Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-11-12
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent happenings In This state
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

Mrs. Martha Ann Hays Dies.
WALLA WALI.A.-Mrs. Martha
Ann Hays. age SO. died here recent
ly. She was a pioneer of the Will
annette valley, coming west in the
early '70s.
Farmers Hold Grain Crop.
WALLA WALLA.-For the last
mont nho wheat has moved out of
Walla Walla county, and farmers are
apparently determined to hold theirs
until price conditions are better.
Pullman Matron Died.
PULLMAN.-Word has been re-
ceived in Pullman of the death at
Long Beach, Cal, of Mrs. Barbara
Sanders, for 80 years a resident of
this community. Mrs. Sanders was
"A years of age.
Washington First.
During 1919 total of 12a lumber
mills In the state of Washington cut
billion feet more lumber than the mills
in any other Of the "a principal lumber
producing states.
Wheat Growers Act.
The Washington Wheat Growers
association will send representative
to meeting of the national farmers
marketing bureau in Chicago about
January l to devise plan to obtain
more money for the farmer for his
grain crops.
Next Legislature.
Newly elected state senator's
Republican, 20; farmer labor, / /: dem
ocratic, 0.
Newly chosen representatives;
Republican, SO; farmer-labor. .;
democratic, !.
Potatoes Net $4,000.
YAKIMA.-Potato shipments from
Yakima valley to date, amounting to
1885 carloads, have brought the grow
ers about $720,900, according to esti-
mates prepared recently. The aver
age sale made so far has been at $50
ton.
Apples to Be Feature.
EI.IENSBURG-In connection with
the annual convention of the Wash.
ington State Chamber of Commerce
to be held in Ellensburg, November
10 and IL, Kittitas valley apple
show has been arranged by the cham
Der of commerce.
Yakima Fair Loser.
OLYMPIA-A severe recommends
ton is given the members OF the
Washington State Fair association by
the bureau of inspection. They sug-
gest to the board that in order to
economic and save the state addi-
tbA
tary close his office and send his
books to the state capitol
Vancouver Traction Raise Suspended
OLYMPIA.-Upon the complaint of
Vancouver, WASH, the public service
commission has suspended for 80 DAYS
from October 80 the proposed in
crease in cash and Communication
fares on the North Coast Power
company electric line in that city.
During the suspension the commits
sion will determine the reasonable
ness Of the proposed aires.
Water Users Get Big Bill.
YAKIMA-Tieton water users are
being presented this week with a bill
for $l45,855, representing the first 6
per cent construction charge under
an agreement with the government.
The amount due from each water
user is approximately Sc an acre and
payment must be made by December.
| Under the contract a similar pay.
| ment must be made for each Of the
next ii years
Hay Growers Organize
WALLA WALLA--Branches of the
Washington state hay growers asso
citation are being formed In this
county. 1t is planned to unite the
hay growers Of Walla Walla, Benton
Yakima and kittitas counties in one
association to move the hay more
readily and with more profit to the
growers. At present growers are be
ing offered as low as IS ton in the
stack, while the association Is seek
ing to market the hay at $50 ton
f. o. b., baled.
Bonus Awards Early.
YMPIA.-Paymen to former ser
vice men of the bonus authorized b,
the adoption of referendum measur.
No. 2, can probably be commenced
early next year, possibly in January
unless some unexpected cause of de
lay develops. according to Attorne,
General L. l.. Thompson. Consider
able state financing arrangements will
have to be made and a friendly tes
suit will have to be brought In tn,
supreme court before payments cal
begin, Mr.. Thompson said With thes,
preliminaries out of the way, the bone
issue authorized can be speedily dis
posed of, he said.