Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-23

an increase from SIS last year to 1902
inhabitants this year.
John F. Lynch, aged 81, who was a
resident of Walla Walla for nearly
40 years, diel of apoplexy Sunday.
Wenatchee is making fight on boot
Logging, five persons paid 5000 into the
city treasury and 5000 more to county
this week.
The Pacific Coast Elevator company
lost two warehouses and the elevator
by fire at Guy, Whitman county, Sun
day. Cause is unknown.
Fruit producers will reap the rich.
est harvest in the history of the state
in the opinion of F. A. Huntley, state
horticultural commissioner.
Spokane's foreign born white popu-
lation has increased from 7462 in 1900
to 1890 in 1910, according to figures
issued by the census bureau.
Clyde Beers, the youthful Walla
Walla desperate, who has shot two
men and is now a fugitive, is reported
to be in the Okanogan country.
Thomas o. Morrow, a pioneer of
Sprague, died recently at Spokane. Mr..
Morrow was 81 years old. He was well
known in the country around Sprague.
The convention Of the Lincoln County
Farmers Educational and Cooperative
union at Creston May 20, 81 and 20,
attracted large delegations each of the
three days.
According to reports a movement
has been organized throughout the north
end of Douglas county having for it's
object the removal Of the county seat
to Mansfield.
Attorney H. M. Stephens has been
named corporation counsel by the city
commissioners at Spokane to succeed
A. M. Craven, the appointment to take
eect June 1.
The city Of Kennewick will install
a complete up-to-date fire alarm sys-
tenn in the near future and will purchase
much new fre-fghting apparatus. E.
A. Farrell is chief.
leaders in the campaign Of 'ssaving
Whitman college for Walla Walla'
were gratifed beyond expectation
when at the close of the first days
solicitation $64,42O was reported
The increased acreage of hay, cante-
loupe, watermelons, grain and potatoes
on the Yakima Indian reservation, with
the certainty of heavy fruit crop, is
expected to double the output of last
year.
Taking advantage of the Norwe-
gian natal day celebration at Spokane
college, burglars looted completely the
girls dormitory, whose inhabitants had
all gone to the entertainment. Nearly
5000 worth of jewelry was secured.
George Reid of Tacoma, general coun-
sci for the Northern Pacific, will soon
resign from the legal department Of
the Hill line and will take a position
as assistant to President Elliott SINH
lar to that now held by Thomas
Cooper.
Sam w. Watson, age 20, who murder
ed his child wife and her mother at
the cabin on the homestead of his faith
er-in-law, E. Langstaff, in the Oak flat
country, IA miles east Of Goldendale,
May 10, died May 20 from selfinficted
wounds.
Yakima county has the maximum
Of irrigated farms-ss.3 per
cent. Clallam county, which boasts the
highest percentage of increase, is the
only western county, by the way, re-
porting any considerable number of ir-
rigated farms.
Petitions asking the recall of Mayor
George F. Cotterill of Seattle, who was
elected last winter, are out. The prin-
cipal charge made in the petitions is
that Mayor Cotterill has failed to give
proper protection to citizens seeking |
to enforce respect for the American |
Gag.
More than 200 University of Wash |
lngton students, among whom were
scoTe oI yOuHS WOIHeu, TeCeHtiy oISuu- |
zed themselves into volunteer fire |
and by dnt Of heroic
work saved n two.story frame COM
nercial building near the school, from
total destruction. Damage estimated at
$4,000 was sustained.
Fire of unknown origin which started
n the mill Of the Bridgeport Milling |
company at Bridgeport, on the Column
,ia, Saturday night, did $125,oo0 dam
,ge before it was under control. The
mill and warehouse full Of wheat Of the
Milling company were totally destroyed,
Is was also the warehouse full Of grain |
II the farmers union.
Judge A. w. Frater, of the King
county superior court, has affirmed his
over the Seattle, Renton &
railway, a street-car line in
Seattle, and after appointing receiver
or the road, the court directed him to
'equest the receivers appointed by the
federal court to deliver over to him |