The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-29
WASHINGTON BRIEFLETs

ei0n Will pe part or the educational
lessons which will be taught at the
Interstate fair this fall.
The Orchard Water company. of Ka-
lama, Is spending $4,000 laying new
s1x-lnch mains on all the downtown
streets in place of the four-inch mains
now in use.
SO brisk is the demand for Wash
tngton red cedar shingles and so limi-
ted is the supply that the price has adj
vanced to So at the mills, the highest
price paid for shingles since 1907.
Grasping live wire while working
at the top of feeder line pole belong
ing to the Tacoma Railway and Power
company at Tacoma, John Nelson. a
hneman, was instantly electrocuted.
Carson D. Boren, the last male mem
Der of the party of pioneers that
founded the city of Seattle in Novem-
Der, 1851, died after a brief illness at
his home in Seattle. Mr.. Boren was
SO years of age.
Portland was chosen as the next
meeting place of the Pacific German
Methodist conference, in session at
Spokane. The conference includes
the states of Washington, Idaho and
Oregon.
The wife of John Early, the Tacoma
leper, whose pitiable condition attract
ed national attention a few months
ago, has started divorce proceedings.
She charges extreme cruelty and asks
the custody Of her three little boys.
The pupil having the best school
garden exhibit at the Clarke county
fair, in September will be given free
scholarship in the state college at
Pullman, the same to be taken out in
room rent at the dormitory and fees
in the school.
Just as she was leaving evening
worship at the First Presbyterian
church in Tacoma, Mrs. D. Dale, re-
Gently divorced from E.. L. Dale, was
met by her husband, importuned to
return to him, and because she re-
fused, was stabbed.
E. D. German, city attorney of Che
welah, in Stevens county, was fired
on and wounded by an unidentified
assailant at that place Sunday. Five
shots were fired and the victim is ly-
ing at his home in a critical condition,
with bullet in his groin.
Because of objections raised, the
senate failed to confirm the nomina-
ton of B. w. Coiner, of Tacoma, as
United States marshal for western
Washington, and also failed to act on
as successor to Judge Hanford.
The Spokane dealty board at the
coming session of the state legislature
will urge the passage of law protect
ing the owners of property against
tenants moving without paying rent
by making it possible for the owner to
hold the household effects of the ten
ant.
In the presence of Gvernor Hay, the
mayor of Spokane, commercial organ
izations, historical societies and repre-
sentatives of many walks of life, "Old
Baldy," the mound which rises 1000
feet above the city of Spokane, was
christened and renamed Mount Spo-
kane.
The underwriting Of bond issue of
$4,000 on the Davenport hotel in
Spokane by the Mercantile Trust COM
pany of st. Louis, completes financial
arrangements for the erection of Spo-
kane's new great hotel. The total cost
of building, ground and equipment will
be $2,050,O0O.
The port of Seattle has entered into
form of partnership with the Pacific
Terminal company for the construc-
ton and operation of modern termin-
al system on Harbor Island. The port
is to spend 100000 Immediately,
while the private company is to make
an outlay of $1,1O0,O0O.
The Westinghouse Laundry
mems association will meet in Ever
EFT in 1913 This was decided at this
years convention, which was held in
Tacoma. Officers for the coming year
were named as follows: A. Knaid,
Seattle, president; John Lupton, Aber-
deem, vice-president, and L. K. Gillen,
Portland, secretary-treasurer.
The committee representing the coal
mine workers of the state of Washing
ton, after nearly a month of negotia-
tions, has reached wage agreement
with the operators committee, thus
removing the probability of a strike
and consequent coal shortage. The
men secure an advance in wages in
excess of 5 per cent and a biweekly
pay day.
According to a bulletin recently is
sued by l. M. Howell, secretary of
state, 10000 families are needed on