Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1914-10-16
WASHINGTON ITEMS

ulSu0r iSdTHluS are represented III TIC
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.
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 a 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 %. 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, a mi of the I'm
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
a jury.
Lester w. David, a timber broker,
widely known in the Pacific northwest,
filed a voluntary petition in bankrupt
cy at Seattle, declaring liabilities OF
more than 1900, 900, of which amount
81, SOC, 900 is represented by CONNER
cial paper, and assets of 100000.
Owing to the fact that operatives
have been bringing Canadian currency
into this country and converting it
into gold, the Seattle Clearing House
association recently took the initiative
in establishing a 5 per cent discount
on such money. Canadian coins are
being accepted at face, as usual.
Five correspondence courses in
forestry, designed especially to bene'
fit men employed in lumber camps
forest rangers and teachers who wish
to prepare themselves to give in
struction in the elements of forestry
are being offered by the extension
division of the University of Washing
ton.
The three youngest children of Mr.
and Mrs. Alex. Chapman, ages 8, IL
and IL years, residing 13 miles south
west of Deer Park, were burned to
death Friday night in a fire which de
stroyed the family home. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Chapman and five older chill
, dren barely escaped with their lives
The fire started about 8 o'clock in the
evening from the ~overturning of
lamp.
w. J. Hoy & Co. Of st. Paul have
been awarded the contract for the
Northern Pacific grade separation
work in Spokane. Concrete construc
| L. Ill - ,ooJ +HrOxn,O NJ, sp fhf
principal structures, and the value o.
the contract is estimated at $1,000, 900
This does not include the filling be
tween the walls and the raising ant
{ rebuilding of the tracks, which is re
served by the company.
Roy G. Adams, county agriculture
agent, has completed a program will
farm extension department of Wash
Y ington state college at Pullman, GOV
S ering Ritzville and neighboring town
i from October 81 to November g, in
elusive. The following will lecture
J. A. Tormey, director; ]. M. Price
!, dairy and live stock; Miss Mary Sutr
erland, household economics; Mrs
= Telen Dove Whitaker, poultry mar
q agement; w. A. Mccall of the dry Ian
:, department, who is located at Lind.
The Thurston county superior coul
has issued an order suspending the II
y cent order of the public service con
o mission for lowered freight rates o
T. coal from Roslyn to all parts of tn
n state, and required the Northern P;
r cific railroad to furnish a $4,000 81
a. ~persedeas bond to protect shipper
and consumers in case the final dec
sion of the court upholds the commi
: sion's order for lowered rate. TIL
ST court dismissed the complaint of th
I western Washington coal operator
u against the lowered rates, decidin
p the case was one between the publ
n service commission and the railroad.