Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-04-11
WASHINGTON STATE

The convention of the Western Fuel
association will be held in Spokane in
June.
State Senator Peter Jensen of Ia
coma has applied for membership in the
socialist party.
After April 1 saloons must leave cor
ners and occupy less conspicuous spots
in the business district Of Seattle.
Easter Sunday saw the sudden deaths
of two pioneers, both widely known in
Spokane, A. s. Salnave and P. T. Cedar
holm.
Elizabeth Kellmer, who took chloro-
form at Coulee City last week during
fit of dependency, resided in Spo-
kane nearly all of her life.
George Crawford of Davenport has
sold to J. A. Anderson Of Spokane 4s0
acres of land northwest Of Davenport
for $4,000, or $40 an acre.
One hundred and fifty health officers
representing state, county and city
boards Of health in the state Of Wash
ington met last Monday morning in
Seattle for their annual convention.
A school for farm boys will be held
at the Spokane Interstate fair Septem-
Der 80 to October under the auspices
of the Washington State college and
the superintendent of Professor R. C.
Ashby.
Leonard Smith, large farmer, living
east of Ritzville, says he never had a
better prospect for wheat than now.
His farm consists of about 1900 acres
of winter wheat and 200 acres Of
spring grain.
Zone Catholic priest at $25 a year,"
is the lowest salary of any Of the SAG
positions in state institutions covered
by the payroll for the year beginning
April l this year, as just announced
by the state board of control
By a deed recorded at the auditor 3
Office Julius c. johnson, cashier of the
Almira State bank, became owner Of
section 4, township ~, range 81, 10
miles north of Almira, for which he
paid w. B. Tompers and wife $32, 900.
Captain John Truebridge, commander
of the steamer Elihu Tomson Of the Pa
cific Cold Storage company's feet, died
recently in Seattle. Captain True
bridge brought the steamship Mime
sofa to the Pacific on her maiden voy-
age, and was one of the most widely
known mariners of the North Pacific
Clarence Dayton Hillman, the mil
lionaire Seattle real estate dealer SEN
fenced to the federal penitentiary for
using the mails to defraud, begged the
federal court of appeals in Portland to
give him stay Of 30 days, in order
that he might set his vast business af-
fairs in order before entering Nc.
Neil s island penitentiary. The court
refused.
Revival of the big irrigation and or
chard planting project at Wahluke,
which, after it had been capitalized
for more than $5,OOO,oO0, went bank
rupt last month, the failure being fol-
lowed by the arrest of all the promoters
who could be found by the federal au-
thorities, has been started by J. II. Fox,
Spokane contractor, who was author
lied by the federal court to undertake
the task.
The Rev. Harry Ferguson, mayor of
Hoquiam, has written a sharp letter
to the citizens committee, which or
dered him to resign under penalty of
being recalled because of his sympathy
with the sawmill strikers. The mayor
takes the committee and the mill Off
Gals to task for usurping his powers.
He says the mill managers could have
settled the strike three months ago had
they been willing to give the working
men fair living wages. The recent in
crease from $3.50 to So per day to 1925,
which was adopted by the mills, was
the best evidence that the employers
could have averted the trouble, the
mayor says.
Towns in Chelan county are prepar-
ing for improvement this year which
will lead to better sanitary conditions
and better streets. Leavenworth is
taking up the paving of the main bust
ness street. At Cashmere 5000 feet of
sewer will be laid this summer and bids
for the work will be opened April %.
The town of Chelan is profting by the
large amount Of development work 60
ing on in that section. The building
of the Wenatchee- Oroville branch of
the Great Northern is the chief cause
of Improvements in this section and
will cause an expenditure of many
thousands of dollars this season in de,