The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-09-28
WASHINGTON BRIEFLETS

Twenty thousand joyous, cheerful
people gathered in Aberdeen Satur-
day to bid welcome to two railroads,
the Hartman and the Rockefeller
lines on Gray's harbor.
SLANG Is no longer to be abhorred
by the well bred. 1t Is not vulgar,
neither Is it sign of ignorance" Is
the opinion Of teachers in English at
the University of Washington.
J. c. Gales, one Of the Oldest and
best-known residents of Bucoda. was
mistaken for a bear and instantly
killed by P. w. Waddle, well-known
resident Of Centralia, who was out
hunting with Gales.
Arrested for stealing her own hair
was the predicament an Olympia wo-
man found herself In when taken be-
fore Justice Of the Peace Walter Cros-
by the other day and the fact that the
Justice knows horse hair won her
case for her.
AS result Of free fight between
so Tacoma High School students and
several members of the Portland
Northwestern League baseball team,
bill" Bloomfield, star pitcher Of the
Roadsters has a broken arm, and sew
eral members of both factions have
bruises and scars.
Superior Judge Dykeman, at Seattle
granted petition for the receiver for
the Palouse Irrigation Company, which
has large holdings in Adams and
Whitman counties. The receivership
was asked on the ground that a dis
pute between the officials Of the COM
pany might lead to insolvency.
In sentencing L. w. Young, a dairy
man Of Seattle, to ten days In the
county Jail for selling skinned milk
as whole milk, Superior Judge Gay
announced that hereafter it would be
the policy of the Superior Court Judg-
es to impose the highest penalty on
violators of the pure milk law.
Stricken with an affection of the
heart. complicated by other ailments,
Colonel w. f. Presby, pioneer resi-
dent of this State, former city treas
urer of Seattle, and founder of the
thriving city of Prosser, county seat
Of Benton county, eastern Washing.
ton, died at his home in Seattle.
c. A. Newton, special assistant to
the Attorney general, in charge Of
prosecution of census frauds in the
West, confirmed the report that the
Federal Grand Jury, now in session,
will probe census frauds in the Puget
Sound cities to the bottom, to deter
mine If Higher Ups" are involved.
That the failure Of Canada to &C.
cept the reciprocity agreement will
not affect steamship companies re-
Gently formed with a view to caring
for business which ship owners be-
lieved would be built up between the
Sound and British Columbia is the
concensus Of opinion among Seattle
shipping men.
Breathing the deadly fumes from a
natural gas pocket while being low
cred into well that he was digging,
Hans Myhre, 28, lost his hold on the
rope by which he was being lowered
and fell As feet to his death. The &C
cident occurred near Reitmeien, ON
the Medical Lake electric line. ten
miles from Spokane.
When Governor Hay consented to
the placing of convict labor on the
regarding and improvement of the
Carrolton mountain road, Washing
toms chief executive made an innova-
ton that may prove popular in West.
ern road building. The plan was
simply an experiment but whom the
work was completed it was ample
proof that such a scheme Is practicar
BILE, economical and productive of dne
results.
On their way to Germany to study
there the forestry methods 20 stu.
dents from the Vanderbilt school Of
forestry at Biltmore, N c., are at the
University Of Washington gathering
data from the instructors in forestry
and kindred subjects. One year OF
the course at the Biltmore school is
taken up with theoretical work and
the second year with cruising through
timber all over the world. It is the
second year men who are here now.
With forty-six steamships, with an
aggregate tonnage Of 242,208 tons, the
Harrison Line has announced that be-
ginning on October 20, it will extend
its service to Seattle. Heretofore,
the company has operated a vast liae
of steamships between Great Britain,
Continental European ports and Brit