Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-12-31
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
j. M. Wetherbee Dies.

J. N. Wetherbee Dies.
PALOUSE.-J. M. Wetherbee, aged
SO years, died recently at his home.
Hartline Woman iDes.
HARTLINE.-Fune services for
Mrs. o. d. Shepherd, pioneer of this
vicinity, were held last Sunday.
Big Bend Crop Outlook.
Crop prospects throuhg the Okanog-
an, Chelan and Big Bend districts
never looked better at this time Of
the year old residents say.
Old Settler Dies at Omak.
OMAK.-Dayid Galbraith, an early
settler of this community, fell dead
on the street Monday. Mr.. Galbraith
was prominent among old settlers
here
Thornton Over Top.
Thornton. In Whitman county, is the
first town in the Spokane district to
be reported officially at campaign
headquarters as over the top in the
European Children's Relief drive.
George zaph Funeral Held.
ALLEY.-Funeral services for G.
Zaph were held recently under the
auspices of the American Legion here
Mr.. Zaph was a veteran of the Civil
war, more than 80 years old and for
40 years he had lived in this valley.
Tragedy in Seattle.
SEATTLE.-Carl Winters. Al. a
logger, is held in the county Jail on
an open charge pending police in
vestigation of the death of his wife,
whose dead body, with bullet hole
through the head, was found in their
apartment.
Airship Brought Santa Claus.
SPOKANE.-San Claus by air
plane, the dream of children who fear
his reindeer may not withstand the
long southern trip. Christmas, became
a reality for the 100 little folk at the
Hutton settlement l.. W. Hutton
founder of the settlement, with the aid
of the Symon-sRussell Aviation com.
pany, supplied the thrill for the chill
dren.
Report on Industrial Courts.
SEATTLE.--Industr courts with
mandatory powers, such as the court
of industrial relations, are still in the
experimental stage and it will be more
profitable for this state TO study and
to adopt the plan at this time, says
the commission created by the last
legislature to draft an Industrial code
for the state of Washington, in a pre-.
liminary report just made public.
Farmers Sell $4,000 Bushels.
WAITSBURG-Rec a pool OF
$4,000 bushels of wheat was sold here
for $3.50 a bushel. Since then $4,000
bushels at $1.4S have been purchased
by the Farmers Union Warehouse
company for Portland concern. Fred
Aldrich also sold to a Portland firm
$4,000 bushels at $1.48 bushel. Now
another pool of 10000 bushels is be.
ing held for $3.50. This comprises all
or part of the holdings of a number
of farmers.
Mahoney Pardoned.
OLYMPIA, Wash.-In accordance
with the usual Christmas custom of
granting a pardon to one inmate of
the state penitentiary, Governor L. F.
Hart issued pardon for James Ma.
honey, a native of Snohomish county
Mahoney was formerly an employee OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad as conductor He was con.
victed and sentenced to the peniten
tiary with a minimum of five years
on charge of grand larceny. He has
served two and half years of his
sentence to date.
Ship 1000 Cars Of Apples.
WENATCHEE. = Apple shipments
out of the Wenatchee district passed
1000 cars the day before Christmas
only 200 cars having been dispatched
during the last week. 1t is doubtful d
any more apples will be- shipped out
during the next week or two on ac
count of the extreme cold weather il
Montana and Dakota. Total frui
shipments from the district are 83Ot
cars, having an estimated value of $12,
100000. These include about 1900 cars
of apricoats, cherries. peaches ant
pears.