Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-09-17
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Whitman county fair at Colfax,
September %, %, "a.
Deputy Game Warden Quits.
YAKIMA-E'rank Bryant of this
city, appointed recently deputy state
game warden, with supervision over
game matters throughout the state.
has resigned.
John Dyke Victim of Fire.
YAKIMA.-John Dyke, 46, bachelor
caretaker of the A. B. Cutler ranch
at Buena, died recently at his home,
after having been horribly burned.
though the origin of the flames is a
mystery
100000 Fire at PuyalIup.
TACOMA.-Fire recently inflicted
100000 loss in Puyallup. The Brew
Manufacturing company suffered the
heaviest damage, it's lumber mill and
yard being consumed. Four resi-
dences were destroyed
Fire Consumes Grain.
DAYTON--Fire at Delainy station
recently destroyed 10000 bushels of
grain belonging to Bert Delainy and
the. Washtucna Land and Stock com
pany. Origin of the fire is unknown.
The loss is fully covered by insur-
ance
Drowned Woman Found.
PALOUSE.-The body of Nellie
Wann, 1S-year-old daughter of James
w. Wann of Hooper, was found float
ing in the Palouse river here recently.
The conductor of train passing over
the railroad bridge discovered the
body.
Refuse Rate Raise.
OLYMPIA-The public service COM
mission has anceled the proposed in
crease in tariffs and held that the
North Coast Power company must
continue to furnish power for dyking
admittedly unremunerative.
Seattle Cars Earn More.
SEATTLE.-lncreas car fares on
Seattle municipal street railway lines
resulted in an increase of approx
mately 81 per cent in the average
daily revenue and a decrease of Sc
", hn hnr Of noe cnynu nrc
carried during the first month since
the higher rate went into effect.
New Faces on w. S. S. Faculty.
WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE,
PULLMAN.-With the college open
ing now in less than a week all va
cancies and new positions in the
teaching and scientific staff,i except
ing two or three, have been filled.
and many of the newly engaged in
structors, professors and scientific
specialists are now here.
Wheat Selling Starts.
PULLMAN.-The first wheat sell
ing rush of the season occurred here
when $4,000 bushels were unloaded
by farmers after white wheat had
climbed to the 1925 mark. Red
wheat was quoted at 1922. Many
farmers are still clinging tenaciously
to their 1920 crops, however, in an
ticipation of still further advances.
State Pays Out Huge Fund.
OLYMPIA-The state paid out
nearly $685., 900 last week and the re-
ceipts were but about s150,000. Cash
on hand Saturday was $5.980000, be-
sides nearly 100000 overdrafts in
the state general and public highway
funds. Cash on hand is working for
the state right along. the depository
banks paying interest thereon. The
statement shows nearly 100000 cash
already collected from the banks as
such interest
Land Brings 1929 An Acre.
GARFIELD.--A deal has just been
closed here whereby Isaac Fields be
comes the owner of the John and
VIII Russell farm adjoining Garfield
for cash consideration of 1929 an
acre. Besides the land at Garfield
they own and operate 5000 acres al
Harrington and Crab creek. They
recently sold their cattle on the Graf
creek farm for $4,000.
Yakima County Tax Value Up.
YAKlMA.-The assessed valuation
of real and personal property in Yak
ina county show a gain OF 80 pei
cent over that OF last year, the great
est on record, according to the asses
sor. Valuations for this year ex
elusive of railroad property, are s45,
162 ,595, which is $10,673,850 greater
than year ago. The increase ex
ceeds by nearly 100000 the tota
personal property valuation of ;
year ago. Real property is given a!
worth s34.52S,935 and personal a:
so .633, $50.