Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-08-05
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Recent Happenings In TINS s's'e
Given in Brief Items TOR
Busy Readers.
Humbird Mill Suspends,

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Ira c. Allen
has been nominated by the president
for postmaster at Pullman. Allen Is
acting postmaster
Norton Heads Pharmacists.
SEATTLE.-G. C. Norton of Tacoma
recently elected president of the
Washington State Pharmaceutical AS
ISOLATION in session here.
Road Meeting in September.
TACOMA.-The annual convention
of the Washington State Good Roads
Association will be held this year in
Tacoma September Is and 16.
Wheat and Flour Leave Davenport.
DAVENPORT.-Eig cars Of wheat
and two cars of flour were recently
shipped by local mill. The wheat
went to Seattle and Tacoma. The
flour went to Spokane and Walla
Walla.
Prune Crop Will Be Heavy.
WALLA WALLA.-Field agents for
produce houses who have been check
ing up the prune outlook predict the
largest crop in five years. The aver
age of the estimates is 1900 carloads.
Mailmen Must Pay Tax.
OLYMPIA.-In sustaining King
county decision the supreme court
holds contractors carrying United
States mail are liable for the payment
of the state auto license on trucks
used.
Yakima Cannery Reopens.
YAKIMA.-The employment of 500
persons and distribution of approx
mately 100000 to employees and grow
ers between now and December will be
the result of the reopening of the large
cannery here.
Sheriff Stays Suspect.
EVERETT.-John Higgins, Denver
is dead, James O'Brien, Spokane, shot
through the neck, and AL Sollentine,
Mount Vernon, Skagit county deputy
sheriff, shot through the left jaw as
the result of pistol battle in hotel
room at Mount Vernon recently.
e. X. Fritts for Register.
WASHINGTON, d. &c. X. Fritts
| OF Waterville was recommended by
Senators Jones and Poindexter for
register of the Waterville land office
and J. Henry Smith, Okanogan, for
receiver of the same office. Fritts
and Smith take the place now held
by S. S. Beggs, formerly of Colville.
Say Eastern Sheep Market Best.
WALLA WALLA.-Remie and Felix
Derewe, sheepmen, returned recently
from Chicago, where they sold 81 car
loads of sheep for $3.50 a head. or
$3.50 head above Coast markets.
they claimed. The Deweres shipped
IL of the p carloads and the Roth.
rock farm of Spokane shipped the
remainder. They will ship 81 carloads
this fall
Ship Peaches from Trinidad.
WENATCHEE.-To date 40 cars of
summer fruit have been shipped from
this district, including about so cars
of cherries, the rest being made up
principally of apricots and summer
apples. The first car of peaches has
been dispatched from Trinidad for Sc
attic. The growers returns from the
fruit already shipped are estimated a.
| $3.50 900.
Abolish Grain Inspector.
OLYMPIA.-Under administrative
code reorganization, the office of
state grain inspector has been abol-
ished, and l.. ID. Crow of Spokane, who
held that position, has gone to Cali.
fornia. R. R. White of Sumner, former
state senator from iPerce county, has
charge Of inspection as chief clerk in
the agricultural department. with
headquarters at Olympia. Deputy in.
spectors will be retained at Seattle
Tacoma. Spokane, Everett and Yaki.
ma.
RECENT DEATHS
SEATTLE.-George Noble Skinner
pioneer eSattle lumberman.
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SEATTI4E.-William A Mcdonald
Seattle business man.
TEKOA.-William G. sennett, one
OF Tekoa's first settlers.
ENDlCOTT.-Mrs. Lillis F. Smith
age "A. She was the widow of l.. f
Smith, "the wheat king of Whitman
county,"
ELLENSBuRG.-John B. Jones
said to be grandson of Daniel Roono
Mr.. Jones was born in Kentucky IN
1843. He had lived in Ellensburg 40
years. ~
TACoMA.-Mrs. Mary ]. Hartnett
6s, widely known in eastern and west
ern Washington and for Is years nrin.
cipal of the Cascade, Idaho, hirh
school.