The Kendrick gazette., 1920-04-23
News NOTES
Recent Happenings In This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Deputy State Treasurer Quits.
OLYMPIA.-George Hall, assistant
state treasurer, has resigned.
Pay Dime for Street Car Ride.
WALLA WALLA.-Ten-cent carfare
went into effect on the city lines
April Is.
Mrs. Sarah Smith Dead.
Mrs. Sarah A. Smith, pioneer of
the west, died at Rosalia recently.
Mrs. Smith, whose maiden name was
Sewell, was born in England in 1874.
Resigns School Position.
DAvENPORT.-William U. Neeley
has resigned as superintendent of
schools, effective at the end of the
school term next month.
Mrs. e. L. killian Dies.
GRANDVIEW.-Mrs. E. l.. Killian,
age "A, who has lived in the Belma
district for the last 1S years. died
suddenly of heart failure.
| Mrs. Woodward, Pioneer, Dead.
Mrs. Sarah Woodward, age SO, wife
of Joseph s. Woodward of Millwood,
died Sunday at Spokane. She was
pioneer, coming to Spokane in 1888.
Wed When Past 80 Years.
YAKIMA.-G. B. Richardson of
Sunnyside farm near Wapato, age 81,
was recently married to Mrs. M. e.
Slater of Seattle, near his own age.
Recommended 6a Paroles.
| WALLA WAIIAA.-The state board
of pardons at its recent melting rec
commended IS paroles; 26 final re-
leases from paroles; four final re-
leases from conditional pardons; three
releases for deportation.
Chris Evers, Age 7s, Dies.
ALMIRA.-Chris Evers died recent.
ly at his home two miles east OF
Almira. Mr.. Evens moved here from
Minnesota in 1901. Although 78 years
old, he continued the active super.
vision of his large farm up to two
weeks ago.
New Scale for Teachers.
| WALLA WALIA.-The new salary
scale for teachers agreed on by the
city board of education provides fol
the following: Grade teachers-Mini
mum $1,000, and maximum $500. Higf
school Observation-Disclosures $1400, ant
maximum, $3.50. This is a flat in
crease of $3.50 year.
Sells Farm for $4,000.
Alexander Allan, living mile
north OF Mondovi, has sold his 240
, acre farm to Frank w. Weipert fo
$4,000. The home place of 81
acres was figured at $165 an acre
which is believed to be the recor'
price for farm land in that part o
Lincoln county. The other 800 acre
: were not as valuable.
Harrisons Injuries Fatal.
WENATCHEE-Fr l.. Harriso
died here April 16, as a result of ir
juries sustained in the automobile a.
cident five miles this side of Trim
dad recently when the car, driven b
William Dick of Entiat, went off th
grade. This is the second deaf
caused by this accident, Mrs. job
e Kemp having died last week.
. Obtains Calves for Club.
il CHEWELAH.-F. L. Reinoehl of til
+" First National Bank, who is spons<
j. for the calf club, advises. that G.
9 Hagerman is on the coast securir
E registered Jersey calves and heifel
Y. for the club, of which there are
1. members to date. Registered sires wi
be secured for the community to 1
sure q pure strain of registered stoc
May I Is School Day.
% OLYMPIA.-Mrs. Josephine Corli
=. Preston state superintendent Of pu
II lie instruction, has named May l |
3 public school day. She has ask'
u county superintendents to take char,
u of community programs for the da
" An attempt will be made to bril-
-
u class room teachers, school board
patrons and superintendents togeth
on this day.
William Bates Takes Own Life.
re ENWORTH.-William BATE
d. age &c.. shot and killed himself he
IN Saturday afte rbeating up his wi
W with a gun and shooting his daug
le ter, Georgia, age 10, and Maud Wa
,k age "a. Both girls will probably d
Mrs. Bates injuries are not serio,
The shooting was witnessed
Bates father, age IS. Bates was
d. employe of the Great Northern Lu
is Der company and had resided he
e. two years.
~ Benton County Has Gas.