen.
SEATTLE-Seated in luxurious
apartments at the Hotel Wash ington,
where he had given numerous wine
dinners, Col William H. Garland. who
spoke of deals involving millions as
if they were a mere pastime, was
placed under arrest by Deputy Sher
tffs Mark Freeman and Joe Hill on
the charge of grand larceny.
TACOMA-In accordance with
decision OF Superior Judge Shackle
ford and pending ruling in an ap-
peal to the Superior Court State
Grain Inspector Armstrong has Or
dered that all grain and hay shipped
by buyers from Eastern Washington
or other points to themselves at ter
minal points shall not be inspected
by the state unless the owner asks 1t.
ASOT1N-The fruit-growers Of this
district are now thinking very seri-
onsly OF building cannery in Asotin.
1t will be very complete, and when
erected will be used throughout the
entire year Owing to the inadequate
transportation facilities 1t is believed
that this plan would be the best for
the interests of the growers.
OLYMPIA-The Federal Govern
ment has sent letter to Governor
Hay announcing that it will not &C.
cept the offer made by the Halle.
wood Company, of Spokane, to send
an expert out for one month or one
year and run the business, in order.
to determine where the responsibility
lies for the present high cost of living.
OLYMPlA-Carl Pitzer, OF Cen
trala, for years employed as teacher
OF music in the State Training School
charged by superintendent Aspinwall
for writing to girl in one of the
schools, telling her how she could
correspond with Pitzer unknown to
PitZer's wife
OLYMPIA-Scores OF letters are be-
ing received by Governor Hay adyis-
ing him that the Industrial Workers
OF the World are arranging the CON-
ing Spring to gather volunteers from
all over the United States at Spo-
kane and resume their fight of last
Fall against the city street-speaking
ordinance. The state will leave the
matter entirely in the hands of the
city authorities.
EVERETT--Melting snow caused q
huge avalanche down the side of the
mountain onto a cook house run nv