Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-05-13
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings In This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
Auto Licenses. s2,31s,ss4.

Fewer Grazing Permits.
OKANOGAN.--Perm have been
issued for grazing 12,463 cattle on the
Okanogan national forest this season
This is material reduction from last
year
Approve Capitol Addition.
OLYMPIA.-The state capitol com.
mission has approved additions to the
original contract for the new state
building amounting to $56,651 and au.
thorized payment OF $4,000 on the
new capitol group power house, which
cost $155,263. The power house began
operating Monday
= Chandler Gets New Job.
OLYMPIA.-E. NJ. Chandler, until re.
Gently chief engineer of the state recla.
nation service, has been notified of his
appointment as acting secretary of the
national society of engineers at sal
airy OF $4,000 year. He Is in the
New York headquarters of the society
where he will hereafter be located.
Nosebleed Causes Death.
PROSSER.-Noseble and car
buncles caused the death of Charles
Norton. who expired here after brief
illness. He failed to summon medical
help when his carbuncles first appear
ed about week ago, and poison cir.
culated through his system resulting
In nose hemorrhages which could not
be stopped:
inchelium Town Grows Fast.
COLVILLE.-Inchelium, small
town north of here, is making remark.
able growth. The population has
about doubled since the beginning of
winter. A modern water system is
being installed and an electric light
plant is being constructed. A six-day
Fourth of July celebration will be held
and $4,000 has been collected for
prizes.
w. s. c. Bungalow Contest.
WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE.
PULLMAN.-With nearly 800 farm
house plans before them for conside-
ration, the judges in the state col
lege's better farm home competition
have awarded first prize in the three
room bungalow group to Mrs. j. C.
Curry of Ferndale, Wash. In the
four-room bungalow group, prize win
ners were Mrs. lola McKibben of
Mount Vernon and Mrs. Charles d.
Gaines of Odessa.
Growers Committee Named.
YAKIMA.--O. c. Scots, commercial
club secretary announces that H. M.
Gilbert. one of the largest fruit grow.
ers and shippers in the Yakima val
ley, and president of the Central bank
Of Toppenish; Fred Eberle, manager
Of the horticultural union, and c. De
We're. Fairchild, will compose the Yaki.
ma committee to cooperate with Hood
River and Wenatchee committees in
affecting arrangements for water ship
ment of apples this season. The three
will later appoint a sep
arate committee to work with Cali
[Ornia citrus growers in negotiating
With steamship companies.
Hart Names New Men.
OLYMPIA.--Governor Hart an.
nounces number of appointments to
boards reestablished or created by the
Evil administrative code. They are
State board of health--Doctors r. N.
Spokane; w. w. Brand,
Prosser; James Egat. Tacoma. Insti.
.utional board Of health-Doctor An
ale Reynolds, Tacoma. Heads of state
hospitals are the other members of
his board. Board of parole. state re-
NJ. Wendell. Arlington;
Henry Pickard, Seattle; William How,
Tacoma. Board OF parole, state peni-
II. Van Patten, Dayton:
?. b. Powell, Spokane; Daniel Currie.
everett
RECENT DEATHS
WAI4I.A WALI4A.--Mark a. Colt,
lge 81, a pioneer of 1874.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Nolte. al
pioneer logger and business man.
SPOKANE.-Gilman Knudson, age
IS. retired painter, a resident of
Spokane for 50 years.
CHENEY.-,Mrs. Nancy b. Stroop,
age So. She had been a resident of
his vicinity for AZ years
SEATTLE. - William r. Stock
bridge, SO. vice president of the Scan
Bank here.
SEATTLE.-Mrs. Ellen Bartlett
'ge SO, pioneer of 80 years resi-
ience in this state She was born in
fork. Ireland
PAlOUSE.-Mr Mary +. Beach,
lge IS, one of the earliest settlers in
his region and original owner of
much of the townsite of Palouse.
SPOkANE.-Mr Carrie Peterson,
g years, who was fearfully burned
When coal oil with which she was
starting the fire ignited her dress.