Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-13
WASHINGTON ITEMS

January /, 1915. has been set for
the opening of the Cello canal on the
Columbia.
Since the first Of the year several
Chelan merchants have gone on q
cash basis.
Mayor Parr of Wenatchee has refus-
ed TO sign the ordinance passed by !
the council closing Sunday theaters |
A. NJ. Richardson of Snohomish has |
been engaged by the county commits
sioners of Douglas county for the pc
sition Of county agriculturst
Frank Lee. arrested a few days ago
on a charge of grand larceny. pleaded
guilty at Ellensburg and was stem
fenced to the pen for one year.
Harris Halbstein, tailor at Taco
ma. confessed, according to United
States Secret Service Agent J. F. Sta
ter, to the crime of counterfeiting.
Lyden merchants have adopted CO
operative delivery system, and 1t Is
figured that a saving Of approximately
$4,000 will be conserved by the elimi-
nation of seven or eight delivery wag-
ons covering practically the same
ground.
Announcement s made that Indians
of all the fish-eating tribes of western
Washington would meet in pow
WOW at Tacoma February u to con-
slider their alleged wrongs and de-
mand better treatment.
Damages amounting to $4,000 were
given Anna WEIGH against J. S. Creech,
well-known lumberman of Aberdeen
and Raymond, for the killing of her
husband, a policeman, mistaking him
for burglar, year ago last June.
After having seen service for more
than 60 years and being still in good
condition the first desk used by the
first governor of Washington is to earn
honorable retirement in the building
of the state historical society at Ia
coma
Steel has been purchased for the
dozen county bridges to be built this
year, one of them 60 feet, to span VIII
son creek south of Odessa, and one
of them 70 feet to replace woodeI
,, structure across Indian creek near I'll
mouth into Hawk creek, will approx
, mate $4,000.
The Spokane County Farmers un
ion is back of movement to estat
lish in the northwest grain selling
agency with central offices in Spc
kane, for the handling Of all the grail
produced by the farmers, patterne
after the North Pacific Fruit Grow
! ers' association.
The department of agriculture {
the Washington State college Is NAL
. ing up list of men having farm seed
I for SALE The list will be used fc
!. furnishing information to those VIII
{ inquire where desirable seeds may b
obtained. This will include corr
Q wheat, oats, barley, alfalfa. Glove
r vetch etc.
: Hal J. Cole, register of the govern
ment land office at Spokane, a
y nounces that 744710 acres of Stever
{. county land comprising fraction tow
2 ship 81, AZ, will be thrown open fl
n public occupancy February II. Settle
IS and original homesteaders will be 81
It en- first chance to file. The state WI
10 receive an additional 80 days in whi'
to make it's entries and withdrawals
That the weed law is valid and tn
le county may do the work and char
ID it up against the property owners,
Or the ruling of the supreme court
T. unfolding the lower court in the ca
H. of the Northern Pacific railroad,
a. pellant, against Adams county. Adar
!. county sent in bill for $20.8O for G.
80 ing weeds from the railroads rig
" of way The company refused to pi
IN but the supreme court declares
~ bill must be met.
The total taxes of Washington a
u all it's political subdivisions, to be pi
~ this year, are $3S,273,351, the state
a commission shows in statement
- pared after receiving reports from
ne counties. This is by far the larg
70 amount Of taxes ever levied in I
lly state, exceeding by $7.068,53O or ~
lly per cent the amount levied in 1912,
lal previous high year.
The following table gives the CT
Ter paratice average levies, on an act
~ valuation basis. or both eastern
No western Washington counties:
- Eastern Neutrality-suspicious., 8.
a. Asotin, 13.41; Benton, 11.95; Chel
l499; Columbia, 1852; Douglas, 10.
Ferry, 1479; Franklin, 9.57; Garfi'
i'm 14.OO; Grant, 1906; Kittitas, 10.
.ho Klickitat, 1914; Lincoln, 10.11; Q
~. hogan, 1918; Pend Oreille, 14.39; S
~. kane, 1862; Stevens, 1910; Walla v
-. la, 1856; Whitman, 1882; Yaki
~ 1852.
~, Western Washington. - Chehi
w 1875; Clallam, 1858; Clarke, IA
" Cowlitz, 1864; Island, 23.74; Jeffer'
.ne 1858; King, 1851; Kitsap, 1888; L
'ne is, 1894; Mason, 1854; Pacific, 10
'ro' Pierce, 1850; San Juan, 1925; Ska
ach 1915; Skamania, 1850; Snohom
ten 10 90. Thurctnu 16 40. Wahkiak