Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-03-27
WASHINGTON ITEMS

FRUIT blossoms are fully ~ Gays
ahead of time in the Yakima valley.
Every railroad in Whitman county
has paid it's personal property tax for
1918.
The new Davenport hotel at Spo-
kane, will be completed and ready for
occupany by July 1.
The debate between the Moscow
and Palouse high school teams Sat
urday was won by Pal0use.
A road manager, to have charge of
all road building in the county, has
been recommended In Walla Walla.
A. Perrard of Toppenish sold 1900
pounds of best grade lambs wool to
a North Yakima firm for 16 cents
Another big sale of timber is be-
ing advertised by the officials OF the
Kaniksu national forest above New
port.
James M. Mckinney, aged 80, an
early settler Of Okanogan county, died
Thursday Of old age at his home near
Tonasket.
The statewide conference OF COM
mercial bodies, railroads and land
owners will be held March q and %
in Olympia.
DR.. Patrick s. Byrne, former mayor
and for the last 25 years resident OF
Spokane. died Sunday from an attack
Of apoplexy.
I'M toh ~ A1x@
ground for the new 100000 normal
building at Cheney. and excavations
will start at once.
Carol A. Gordon, son of M. ]. Cor
don, former supreme court justice, has
resigned after four years as law clerk
of the state land office.
| At recent meeting of the citizens
club with farmers at Newport the es-
tablishing of cooperative creamery
association was proposed
A swine and cattle breeders ASSOC
citation of the Walla Walla valley was
formed recently with l.. j. Campbell
of Walla Walla as president.
Many Norwegians OF this state will
leave in May for the Norwegian CEN
tennial celebration to be held ut
Christiania, Norwoy, opening May II.
Three masked men entered the sa-
loon of John Fuelner, Spokane, Satur-
day, held up the eight occupants ana
relieved the cash register of about $40
At Spokane sugar is 80 cents cheap
err, wholesale, than at the beginning
of the month. Cane sugar is now
$495 per 100 pounds, and beet sugar
$475.
The supreme court has decided, in
a Tacoma case, that members Of city
fire department do not come under
the law prescribing the eight-hour day
on public work.
Frank Hickman, aged 6S, pioneer
farmer of the Palouse country died!
recently of heart failure at his homes
near Almota. In the late '70s he came
to Whitman county.
Jack Quinn, for II years house
stage manager at the Auditorium the
alter. and an acquaintance of nearly
every survivor Of the old school act
ors, died Saturday at Spokane.
The state bureau of inspection, re-
porting on the last state fair, shows
total disbursements of $4,000 and re-
ceipts of $25,$37. There is an unex-
pended balance of $3682.
Governor Lister received the resig-
nation of Adjutant General Fred Lew
ellyn of Seattle, who has filled the
position three years. The resignation
is to take effect May 1.
Governor Elisha P. Ferry" will be
the name to be borne by the new
ocean-going state patrol boat Elisha
, P. Ferry was the first governor of
the state of Washington.
]. w. Goodwin & Co., the pioneer
fruit and produce house of Seattle, has
!, been taken over by Ryan-Newton
company, with stores in dozen cities
, on the Coast and in the middle west.
The state public service commission
has ordered the Great Northern rail-
;, road to reduce its tariffs on wheat
shipments from the Mansfield branch
l to coast points from 1910 per hum
dred to 1sc per hundred pounds.
! During the year 1918 the city of
Spokane spent for public improve
;. ments, such as water mains, side
!. walks, street grades, paving and sew.
ers, $1,10O,925.73. The cash balance
q on hand December 81, 1913, was $685.
q 422.61.
Judge Clifford of the superior court
at Tacoma sustains Jesse Thomas in
his action against the Knights Of the
s. Maccabees Of the World to prevent the
e organization from raising his insur-
y ance assessment from 80 cents to So
It a month.
Il George w. Whitcher, inspector OF
u weights and measures for Spokane
1t and Pend Oreille counties, reports that
IS during the past month he has found
IS so per cent of the scales inspected