The Kendrick gazette., 1920-03-12
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings In This state
Given In Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Pullman to Improve Road.

north city limits.
Reflect Davis for Schools.
YAKIMA.-Superintendent A. c..
Davis has been reelected superinten-
dent of city schools for three years,
with increased salary.
w. s. C. Team Wins Debate.
PULLMAN.-The Washington State
College debate team recently won the
contest between the State college and
the University of Montana.
Appoint Road Supervisors.
EPHRATA.-The Grant county COM
missioners have divided the county
into three road districts and appointed
road supervisor for each district.
Dry Around Odessa.
ODESSA-February has been the
driest on record around Odessa, the
government observatory station re-
cording total precipitation of less
than one-tenth of an inch
Stays Wife; Ends Own Life.
SEATTLE.-E. r. Mccormick, Sea-
tile mechanic. 3S, Saturday shot and
killed his wife, eNttie Mccormick, 80,
| and turning the gun on himself in
flicted a wound from which he died.
Spokane Carpenters, 50 a Day.
| SPOKANE-By practically unani
nous vote the carpenters union reaf-
firmed the So wage scale adopted last
fall, to take effect April /. The pres
ent scale of the carpenters is 81 a
day.
Dragged Boy to Death.
PASCO.-John, the 12-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Jacoby of this
city, was leading a COW, having the
rope tied around his body. The cow
ran with the boy and dragged him to
death.
Rem Rice at New Work.
SPOKANE.-Ren H. Rice, assistant
secretary of the Spokane Chamber OF
Commerce, has resigned, effective
April /, when he will become field
secretary of the National Parks High
way association.
Make Good Profit On Land.
| JOHNSON F. Ailor and son have
sold the 320-acre ranch they pur-
chased near Whelan last fall for $155
an acre. The ranch is well improved
and all tillable The price paid last
fall was $125 an acre.
Voted Road Bonds.
ELLENSBURG \ Kittitas county
voted IL to one in special election
to bond the county for $4,000 to pave
three miles Of road connecting Ros-
| lyn and CleElum. The balance for
paving is to be paid out of the dis
trict funds.
Settlers Get Time Extension.
Observation-Disclosures Wesley l..
Jones has obtained favorable report
from the senate committee on public
lands on a resolution already passed
by the house extending time OF pay
ments of settlers on Colville Indian
reservation for three years.
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Forty Killed In February.
| OLYMPIA.-Monthly reports of the
Industrial insurance department show
February leads in fatal accidents, 40
men having been killed in the hazard
GUS industries. In addition to the 40
fatalities there were 1890 non-fatal
accidents, making grand total for
the short month of 1880 injuries.
Special Session Work.
SEATTLE.-Seattlem members of the
Washington legislature are talking OF
seeking an agreement to confine the
special session March 20 to the suf.
frage, and appropriation work fol
which Governor Hart called it. Other
members, however, talk of introduc
ing bills not affecting the measures
mentioned in the call
Both Charged With Murder.
YAKIMA.-Myrtle Rhodes, age "a
who is said to have been until recent
ly employed in the Grandview post
office. was recently arrested and is in
the county Jail on a charge of murder
in the first degree. The arrest is made
in connection with finding Of the in
fant, who, it is alleged, was killed
through exposure resulting from hav,
ing Lee Alsbury, age As, wrap it up
and throw it away. Alsbury was ar.
rested also.
Women Win $18 a Week.
OLYMPIA.-After one of the hard.
est fought discussions ever heard be-
fore the industrial welfare board the
delegates to the housekeeping confer.
ence have recommended unanimous
ly that the Mattresses, chambermaiids,
elevator girls and other help in hotels
and restaurants of the state be paid
not less than 81 ga week of six dayS