The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-02-17
SIDELIGHTS FROM OTHER
CITIES IN WASHINGTON


dian. who asserted that he was more
than 100 years old and who was al
most lynched by white pioneers %
wears ago died at Port Madison
Wash.
wALLA WALLA-After an actiVe
canvass of less than two days. t"o
narties of business men OF this city
nave succeeded in raising $l2,ooo "
carry on the publicity work OF the
Commercial Club for another year
VANCOUVER-Dan Delph'
military convict, sentenced to serve
ten wears at Alcatraz Island lor u~
sertion from the Third Infantry, es-
caped from the barracks and IS SUN
at large
PORT TOWNSEND - Lieutenant
Forrest Williford OF the Unlteo
States coast artillery crops, quaieei-
master of Puget Sound and the o's-
trict has been detached and oroereo
to West Point for services at the Hill
itary academy
VANCOUVER.-Tw boxes OF pat
ont medicine headache tablets, taken
during one afternoon and evening oy
Mrs. Edward Wintergerber, east VI
the Vancouver Garrison. came nearly
causing her death
SEATTLE-With the wees a.
counted, Seattle's primary 'lectlo"
has left many sore spots and 1t IS
evident that H. c. Gill, Republican,
nominee for Mayor, will have the
fight of his life to secure the election
which takes place one month hence
SpOKANE-State Senator Hutch,
inson is near death as the result Oh
ptomaine poisoning. Mr.. HUTCHINSON
who is replted to own more farm
land than any other man in Washing
ION has been a notable figure IN po-
itical circles here for more imam "
years.
DAYTON-Nearly7 $4,000 Wisconsin
brook trout have been placed in the
Touchet River here by Ben T. Wolff,
sunerirtendent OF the Walla Walla
state fish hatchery. This is the llrst
installment of 100000 trout to be al
lotted to Columbia County this Sum
/ mer.
PORT TOWNSEND - Announces
ment is authorized that after beng
idle since October, 1907 the plant OF
the Washington Mill Company, one
of tie largest sawmllls on fuSet
Sound, and located at Hadlock on
Port Townsend bay, will resume OPP
erations March l.
SEATTI. Reconstruction OF 81,
500 900 power plant at Lake Tappa
Pierce County, to develop nearly %,
600 horsepower of electric energy
will be began AS soon as the weaiheI
will permit The power will be used
bv the Stone & Webster corporations
In Seattle and Tacoma.
SEATTLE-George w. Stratton
special agent OF the Treasury Depart
ment in the Puget Sound district ano
formerly private secretary to Secre
tary of the Treasury Shaw, died "a
Vancouver, B. c., soon after under
going an operation for appended $
He was "a years old
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hay has ap
pointed H. W. Scott, OF Portland, q:
special delegate to the Good Road:
| convention to be held at Aberdeen
February 1924 The executive, a
| the request of the Good Roads AS
ISOLATION, has appointed delegates Il
the convention from each Of the coiin
ties OF Washington.
AbERDEEN--Prepa for TIL
held in this city February 90 are nov
, reaching q stage in their develop
q ment which gives every assuranc
e that the gathering will exceed Il
r magnitude any similar event eve
s held either in this state or the Pa
cific Northwest
OLYMPIA-With about one-eightl
! OF its granted lands sold. the Stat
: of Washington has now in permanent
r funds, derived from such sales, neal
). ly $1,000 600 This fund, invested i
h interest-bearing securities, is annua
~ bringing in more than $250000 t
meet the expense OF state govern
ment, money that otherwise woul
have to be raised by taxation.
ASOTIN.-William E. Norris, we
known farmer OF Anatone, was al
rested Saturday for alleged operatio
IT OF an illicit distillery on his farI
near Anatone. He appeared befor
United States COMMISSIONER Shaugl
messy, waived examination, and CAV
N cash bond for $4,000. Norris ha
the alleged still" under the windmi
Of his farm. The machinery is e.
nd