The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-06-04
WASHINGTON NEWS mIEs|
Recent Happenings in This state
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Large Warehouse, Prosser.

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Large Warehouse, Prosser.
PROSSER--A $4,000 cold storage
plant will be erected in Prosser, con-
struction to begin Immediately.
Child Killed by Truck.
SPOKANE-Edwin Servin, the A.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Servin, was recently killed by being
run over by truck on downtown
street.
Mrs. Hardgrove Resigns.
SPOKANE-Mrs. George P. Hard
grove has sent her resignation as
member of the industrial welfare COM
mission to Governor Louis F. Hart.
She says she needs a rest.
John Smith Killed by Train.
WALLA WALLA.--John Smith, age
30. was killed recently at the edge
of the city by the O.-W. r. & N.
train from Pendleton. Mr.. Smith
was walking on the track.
Ad Clubs Select Tacoma.
CAMP CURRY, YOSEMITE. CAL
Tacoma was chosen for the 1921
meeting place of the Pacific Coast
Advertising clubs. Harry s. Carroll
of Los Angeles was elected president
Captain Gregory Goes East.
BREMERTON.-Cap Luther F.
Gregory, chief of the works depart.
ment Of the Puget Sound navy yard
for the last seven years, has received
orders transferring him to the Boston
navy yard.
seattIe's Mayor Investigating.
SEATTLE.-Reasser his pur-
pose to continue an inquiry into
whether the city was "buncoed" in
its purchase of the street railroad
system for $15,OOo,0OO, Mayor Hugh
NJ. Caldwell has outlined three meth.
DDS he is considering to ascertain the
facts.
S. F.-Seattie 7 Hours 20 Minutes.
SEATTLE.--Completing the flight
from Eugene, Ore, to Seattle in 2
hours 10 minutes, Lieut.. l.. w. Mil
Ter, pilot, and Serg. R. l.. Morse,
Ninth aero squadron, arrived safely
in Seattle. The actual flying time
from San Francisco to Seattle was
Z hours 20 minutes.
"RainMaker" Busy.
The "downpour" which was report
cd from Ephrata at $50 Saturday aft.
ernoon did not last as long as was
hoped for. Not more than two-thirds
of an inch Of rain has fallen and farm
ers report thi sis not enough to do
their crops any permanent good. G.
M. Hatfield, who Is endeavoring to
produce three inches of rain is con-
tinuing his operations 10 miles from
Ephrata in the hope of winning the
$4,000 which will be his If the three
inches of rain falls before June 10.
Charleston Trees Injured.
CLARKSTON.-The English walnut
trees have begun to put out leaves to
the relief OF growers who have been
thinking that last winters extreme
cold was too much for them. The
years crop of walnuts is, of course,
total loss. The older peach trees
alone were actually killed by last
winters cold. Himalaya blackberry
vines, privet hedges and different va
rieties of climbing vines, such as the
honeysuckle, were killed down as far
as the roots. Loss of the Himalaya
blackberry crop is esvere on some
growers who grew them extensively.
The Lambert and Black Tartarian
cherry yields will be as heavy as last
year, it is estimated, but the Bling
crop will he light Some estimate
the crop at 80 per cent Of what it
should be. The crop of canning cher
ries will be light.
RECENT DEATHS.
SYSTEMATICALLY" Hughes, aged
"A, a retired variety actor.
WAITSBURG.-Mrs. Roxia Keiser,
age 90, Oregon pioneer of 1S49.
BERDEEN-Charles T. Thompson,
assistant manager of the Poulson Au-
tomobile company.
SPOkANE.-The funeral of Ed
ward F. Waggoner. prominent Elk
and Mason, was held Friday.
OREGON TRACK MEN
WIN At PULLMAN