Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
WASHINGTON ITEMS

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Columbia.
Since the first OF the year several
Chelan merchants have gone on a
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 po-
sition of county agriculturist.
Frank Lee, arrested 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 ]. f. Sta
ter, to the crime of counterfeiting.
Lyden merchants have adopted CO
operative delivery system, and It is
figured that q saving OF approximately
$4,000 will be conserved by the eliml-
nation of seven or eight delivery wag-
ons covering practically the same
ground.
Announcement is made that Indians
of all the fish-eating tribes of western
Washington would meet in a pow
WOW at Tacoma February 81 to con-
slider their alleged wrongs and de-
mand better treatment.
Damages amounting to $4,000 were
iven Anna Welch against ]. 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 Will
son creek south of Odessa, and one
of them 70 feet to replace a wooden
structure across Indian creek near it's
mouth into Hawk creek, will approx
mate $4,000.
The Spokane County Farmers I'M
ion is back of a movement to estab-
fish in the northwest a grain selling
agency with central offices in Spo-
kane. for the handling of all the grain
produced by the farmers, patterned
! after the North Pacific Fruit Grow
, ers' association.
The department of agriculture OF
J the Washington State college is max
ing up a list of men having farm seeds
for sale. The list will be used fol-
|. furnishing information to those who
. inquire where desirable seeds may be
!. obtained. This will include corn
a wheat, oats, barley, alfalfa, clover
{ vetch etc.
Hal ]. Cole, register of the govern
T. ment land office at Spokane, an
|, nounces that 7447.10 acres of Stevens
X county land comprising fraction town
{ ship 81, AZ, will be thrown open TO
/ public occupancy February II. Settler
s" and original homesteaders will be Civ
!, en- first chance to file. The state will
. receive an additional 80 days in whicl
II to make its entries and Withdrawals.
.s That the weed law is valid and tina
l. a county may do the work and charg
!, it up against the property owners, i
: the ruling of the supreme court il
!. upholding the lower court in the cas-
!. of the Northern Pacific railroad, al
II pellant, against Adams county. Adam
h. county sent in bill for $20.S0 for cu
ing weeds from the railroads RICH
of way. The company refused to pay
but the supreme court declares tn
n. bill must be met.
20 The total taxes of Washington an
le all it's political subdivisions, to be PAL
IS this year, are $3S,273,351, the state ia
Is commission shows in a statement pre-
n pared after receiving reports from a
counties. This is by far the larges
III amount of taxes ever levied in Oh
o. state, exceeding by $7,06S,530 or 22.t
DC per cent the amount levied in 1912, tn
previous high year.
The following table gives the cor
el paratice average levies, on an actu
CHI valuation basis, or both eastern an
III western Washington counties:
in Eastern Washington:-Ada 80!
ng Asotin, 1341; Benton, 11.95; Chela
sv 1899; Columbia, 1852; Douglas, 1913.
,e- ferry, 1479; Franklin, 9.57; CARTEL
.er 14.OO; Grant, 1906; Kittitas, 1917:
Klickitat, 1914; Lincoln, 1O11; Ok
hogan, 1918; Pend Oreille. 14.39; Sp
kane, 1852; Stevens, 1910; Walla w;
=, la, 1856; Whitman, 1882; Yakim
IN 1852.
,a+ Western Washington: - Chehal
80 40 17.75; Clallam, 1858; Clarke, IA
20 20 Cowlitz, 1854; Island, 29.74; Jefferso
nd 1858; King, 1851; Kitsap, 1888; lie
is, 1894; Mason, 1854; Pacific, l9.5
Pierce. 1850; San Juan, 1926; Skag