The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-01-18
WASHINGTON BRIEFLETS

the total amount represented being
$44,758.
F. C. Million, prominent Democrat
of Seattle, has announced that he will
be q candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination.
A new county to be known as Wash
on will be asked from the Washington
legislature. The district claims 1000
population and will be sliced off King
county.
After years of litigation Whitman
college has lost it's case in the United
States supreme court and will have to
pay Walla Walla county some $4,000
back taxes.
The board of control has turned
down the application for parole Of Ar
tbs Hamilton, convicted Of embezzl1ng
100000 while adjutant general OF the
Washington National Guard.
Wedged between a straw stack and
a barn, heifer on the farm Of Joseph
Erler, near Ridgefeld, went month
without food or water. When found
the animal was unable to move, but
will recover.
Florence Brown, Of Dayton, In the
superior court is asking $4,000 dam
ages of the city Of Walla Walla as
the result of injuries received in an
accident a year ago last summer,
when Al Owsley, of Pomeroy, was
killed.
The Cowlitz County Medical Society
held its first monthly meeting in
Woodland. It Is the intention Of the
society to hold monthly meetings In
the various towns Of the county. The
next meeting will be held February
10 at Kalama.
Hugh G.. Todd Of Seattle, former
state senator, has announced his can
didacy for the Democratic gubernator-
ial nomination. He Is a strong sup
porter of the Woodrow Wilson move
ment in this state and is secretary
of the Wilson state league.
The state tax commission has given
Treasurer Arnold of Lewis county an
opinion in effect that If any personal
property subject to taxation Is moved
from one county to another 1t is not
exempted from taxation and that any
delinquent tax against 1t Is collectible.
A strange case of hypnotic influence
comes from Pullman. Mrs. Anna
Booth, a wealthy widow, seemed to
come out of a spell" under which
she has been laboring since August
7, 1911, and announced that she has
been Systematically robbed by gypsy
woman of $1562.6o.
According to the report Of the bur-
eau of public inspection on the con-
dition of Kitsap county from July 1,
1910, to November 1, 1911, the county
has assets of $46, and liabilities
of only $16,43859. The officers are
commended for the manner in which
they have handled the county affairs.
If Spokane clubwomen have ever
had a lurking desire to wear the badge
of police officer and be invested with
the authority Of a real "cop," their
wishes now will be gratif1ed by 2. E.
Hayden, commissioner Of public safe
ty. However, such service must be
of purely voluntary character, with
out pay from the city.
The British steamer strathabyn and
the American-Hawaiian liner Virgin
ian met in collision near Robinson's
Point, half way between Tacoma and
Seattle, in Puget Sound. The Stra-
thabyn was badly stove in but both
vessels refused aid and slowly made
their way into port. One man was
killed and two hurt on the Strathabyn.
Quail are reported being killed in
the district around Walla Walla, both
on the Oregon and the Washington
side of the state line. Both states
fully protect these birds, and the game
wardens are after the violators of the
law. It is with difficulty they are ap-
pretended, however, as the deep snow
makes it impossible to do much scout.
ing.
That fruit was not damaged a parti-
Gle by the cold snap that has Just end
ed Is the opinion of all the fruit ex-
perts of the Walla Walla valley. The
trees were in fine condition, the sap
being driven well into the ground by
continued chilly weather, and there
Is believed to have been absolutely
no damage done, although this is the
coolest winter the valley has known
for several years.
Information received from Repre-
sentative in congress Warburton in.
dicates that the proposed federal
building to be built in Olympia will
be started in short time. Represen-
tative Warburton announces that the
plans are being gone over by the SUD-