The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-04-11
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
lmpertaas Occurrences si Past
Week erlsily Complied Tor
Our Readers.

The state encampmsnt OF tho Sew
sath.Day Adventists will be held In
Yakima May 20 TO June Q.
Aberdeen. with postal savings OF
tAts.7aa. exeelp all other cities OF
western washinston except Seattle
and Tacoma.
YiFa believed 10 be Of incendiary
origin burned tho 100000 plant Of
the Hoqulam sssh and Door company
~ Montesano.
Spinach gro~ing In Yakima county
10 assuming considerable proportions.
according 10 G. n. Wood. district hor.
teulturai inspector.
william II, Thompson. Clarke coun.
~ Esms warden. has secured . motor
boat for use In catching law vlolators
on The Columbia river this season.
The city council Of camas adopted
resolutions Of intention 10 construct 3
new trunk line sewer aystom In the
city at sn sstimstsd coat Of $4,000.
OWNS 10 the heavy movement OF
potatoes from the Yakima valley re-
Gently there has been Q shortage OF
ventilated cars for handling the move.
ment.
william Wilson OF sunpyslde sold
10000 pounds Of wool OF the 1919 clip
al So eenta Q pound. the highest cash
price paid 90 far IN the Yakima valley
this season,
Seattle will be host on April Q, .
and 10 10 the annual meeting OF the
Columbia River district Of the wo'
mans Raptist Foreign and Home Mis-
sion societies.
ny the estate OF the late Mira, Elisa.
beth Fosa, Seattle pioneer and phllan.
,hFopis. $4,000 was lof, to the Ed
win Brisooe Boys, homo at orilis.
which she founded.
During tho present year no iess than
rs miles OF hard.surfaee pavement will
bs laid In Clarke county, Plans are
now being made for this. ana the
money 10 already available.
"Jitney buses" will continue to op-
srata In Spokane Of five'cent fare.
despite the recent order OF the state
public service commission raising
street car fares to elk cents.
Gold star pins are TO be presented
10 tho mothers OF Seattle men OF com.
pany A. First Washington Infantry.
who lest their lives In the nations
service. Tho pins will be presented by
the sompany's auxiliary.
Tho Tacoma metal trades council
voted by q large majority TO refer tho
tentative agreement recently reached
at washington. d. c.. between the
shipyard owners and employees to .
referendum vote Of the union mem.
bers.
Steps will be taken immediately by
officers Of the two Spokane street rail-
way companies TO bring about consoli'
dation OF the two systems within tho
ninety days allowed by the state pub.
lie service commission at . recent
hearing
Harry NJ. wicks, ~ho. the police
declare. is an organizer at Spokane OF
. soviet" patterned after those OF
was arrested In that city on .
charge OF violating . city ordinance
which prohibits the advocacy OF dis
loyalty to the laws of the United
with the unusually fine weather OF
late TO give the crops o start and q
excess OF nearly an inch and
pne half OF rainfall. prospects for q
bumper output from the farms Of the
Walls waila valley are the brightest ,
hey have been In years. according to
reports from the farmers,
Acting Governor L. r. Hart appoint.
VI L. y. Gsiger. Tacoma; H, NJ. Hart,
Everett, and George Donald, okano'
ran. to the state board OF education
'or the term April 4. 1919. to April is, /,
1921. Ralph Williamson OF Yakima !,
vas appointed TO succeed n. c. Lucas ,
Is trustee Of the Ellensburg normal !,
chool
Endorsement for the movement look
M U the adoption Of secretary Of
'ducanon to the cabinet Of the prssi' !.
lent Of the United States was given
y women educstors Of the northwest,
4 luncheon Of the women's exeeu' !
I've committee OF the Inland Empire |
teachers association. In session In .
|pokans.
College men from up and down the 9
cast will gather ct Seattle May 81
or the Pacific coast intercollegiate :. !,
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