The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings In This State
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

Busy Readers.
Spokane's population is 104,2O4, ac-
cording to official census figures.
Funeral Of J. D. Evans.
COLFAX.-The funeral of Joseph
d. Evans, pioneer resident of Whit
man county, was held Sunday.
Hoquiam City Hall Burns.
ABERDEEN city hall
was Quilted by fire Saturday. The loss
is estimated at $4,000 with $4,000
insurance.
Thieves Steal Safe.
ABERDEEN.-Thie recently car
ried away a small safe from the
plant of the Union Dairy company
The safe contained $483.16
othelIo Wheat Prospects Fine.
OTHELLO.-Mikal Eliason, a
farmer living IL miles east of town,
reports that he never had finer
prospect for wheat crop than he
mas at present.
browns in Crock of Water.
CENTRALIA.-T 1k-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Aust, living
mile from Pc Ell, was drowned re-
Gently when he fell into a crock Of
water while playing in the house.
Build Elevator at Paiouse.
PALOUSE-The Farmers Union
Warehouse company has let con-
tract for 60.OO0-bushel concrete ele-
vator to be built on the Spokane &
Inland right Of way just west of the
city.
Expect 1900 at State Grange.
Probably 1900 will attend the
meeting of the Washington state
grange, to be held in Aberdeen on
June 1856 says William Bouck OF
Sedro Woolley, master of the state
grange.
Mcdaniel Goes to Waitsburg.
T.-Superintendent r. c.
Mcdaniel, who has been in charge
of the Prescott public schools for the
last three years, has resigned to ac
cept the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
Waitsburg city schools.
| Grand Commandery Meet.
SPOKANE.-With the election and
installation of grand officers for the
coming year, the thirty-third annual
conclave of the grand commandery
Knights Templar, of Washington
brought its sessions at the Masonic
temple to close Saturday. jacob
Henry Miller, Wenatchee, was elected
grand commander.
w. S. c. Summer School.
| WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE
PULLMAN.-The annual summer SEES
sion of the state college will opel
June IA and continue until July %
The curriculum will cover wide
field than ever before, engineering be
ing the only college court not includ
ed. The Smith-Hughes work in agri
culture and home economics will b,
featured.
Push Better Seed Campaign.
ELLENSBURG. - The executiv
committee of the Washington stat
arm bureau met here recently in al
all-day session, discussing matters O
Importance to county and state farm
bureaus. Among important matter
taken up was the better seed can
paign, which will be pushed vigorous
ly in the state for the next five year
with the support and cooperation O
the state executive committee. 4
census of farm lands in the state vii
be taken, it was decided.
Community Day" Success.
The most successful "Communit
day" ever held in Douglas count
: was enjoyed recently by the publ
schools of Withrow. Lamoine, Jam,
son and Willow Springs. During tn
morning contests were held in spell
ing arithmetic writing and athleti
stunts. In the afternoon an elal
crate parade in which every grad
I in school the business houses Of tn
town, the lodges and neighborin
schools were represented, opened tn
May day exercises proper. The 70
lowed the May pole dance by tn
first graders and the GROWING of tn
:, May queen. In the evening suppe
: was served free of charge by the pc,
: pie of Withrow and vicinity.
Total Accidents in April.
OLYMPIA.-Harley l.. Hughe
chairman of the state industrial il
surance commission, reports that 327
+ workmen in the state were injure
q in April, 81 fatally; 1889 nonfatall
/ a decrease. In March 2454 workme
were injured, 32 fatally, of which
were loggers. The other fatal il
, juries were: Six in sawmills; shi
/ building, one; street railway wor
n one; building construction, one; lar
e clearing, one; dredging, one; co
h densed milk factory, one; paper mi
Il one: building material, one; man