The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1921-09-29
WASHINGTON STATE
NEWS OF INTEREST
Important Occurrences of Past
Week Briefly Compiled for
Our Readers.

The largest enrolment in the history
Of Whitman College is expected this
fall.
Tacoma is to get a sub-regional Of
flee of the veterans bureau of the
United States.
The Northwest Wheat Growers asso-
ciated, has established a branch office
at London, England.
A good percentage of the Clarke
county prune crop will be sold this
year for Is cents pound.
The freshman class, Pullman State
college, is the largest in the history OF
the college, numbering almost 1000
The state supreme court upheld the
statutory limitation of three years in
which an action may be filed, to be
valid.
Another death from infantile par
alysis is reported at Chehalis, the vic
tim being Miss Hulda Isberg, % years
of age.
The Grays Harbor county budget for
1922, under preparation for some time.
Is now ready for action. 1t totals
$ss4,S26.
Walla Walla's frontier days show
cost the promoters about $4,000 more
than was taken in at the gate, it was
reported.
Fred Lewis, secretary of the Wash
ington state grange, was seriously in
jured in an automobile accident near
Olympia.
Senator Miles Poindexter, on
speaking tour in western Washington,
announced that he will run for re-
election next year.
Maynard-Price post, American Lee
gion, is making preparations for big
county Armistice day celebration In
Pullman November IL.
To date 13 cars of chilled lamb have
gone from Spokane to New York and
eastern markets. The Is cars repre-
sent 5000 head of lambs.
The state welfare division of the
American Legion handled between
March and August 81 this year S943
claims of former service men.
Whitman colleges temporary library,
q $4,000 wooden structure modelled
after the library huts at the army
camps during the war, is finished.
At meeting of the directors of the
6kagit county fair association at Bur-
hngton, 1t was decided to inaugurate
! stock selling countrywide campaign.
Steady demand from the Japanese
tor cedar, especially bolts, has caused
unusual activity in the mills In the
western part of Grays Harbor county.
1t will cost s17,233,6o4 to operate the
state government in 1922 on the basis
Of the total levy of 1859 mills fixed
by the state board of equalization this
year.
During the season just closed Wild
wood park, Walla Walla's automobile
tourist campground, has been host to
1887 sightseers travelling in 1867 auto
mobiles.
The Everett board Of education has
decided to establish nigh. school this
year as usual, except that it will be
self supporting. Students will have
TO pay for the service.
O'Rourke & Wilson were awarded
the contract by the Endicott council
for completing the matchmaking of
the streets for $65,475, and will take
town warrants in payment.
Eleven alleged I. w. W., including
two alleged organizers, were arrested
by the police and sheriff's forces at
Wenatchee and are being held on
charges of criminal syndica1ism.
Frank Nash was convicted of GRIM
lnal syndicalism by Lewis county
superior court jury. He was arrested
b Centralia for distributing !. w. w.
literature and attempting to organize.
Miss May Huffer, so, was instantly
killed when a car driven by Allison
Hilton left the grade near the top of
The Marengo hill at Pomeroy and rolled
100 feet into the bottom of a ravine.
Salary of DR.. H. M. Francisco, newly
appointed superintendent and physi-
cian Of the Washington State Veterans
home at Retsil, was fixed at $4,000 a
year by the administrative board at
Olympia. a
The American Legion Post at Van
couver has received citation COM
meuding its work i'm establishing a
100000 community clubhouse, from
the headquarters of the legion in
Washington, d. G. .-...--.. p. ,
Abandonment of all street car serv-
Ice by the Spokane and Eastern Rail-
way and Power Company in Spokane
Is Inevitable If jitney competition
continues" F. e. Connors, vice presi-
dent and general manager, declared in
Z newspaper statement. ~
To determine the authenticity of
published statements regarding con-
..., H. xbo iuSapo hoSpifaIS Of