The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-04-02
WASHINGTON BRIEFLE

with capital OF S5O,O0'
There are 25 candidates in th
for the three city offices at 2
to be filled at the municipal ell
this year. -
Cowlitz City is the name Of
townsite that is being develol
the main line of the Northern
three miles north of Castle Ro q
DR.. H. T. Graves, acting G
sioner of agriculture of Wash
will investigate the report tina
Zealand butter is being sold IL
tie under the label of the local p
Mayor Splawn of North Y
heads a movement to raise NOR
holding a state fair, Governor
having declined to offer state
the project this year.
1t was with a rock that Ivy
Margaret Bell attacked the
cougar which she killed
brought to the Spokane county
tors office. .a..-
L. L. Guesiner, of Seattle, wa
dentally killed by an auto truck
his wife was getting ready at
for the celebration Of their t
second wedding anniversary.
The increased use of slang, q
ing to Professor Trevor Kincaid
university of Washington, has I
ed the knell of swearing. Gusts
ed the knell of swearing. Cussi
The treasury department ha
proved the conversion Of the Lu
mems bank, of Hoquiam, into
Lumberman's national bank, W
capital of 100000. /
First Lieutenant Benjamin A. I
United States marine corps, stat
at the Puget Sound navy-yard,
discharged from the service as
result of a court-martial trial
charge of intoxication.
Should Seattle adopt the &c
manager plan of city government
manager will be a strictly bus
manager and not social repref
tive to make speeches. So the
committee of the city charter col
sion has decided.
A powerful electric locomotive
trolley cars more powerful than
now in use and six convertible
which can be used in emerge
have been purchased by the VI
Valley Transportation company, &
expects big fruit crop and he
passenger traffic this year.
April and z have been desie
as Cleanup days" by the Gran
board of health. All garbage, X
refuse or any other substance in
flies terminate must be clean'
Septic tanks and cesspools mi
kept covered and lime or other
fectants useo in all stables.
An absconding debtor Is not
to arrest under the laws of w;
ton, the supreme court has deci
the case of J. ]. Hamilton
Pacific Drug company. Hamilto
the drug company for alleged
arrest, resulting In final rul
a point that has been disputed
courts for many years.
In a supplemental report on
of Colfax, made at the request
torney-General w. v. Tanner,
count of the suits brought agail
officials, the bureau Of ins
finds that at all times durin
the city's floating debt was in
Of the IL per cent limit allowe
out a vote.
The state supreme court in
ing from $17.500 to $4,000 II
county superior court verdict 9
by Mrs. Jennie Graham against
pany in whose sawmill her b
Eugene F. Graham, was kille
that the award was excessive
amount to more than Graham
ings as a laborer at SITS a d.
With the ultimate view OF
ing a new industry on the
coast, Senator Poindexter Is 81
ing to get through this session
gress an appropriation OF 81
! publishing maps and reports
the department of agriculture
lating to the giant kelp beds
the Pacific coast. These 81
weeds have a big commercia
In that they contain the subs
make potash salts.
Professor B. H. Brown, OF
> les department, and Elias Blur
! conservatory Of music, are
2 work on a new course to be 9
ed in the Whitman school
next fall, which will comb
teaching of physics with that 9
The course will be on sound.
have a direct bearing on mu
. everything in the study of tn
~ nbvcics that will fit the !