Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-07-30
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Whitman County Fair.

SlSHeu. tl eCliNe AUGUST L, dIu piaHS
to operate a chicken ranch.
Elan Booded Stock Sale.
DAVENPORT - A. Combination
sale of purebred live stock will be
held at Harrington October 4, and
by the Lincoln County Livestock
Association.
Combine Chain Tears Leg Off.
WALLA William Shines
foot was recently caught in chain
on combine on S. d. Kinman's
ranch on Eureka flat and his right
leg was torn off.
Pea Crop to Yield 100000.
The yield from the pea crop at Fair
field this year is estimated at Is
bushels to the acre. About 10000
acres are under cultivation. The
growers will realize from 100000 to
100000.
Last Days to Register.
August "a is the last day on which
registration books will be open for the
the last day on which registration
books will be open for November 2
general election.
Fire Darkens City.
| ILWACO.-This town faces the
probability of being without light,
power or water for an indefinite
period as the result of recent fire
that destroyed the plant of the North
cause OF the fire is unknown
Delays Advance in carfare.
SEATTLE.-The Municipal Street
Railway system will continue on s.
cent fare for another week, owing to
| the inability of the manufacturer to
supply 100000 tokens necessary to
put the 6A cent fare in operation.
Seize Big Whisky Still.
POKANE.-Deputy sheriffs recent
ly raided big still three miles south
/ west of Marshall, which was said to
| be turning out about 25 gallons of
| liquor daily. w. M. Polio and Tom
Hughes, who are accused of being the
owners of the still, are held in the
county jail.
Include Yakima in Probe.
| Members of the house
OF representatives committee on i'm
migration and naturalization schedul-
| ed to hold hearings on the Japanese
| immigration question here and at Ia
coma will extend their inquiry to in
clude the Yakima valley.
Send Magazines to Camps, Mines.
SPOKANE.-A new movement to-
ward establishing better fellow
ship between the city and the work
err in the forests and the mines has
been undertaken by the Spokane
center, Constitutional Government
league. in collecting and distributing
magazines.
Seattle Jitneys Win Point.
SEATTLE.-Hearing on the appli-
cation of the Seattle jitney drivers
for permanent injunction to pre-
vent the city from ordering jitney
buses off the streets under the terms
| of a recent ordinance has been con.
tinued indefinitely by Superior Judge
Boyd Tallman.
Want Civil Engineers Licensed.
YAKIMA.-State representatives OF
the American Association of Engi.
neers, in session here recently, will
tel 70
quiring engineers to be examined and
licensed in order to work in the state.
They asserted that such action would
prevent a number of costly accidents
and delays in work due to inefficient
engineering.
Yakima Ships 1000 Cars of Hay.
YAKIMA.-Sixteen hundred cars OF
Yakima valleys bumper 1920 hay crop
estimated at $4,000 cars, have already
been shipped During last week 10(
cars were forwarded in addition to
four OF potatoes, which are now going
in REFERS and will be sold at $3.50 q
ton Twenty eight cars of lambs left
for the Chicago market, the forerun
tlGt VI WV With w III nc ctil S1o
this year.
Census of Towns Decrease.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-The popu
, lation of Douglas county, according
to census figures is 1892, an increas,
ofs165, or Is per cent.
| Klickitat county, 926s, decrease
of 912. or per cent.
Stevens county, 21,605, decreas,
of 1862, or 14.6 per cent
Other figures given out are:
Cornell, 81; Kahlotus, 151; Pasco
1862; Cunningham 80. Hatton. 81
Lind. ia, Othello $40. Ritzville
, 1900; Washtucna. 1853
: RECENT DEATHS.
YAllIMA--A c. Turner, county
commissioner
ROSALIA--J T. Worthington, ag,
50. one OF the most widely known
pioneers OF the Palouse
MILES. John O'Connor, who hat