Cut Bank pioneer press., 1914-11-20
WASHINGTON ITEM :


Cascade range, reached a depth of 1S
inches Saturday.
Martin Finn, aged 20, was burned to
death at Spokane Sunday morning,
when his home burned.
The best stand of winter wheat in
25 years in the northwest is reported
in the Rirzville and Harrigan districts.
Patrick Lyons, aged rs, one of the
oldest and best known of the pioneers
of the Walla Walla country, died Sat
urday.
Mayor H. G. Gill of Seattle has ap-
pointed Louis M. Lane chief of po-
lice, succeeding Austin E. Griffiths, re-
signed.
Donald Bernard, aged IA, son of Mrs.
IT, w. Pettijohn, residing near Dayton,
accidentally discharged his gun kill
ing himself.
Over 20 engineers and 10 firemen
at Pasco were recently laid off and
instead of nine.
In list of forty institutions of
higher learning the University of
| Washington is found at the bottom in
point of value of buildings per student.
Washington teachers put themselves
on record at their recent convention
/ iii Tacoma as in favor of suitable
education building at the University of
Washington.
Chairman HI. T. deep Creek Jones
of the state board of control announces
that he will not be candidate for re-
appointment when his present term
expires March 81, 1915.
The only elk ever known to have
been seen IL Lincoln county few
days ago strayed into the farm of
Carl Schultz, near Gravelle station,
where it was shot by Mr.. Schultz.
Thieves recently entered the barn on
the John Davis ranch, seven miles
south of Lamont, and stole from Harry
q Davis a fine span of mares weighing
$500 pounds, and complete set of
harness.
The Big Bend country is to be
secured within the next two weeks for
! 500 horses suitable for cavalry service,
the order having been placed by agents
for the allies army in the hands of
four Davenport men.
During the last two years approx
, mately 46 per cent of the general ex-
, lpenses of state government have been
met by collections of various state de
, partments, leaving 54 per cent to be
) met by direct taxation.
The saw mill of the Edwards &
! Bradford Lumber Co., at Elk, Wash.
9 closed after an eight months run, dur
r ing which 18,000,000 feet of lumber
was cut. 1t is reported that the mil
Q will remain closed until spring.
: Emery Sherwood, 5-year-old son O
, D. Sherwood, prosperous farmer re
siding Is miles northeast of Wilbur
: !. was accidentally shot while in thu
dooryard of his fathers home, shortl!
before noon Saturday, dying sooi
after.
= = City officials of Toppenish, Yakim
u county, were complimested by stat
: officials on the manner in which the
! are conducting their offices. An IL
N adequate system of records is used b
. city officials of Sprague, Lincol
.e county, so they report.
y Each year, for seventeen years, tn
ID college of mines of the University {
he Washington has given three months
course in mining, known as the Shol
ct Session for Mining Men. The eigl
IL teenth annual period will begin o
January 4, 1915, and end April 1.
ce In response to cabled appeals frol
u the American relief committee ft
to Belgium, Governor Lister has issue
pt an appeal to citizens of Washingtc
es for donation of foodstuffs in come
ne ton with the countrywide movemel
for the relief of the Belgian war ST
ferers.
The jury in the case of Samu
III, Clemens, charged with murder in tt
iai second degree, brought in verdi
~ ~ of manslaughter at Colfax. ClemeI
..n . 60 years of age, was charged with t
a1s murder of George Boland, near PamI
for in western Whitman county, on t
,et. night of January rs, 1900.
eat Our governor has written letters
sn. three representative employers a
lue three representatives of labor orgs
ee' ations, asking them to act with
sid. industrial insurance commission, as
tbe commission of nine, to draft III
ms. aid' or medical attendance amel
cts ment to the compensation act.
ing Judge Ronald of Seattle has decit
the Entiat, Wash, townsite case in
@ @oeu vor of the Indian clients. The d.
S4a sion affects property valued at appr
imately $15O,0OO and has a sweep
effect on hundreds of acres of Ind
u titles. The case will probably go
co. a,a the supreme court of the Uni
: States.
e. Skaggs will be transferred II
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