The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-10-19
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teachers certificates at the August
examination 1899 were successful.
The enrolment of the South Bend
schools so far this year shows an In
crease Of II per cent over that OF last
year.
The supreme court has affirmed the
Whitman County superior court In
convicting B. M. Boone, the Palouss
banker. on a charge of larceny by en-
bezzlement.
1t is announced by Governor Hay
that J. L. Mohundro, the present
state bank examiner, has been ap-
pointed to succeed himself in the
same capacity.
After months of arduous labor by
crew of 100 men, the Northern Pacific
Monte Cristo branch is open from
Everett to Robe, point that mas
been cut off from the rest Of the world
for 10 months.
Both butchers and the general pub
lie of Tacoma will have to stop the
practice of expectorating into the saw
dust in meat shops, according to
pronunciamento issued by Esther ALI
strum, pure food inspector.
The sawmill OF the Merrick & Robb
Lumber Company at Airline, three
miles southeast of South Prairie, on
the Buckley branch of the Northern
Pacific, was destroyed by fire with a
loss of $4,000, and insurance OF 49,
600.
Lumberlnen, bankers, landowners
and others prominent in public life
from Goldendale to Port Angeles gath
cred at Aberdeen for the sixth quar-
terly meeting of the Southwestern
Washington Development Association,
which held a three days session.
Tacoma has more warehouses filled
with wheat at present than ever be-
fore In the history of the port. This
has been brought about not only by
the greatly increased receipts, but by
the fact that the exporters are hold
ing the grain until the charter rates
come down to much lower level.
The third annual exhibition of the
Lewis River Valley Fruitgrowers' AS
ISOLATION closed at Woodland. The
Upper Lewis River Valley showed the
best display as to color and perfec-
tion of fruit, and the lower valley
showed better in size in fruit and
vegetables, also best in grains and
grasses.
With apples Of every variety being
taken from the trees and brought to
the various packing houses of the val
ley, the apple harvest in the Walla
Walla district Is in full swing. The
crop is much lighter this year than
last, and there will be no difficulty in
securing help to pick and pack it, as
there was last year.
G. w. Clausen, state auditor, who
will be a candidate at the Republican
primaries of 1912 in an effort to be
renominated for office, will have
spent 20 years in the service Of the
public when his present term expires,
and if he is again elected and serves
out his full period, he will have to-
tai of "a years.
One of the largest wheat deals
pulled off in Walla Walla for several
years took place when George Drum
heller sold a portion of his 1911 crop,
amounting to 10000 bushels, to the
Jones Scott Company, the considera
tion being close to Is cents per
bushel, making grand total of about
sS2,5OO for four-fifths of one years
crop.
The largest acreage sale in Seattle
in several months was closed when
Clarence D. Hillman sold his property
holdings in the White River Valley
to a syndicate of Seattle realty men,
consisting of A. B. Graham, M. r.
Wood, w. J. Bruggeman and M. B.
Bruggeman. The deal involved about
800 acres and the consideration Is in
the neighborhood of 5000 900.
The raise in interurban rates be-
tween Tacoma and Seattle two years
ago, which caused big fights between
the people of Fern Hill and of the
Duwamish valley, near Seattle, and
the Stone-Webster traction interests,
is over. Defeated before the state
railroad commission, the superior and
supreme courts, the railroad company
has restored the old rates.
Mayor Guerrier, of Centralia, has
set November 20 as the date for an
election to determine whether Contra
liza shall adopt the commission form
of government. The regular city pri-
mary election under the present form
of government will be held November
II and the regular election on Decem