Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-16
WASHINGTON STATE


Bellingham will be held June 10 and IA
A girls band has been organized at
Ellensburg, as well as a symphony or.
chestra.
A Spokane contractor will build the
new high school building at Cheney
for $3.50.
Spokane 3 proposed bond issue for the
building of school additions has been
placed at $25o,OOo.
Harold Tess, aged 10 years, son of
J. F. Tess, Spokane, was accidentally
drowned Saturday.
Reductions of about 81 per week
have been made by the Spokane wait
ers under their new scale Of wages.
Senator Jones bill granting AZ acres
to the town Of Okanogan, WASH, for
public park purposes, passed the senate.
By proclamation Governor Hay rec
commended the Observance Of June IA
as Flag Day, but did not name it as
legal holiday.
The population of Seattle for 1912,
according to the latest directory, is
1896. The gain in population in the
last year is 1911.
The Rev. James w. Kramer, pastor
Of the First Baptist church Of Spokane,
was elected moderator Of the Spokane
Baptist association.
The state insurance department the
last IL years, on gross expense Of
$766,339, has returned a net profit to
the state treasury Of $1,es3,229.
Leaving a farewell note, in which
she told of her sensations as gas slowly
took her life, Mrs. Hilda Dietila Of
Everett, aged 35 years, committed sui
eide.
The state board Of control has fixed
May % as the date for the formal
dedication of the new Northern hospi-
tai for the insane at Sedro- w oolley in
Skagit county.
William w. Cowen, a plasterer, aged
IS, and his two sons, William John, IL
and Everett g., 10, were drowned in
Lake Washington, at Seattle, Sunday
when their canoe, from which they were
fishing capsized.
A three years extension of time has
been granted to Wilbur L. Yeasley
and others for the construction of q
dam in the development of power site
on Pend Oreille river, two miles south
of the Canadian boundary line.
Showing more than $4,000 offered
in cash prizes, exclusive Of the race
purses, which are $4,000, the premium
list Of the Washington State fair, to
be held in North Yakima September ga
to 2s, is now ready for distribution.
The state has secured Judgment by
default against the Pacific Express COM
pany for $1943, interest from Septem-
Der 80, 1910, and costs. The action was
brought to collect the per cent state
tax on gross earnings of the company
Road building in Chelan and Douglas
counties is one Of the principal topics
of discussion among the residents of
the counties and encouragement is being
given the movement by the indorse-
ment Of the farmers through the Sec
lions where the proposed improvements
are to be made.
Toppenish has been designated by the
state public service commission as a
grain inspection point, upon the COM
plant Of farmers that the Spokane bu-
reau was not enough for the entire
East side. Everett has been estab
lished as Coast inspection point, in
to Seattle and Tacoma.
Cash on hand in all funds Of the
state aggregates $a,695,975 in excess Of
the $2670 overdraft of the capitol
building fund and $2136 overdraft of
the agricultural current fund The gem
eral fund has $685. 49; the military
fund, $59,65s, and the highway and
quarry funds aggregate $1,o9o,91o.
With the arrest Of Fred Martin, aged
IS, cement worker and contractor, the
police say they have solved the puzzle
Of recent remarkable series of jew
elry robberies in Seattle, the homes of
i've rich men having been entered and
jewelry valued at 1880 taken. Nearly
al Of the plumber has been recovered
from pawnbrokers. Martin has wife
and child.
Despairing in efforts to win wage
increases by continued refusal to re-
.urn to work, the Industrial Workers
If the World are stated to have called
If the strike in the lumber and shin
gle mills Of southwestern Washington
md among longshoremen on the Pacific
coast. A general return to work among
strikers on the Canadian Northern is
to follow.