The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
WASHINGTON BRIEFLETS


at Dayton to organize the Inland Em'
pire Veterinary Medical Association.
Frank Calvin, who shot and serious
" wounded Mrs. Vivian Irving at
Eatonville several days ago. and who
has been chased by sherins' posses
since that time was captured In Lewis
County and has been lodged In the
Tacoma Jail.
The frst county fair to be held In
Chehalis County, October 10 to IA,
will be held at the Electric Park, hall
way between HoQuiam and Aberdeen,
where permanent buildings have been
erected with the view Of making 1t
an annual event
A proposal that Washington adopt
the Colorado plan Of working convicts
on roads and the Michigan plan OF
state bonus for every county-built
highway will DO discussed at general
good roads convention called to meet
in Wenatchee October 19-20-21.
In two personal injury cases the
Washington supreme court has held
that a comp ny is not liable for an
accident brought about through the
carelessness of workingmen or when
a workman takes chances himself
that the company cannot eliminate.
Skamania County has paid out
$2O85 on illegal claims and claims IL
legally allowed, while the clerical er-
rors have resulted to the benefit OF
the county, during the period from
January, 1909, to June 30, 1911, &C
cording to the report of State Bureau
of Inspection now on file with the at
torneygeneral.
The battleship Oregon, which has
been at the Puget Sound Navy Yard
six years undergoing reconstruction,
will leave October "a for Los Angeles
to join the Pacific feet for annual in
spection. While at Los Angeles the
famous old battleship will undergo ex-
haustive tests to ascertain her effee-
tiyeness for war duty.
When R. M. Hopkins Of Seattle, for
mer clerk of the United States dis
trict court, made good the first s10,-
900 shortage discovered in his ae-
counts, he was able to raise only
$4,000 and obtained the remaining
$4,000 by taking it from the registry
fund of his Office, thereby creating
still another shortage.
The whaling plant at Sanford's
Point, South Bay, is making prepare
tons to close doWp for the winter,
fogs and rough weather at sea max
ing it difficult to operate the plant
during the winter months, so far this
season there has been a total catch
of 179 whales, this season having ex-
ceeded all expectations.
Hearing of the cut in the appropria-
ton for his Office, as made by the
| county commissioners, and realizing
that he must continue to be short of
deputy sheriffs, Sheriff Robert T.
Hodge of Seattle has adopted the ex-
pedient Of sending prisoners to attend
on court unaccompanied by deputies
and on their word Of honor to return.
. Charged by the United States De-
| partment of Justice with converting
registry money to his own use, s. D.
Bridges, CLERK OF the United States
circuit court at Tacoma, was removed
from office by an order signed by the
circuit judges sitting at San Francis
co. James c. Drake, at one time
United States marshal in Tacoma,
was appointed clerk to succeed Mr.
Bridges.
The statistical department of the
National Lumber Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION, whose headquarters are in
Tacoma, has just issued It's report for
August, covering the lumber cut,
shipments and stock on hand at the
mills reporting The statistical de-
partment has been at work only three
months, so that the result is by no
means complete for the country, but
the number Of mills reporting is gun-
eient SO that fair deductions can be
drawn from the report.
Bertieson & Son, of Tacoma, have
offered to build q railroad from the
Seattle, Portland q Spokane tracks,
opposite the Columbia River dock to
White Salmon at the top OF the bluff,
equip it with one geared locomotive,
a freight car and passenger coach, for
$4,000. Stock to the amount of $751;
900 has been subscribed by citizens of
that place, and If the subscribers will
consent to let this represent Ieommon
stock, Bertleson & Sons will take the
bonds OF the Mount Adams Electric
Company for the balance, and begin
construction shortly.
Just now far irrigation companies
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