Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-08-04
WASHINGTON ITEMS

load shipments are going FORWARD
from the Wenatchee district to Mis-
souri, river points by express.
Mrs. Melvina Barbara Brown, age
IS, wife of r. w. N. Brown, died re-
Gently at Wenatchee. Mrs. Brown
was born in New Albany, Indiana,
where she was married 60 years ago.
The annual report of the county
superintendent of schools shows 12,-
1863 pupils of school age in Yakima
county, of which 6537 are boys and
1926 are girls, compared to 1854 in
1915.
Reversing the decision of the Wal
la Walla superior court, the state
that man is a registered pharmacist
and might at some future date open
drug store, does not entitle him to
possess liquor in excess of the guam
tity prescribed by law.
II have travelled over 5000 miles in
order to enroll at the state college
of Washington at Pullman this fall
and learn all about the apple bust
ness so can go back home and raise
apples," says Robert N. Justo, a ma
tive of Buenos Ayres, where his faith
er is big importer of woven wire
fencing.
The progressive party of Washing
ton in mass convention Saturday at
Seattle, decided to maintain the state
and county organizations and to sup
port the efforts of Matthew Hale,
acting national chairman, to preserve
the national organization and to in
duce candidates to file for the pro-
gressive nomination for state and
county offices.
Mr.. Jones, a barber at Toppenish,
was recently thrown under freight
car and rolled 100 yards, his clothing
being torn to shreds, but he suffered
only bruises and scratches. While
the cars were standing still he STEP
ped in between two of them to al
low two other pedestrians to pass,
and while there the train started sud-
denly.
That he was offered $500 for the
part he was to play in assisting ]. f..
Gillies, former claim agent for the
industrial insurance commission, who
has been captured in Florida, to break
Jail, but that he never received a
cent and was deserted at Brighton,
Col, when he had only 81, is in sub
stance the story told by Henry Rob-
erts when brought back to Olympia
by the sheriff.
Two decisions of Importance to
first-class cities we're handed down
by the supreme court this week,
when, in refusing to allow the coun-
ty commissioners of King county to
be forced to name an additional JUS
tice of the peace, it held that the
term of justices of the peace is for
four years; and in reversing the
Pierce county superior court, decided
that a mayor who names police
judge can not remove him at will.
In a Commercial Way.
J. H. Morton has started a grocery
store at Tacoma.
J. A. Lea has purchased the gro
Gerry store of Mrs. J. H. Lodge at Ia
coma.
John Clarke has purchased the gro
Gerry store of P. J. Finmond at Ia
coma.
w. A. Ogden has purchased the gro
Gerry store of l.. G. Westerman at Sc
attic.
l.. A. Jarnigan has purchased the
jewelry store of e. G.. Sistey at Sun
nyside.
John Maloony, general merchant at
Skykomish, has opened branch at
Scenic.
w. F. Fletcher has purchased the
grocery store of Charles A. Coe at
Orting.
Harry E. Perrin has purchased the
general store of G. l.. Putnam & Son
at Seaview.
The Richardson-Johns Grocery
company has succeeded the Rogers
Cash grocery at Auburn.
The firm of Richardson & Holland
has been incorporated at Seattle for
$4,000 and will conduct a general
merchandise business.
Father-Now, young man, come with
me and get your jacket off.
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