Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-08-20
NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Mother, Two Children Drown.

Mother, Two Children Drown.
SEATTLE.-Mrs. Marie Gibson, 81
years old, and two children were
drowned in Lake Washington.
Month Sets Heat Record.
SEATTLE.-August weather this
year has set record for 10 years in
the longest spell of abnormal tenn
perature.
Seattle Factory Fire.
SEATTLE-Fire recently destroyed
the plant of the Gibbs & Phillips
Furniture Manufacturing company,
causing loss of $4,000.
Two Drown at Seattle.
SEATTLE.-W s. Way and Peter
Lesseth were drowned at different
points in Lake Washington Sunday,
each in full view of relatives and
friends.
New Fires in State.
SEATTLE-Despite critical period
Of dry weather, fire in western Wash
ington forests have been held to a
minimum, and only few minor blazes
have been reported.
Pomeroy Ships First Wheat.
POMEROY.-The shipping of new
wheat has begun, the first carload
leaving Pomeroy Wednesday. The
wheat tested SO pounds and the yield
an acre was little over 40 bushels.
Adams County's New Highway.
RITZVILLE.-The citizens of this
county are rejoicing that the commits
sioners have approved the petition for
the construction Of a Donohue road
from Lind south over Providence hill
to Cunningham.
Horse Kills Boy.
WENATCHEE.-E year old
Lawrence Johnson was thrown from
his horse and instantly killed while
trying to drive herd of cattle out
OF deep canyon near the top Of
Badger mountain recently.
State Press Meet.
YAkIMA-Sessions of the Wash
ington State Press Association closed
Saturday with the election of -Clar-
ence Ellington of Chehalis, president
and N. Russell Hill, Davenport, sec
retary-treasurer 1t was decided to
hold the 1920 session at Paradise Val.
ley, Mount Tacoma.
Greeks Held as Holdups Charge.
YAkIMA.-Three Greeks, all on the
payroll of the county engineer, are in
the county Jail after an alleged at
tempt to hold up w. F. Hendricksen
and T w Willoughby as they were
driving through Union Gap recently.
County officials allege that the Greeks
have staged holdups near Union Gap
several times in the last month
okanogan Towns aGin.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Both Okla
hogan and Oroville have made sub
stantial population gains in the last
10 years. Okanogan, which had
population of Gil in 1910, now has
lilo residents. Oroyille has grown
in 10 years from 495 to 1913. Other
Okanogan county towns are reported
as follows: Brewster, 1894; Concon-
ully, 270; Pateros, 412; Riverside, 209;
Twisp, 289.
State Has Over Six Million.
OLYMPIA.-The following report
was issued by the state treasurer for
the period ending August 10: Bal
ance on hand for the week ending
August 10, 1920, is $6,715,S51.47. The
balance for the week ending July 81
was $3.50, 1868; receipts for the
week ending August 10 are, $685.
$4,000, making total of 1880, 1892. SO
with warrants paid during the week
amounting to s1.244,54122
Reardan Man Killed.
REARDAN.-Ernest Elston, age 35,
was found dead beside his wagon on
farm near here. The body was
found beside his wagon which was
standing at the granary with a part
OF the load off. The platform of the
granary which stood some feet above
the wagon had collapsed and sacks of
wheat were upon the ground. It is
believed that the platform gave way
under the weight of Mr.. Elston and
in falling his head had struck the
wheel, causing instant death.
Value Of Whitman County.
AT the office of the county assessor
the following interesting comparisons
OF assessed valuations for 1919 and
1920 are given
1919 1920
Personal ........$6.258, $50 $8,575,5S5
Farm ....-.........- 25,401,94O 34,794,32O
Town ...-.............. 3,979.19Os 4,178,05O
Total .....-.,.-.$35. $780, 800 $47,547.9 1856
The amount OF grain in the county
in March, 1919, was 2S7,795 bushels
and in 1920 2,O24.s90 bushels. In 1919
ehere were 1924 hogs assessed at