Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-08
WASHINGTON ITEMS

White Leghorns lead in egg-laying
contest at North Yakima.
Monday was the gath anniversary
Of Spokane's greatest fire.
The town Of Grandview has taken
its first step toward graveling the
streets.
Mrs. Ada Ellis. one Of Spokane's old
est citizens. died at the age Of 70 years
last Saturday.
The Reed hotel at Gle Elum, built
before the coming Of the railroad,
burned Sunday.
improvements costing over $7S0,00O
are now being made In the city Of Pull
man or will be started soon.
After serving two and half months
Of two-year sentence for embexxle-
ment Meyer Cohen Of Tacoma has
been pardoned.
Al Knapp, Is years old. was shot In
the neck and instantly killed Sunday
by Joseph Malnerich. while hunting
near Centralia.
Adolph Nauermann, q pioneer and
well respected resident Of near Cen
tralia. suicided Sunday. - did John
Salzer, aged so.
Sundays storm which swept the In
land Empire with rain. heavy wind,
thunder and lightning did great in
jury to the crops.
Threading Of fall-sown grain has be-
gun in Whitman county. The average
yield is 40 bushels to the acre. and the
quality Is excellent
One OF the most appreciated re-
forms at the state penitentiary il that
OF permitting deserving convicts to
wear their hair as mark Of good be-
havior.
Governor Lister has appointed DR..
Frederick R. Hedges Of Everett on the
medical examining board. succeeding
DR.. Edwin L. Kimhall Of Spokane.
whose term had expired.
Henry G. Chew. pioneer nursery.
man Of Walla Walla, died Sunday If.
ter an illness lasting over several
months. He was Is years Of age and
had lived in Walla Walla over IS
years.
Fires in logged-off lands in King.
Skamania. Pacific, Cowlitx and Clallam
counties Sunday were serious enough
to require the efforts Of hundreds OF
men to keep them from spreading into
standing timber.
A Wilson Creek meat market last
week established the record for the
largest beef ever killed there. The
animal weighed 1885 pounds on the
hoof and brought $148,86 to those who
raised 1t. When dressed 1t weighed
over 1900 pounds.
It is reported Whitman county funds
are in bad condition, due to the failure
Of the O.-W. R. & N. company and the
Spokane & Inland Empire Electric
Railroad company to pay taxes, the
case now being in the state supreme
court. A decision is expected In Sep
TENDER.
Struck by bolt Of lightning Satur-
day. Thomas Patrick Mason, an aged
resident Of Walla Walla, Is dead and
his son, Thomas e. Mason, Is In q
serious condition and may not live.
This is the third time this year that
lightning has struck persons In that
valley.
II the receivers Of the Seattle. Rem
ton & Southern railway will reduce
their price from 81. 400. 900 to $1,000. 900
the Seattle city council will recon-
mend that the city buy the street rail-
way, which operates IL miles Of cleo
trio line from the heart Of. the city to
Renton, suburb.
Under the supervision Of R. w. Whit
ford, superintendent-elect Of the Dav-
export schools. the basement Of the
high school is being remodeled. New
laboratories and apparatus are being
installed, new heating system IL be-
ing put In and the classrooms are being
repainted and calcimined.
Complaint alleging discrimination on
the part Of railroads against eastern
Washington coal mines was filed with
the public service commission recently
by the Roslyn Cascade Coal company.
which has mines In Kittitas county.
This probably will result In an investi-
cation involving rates ON coal through
out the state.
The board Of regents Of Washington
State college will meet In Pullman