Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-05-07
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This state
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Treasury Has $4,000, 900.

FJ.TOPIA.-Mr. and Mrs. w. l.
McCurdy recently celebrated theli
golden wedding at their home III Es
topia.
Beatie Quits Whitworth.
SPOKANE-Dr. Arthur Y. Beatie
president of Whitworth college ten
dered his resignation as head of that
institution, effective May l.
Quits Penitentiary Job.
WALLA WALLA.-D. E. Nicholson
identification expert and secretary tc
Warden Drum at the penitentiary, has
resigned, effective May Is, and will &c
to Colorado.
Sunday School Convention.
DAVENPORT.-One of the five Sun
day school conventions for the Inland
Empire for the month of May will be
held in Davenport Monday and Tues.
day, May 10 and IL, under the aus
pices of the Lincoln County Sunday
School association.
State Banners Meet June II.
Dates of the Washington State Bank,
ers' association annual convention in
Seattle have been advanced one week
to June II and IL, instead of June Is
and 10.
Cheney Normal Program.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, Cheney.
The general plan for the coming
commencement has been arranged.
The exercises will be held the evening
of May 81. The week preceding Is
given over to events common to such
occasions.
Harbart Ranch Sold.
WALLA WALLA.-The j. W. Har-
bart ranch of 1876 acres was sold at
auction May l to William Bowe for
$237 900, or at the rate of about $175
an acre. The ranch is located about
four miles east of Walla Walla on
Mill creek.
Frank kappert's Crazy Act.
SUNNYSIDE.-Beli crazed by
jealousy, Frank Rapport, proprietor
of a waffle house at Yakima, came
here and attempted to kill his wife
and 5-month-old baby, then turned the
gun on himself. Rapport died soor
after. His wife may live. but thu
baby will die.
University Debaters Win.
University of Washing
ton debaters, arguing the affirmative
of the question: Resolved, that the
Paris peace conference should have
awarded the province of Shantung tt
China" won unanimous decision over
the Oregon Agricultural college team
here.
Minimum Wage Unchanged.
OLYMPIA.-After being deadlocked
two days, the conferees considering
the question of raising the minimum
wage for women and minors working
in the manufacturing industries of the
state adjourned May l after failure
to agree upon a wage.
Barn Burns, $4,000 Loss.
OAKESDALE.-J. w. Martin. own.
er. and Roland Stankey, renter of a
farm adjoining town on the north
were heavy losers in a barn fire re.
Gently. Some children playing at the
barn with matches set fire to the hay
and the whole building was soon a
mass of flames. Four thousand dol
lars will hardly replace the barn and
contents at present prices. Small in
surance.
Lay Stone of New Capitol.
oLYMPIA.-The cornerstone for the
second building of what is destined
to be the most beautiful capitol in the
U. S. was laid Friday afternoon, with
Grand Master T. E. Skaggs of the
grand lodge, F. & A m. of Washing
ton officiating, Thousands of citizens
from all over the state witnessed the
ceremonies and listened to the history
OF the capitol group plan as told by
Governor Louis F. Hart.
Runaway Train Kills Four.
SEATTLE.-Four men were killed
instantly and "a others injured, two
perhaps fatally, when runaway train
operated by the North Bend Lumber
company, was derailed at curve
three miles from North Bend, Wash
April 30. The dead:
Harry Fleming, engineer; Joseph
flnnigan, William J. Hailwood and
John Sundquist, timber workers.
Fatally injured:
John Dahlstrom and Ted Muellar
The engine. with one car attachad
got from under control when n I,na
shaft controlling the brakinr MOVE,
snapped. Forty-fiye men were ridine
on the car. Twenty-Five of than,
leaped for life before the enpino la,,
the track
RECENT DEATHS.
MARCUS. J. Hill, age 60 WIZ
hao been ailing for some time.
oiaIiNG.-At old soldiers, homa -,
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