The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-03-23
srDELrcHTs FROM OTHER
CITIES IN WASHINGTON

Pacific County is In turmoil over
Superior Court judgeship created re-
Gently by the Washington legislature
for the district composed OF PACING
and Wahkiakum Counties.
A war upon low awnings in the
business district of Centralia has re-
suited in an order by the council d.
recting that all awnings be at<feast
seven feet from the ground.
The Husum Power Company's plant
of 200 horse power capacity, which
lights the towns of White Salmon,
Bingen and Husum, has been sold to
the Pacific Power & Light Company
Following the recent police clean
up of Seattle, Centralia is visited by
seers, palmists. chrystal-gazers and
clairvoyants, who are looking out for
a roosting place in either Centralia
or Chehalis.
The tests of the engines OF the
cruiser Boston, made at the Bremen
ton navy yard, have proved that the
old war vessel is in good condition
although she has been out of commits
sion for five years.
Terror-stricken Chinese are keeping
the authorities of Spokane informed
of the movements of six dreaded
"hatchet men" in the city. for it is
feared that Spokane Chinatown is on
the verge of a great tong war.
The CRANKY company has begun
work on nine claims on Copper
Mountain near Chesaw, bonded sew
eral weeks ago. The bond is for two
years and involves the payment OF
nearly $4,000 in case the property
proves good.
Upon request of Fred R. Burch, at
torney for c. D. Hillman, the real es-
tate broker convicted BIZ jury in the
Federal Court at Seattle, Of using the
mails for purposes OF fraud, Judge
George Donworth postponed pronounc-
ing sentence until next Saturday.
Henry Bowinkleman, a wels-known
rancher of Black Rock, who shot and
killed John Meeboer, a neighhor, and
then drove 40 miles into North Yak
ina to give himself up to the sheriff
some months ago, is guilty of man
slaughter, according to the verdict OF
the jury.
Chehalis business men have set a
mark for towns in the 5000 population
class by subscribing to upwards of
$4,000 of the bonds Of the Chehalis
& Cowlitz railroad which is to be
built Immediately from that city to
the south and eastern part Of Lewis
county.
A. M. J. Wade, ex-city attorney OF
Aberdeen, filed suit for an injunction
in the superior court at Montesano
asking that the Aberdeen: tax levy
for municipal purposes made by the
!: city council be declared void on the
ground that the city had exceeded its
legal limit in making the levy. 80
John e. Price, of Seattle, acting for
an Eastern bond house, closed the
deal for the purchase of $3.50, 900
worth Of Nisqually power plant bonds.
The bonds were issued to the Nisqual-
ly Contract Company to pay for the
first unit of the big power plant the
city is building. The amount paid for
the bonds is not announced.
Grant Smith & Co.. contractors,
have completed the work of putting
In a dam and gates across the mouth
of the Calispell River at Cusick. and
all the lands of the valley are now
protected against the annual overflow
OF the Pend Oreille River. About 20.
900 acres Of agricultural land of the
best quality are now reclaimed.
What is declared by experts to be
the most advanced practical plan of
municipal government by commission
in America is now in operation in
Spokane. Five commissioners, chosen
from among go candidates at special
election on March Z, were formally
indicted into Office on March IA. re-
firing Mayor Nelson s. Pratt and 10
councilmen.
p. J. Lorente. Instructor in Spanish
and member of the State University
faculty, was spanked by IL members
OF the sophomore class for appearing
on the campus without a green cap.
Lorente was seized as he was passing
through Denny Hall, overpowered af-
ter hard struggle and hauled out
onto the grass, where the chastise-
ment was administered.
Friends of Judge Wilson r. Gay Of
hn Nni~