Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-07-03
WASHINGTON ITEMS

The creamery started at Odessa
Saturday. The plant will use cream
from 600 cows.
c. o. Upchurch, the new Indian
agent at Miles, will prepare list of
the Indian estates that are for sale.
In the tour of country made by bus
inessmen of Ritzville recently 104
miles were covered with 16 automo-
biles and 60 people.
While working in his garden near
Freeman, about 18 miles southeast OF
Spokane, H. Z. Smith, aged so, a
farmer, was struck by lightning and
instantly killed.
According to public service commits
sion statistics, there were 20S persons
killed and 2167 injured by steam roads
in Washington during 1913. Electric
lines killed % and injured 2317
approximately half of the women
employed in the laundries in this state
will receive increases in their wages
through the adoption of the 80 mini
mum weekly wage rate for this in
dustry.
Russian thistles, Jim Hill" mustard
and tardweed are causing much worry
and actual loss to Whitman county
farmers. In some portions of the coun-
ty, especially the southern and west.
ern, these weeds are becoming a men.
ace to wheat growing.
The Great Northern railroad his fiji.
ed with the public service commission
it's tariffs for the new Wenatchee-Pa.
teros branch, effective July /. The
rate from Wenatchee to Petros, 58.9
miles, formerly 50 by stagecoach is
SITS, with rates to way points in pro-
portion on the Scent basis.
With the harvest but few days Oft
sales of wheat have commenced at a
Walla. The advance sales aggregate
100000 bushels. The best price was
rs cents for bluestem, which is now
quoted at 70 cents. Club sells for II
cents.
Preparations have been completed
| by the citizens committee and G. A
R. post at Deer Park to entertain the
veterans, their wives and families
July 2, 3, 4, and at the Northwestern
Veterans association encampment ir
conjunction with the big Fourth Of
July celebration.
Considerable damage to wheat, espe
cially to the spring sowing is being
reported by Big Bend farmers whose
fields in the lower attitudes were nip
ped by frost. Some fields around Dav
export will suffer loss Of from three
to six bushels to the acre, while 9th
ers on the hills were untouched.
BY a six to three vote the telephone
conference of state officials recon
mended SO per week as the minimum
wage for women in this industry, bu
the industrial welfare commission
which has final decision, will wal
until July 8 to determine whether t.
accept or reject the recommendation
On the same spot where twice with
in quarter of century the Chene!
normal school has been burned to thu
ground the corner stone of the new
normal was laid Saturday by the Gran,
Lodge of Masons in the presence 0
the population of the town and hun
dreds of visitors from other town
and cities of eastern Washington. TIL
governor was present.
With orders and inquiries piling VI
lumber has advanced so cents per 100
feet within the last week at Seattle
and shingles are up to $3.50 for Stars
an advance Of 10 cents per 1000 within
two weeks. Some of the rail lines ar
taxed for cars in which to haul tn
lumber and shingles now moving, an
the business is enjoying brisk move
ment that it has not known in months