Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-12
WASHINGTON ITEMS


Philloe was held Saturday at Spangle.
Charles w. Johnson, aged ga, COM
mitted suicide at Kettle Falls Satur
day. He had been an invalid for sew
eral years.
Angelo Bianehi. AS years old, a
night Waterman employed at Bayne,
% miles southeast of Seattle was kill
ed recently and robbed of $40 he was
carrying.
The victim of an assault, believed to
have been made by highwayman, DR..
R. P. Sims, pioneer druggist of Spo-
kane, died Sunday as the result of in
juries received.
G.. H. Duncan was acquitted Satur-
day by a jury in the superior court
on a charge of stealing team of
mares from Harry Davis of Lamont
on the night of November IL.
The Farmers union has Endorsed a
hard surfaced road to connect Walla
Walla and the Columbia river so as to
give Walla Walla the advantage of
water rates when the Cello canal is
opened.
| Mrs. Elizabeth F. Scholl, a pioneer
of Walla Walla and the northwest
since 1S47 died Saturday aged Y, and
| lived in the northwest 6S years. Her
husband, Louis Scholl, died several
years ago.
| Wheat, of which there yet remains
unsold in the vicinity of Davenport
close to 100000 bushels, according to
a pioneer grain man, closed the week
at $140, although several owners of
choice lots are reported to have been
offered $1.42.
Congressman-E Elect c. c. Dill who
recently returned to Spokane from
two months in Washington, and with
his parents in Ohio has recommended
w. F. Page of Republic for receiver,
and Ben Spear for register of the land
office at Waterville.
William Roberts, aged 10, who shot
Frank Simons as the latter, as alleg
ed, broke into the Roberts home at
Roza, Thursday in an effort to reach
his wife, who had filed suit for
divorce, was dismissed from custody
by the Judge at Ellensburg.
Mayor C. H. Gill of Seattle vetoed
. Councilman Erickson's bill fixing the
rate for electric power furnished the
municipal street railway by the light
ing department at "a cents kilowatt
| hour, on the ground that this figure is
, below the actual cost of production.
The directors of the Cascade Inter
national Stock show at recent meet
ing in North Yakima decided to Offer
$4,000 in prizes in breeding classes
$4,000 in the fat stock class ant
$4,000 in stock judging contests at tbs
first annual show to be held next fall
Whitman County Pomona grange
No. 2 has passed resolutions opposing
single board of regents for the state
educational institutions, opposing th1
curtailment of the curriculum of th'
state college of Washington, and in
dorsing the administration of affair."
at the latter institution.
81 nc dAlludl Idih hOuoS
j. keepers week at Washington Stat
r College came to close Saturday afte
e the most successful series of meeting
l since the plan of bringing the farmer
: and their wives together to learn o
better farm and household method
was originated.
a Lumber dealers and manufacturer
j. are looking forward to better bus
) ness in 1915 than for several years
t and the belief is general amon
e them that Inland Empire mills vii
; have to operate at capacity the CON
ing season to supply the demand TO
building material.
q In spite of the fact that he receiN
;. ed recently check for $38,580 TO
: part of the wheat grown on his land
a in the Palouse country in 1914, Wi
liam Huntley, expresses the Opinio
/ that the only permanent prosperity
q the Palouse country would come nc
l. from wheat, but from hogs an
= chickens.
% After describing his recent tril
4 during which he inspected the large
4 lpenitentiaries of the middle west wit
view to determine the best industr
q or industries to be established in TIL
A. state. Warden Henry Drum of tn
c. state prison, in his report to the stat
ls board OF control recommends secon'
4 airy industries for the present and SUI
II gests the appointment OF commi
sion IN investigate the matter