Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-10-17
WASHINGTON STATE
The total tax levy in North Yakima for
next year will be 43.5 mills.

The total tax levy in North Yakima for
next year will be 43.5 mills.
A meeting of the League OF North
west Municipalities will be held in
Walla Walla, October "a and 25
William Spangle, a pioneer of
Washington, died recently at his home
in Spangle He was aged rs years.
Harvesting of the Zillah district ap-
pie crop is on, $50 cars having already
left the district over the O-W. X. & N.
The receipts of the North Yakima
postoffce for the quarter ended Octc.
Der were $13,548, an increase Of 1925
over year ago.
The Lincoln county commissioners
have advertised for sealed bids, to be
opened November 6, for three steel
bridges for the county.
Orders to sail Immediately for Mica
ragua to protect American interests
were received in Seattle Sunday by the
armored cruiser Maryland.
Announcement Is made at Walla
Walla of the night school which the
board Of education has authorized to
be started in the public schools there
Richard A. Adams, who Is known as
great head chief of the Brotherhood
of North American Indians, is to hold
conference with the Yakima Indians
during this month.
The Tacoma police and coroner are
Investigating the death Of 3-year-old
Joe Donestski. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Donestski, who died after eat
ing box of candy found in the yard.
The bright Indian summer day and
the fact that the farmers have COM
pleted their fall work brought one of
the largest crowds ever seen in Pa.
louise city to the Palouse harvest fair
Saturday.
Master. c. B. Kegley of the state
grange has announced that the open
ing Of the national convention to be
held in Spokane will be a public re
ception in the armory on the evening
of November 10.
M. c. Holland died at North Yaki
ma Sunday from a bullet wound from
the gun of Deputy Sheriff l.. r. Right
mire. The officer attempted to tax.
Holland on warrant charging hin
with being insane.
John Mill died recently at his rancl
seven miles southwest of Spangle. Mil
was born July Z, at Wood count!
Ohio. and in 1854 settled near Port
land, Ore, in the Willamette valley
He moved to his farm in 1880.
The Right Rev. Lemuel H Wells
bishop of the diocese of Spokane, an
nounces that he will resign as bisho]
of the diocese at the next meeting o
the triennial convention of the demon
nation in New York city in October
1913.
Nearly every shingle mill in tn
state of Washington. which Ia the prir
cipal cedar shingle producer of tn
United States, has been closed as
part Of movement to resist a redu,
ton in the price of shingles. No pr,
vious shutdown has ever been so ger
eral.
The democratic state central CON
mittee has nominated Ernest Liste
of Tacoma for governor. in place O
Judge William Wilson Black of Evel
EFT, declared ineligible by the suprem
court because OF holding a judicial pc
sition. Lister received every one Q
the 35 votes cast.
Plans have been perfected by Ian
owners on the highlands on the cas-
side of the Columbia river from Whit
Bluffs for preliminary survey O
plateau lands along the south side O
Saddle mountain. The purpose Of tn
ranchers Is to secure water from tn
head of Priest Rapids.
S. F. Sherwood, for 40 years a RES
dent of Stevens county, during whicl
time he served as county auditor
number Of terms and as Indian agen
both in this state and in Montana il
| tAO SoAiy udyS, uASu AcCculIy az liz
Soldiers home in Port Orchard. Mr.
Sherwood was born at New Rochelle
Westchester county, New York. De
cember IL, 1882.
Forty per cent of the construction
work on the upriver branch Of tn,
Great Northern railway has been com
pleted between Wenatchee and Pate
ros. From the latter point to Orovill,
the grade has been ready for layint
steel for over a year. At the presen
rate Of activity the line should b.
ready to turn over to the Great North
ern before June l. 1918.
Major John H. Wholley, commander
Of the Second infantry forces. sta
toned at Fort Shafter, Honolulu, who
was colonel of the First Washington
regiment Of volunteer infantry during
| the Standardization war and Philip