Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-02-20
WASHINGTON ITEMS

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Thomas Curtis, Seattle, missed his
footing on a fire escape at a hotel and
fell to his death Saturday.
Three hundred more men and Off
GERS were added to the population at
Fort George Wright at Spokane.
The Sprague public schools have
been closed since Thursday because of
the development of a case of smallpox.
1t is certain that a large portion of
the grain to be harvested in Whitman
county next fall will be handled in
bulk.
Two men, masked and heavily
armed, robbed a saloon at Spokane
Saturday night, securing $1,000, and es-
capped.
Joseph Brocher, a butcher as Sunny
side recently fell into a vat of boiling
I've water, used for scalding hogs and
narrowly missed being fatally injured.
The funeral of William Lowering of
Garfield was held recently. He was
SO years of g at the time of his
death and a member of the Odd Eel
lows lodge.
of Benjamin Merrick, Spokane pioneer
saloon man, who died recently, will
pass into the hands of his mother at
Youngstown, N. Y.
Joseph Braden, aged 70, of Walla
Walla, died recently. He crossed the
plains with an OK team in 1865. after
serving in the civil wal as a lieutenant
with the Missouri troops.
Charles Harry Larkin, vice president
and general manager of the Hayward
Larkin Billboard company, widely
known throughout the Inland Empire,
died at San Diego, CAL, Saturday.
The state board of health of Wash
ington reports to the public health
service that in December, 1912, there
were in the state AZ cases of scarlet
fever, II cases Of measles and AZ cases
Of diphtheria.
The house and senate will attempt
to override the veto of Governor Ernest
Lister Of the Cheney normal appropria-
ton of 5000 1000 for a new building.
The original bill passed by a two
thirds majority in each house.
Henry Weiss, general manager of
the Mexican Pacific company, a Seattle
corporation, is supposed to have been
killed in the fighting in the City of
Mexico. The company is building a
railroad from Acapulco to the capital.
Eleven Of the 10 deputy sheriffs who
have been on duty at Renton, where
coal miners employed in the mine of
the Puget Sound Traction Light and
Power company have been on strike
several months, were withdrawn Mon
day.
Governor Lister has inaugurated a
system of open hearings on petitions
for pardons. Dates for each will be
set and the parties interested will be
invited to attend either in person or
by counsel and present any matters
pertinent to the case.
Open weather finds almost every or
chardist in the Walla Walla valley
pruning his trees prior to spring spray
ing. Fruit Inspector c. l.. Whitney
states that the pruning work is in full
sway. The trees came through the
winter in excellent condition.
Several hundred farmers, represent
ing practically every union in Whitman
county, met at Rosalia recently. The
question of handling grain in bulk took
up considerable of the time of the
speakers, most of whom favor the cree
ton of elevators and handling the
grain in bulk rather than paying high
prices for sacks, as heretofore.
Nothing since Governor Listers per-
emptory removal of Hamilton Higday
from the industrial insurance commits
sion and M. j. C~arrigan from the tax
commission has stirred appointive Off
GERS like his recent edict against lob
bying, which says: "The presence Of
any state officials or employees in any
department in my charge, for purposes
of lobbying for any measure or mea-
sures, unless such presence is at the
request Of the legislature, will be con-
sidered by this department as suffi-
cient cause for removal"
Half a hundred ranchers represent
ing close to 10000 acres of the best
hay and in the Kittitas valley met at
Ellensburg recently for the purpose of
organizing a cooperative marketing
company. Twenty thousand dollars
was subscribed by ranchers present
who plan to raise at least $751; 900 more
toward establishing a warehouse and