Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-22
WASHINGTON ITEMS

The premium list for the Deer Park
fair is ready for distribution.
The first creamery to be built In
the Chelan valley will be erected at
Manson.
The program Of SPECIAL days for the
state fair the last OF next
month has been announced.
Farmers around Odessa urge cream
cry. Many promise to increase their
herds il the plant is established.
Agitation for an immediate extra
session of the legislature will produce
no results, as the Governor says no.
The official publication of the condi-
ton of the two Waterville banks |
shows that there Is on deposit $4S4,- |
257.40.
The new drinking fountains recently |
ordered by the Pullman city officials
are being installed on the principal
street corners.
No trace has been found Of Uriah
Crandall, the aged Calispell valley
rancher. who disappeared from the
hospital at Newport.
Toppenish is preparing to take care
of $4,000 people during the week from
September to September Z, the date
of the big roundup.
While assisting to prepare for NOV
ing threshing machine Saturday af-
ternoon David Bastrom was crushed
to the ground and suffered broken
back, near Ritzville.
The separator Of the threshing out
fit Of the White brothers and John
Mickey was set fire by smut explo-
sion and burned to ashes near st. John
Sunday.
A committee from the commercial
club of Prosser is arranging for q
grange fair" to be held at an early
date in conjunction with the farmers
of the vicinity.
The body of ]. G. maitland, about
Is years Of age, Of Walla Walla, was
found recently In the old Schanno
ditch, near the gas plant, by two boys
Of North Yakima.
Compulsory sale Of communication
tickets on street car lines within Sc
attic operated by the Puget Sound
Traction, Light and Power company
was recently permanently enjoined by
Federal Judge Frank H. Rudkin.
The cannery at Sunnyside begar
work Sunday. The cool weather hal
retarded the ripening of the tomatoes
but it is estimated that there are up
ward of 1000 tons to be cared for IL
the vicinity. Early peaches are go
ing to market. Bartlett pears are of
this year.
Il The three days session of the sher
lifts and peace officers of Washington
, and British Columbia closed Saturda.
, at Bellingham with the selection o
!, Everett as the meeting place Of thu
| next convention, to be held in January
! 1914. Officers will be elected at tn
: Everett meetings.
Although there is only 100000 /
the public highway fund at the presen
!, time and will be practically no NOR
until after March l, 1914, when ne1
:. years taxes will start coming In, th
!, state highway board has work eithe
;, started or to be started within tn
next few weeks or months that wi
), total nearly 100000.
r Saying that for four years he ha
been haunted by an accusing col
sicence, William Cox, who claims to
former Quartermaster sergeant {
the marine corps at Bremerton, Wash
}, Saturday surrendered to federal off
cials at Nashville. Tenn, and expect
a to be taken back to BremertOn to b
D. courtmartialed for desertion.
!. Sunday morning lightning strue
! three places in Albion, nearly putin
/. central telephone stations out OF cor
mission and burning out telephones q
10 over town and the surrounding cou
!. try. Several people were severe
r shocked and G.. w. Gates. presidel
- of the Albion State bank, had ma
II row escape from instant death.
g Mrs. Linda Burfield Hazard, know
as the starvation DOCTOR" Of Seattl
whose conviction of manslaughter fl
- causing the death by starvation
n, Miss Claire Williamson, an Engli'
in heiress, was confirmed by the sta
r. supreme court has been surrendere
le by her bondsmen to the custody
Of Sheriff Howard Shattuck of Kitst
lie county.
The state board of highway cor
missioners has let to constructit
company of Walla Walla two contrac
IT. that will complete the Inland Empi
ID highway between Walla Walla al
q" Waitsburg,, Is and One-third mile