The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-02-23
sIDELIGHTS FROM OTHER
CITIES IN WASHINGTON

his wife and bidding several friends
goodbye, Gottlieb Weller. a pioneer
Of Spokane, has disappeared.
Charles e. Mum, OF Walla Walla,
has received word from Spickard, Mo-.
that he Is one Of the heirs to a $685.
100000 estate through the death OF
his grandfather's brother. Major
Mum.
Announcement has been made that
Harold Preston. Of Seattle, has re-
fused to accept the place on the SUI
preme bench which Frank H. Rudkin
resigned to become federal Judge at
Spokane.
Rev. Thomas ]. Shuey. pastor OF
the University Place Christian Church
and organizer and president of the
Northwest ChautauQua Assembly. died
OF pneumonia, contracted at the grave
of q woman at whose funeral he off,
ciated eight days ago.
Believing that by cooperation along
every line they can secure the best
results, members of the Farmers I'm
ion are talking of establishing bank
of their own in Walla Walla to han
die the money of the farmers; and to
give them better banking facilities.
w. H. Maxwell, of Great Falls,
Mont, was lowest bidder on the con-
tract for the construction of public
building at North Yakima. Wash. His
bid was $178.774. the next lowest be-
ing that of the Sound Construction
& Engineering Company Of Seattle.
which was $194.013.
Twelve Russians, natives OF Kislar
province, Europe, between the Black
and Caspian. seas, arrived at Seattle
on the Japanese steamer Kamakura
Maru. after a perilous Journey across
Asia, through desert and food. and
are now being detained by the United
States immigration Service.
Dayton has a scarlet-fever scare.
Several cases have been reported
during the last. few days and
quarantined. The disease is confined
to young children Of school age and
under, and exists, physicians say, IN
mild form One or two cases have
been reported in the country north
and east of Dayton.
Founders day was observed at
Whitman February 16, the occasion
being the birthday Of Father Cushing
Fells, founder Of the college. Presl-
dent Penrose gave short address at
the regular chapel service. The fea-
ture of the day was the rendition In
the evening of the oratorfo. the Mes
siah," by Whitman Choral Society.
Three members of the colony Of
government employees stationed at Ia
toosh Island, at the mouth OF the
Straits of Juan de Fuca, lost their
lives by drowning when the gasoline
boat in which they were making trip
to Neah Bay for supplies capsized in
a heavy sea. Forest Cowan. M. Wad.
dell and Mrs. G.. L. Talmadge were
the victims.
A further test Of the local option
law will be made in the superior
court by the arrest Of DR.. ]. w. Morn
man. a Bellingham physician. who
also operates drug store. for selling
LIQUOR. A logger was picked up by
the police and bottle of grain alco-
hol found in his possession. The la
bel on the bottle showed it was Or
dered by Norman and sold by him
to be used as medicine. City Attor.
ney McFadden declares. this action
comes under the local option law and
ordered Morhman's arrest.
In affirming the King county supe-
rior court in the case Of Eta Vivien
Cole and her guardian. Eta May Cole.
against John and Joseph Gerrick Of
Seattle, doing business under the
name Of Gerrick & Gerrick, appel
ants, the supreme court holds that
$11,775 is not an exorbitant sum to
pay for the death of workman. On
February 10, 1910. Cole. who was
structural iron worker. fell from the
18th story Of the Fidelity Trust build
ing in Tacoma onto the roof of six
story building adjoining and was
killed
Dayton drug stores have entered
an agreement to discontinue hand
ling or carrying in stock spiritu-
GUS or malt liquors-alcohol excepted.
THIS is the most startling develop
ment in the local option situation in
Washington since public interest at
tached to the cause. It means that
within year every druggist and every
nhvsician within local option units in