Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1913-08-22
WASHINGTON ITEMS

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Farmers around Odessa urge cream
Many promise to increase their
herds if 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 $434,-
257.40.
The new drinking fountains recently
ordered by the Pullman city officials
are being installed on the principal
street
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 +
of $1,000 people during the week from
September 1 to September Z, the late
of the big roundup.
While assisting to prepare for NOV
ing a threshing machine Saturday at-
ternoon David Bastrom was crushed
to the ground and suffered a broken
back, near Ritzville.
The separator of the threshing out
fit of the White brothers and John
Mickey was set fire by a smut explo-
sion and burned to ashes near st. John
Sunday.
A committee from the commercial
club of Prosser is arranging for a
grange fair" to be held at an early
date in conjunction with the farmers
of the vicinity.
The body of ]. G. Madland, about
25 years of age, of Walla Walla. was
found recently in the old Schanno
ditch, near the gas plant, by W. 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 e%njoined by
Federal Judge Frank H. Rudkin.
The n at S%unnyside begar
work Sunday. The cool weather has
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.
The three days session of the sher
ifs and peace officers of Washington
and British Columbia closed Saturday
at Bellingham with the selection o
Everett as the meeting place OF the
next convention, to be held in January
1914. Officers will be elected at the
Everett meetings.
Although there is only $37O,00O il
the public highway fund at the presen
time and will be practically no NOR
until after March l, 1914, when mex
years taxes will start coming in, tn
state highway board has work eithe
started or to be started within tn
next few weeks or months that vii
total nearly 100000.
Saying that for four years he ha'
been haunted by an accusing cor
sicence, William Cox, who claims to b
a former quartermaster sergeant Q
the marine corps at Bremerton, Wash
Saturday surrendered to federal off
cials at Nashville, Tenn, and expect
to be taken back to Bremerton to b
courtmartialed for desertion.
Sunday morning lightning struc
three places in Albion, nearly putin
| central telephone stations out OF con
y mission and burning out telephones a
over town and the surrounding coul
: try. Several people were severel
shocked and G.. w. Gates, presidel
of the Albion State bank, had a ma
row escape from instant death.
Mrs. Linda Burfield Hazard, know
as the starvation DOCTOR" of Seattl
" whose conviction of m~anslaughter IL
b causing the death by starvation
" Miss Claire Williamson, an Engli|
q heiress, was confirmed by the sta
= supreme court has been surrendere
by her bondsmen to the custody
Sheriff Howard Shattuck of Kitsf
county.
The state board of highway COZ
m~issioners has let to a c~onstructlt
d company of Walla Walla two contrac
If that will complete the Inland Empi
S. highway between Walla Walla al
If Waitsburg,, IS and one-third mile
The 81 miles on the Waitsburg Ell
will be constructed for $26, 1888 al
ic the middle section of 6.3 miles +
$36,z91.21.
Governor Ernest Lister has issu
two proclamations, one calling for
general observance of Labor day, 81
RS TENDER 1, and the other proclaim
RS August 23 as made in Washingto
a day. The latter proclamation urg
the people of the state in making p
chases on that date to call for Wa
ington-made goods, so they will
come acquainted with the products
De- the manufacturers of this state.
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