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

Walla Walla.
Z Ex-senator Levi Ankeny has been
i'll for several days with the rheuma-
tism. He has been confined to his
home
President Taft has nominated F. G.
Harper for second term as collec-
tor Of customs for the Puget Sound
district of Washington.
Failing OF moving O.-W. R. & N.
train leaving Tekoa, Joe Besco OF
that city suffered serious cut on
his head through striking the tracks
with his head.
Several hundred poles lying at the
North Bank station Indicate that the
new line to be run from the Sundale
Orchard company's tract through the
Goodnoe Hills to Goldendale, is as
sured.
John ]. Erb, owner of ten-acre
tract. paid the United States land Of
fee SIS, the first money the govern
ment has received back for the 3d..
100000 cost Of the Teton unit, Yaki-
ma project.
Despite the fact that the year 1910
was not considered a good year in
the manufacture of lumber, the mills
on the Willapa harbor have been
kept busy and have exceeded the cut
Of 1909 by more than 31,000,000 feet.
Toppenfsh and other towns in the
Lower Yakima Valley are making an
effort to secure a division OF Yakima
County, Toppenish to be the seat OF
the new county. A delegation from
.Toppenish Is at Olympia for that
purpose.
The Jap who shot and killed Geo.
Madsu in a Pasco Japanese poolroom.
has not yet been apprehended. Not
much has been learned regarding the
affair, but from all accounts the shoot
Ing grew out OF quarrel which orig
mated in "a card game
Mayor Gray OF Pasco plans at the
next meeting Of the council to have
an ordinance passed regulating sa-
looms: According to his idea, the sa-
looms should be compelled to close at
midnight. instead Of being permitted
to stay open all nignt as at present.
A SPECIAL train bearing $50 pilgrims
from Seattle and the surrounding
country has started for a tour of the
resorts of California. The train is
the puget Sound Special" electric
lighted. throughout and with every
convenience for comfortable Jour
ney. -@
Clarence D. Hillman, the wealthy
Seattle real estate man, who says ne
has made his millions selling resi-.
dence lots to poor people on the in
stallment. plan. is again at liberty.
having furnished $4,000 bonds after
being adtudged guilty of contempt of
court by Federal Judge Donworth.
A warrant was Issued for the ar.
rest of street-car conductor at Ia
coma on complaint of a passenger
that the man had allowed his car to
become crowded to more than 100 per
cent OF its seating capacity, mis-
demeanor under city ordinance,
This was the first prosecution under
the new ordinance. -
United States District Judge Geo.
Donworth adjudged e. D. Kirk, head
OF the Kirk Detective Agency. and w.
J. Webb. one OF Kinks employees.
guilty OF contempt OF court in at.
tempting to influence Jurors called to
try Clarence D. Hillman. the million
aire real estate dealer accused of
using the mails to defraud, and fixed
prison sentences.
People of the Little White Salmon
country are greatly pleased with the
fact that Engineer Miller will take
charge OF the building of a highway
from Collins Hot Springs to the Lit
tie White Salmon This road when
completed will connect existing coun.
ty roads for use OF through travel
while other divisions of state road
No. 8 are being completed.
Few attempts at freak municipal
legislation have gained more wide
spread publicity than the anti-treat.
ing" ordinance passed by the Tacoma
Municipal Commission. December 7.
and designed to do away with treat.
ing" in saloons. Tacoma and its anti.
treating ordinance have been the sub.
ject OF cartoons in New York and
OF comment in scores of cities.
After investigations and compare
sons OF prices submitted by Eastern
coopers. fruitgrowers of the Walla