The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-01-29
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
important Occurrences Of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

John Pinnell shot and killed George
]. Tyler, an ex-soldier, of Clovis, CAL,
at Aberdeen last week.
The body of Mrs. Anna NJ. Monster,
Seattle, was found frozen in small
pond at Black River Junction.
Much interest is being manifested in
Centralia in the organization of wom-
ems auxiliary to the American Legion.
Ten alleged members of the union of
Russian workers have been arrested at
Seattle on federal warrantssand bound
over for trial.
Taxes collected in Lewis county this
year will exceed those of last year by
$4,000. The increase is due altogether
to higher levies.
Kelso's postoffice has been enlarged
and the postmaster has double the
room in which to handle the rapidly
growing business.
American Legion members in Clarke
county this year will invest nearly
100000 in two buildings for their halls
and gymnasiums.
During the week ending January 10.
5241 cars. of forest products have been
loaded. as compared with 1920 cars for
the same period in 1918.
Outside the incorporated towns, the
enumerators will not be able to, COM
plete the census Of Cowlitz county be-
for the first of February.
The Wenaha Wool Growers associa-
ton charges that shearers are in a
work, and that their wages are too
high.
For the first time since it's establish
ment, Camp Lewis is now under the
Jurisdiction of the western depart
ment, with headquarters at San Fran
cisco.
Plans for calling special election
at Spokane to vote upon a tax levy for
the erection of memorial auditorium
In honor of service men are being dis
cussed.
The Vancouver Chamber Of Com
merce has appointed committee Of
six members to pass upon all advertis-
ing schemes except In newspapers and
magazines.
Several Of the large camps OF the
Kelso vicinity, which have been closed
since early in December, are making
accommodations "a roCuv,a 1o0uipO oporo.
lions after February 1.
While there are few isolated cases
of influenza in Seattle, the attack is
mild in each case and there is no In.
dication of an epidemic. according to
city health authorities.
Mrs. R. G.. McCredie of Sunnyside
was elected president of the state
board of health at the annual meeting
of the board held in Olympia. Mrs.
McCredie succeeds DR.. H. H. Mccarthy
Of Spokane.
Five tons will be the maximum load
which can be hauled over the streets
of Centralia under an ordinance adopt
ed ny the city commission. Heavy lad
en- trucks were breaking down the
city pavement.
Applications for automobile licenses
may now be made to the county audit
or. All applications must be accom-
panied by the last years application
and state number. The automobile
year begins March /.
Approximately $50 witnesses have
been summoned to give testimony in
the trials at Montesano of the II al
legged /. w. w. charged with first de
gree murder in connection with the
armistice day shooting at Centralia.
Mike Hennessy,. about AZ years old.
tried and found guilty at Vancouver of
violating the criminal syndicalism law,
was sentenced by Judge Back Of the
Clarke county superior court to from
one to ten years in the state peniten
tiary at 'Walla Walla.
Application for an increase in street
car fares in the cities of Hoquiam,
Aberdeen and Cosmopolis is made by
the Grays Harbor Railway & Light
company in a new tariff filed with the
public service commission. The COM
pany asks for a z cent fare within the
cities and 10 cents between cities.
The Columbia Products company has
bought the station of the Ellensbure
Products company and taken over the
business. Products will now be ship
ped to Vancouver instead of Seattle
No agreement has been reached by
building trades unions and contractors
ut Spokane. Unions have asked for
wage increases of 81 day and have re-
fused to work on new contracts until
the demand is met.
The streams of Washington are to
be stocked with a fresh supply of east
ern trout during the coming year, Fish.
cries Inspector w. E. Clancy being en-