The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-02-26
WASHINGTON STATE
news OF INTEREST
Important Occurrences of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

! Poultry association has been perfected
A new theatre to seat 1900 will be
built at Tacoma this spring at a cost
Of $350;O0O.
A strike Of linemen of the Pacific
1 Telephone & Telegraph company was
called in Tacoma Friday.
The Clarke County Taxpayers league
| has decided to start a campaign for
relief from unusually high taxes.
II. L. Still has resigned as general
western freight agent of the Northern
Pacific with headquarters at Tacoma
The Business Mems club of Kalama
is organizing club to build and sell
houses to relieve the present demand.
A memorial service was held at
Centralfa Sunday to commemorate the
memory Of the soldier dead in France.
The memorial bridge erected by the
citizens of Asotin county in memory
Of soldier dead has been opened, for
traffic.
A movement has been started at
Vancouver to secure a paved highway
to the boundary of Mount st. Helens
national park.
Alvin c. McIlvaine, widely known
among building contractors in the
northwest, died of pneumonia at his
home in Tacoma.
Governor Hart has issued a procla,
nation urging assistance to the war
department in 'the stimulation of re-
cruiting for the army.
Farmers of Lamont are getting ready
for spring work. The snow is about
gone and there seems to be plenty OF
moisture in the ground.
Schools, theatres and churches in
Toledo are closed as a result of an
order issued by the mayor with view
of checking the influenza.
Because of the epidemic of influenza
at Kalama Judge William T. Darch of
the Cowlitz county superior court adj
journed the term of court until April.
Major Hugh Caldwell was high man
and James Duncan, labor candidate,
second in the race for nomination for
mayor at the Seattle primary election.
The three l. w. w. members con-
vieted at Prosser of criminal syndical-
ism have been sentenced to terms of
from six months to one year in the
penitentiary
Proceeds of sales of timber and farm
lands, part of the school and grant
lands of the state, February 3, amount
ed to s207, 402, according to Land Com
missioner Savidge.
Owing to greatly increased costs, the
paving proposed between Winlock and
the Pacific highway at Cowlitz store
has struck a snag. The lowest bid is
$4,000 above the estimate.
French war certificates have been
received by the Aberdeen post of the
American Legion for distribution to
relatives of Is Aberdeen boys who.
were killed during the war.
Owing to the fact that terminal ar
rangements have not been perfected,
the electrified service of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul system will be
operated INTO lacO1na only.
The commissioners of Cowlitz coun-
ty have decided to recruise at least
part of the timber in the county.
The cost, estimated at from $4,000 to
s125, 900, will be met by a bond issue.
For the first time since ii was placed
In operation the Tacoma municipal
railway, which connects the city with
the shipyards and other industrial
plants on the tideflats, showed profit
for January.
The voters of Pacific county will
vote March on a proposition of in
creasing the bonded Indebtedness OF
the county to the extent of $162, 1000 for
the purpose of completing the Ocean
beach highway.
Following their advance in the scale
of fees, Spokane county physicians will
discipline members who refuse to give
UP contract work. Seventeen have de-
cided to retain their contracts and to
defy the association.
Fearing water shortage, several in
dependent ditch companies of the Yak
lima valley are preparing to buy stor-
age from the government, and have
entered into negotiations for water to
use in Case it is needed.
Failure of the combination of the
walla Walla postoffice safe tied UP
thousands of dollars worth of seouri-
ties until Postmaster Day secured the
services of an oxy-acetylene expert to
drill hole in the safe door.
A 90-days' suspension, dating from
February 20, has been ordered by the
state public service commission at
Olympia for hearing on proposed rise
IN street railway fare rates between
Aberdeen and Hoquiam, from to z