Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16
WASHINGTON ITEMS

higher learning are represented in the
faculty of the University of Wash
ington.
Announcement that the American
Chemical Society the largest associa-
ton of chemists in the world, will
meet in Seattle the first week in
September, 1915.
w. A. Moran of Kennewick has
been awarded the contract for the con-
struction Of the Benton city road by
the board Of county commissioners.
The contract price is $11,829.
Victor M. Place, a leading Seattle
attorney and former foot ball star, and
University of Washington coach, was
arrested recently on federal warrant
charged with conspiracy to suppress
evidence.
Word has been received at North
Yakima of the death Of John Bowers,
a pioneer resident and veteran of the
civil war, by heat and thirst, alone, on
the Imperial desert of southern Cali
fornia.
The reclamation service will open
bids for the construction Of the Ben
ton extension to the Sunnyside canal
October 25. This extension will water
a large area of land in the vicinity of
Benton City.
Timothy Patrick Sweeney, formerly
agent for the American Express COM
pany at Albion, has been arrested at
Houston, Texas. He is charged with
the theft of $3.50 from the express
company while acting as agent at Al.
| bion.
Jacob Semitic, accused of killing Ada
Wilson Mountain, woman of the un
derworld, in a tent near the Northern
Pacific depot at Pasco, June 10, and
then attempting suicide, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree by
jury.
Lester W. David, timber broker
widely known in the Pacific northwest
filed a voluntary petition in bankrupt
cy at Seattle, declaring liabilities o
more than $2,000,0O0, of which amour
$1,3OO,OO0 is represented by CONNER
cial paper, and assets of 1920, 900.
Owing to the fact that operative
have been bringing Canadian currenc,
into this country and converting
into gold, the Seattle Clearing Hous
: association recently took the initiativ
in establishing a per cent discOun
on such money. Canadian coins ar
being accepted at face, as usual.
Five correspondence courses i
: forestry, designed especially to benz
3 fit men employed in lumber camps
: forest rangers and teachers who wis
: to prepare themselves to give II
, struction in the elements of forestr!
= are being offered by the extensio
8 division of the University of Washin.
( ton.
The three youngest children of Nj
and Mrs. Alex. Chapman, ages 8, 1
and IL years, residing 13 miles soutl
! west of Deer Park, were burned t
death Friday night in a fire which d.
stroyed the family home. Mr.. an
Mrs. Chapman and five older chi
? dren barely escaped with their lives
; The fire started about 8 o'clock in tn
evening from the overturning OF
lamp.
w. ]. Hoy & Co. of st. Paul hav
been awarded the contract for tn
Northern Pacific grade separatio
work in Spokane. Concrete constru'
ton will be used throughout in tn
principal structures, and the value
| / the contract is estimated at $1,000 ,OOt
This does not include the filling b.
. tween the walls and the raising an
{ rebuilding Of the tracks, which Is n
l served by the company.
Roy G. Adams, county agriculture
T. agent, has completed program wit
farm extension department of Wasl
' ington state college at Pullman. Co
$ ering Ritzville and neighboring town
d from October 81 to November 2. II
elusive. The following will lecture
j. A. Tormey, director; J. NJ. Pric
;, dairy and live stock; Miss Mary SUIT
erland, household economics; Mr.
Telen DOVE Whitaker, poultry ma
:. agement; w. A. Mccall of the dry lar
department, who is located at Lind.
The Thurston county superior cou
has issued an order suspending the
IS cent order of the public service col
o mission for lowered freight rates {
t, coal from Roslyn to all parts of Il
n state, and required the Northern P
T. cific railroad to furnish $4,000 S
a. persedeas bond to protect shippe
d. and consumers in case the final de-
sion of the court upholds the comm
!. sion's order for lowered rate. TT
81 court dismissed the complaint Of Il
+ western Washington coal operate
"a against the lowered rates, decidil
p the case was one between the publ
n service commission and the railroad.