The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-05-11
sIDELIGHTs FROM OTHER
CITIES IN WASHINGTON


is active in Clarke county.
State Treasurer Lewis, in his re-
port for the week ending May s, 1911.
shows that the state has cash on hand
amounting to $2,133,875.
Since the first of the year Tacoma's
cargo shipments of lumber have to-
tailed 63.53S.297 feet. including for
eign and coastwise business
Because they failed to make return
OF their net, income so that the col
lector of internal revenue could assess
the corporation tax. 1000 corporations
will have to pay fine of from $1,000
to $4,000.
Professor r. e. Tumble. head OF
the horticulture department of the
Wenatchee High School, has discov-
cred that the green peach aphis has
made its appearance in the Wenat,
chez Valley.
The suit pending In the United
States Circuit Court to condemn Key
port Peninsula, Kitsap county. near
the Puget Sound Navy Yard. as a site
for naval torpedo station, has been
ordered dropped.
By margin Of one point Pendle.
ton High School won the eleventh tri.
state interscholastic track meet at
Walla Walla. Waitsburg second and
spokane third. The scores were II,
26 and "a, respectively.
S1xty-eight farmers have signed for
power this year from the recently
completed Freewater extension line.
while double that number have signt-
ned their intention of using power
from the line next year.
Clinton Keller, government scout.
last heard of in 1870 or 1872 at Sand
Lake, is still missing and as his son
w. o. Keller wants to settle I'D an
estate, he has written Governor Hay
to locate his father for him.
The sons of Chauncey L. Wood.
Democratic candidate for governor OF
South Dakota last fall. and who died
In Seattle January 16, are entitled to
possession of his body, according to a
decision of the superior court.
q. K. p. Baske of Davenport was
appointed judge of the superior court
OF Lincoln county by Governor Hay
to succeed Charles H. Neil, who has
resigned. Judge Baske has notified
Governor Hay that he will accept.
Axel Mist will serve an indetermin-
ate term of from Is years to life inn.
-prlsonment In Walla Waila peniten-
tiary for his participation in the MUIR
der OF Patrolman Judson T. Davis on
the night OF February % last at
Seattle.
Miss Esther Alstrum, pure food in
spector under former Mayor Fawcett.
OF Tacoma, until she resigned shortly
before the recent recall election ON
account of lack of harmony, was re-
appointed to the position by Mayor
Seymour.
Officers of the Grays Harbor diyi.
sion naval militia, have received no
tice that the Cheyenne will be do
spatched to the harbor for the sum-
mer cruise. A torpedo boat is also
expected. The annual cruise will ba
held in July and examinations will be
made June 8.
FISHERMEN Of Yakima county are
raising fund to bring test case
against one of the irrigation canal
companies, in order to see il the ditch
companies cannot be compelled to
screen their intakes so that the trout
and fry do not have access to the or.
chards, where they perish by hun.
dreds.
1t is held by Attorney General Tan.
ner in an opinion to the prosecuting
attorney of Walla Walla county that
in cities OF the first class the ques-
ton of free text books must be sub
mitted to the voters at regular
election. He holds that there is no
provision made for the holding of spe.
cial elections on this question.
Each of the 1,141,99O persons in
Washington owned property with an
actual value of $2o64.3S. according to
per capita figures compiled by the
state tax commission. This includes
the total actual valuation of all real
and personal property, including
steam railroads. electric railways and
telegraph lines, as found by the
State Board Of Equalization.
The last cubic yard of tide mud has
been dug from the new 20-foot chan