Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-16
WASHINGTON STATE

town of Latah.
1t is proposed that the state super
wise and censor all moving pictures.
w. d. Kelly. pioneer of Odessa ant
one Of it's most popular citizens, Il
dead.
The issue of $4,000 school bonds a
Waterville were sold to the state Sat
urday.
Seven persons were injured, three
seriously, in two coasting accidents
Sunday. when two bobsleds ran into
street cars.
David s. Troy, a democrat, elected
from Jefferson county, is slated fol
chairman of the senate committee or
appropriations.
The state has $112,S53,4S5 in assets
in excess OF it's liabilities is the state
ment found in the report of the state
bureau of inspection.
The year 1912 compared with 1911
had more cold, wind and moisture, &C
cording to figures compiled at the Spo
kane weather bureau.
Anton Effinger, well-known pioneer
at Walla Walla, died Saturday, aged
rs. He has lived there 35 years. Nine
children survive him.
The Masons, Knights of Pythias, Odd
Fellows and other lodges expect to
occupy the new $4,000 fraternal build
ing at Tekoa this week.
January 20 is the date fixed for all
of the county assessors of Washington
to assemble in Olympia for their meet
ing with the state tax commission.
The commercial club at Waitsburg,
by resolution, authorized the trus-
tees to take out membership in the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors congress.
Judge Thomas H. Brents of Walla
Walla, who retired Monday, has held
office for 16 years and is one of the
best known jurists in the northwest.
William Mcdonald, who served four
terms as judge of the superior court
Of Whitman county, died in Seattle Sat
urday of inflammatory rheumatism,
aged So years.
Henry Wallace, 60 years old, died in
Seattle Sunday Of injuries received
when he was shot by a highwayman,
who attempted to hold up his grocery
store in Tenth avenue.
A. w. Reiser of San Diego, CAL,
cornetist in the Puget sound navy yard
band, was burned to death at Bremen
ton recently by an explosion while
lighting a fire with petroleum.
Clarence Newman of Port Orchard,
county clerk of Kitsap county, is
with murder in the first de-
gree in Mason county. Newman shot
and killed his step-father, John Davis,
during a Christmas visit.
Transcontinental traffic over the
and Northern Pacific was
completely tied up the first of the week
as result of the worst blizzard and
snowstorm that has ragged in the Cas-
cades for a number of years.
Almost one-third of the students
now attending the University of Wash
lngton are depending entirely upon
their own resources for their financial
support, and one-third more of them
are partially earning their own way
while at school.
By granting SO grade crossings
sought by the Milwaukee railroad for
it's extension from Cohassett on the
Columbia river to Hanford on the Co
lumbia river, the public service COM
has insured the construction
of that branch.
More than 5000 sacks of wheat were
brought to Davenport on sleds in three
days last week. A rising market, which
has advanced three cents in the last
week and stands at "A cents for blue
stem and 70 cents for club, has re-
the selling to small lots.
The question of building silos is re-
ceiving considerable study by the farm
ers in Lincoln county, and in order to
have fair trial, Davenport bank has
$4,000 to be loaned, without
interest, to 10 farmers around Daven-
port for the purpose of erecting silos.
A special train carrying every men,
Der of the state legislature to Cheney,
Medical Lake, Walla Walla and every
other point in Washington where in
situations are located is being advo-
Gated. The trip, it is estimated, would
cost about $1,000, take up five days,
and give every legislator a personal
view of the appropriations situation.
Found not guilty on two counts
charging embezzlement of more than