The Kendrick gazette., 1913-02-07
WASHINGTON ITEMS
Ritzville's new creamery has started

Ritzville's new creamery has started
The county convention of the farm
ers' union was held at North Yakima
last Wednesday.
Henry Mickels, editor of the Cheney
Free Press, died Saturday after but a
few hours illness.
Main street of Waitsburg is soon to
be lighted with cluster lights instead
of the present arc lights.
North Yakima will hold a special
election on the $3.50, 900 bond issue for
sewer system for March 1S.
G. A. Gaines, prominent stockman
Of Northport, has organized Stevens
County Live Stock association.
Walla Walla Farmers union men,
bers have signed an application for
100000 grain bags at Tacoma.
1t is thought the legislature will pass
most of the bills proposed for the bet
ter government of cities of the first
class.
Farmers are incensed at the tactics
of the so-called grain bag trust in rails
ing the price of bags so early in the
season.
Four county division fights are
threatened in both houses, with gen.
eral prospects that none of them will
get through.
White mold in hay fed to sheep was
responsible for large number of
deaths in the flock being wintered
near Chewelah
George Defoe, whose trial for the
murder of John Hagerman was set for
Wednesday, pleaded guilty to man.
slaughter at North Yakima.
Announcing that she had no friends
left and that life was no longer worth
living, Miss Mary Dawson, aged 80
years, committed suicide at Spokane
Sunday.
A resolution introduced in the house
Monday by Representative H. w.
Holmes of Snohomish asks investiga-
tion of affairs at Washington State
college.
The State Sheriffs association
met at Olympia this week. The sher-
ifs asked for the passage of a law
permitting them to install Identified
tion systems.
-Four female elk, two male elk, two
bull buffalo, two silvertip grizzly bears,
one brown bear and seven beavers
have been donated by the government
to Spokane's zoo.
An immense ice gorge has formed
in the Columbia river at Boone's land
ing, threatening damage to the i'm
proved islands and lowlands along the
east side of the river.
Governor Lister has received word
from graduate nurses of hospitals pro
testing against the passage of an eight
hour law for women such as to apply
to the nursing profession.
Indians of the Yakima and Columbia
valleys are to hold a big celebration
from March to March at the ranch
of Chief George Stwire Waters, neal
Toppenish, in honor of the inaugura
ton of President-elect Wilson.
Great Northern representatives an
nounce that it is the intention of the
company to have it's line north from
Wenatchee in operation by July l, i
possible and at least in time to handle
the 1913 crop from that territory.
According to a recent official esti
mate, a million and a half grain bag
will be needed for this years whea
, crop by the members of the farmers
union at Walla Walla. The farmers
are preparing to pool their orders IL
one big deal.
AS the result of a decision hande,
i down by the government board of foo
inspection at Washington, Whit
Bluffs, Hanford and Ringold will here
after be compelled to discontinue tn
use of the label of the Yakima Valle,
Fruit Growers association.
The inventory of the Cheney stat
normal school property just filed il
the report of the state bureau of in
spection fixes the total at $1S9,35 .65
of which $45,00O is comprised in si
city blocks, the remaining being schoo
> buildings and personal property.
The theft of large quantities of bras
. and copper from several machiner
, houses in Seattle has been solved b.
r finding several thousand pounds @
r copper wire, copper and brass fittings
cables and pieces of brass machiner
hidden in the waters of Wolf creek.
Senators Arthur Mcclure and Harv
. H. Phipps, in senate bill No. 1877 pre-
, viding for a $40,0O0,O00 state bon
: issue for the reclamation of arid land
. in Grant, Adams, Chelan and Dougla
. counties, have introduced the bigges
= development project that has yet bee
presented to the state legislature.
Warden Charles Reed of the priso