The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-12-12
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF.

Walla Walla.-The trial of j. d.
Stevens, Pend Oreille county convict
charged with killing Ivan Mcclellan
of Spokane, fellow prisoner at the
penitentiary, was set for trial Thurs
day, December II.
Yakima.-Raymond Gunneo of Top
penish is finding trapping a profit
able industry this winter. In the last
week he has killed II coyotes and
two wildcats and sold the furs for
$275. In addition he collected $27
bounty.
Spokane.-With the announced pur-
pose of raising the standards of their
prof ,ssion and securing more attract
tive remuneration, the teachers in at
tendance at the county institute or
ganized Spokane County Teachers
League
Spokane.-Two hundred men, en-
ployed in the light and power plants
of the Washington Water Power COM
pany, have been granted wage in
creases averaging 10 per cent and
totalling approximately 100000 year.
according to w. E. Conan, general
manager.
Olympia. The Cranston-B Brewer
Manufacturing company, who will en-
gage in the manufacture of wood pro-
ducts, filed incorporation papers at
Olympia last week The capital
stock is $4,000 and the incorpora-
tors are A. E. Cranston, O.. z. Brew
er and Fred Duggan.
Seattle. = Claim was made here
last week that Henry Mead, who died
Sunday at his grandson's home here
aged 81, was Seattle's oldest res
ident. Mead was the oldest member
of the Seattle Borrowed Time Club,
an organization of men and women
we'll advanced in years.
Aberdeen.-The election to decide
upon the proposed issue of $1,O0O,00O
in bonds for the purchase of a
dredge for the inner harbor and for
the erection of docks probably will be
postponed because of the state law re-
quiring new registration of voters on
and after Tanuarv loon
Misunderstanding at Moclips of
the Standard Oil well is again under
way after having been stopped sew
eral days by the denting of the big
pipe to such an extent that the 1917
inch pipe could not be worked. The
formation is now soft shale and the
drill is expected to go down rapidly.
The hole is 631 feet deep now.
Yakima.-Charged with violating the
law against mislabeling fruit, E. A.
Bannister of Mob Hill was fined $25
by Justice Of the Peace c. Roy King.
1t was the first case here under the
new regulations. Bannister is &C.
cused of labelling apples as Extra
Fancy" and Fancy" which did not
come up to- the requirements for these
grades.
Yakima. = Yakima city and county
commissioners and fuel dealers of this
city elected CD. Hessey, agent here
for the Roslyn Fuel company, fuel ad-
ministrator. Mr.. Hessey is at present
in Seattle, and pending return R. D.
Rovig is acting administrator. A per-
NIT system for coal purchases has
been instituted, with 500 pounds once
a week as the maximum purchase.
Observation-Disclosures of combating
fruit pests were discussed by govern
ment, state and commercial hor ticul-
turalists at the opening business ses-
sions here Thursday of the northwest
fruit growers conference. Fruit and
potato men of the Pacific northwest
are in attendance. At the evenings
session problems of fruit growing, fin
ancing and transportation were up for
consideration.
Spokane.-With the declaration that
coal has been held in railroad cars
here since, October by railroad COM
panies, Commissioner c. A. Fleming
introduced in the city council reso-
luction suggesting to the fuel admin
istration the desirability of free hand
ling of coal and declaring restrictive
measures in effect elsewhere, I'M
necessary here. The fuel situation was