Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-05-15
WASHINGTON ITEMS

All state motor vehicle licenses ex-
pire May 81
| The annual Elberton picnic will be
held on June II, Is and 10.
Frank Bertholet of Pasco has been
appointed cadet at West Point.
| Cartwright Samson, age 10, slipped
from log at Spokane Saturday and
was drowned,
G. r. Meyers, aged 55, well-known
farmer living on Mill Creek, near
Douglas Falls, died recently.
Spurred on the knee by big roos-
ter, Hoquiam lineman was SO badly
hurt that he is now unable to work.
| DR.. Louis H. Redon, one of the most
prominent physicians in Seattle, was
mysteriously killed by an automobile
Sunday.
| Sewall Truax, mining engineer and
son Of the late Colonel Truax of Ia
camo fatally shot himself at Chicago
Saturday.
| The council at Waterville has de-
cided to strictly enforce the speed lin
1t law OF IL miles an hour within the
city limits.
Lucian Dean, mayor Of Puyallup,
was recently fined $40 and costs for
driving his automobile on the wrong
side of the street.
The contract for the mail route be-
tween Asotin and Anatone has been
let for four years to j. S. Eckman of
Asotin at $3.50 per year.
Plans have been completed for the
22d annual convocation of the diocese
Of Spokane, Episcopal, to be held in
Spokane May II to 10, inclusive.
Stevens county grand jury has fill
ed final report. It finds much liquor
is shipped into the county, weighing
81 900 pounds, mostly to drug stores.
Odessa is to have new steel bridge
across Crab creek to cost $4450. Lin
coin county commissioners have con-
tributed $1575 toward this expense,
and Odessa will pay the balance.
The anti-treating law, the favorite
measure of Mayor A. v. Fawcett which
languished during his retirement of
three years from the mayoralty Of
flee, is again In force in Tacoma
His fifth and probably last trip
%1o hu
Meeker, age "a. the famous pioneer
whose name always will be linked with
the early history of Puget sound, is
now on his way.
Ten persons for every claim ap-
peared at the opening Saturday of 5000
acres of government land in the Big
Bottom country in eastern Lewis
county, recently eliminated from the
Rainier forest reserve. There were
only SO homesteads.
An examination for postmasters in
the following points in Lincoln and
adjoining counties will be held in Da-
venport June 6: Bluestem. Bluecreek,
Bridgeport Coulee City, Creston. Deep
Creek, Edwall, Espanola Hartline,
Long Lake, Lamona, Mohler, Mondovi
and Waukon
Governor Lister has designated Fri
day, May %, as Good Roads day, and
in a proclamation issued during the
week urges that individuals and vari-
GUS organizations interested in for
warding the development of the state
cooperate for securing the improve
ment Of highways.
Whitman county Pomona grange
No. 2 is on record as favoring the gov
ernmetn ownership and control of the
telegraph and telephone system and
making them a part of the govern
ment postal system The Pomona al
SO expressed itself as favorable to q
rural credit system.
The Wenatchee river is gradually
coming up, making logging easy In
the upper valley. The mill concerns
of Leavenworth sent out 40 men with
four river boats and logging apparat
us to bring in the 100000 feet Of
logs in the river, which will reach
Leavenworth the latter part of this
week.
A merry gathering of 800 persons
from the towns of the early fruit belt
of the Columbia river valley sat dowr
to a strawberry spread in connection
with the third annual strawberry ju
bilee at Kennewick Saturday night
The affair, which Is given each year by
the commercial cub in celebration OIL
the beginning Of the strawberry har
vest, eclipsed all former attempts il
point of attendance and gaiety.
Fish and Game Laws.
Hunting and Fishing License
Resident women, or children under
16 years of age require no license. LII
cense expires March LIST following date
of issue.
County residents .......-.-................$ LOT
State residents ........................ 500
NOn-residents, state ...................... 1000
| NOn-reaidont alien state 51 M