Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-02-13
WASHINGTON ITEMS

| The Prescott flour mill has closed
because of the water supply freezing
| Twenty-Five elk for Walla Walla
county are to be delivered in a couple
of months
The Ellensburg wooden mill is run
ming full time and is now employing
about so persons.
1t is said that there is still chance
that probe may be made at Wash
ington State college.
Charles E. Severance, a pioneer OF
the northwest for more than 40 years,
died in Spokane Sunday.
F. B. Hutchins, the freight agent at
Mabton, had both his forearms acct
dentally cut off in cog wheels just be-
low the elbow.
Samuel Hill of Seattle, president of
the Washington State Good Roads as
ISOLATION, was elected president of the
American Road Builders association
at New York, Saturday.
Governor Lister has indicated that
he was displased with the radical in
crease in the public highway levy,
from one-half mill to one mill and one
half, as passed by the lower house.
That the courthouse should be made
sanitary and that the finances of the
county are in excellent condition, are
the features in the report of the bu-
reau of inspection relative to Grant
county.
George Defoe, who shot John Hager-
man November II, when Hagerman
and Mrs. Defoe returned from a dance
at o'clock in the morning, was SEN
fenced at North Yakima to four years
in the penitentiary.
Secretary of State Philander C.
Knox asks Gov. Lister to take steps
to delay the passage of the Hughes
alien land bill, already adopted by the
house, giving aliens, with the excep-
ton of Asiatics, the right to hold land.
Saturday the jury which had been
considering the evidence in the case
of the state against Jacob Furth and
the other officers of the Seattle Ma
tional bank disagreed and was dis
charged by Judge Hardin at Belling-
ham.
To abolish the insane ward at Walla
Walla state penitentiary and move all
criminal insane to the eastern Wash
ington hospital at Medical Lake is the
proposal advanced by Dr. John M.
Semple, superintendent of the latter
institution.
Organization and marketing of farm
and orchard products will be treated
from every point of view by experts
on Thursday, February 20, the fourth
day of the week of the short course in
agriculture, to be conducted at North
Yakima by instructors from Washing
ton state college.
The Washington Retail Merchants
association will make an active CAM
paign during the present session of
the state legislature for the passage
Of two bills, one prohibiting fraudu-
lent advertising and the other provid-
ing for the bonding of collection agen-
cieS. . as- asss,nrs. .r wAloA ga
A bench warrant has been issued in
Seattle for the arrest of Harry A.
Jones, the millionaire, whose wife,
Clara B. Jones, obtained a divorce and
a judgment of 100000 against him
last week. The charge is contempt of
court and warrant can not be served
as long as Jones remains in Van
couver, B. c., where he owns a million
and quarter dollars worth of prop
erty.
The Yakima County Horticultural
union handled approximately $4,000
worth of fruit for its members last
season, according to the financial re-
port submitted Saturday by Manager
E. E. Simpson at the annual meeting
of stockholders. About $278,OOO has
actually been collected and $234,0OO
disbursed to growers. Cash on hand,
operating expenses and bills payable
make the difference. The value of
$4,000 is placed on the 119 cars of
apples in storage and small uncol-
lected accounts.